Snugride Infant Free helpful Article

We went with the Graco Snugride because it received good safety ratings and fit our budget. Our newborn son fit nicely in it and seemed secure – the first few times. After the first couple of months I started to notice some definite drawbacks:
1) It is NOT particularly lightweight, and even though my son was a smaller baby, it still got really heavy really fast. After about 3mos. I refused to use it anymore. We put it in hubby’s car and I put the convertible seat in mine.
2) The straps adjust from behind, and they are the kind that need to be threaded individually. So, if the season changes (or you just live in a variable region like we do) you’ll find yourself fighting with it every time your child wears anything heavier than a onesie. THEN you have to re-thread again on the next warm (lighter clothes) day. And trust me – trying to adjust those things when you’re in a hurry to be somewhere will frazzle your nerves in no time!
3) The handle was not very steady. What I mean is, these seats are pushed and pulled constantly, usually at a sideways angle in and out of the car or at your hip. I found that after just a few trips, the handle felt loose and would rock a little from side to side, and even back & forth slightly when supposedly locked in place.
4) Last thing, but definitely my biggest concern. The anchor strap slips! You don’t notice it the first few times, and you probably won’t ever notice it unless you ride in the back seat or test it occasionally. Because it was in my husband’s car, we didn’t notice it at first. Then I rode back there one day and found that the base was sliding like crazy – the BASE! The strap (it was the LATCH strap) had gradually gotten looser and looser, even though we used a towel to even out the seat (as recommended) and pulled the strap as tight as humanly possible. We fixed it, then found that several weeks later it was loose again!
I would accept that the loose strap thing was a fluke of this particular seat (since I’ve never heard anybody else complain of it), but taken as a whole we will NOT be using this seat again. Go with Britax or Chicco!

Product is for our grandhcild, it works great and appears to be very safe and user-friendly.

We purchased the Snugride 35 in Flint and could not be happier. The picture does not do justice. The padding is very soft and plush. Will be very comfortable for baby. With the 35 lb and 32 inch max, this is definitely gonna last > 1yr. The side impact safety feature makes this a 5. The only con is that the infant head support is way too big for a newborn. Otherwise, we love this car seat.

I love my snugride. I got a second adaptor for our other car. The car seat transfers easily from car to cart to stroller. Makes life a little easier when it becomes quite hectic.

This was a great buy – Graco makes a quality product at a good price point. I’m very happy I bought this and would recommend to anyone.

I purchased an older Graco Travel System when my daughter was born in fall of 2009. It came with the Safe Seat carseat. This was the recommended extra carseat base according to Graco. Installs just like the base that came with the Safe Seat. Both Grandmother’s have one so no matter where baby is going we can pick up the carrier and be gone in a flash!

I tried to purchase this base at local stores in my area and all were out of stock. When I looked at Amazon, I saw it was out of stock there also, but at least it gave an approximate delivery date. I went ahead and ordered and to my surprise my order arrived well ahead of schedule. The base is perfect and fits the carrier portion exactly as it should. Being the grandmother, I now don’t have to worry when I’m called on to transport my precious cargo!

This is a very good car-seat. It is soft and seems confortable for the baby.

I just wanted to add that the color is more kaki than white, I was expecting some much lighter hue.

The size is good, and a word to those deciding what to buy:
. This car seat does not have the side impact protection. That is the only con.
. The bigger the car seat the longer you will be able to use it BUT, the heavier and bulkier it will be. With the new bigger carseats you are talking about carrying 50 pounds to get your baby out of the car with the seat (25 for the seat, about 25 -or even more- with the baby). So that is something to consider before buying.