Has anyone used a convertible car seat for newborn?
Question by mama <3: Has anyone used a convertible car seat for newborn?
I just ordered my 20 month old a Safety First Complete Air 65 convertible car seat. It says it can be used from 5-65 pounds and 19″-54″ tall. So that would be the only car seat the child needs until a booster seat. We had the infant seat with my daughter and after 5 months old it was more of a hassle than a help and so we switched her to a convertible then.
My husband and I are trying for our second child and I am considering buying another one of the same convertible car seat from the start for our next child and skip the infant car seat, but many of the reviews said they aren’t sure how a newborn would fit (although I haven’t found any who used it/tried to use it for a newborn).
Has anyone used a convertible car seat from the beginning with a newborn? If so, did they fit well and seem safe? Was it a hassle for you and given the option would you do it again?
Best answer:
Answer by Laurie
One of my friends used a convertible for her newborn. The only problem she mentioned was if her baby fell asleep during the car trip, it was some times tricky to get her out of the car seat with out waking her.
You will probably need to buy a special headrest for the baby so the baby’s head doesn’t roll around too much when she is very young.
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My best friend drives a 2 door vehicle, so she went straight to the convertible car seat without doing the carrier. Her newborn was fine in the convertible car seat… that wasn’t the problem. The issue that she overlooked is that it takes months before a baby can sit independently, and when they would go to a restaurant to get a bite to eat or go to somebody else’s house while the baby was napping, they had nowhere to put her. The sling worked sometimes, but it wasn’t ideal in all situations. They bit the bullet, bought a carrier and took her husband’s car most of the time.
I used the carrier for the first 8 months and then upgraded to the Britax Roundabout!
As long as you recline it properly you will be fine. But it is easier to carry a newborn shooping etc with a carrier.
We used a convertible from the start with our son, I hated the infant seat with my daughter. When I had to get him out, and needed to put him somewhere, I used a moby wrap. It wasn’t really that big of a deal to us. And he fit perfectly fine. Do not get any kind of neck support, or any other padding that does not already come with your seat. Those are not approved to be used with the carseat, and your carseat can no longer be considered “safe” if in a wreck. If needed, you can roll up receiving blankets and use one to keep his head up (but we never had that issue with our seat reclined and installed correctly.)
The Safety First Complete Air seat will not fit a average size newborn since the shoulder straps will be to high. Rear facing, straps should come from at or below the shoulders. Some convertible seats do fit newborns well including the Sunshine Kids Radian seats (all models), the Cosco Scenera, and a few others
We have the Evenflo Triumph 65, the lil guy just fit. The older two were 8 pounds and fine. We just carried them in and out using a sling.
Please check the installation of your Complete Air. You must have the line level with the ground while rear facing. Unfortunately, at this angle it doesn’t fit into most vehicles.
The Complete Air isn’t known for fitting newborns well, the lowest harness height is 10.25 in. so this likely isn’t an option for you.
Convertible seats that are known for fitting newborns well include the
Graco MyRide 65, lowest harness height at 7 in. w/ infant insert
Evenflo Triumph/ Triumph Advance, lowest Harness Height: 8.5 in. (w/o infant padding)
Combi Coccoro, lowest harness height 8 in w/ padding (this seat only rear faces to 33 pounds and you will likely need another convertible after this one is outgrown)
Britax converibles with the extra newborn insert (ordered from Britax) will fit newborns well also.