Would you recommend this seat for triplet newborns? Three in a row while rear-facing.
28417
I have twins. I strongly recommend the Graco Snugride 30 Infant Carrier until they are at least six months. You will not want to wake sleeping babies when you get home! And the infant support on the Combi pushes small babies heads forward, which is not good for NICU babies. I speak from experience...I have twins, one was in NICU, and used to foster newborns. I have never had a baby under ten pounds that fit well in this. Three across would be hard to buckle, unless you can reach through the trunk or over the top from the front seat. The buckle pieces have to be overlapped to snap in together at the crotch. That being said, we love this seat for small spaces! My first born used this seat in our sports car for several years. Very light weight and convenient. Can be a pain to install rear facing, if you don't have a tether point. If you buy these, you will want to go to a car seat installation station (check with your hospital). Also, I'll warn you that your babies will likely outgrow these seats by height before they are old enough to use a booster. I ended up buying Britax Boulevards for mine. They have higher quality fabric that is way easier to wipe to clean (you do not want to have to remove the covers when they poop through their clothes or spit up). They also work fine for tiny babies, if you absolutely don't want to purchase infant carriers. Three across all rear facing, all forward facing, and any combination of rear/forward works fine with Britax in our GMC Terrain. Combis are slightly narrower and take up less front to back space, so if you're driving a tiny car, these are for you! If you have a retailer near you, most baby stores will let you take them to the car to try them out. I got a great deal on my Graco carriers at Kohls w/cashback and 30% off. Amazon does occasionally have great deals in the open box section, too. (My other must purchase items for multiples are an Ergobaby Backpack and Podee Feeding System) Congratulations! It will get easier around six months!
28418
I loved the seat, but only had it for one, and didn't use it for her as a newborn. It's certainly one of the smallest footprint seats I've seen. It would not allow you to pop the seat in and out of the car with the baby in it, which one big advantage of the other sort of seat.
28419
Yes, I would. My son was 6lbs. At birth and fit well in this car seat, especially with the insert that's included. We used the car seat rear facing until he was 2 years and 8 months old.
1036065
Agreed with previous comment that the seat needs to be at the most reclined position for such a young baby. I myself did not use it when my daughter was that young. She was/is small for her age and felt her infant car seat gave her a much "cozier" feeling. We just bought an adaptor to use with the UppaBaby frame.
1926844
Yes, we are using it for our 29 month old son in a rear facing position. He will be rear facing in it unitl he out grows the limits for it, and then we will most likely use it for our four year old daughter because it has a higher harness level than our Graco Nautilus so we will be able to harness her much longer. LOVE LOVE LOVE this car seat!
806451
There isn't one for this seat as the height extender goes to full size before booster rear facing as well as front. Our state is rear facing until 1yr but pedio and hospital are recomending two years. Our son is very long (off the growth chart for 13 months ) and fist rear facing just fine.
714390
It does fit newborns fine, but my daughter in law has a problem tethering the carseat in the rear facing position. I have 2 grandbabies 2 1/2 yrs and 7 mo. It is the best and safest for their age groups.
1005002
Im not sure why you couldn't use for newborns...we used an insert for the carseat and laid the seat down..however I had to return because it was too big. I ended up getting a phil &teds; navigator with double kit which I love. Although its not side by side.
1036067
I think it depends on how big they are and how much head control they have. I used it for my first daughter before she could sit up....I loved it. It is something that I plan to use again on my second who is a week old. I will probably try him in it when he is a month or so old to see how he does....it is worth the investment...it also protects the fabric seat well into when they are older.
874185
Personally at that age and size I would use a regular 5-point harness car-seat. Rear Facing Seats are now also recommended as well for children that young.
885256
This seat is designed to be used forward facing only. Any infant younger than one year shoul be rear facing, so this seat will only suit a child over 12 months old.
1741896
I used it for a 6 month old, a 3 year old AND a 5 year old. The baby would sit in front and the 3 year old would sit facing forward in the back while the 5 year old stood behind her. I'm sure this is not recommended but it worked great for us. The storage space is great too.
178689
It has great support for a newborn! You do not need anything extra - that's why I went with this car seat! (Baby is 4 weeks now)
450428
Absolutely rear facing and so comfortable for it. We used RF until 3. My 5 yo is still in his and comfortable.
1428791
This car seat is only rear facing. The base is designed to face to the rear. It cannot be safely secured to the seat of the car if you attempt to turn the base forward facing. By the time your child is old enough to face forwards, they will need a new (larger) more upright seat. I bought the Radian R120... which is good for up to 120 pounds. I will have no problem with this seat as my daughter grows.
1986368
agree with all the other comments. I purchased this seat after my 18 month old out grew her infant seat. Thia has worked well.
318245
Yes. I used it when mine was a newborn. Just set the seat back to recline and don't use the high speeds.
1262443
yes my babys head is very comfortable in this seat. note that the base also adjusts to offer more recline. this is my fourth infant seat and definately the best.
22832
Well this is the way I look at it. I have big babies (over 9lbs at birth) and my first two grew out of there other infant seats at 3-4 months old. Still being too little to sit in the cart on there own but to big for the infant seat. So to me any negatives that there might be of this seat are far outweighed by the fact that I don't have to worry about my soon to be new baby outgrowing the seat so fast.