Chicco KeyFit 30

When I bought this car seat, I thought my baby was going to use it for al least 12-16 moths since this car seat is up 30 pound. But I didn't realize this car seat is also up 30 inch height . My baby has to… move to a convertible car seat and he just turn 9 months because he is 30 inch height althought He is only 22 pounds and he looks to be an average size baby. The car seat is nice and confortable for my baby since he hasn't traveled crying all the time except when he is hungry or upset. But I wish I new this was going to happen so I would've choosen a smaller carseat (and cheaper) since he still will have to stay rearface in a convertible. You might wan to consider my experience before making your decition.

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I purchased the Chicco Keyfit 30 because it was one of the very few that would fit in the backseat of my Subaru Impreza. It is great! Snaps right in the base and the base was super easy to install. My… baby was 4 weeks early and just over 5lbs when he was born. Fits great into the seat and falls asleep every time. Other reviews said their children got overheated in the seat but I don't seem to have trouble with that. Another thing it got bad marks on was that is does not fit into the top of grocery store carts, which it does not. It is apparently not safe for them to be up there, so I find that something to give good marks on, even though it is kind of a pain to stick the groceries around the seat and space is quite limited. We also got the matching stroller as a gift and it is great! I would recommend this car seat.

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I love this carseat, it's awesome. My sister had the same one for her son and I know she really liked it. I am a registered nurse and am routinely sending babies home from the hospital in car seats. This… one outshines most: It is a dream to install with the latch system and SO easy to adjust to fit the baby. I love that it comes with the inserts for head support etc. as the aftermarket head supports are actually not safe: (talk to any car seat technician and they will tell you this because those head support things you just buy aren't actually tested in the carseat you are using and there is no law mandating safety requirements on them.) I actually like the fact that you cannot place this car seat on top of shopping carts. People that do that, no offense, aren't really thinking of their childs best interest. Put your kids carseat down INTO the shopping cart!! Sorry if you can't put as many groceries in there, but how terrible would you feel if somebody rammed into your shopping cart accidently and your baby tumbled off the top and hit the ground? Who wants to deal with a head injury?? I applaud Chicco for making that not possible. Anyways, I installed my Chicco keyfit 30 in under 5 minutes with the latch system at 9 months pregnant and it doesn't wiggle more than the inch allowed. It's snug, safe, and ready for my baby. I also bought the stroller that coordinates (Travel system) and they work together great. I like the stroller.. it has adjustable handles, a cupholder, and a basket underneath. The fabric on both is sturdy and easily cleaned. I find this set to be way nicer aka better quality built/better quality materials than other brands like Graco and some of the others I have seen. I personally won't use anything else and kind of think that the other stuff looks like cheap junk but that is just me being a little stuck up : ) I like how easy the base and seat snap together/release. I find that the stroller is easy to attach/unattach as well. Chicco has proven themselves to rate high on safety. This is supposedly one of the easiest carseats to install correctly. That is an awesome thing... considering most carseats are not installed properly.. I think the actual percentage of car seats installed incorrectly is about 80-90%. I recommend taking all car seats to a child safety technician place to be checked for proper installation, but I can tell you with this car seat.. if you read the directions and stuff.. you will probably not have a hard time doing it right because it's so uncomplicated! Yay Chicco for making it dummy proof! But still get it checked : )

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I have the Chicco Keyfit 30 in Romantic, and there is a lot of good but the few bad things are deal breakers. Good: -car seat is very easy to install, and easy to make sure it's right (leveling bubbles are… easy indicators) -seat pops in and out with ease -seems to be made well Bad: -I was very surprised at how heavy the seat is to carry with baby in tow. I am no wimp, and from day 1, I had a hard time. now that my baby is 16 lbs, it's almost impossible for me to walk with her more than a few feet. Perhaps this is necessary to keep the seat safe. If so, then so be it! -Hot! Hot! Hot! my daughter cries her eyes out as soon as she starts heating up- and that's usually within 5 minutes. If I keep her in the seat (ex- if I take her food shopping), the poor baby wiggles and arches her back the whole time. when i take her out of the car seat, her back and back of her head is drenched in sweat. no, i do not over dress her and no, the sun is not beating on her. she's fine until she starts getting heated up. it's making traveling with her very difficult. i can not wait to purchase the next stage car seat. perhaps this is what every parent goes through? i wouldnt know, i'm just sure that the material is making our lives miserable. -i've noticed that some Graco seats have a deep groove on the underside. this is great for seating the car seat in the top portion of the shopping car. this seat does not have this!! i am forced to put the car seat in the large part of a shopping cart. this leaves almost no room for grocery shopping, or diaper shopping. it's made things very tough! i can not take her along with me when i have to get things done. next time, i will look for this feature when purchasing the infant seat.

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When we opted to adopt, I researched and researched car seats. The Key Fit 30 seemed to be the best option and we bought it. We unexpectedly ended up with twins, so I bought a second one. After using… them for two weeks, I love them. The Latch system is amazingly easy to use, compared to the seat I used 5 years ago with my other son. They snap in and out of the bases so easily, and with preemies, I liked that the seats went down to 4 pounds. However, I decided I was ready to venture out of the house and started looking for a double stroller option. I was going to use the snap and go, but it's not compatible. After a call to Chicco, there is currently no double stroller that will work with these. The customer service rep told me they were aware of this and they have one in production that will be ready in 2010. That is the only reason I did not give it 5 stars. I am looking to sell these and go with a lesser car seat just so I can have the double stroller option.

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