Car Seats for Infants
New parents are anxious to buy the best car seats for infants. With so many choices on the market, finding the one that is right for your family can s...
New parents are anxious to buy the best car seats for infants. With so many choices on the market, finding the one that is right for your family can seem overwhelming. Fortunately, all of the car seats for infants need to go through safety testing before they are sold. So whatever brand you buy you know that you are doing the best to protect your little ones. Britax, Graco, Evenflo, Chicco, Combi, and Maxi Cosi are some of the most popular brands of infant carseats. You can also find some by Baby Trend, Cosco, Eddie Bauer, Lillebaby, Koala Kare Products, Safety 1st, Mia Moda, Peg Perego USA, Sunshine Kids, The First Years, and Teutonia.
Car seats for infants typically come in two parts. There is the base which you install in your vehicle. Then there is the car seat part where your baby will be strapped in. This can be attached to the base and removed easily so you can get your baby in and out of the car without having to disturb them. If you have more than one vehicle you can buy multiple bases of the carseat so that the child is ready to go for a car ride in either vehicle.
Most complete car seats for infants cost between $100-$200, though of course there are some that are more expensive and some that are cheaper. While they will all have met the required safety standards, the more expensive ones often have extra features that parents or their babies may want.
One of the bestselling car seats for infants on Amazon is the Chicco Keyfit 30. It includes both the car seat and the base and sells for around $150. It is well-liked by the majority of the customers and it maintains a four and a half rating out of five stars with over eighty reviews. It comes in three different colors. There is the Adventure, the Fuego, and the Miro.
The Chicco Keyfit 30 has a lot of features that make it good for a newborn. One of these is that it comes with full body inserts. This will protect smaller babies who weigh four to eleven pounds. The five point harness can be adjusted with just one hand. It protects against side impacts with the absorbing foam that lines the seat interior. One thing that this carseat is known for is its easy installation. Even if this is your first time installing a car seat you shouldn’t have any difficulty. They claim to be rated the number one infant car seat in America, but I’m not sure who gave them this rating.
The Graco Snugride 35 infant car seat is another popular purchase for parents with infants. It is priced slightly cheaper than the Chicco Keyfit 30, but they are comparable in price. It is rated almost as highly by customers on Amazon with an average review of four stars. It also comes in three different colors. There is the Gray, the Brunswick, and the Clairmont.
One of the nicest features of the Graco Snugride is that it is compatible with almost every Graco stroller. This lets you easily remove the car seat from the base and place it in the stroller without having to disturb your baby. Of course it has all of the safety features that you would look for in an infant car seat. This includes the five point harness that will keep your baby snug and secure while you travel.