Turtle Air Series

I counter check my nuna every time. If it got damaged I’d buy a new one. You couldn’t pay me to lug that thing through the airport, I’m about dead after the walk from the car to the counter

Agreed, we got a Graco Turn2me one in Halfords and it’s sooo much comfier than the Nuna one we had for his first year!

Bring your own car seat. I've been travelling all over with my baby since he was 6 months and we always brought our car seat to put into taxis and ubers. We use the Bugaboo Turtle Air: https://www.bugaboo.com/us-en/accessories/car-seat/bugaboo-turtle-air-shield-by-nuna-car-seat-400016MI.html Its super light and hooks up to the car seat straps in less than 10 seconds. If you buy the Bugaboo stroller (we use the Butterfly: https://www.bugaboo.com/us-en/strollers/bugaboo-butterfly/) which is a super lightweight travel stroller, it has a connecting adapter so it just slots in on top of the stroller. This system has worked for me, taking my baby all over the US and one trip to Dubai last year.

We have the Nuna Turtle - little on the heavy side but a great carseat. Compatible with the bugaboo kangaroo

I went with Nuna since they have the best crash test ratings. Late last fall, we were t-boned by a red light runner. My car was basically totalled and I had an injury, but my toddler didn't even cry. He was completely fine. We still have him rear facing in his replaced Nuna at nearly 3 years old. I had him checked multiple times (ambulance on scene, calling the children's hospital, going to ped for full exam) and he was completely okay. He tells stories about when mommy's car got "bonked", lol. He was mostly interested in the fire truck. All that to say, I'm really grateful we went with the seat with the best crash ratings and will rear face as long as possible.

For us, no. We have the Nuna. Babies just hate being confined. Mine screamed every time she was in her seat from 4 months to 9 months! We played around with the Chicco and Cosco seats too, to see if any would help (nope - they didn't!). We ended up switching to a Britax One4Life around the 4 month mark to give her more space and so she could sit up more and see the world, but still dealt with screaming. Same thing happened to my friend who used both the Chicco and Graco systems for their two cars. They will eventually grow out of the screaming - we tried to bring a lot of entertainment and snacks to distract her and it helped immensely. She's just over 2 years old now and chills in her carseat for trips so it will get better, I promise you!

I’m a CPST who has installed hundreds of car seats and dealt with every company’s customer service. Nuna is top tier.