droolicious : carseats

The Babble Review: Go Go Babyz Infant Cruizer

Lisa Estall — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 15:02:00 GMT

I just received a fantastic product that I am totally endorsing. Since I’m constantly lugging around my baby in her car seat, I found the Go Go Babyz Infant Cruizer AT to be a great solution.

Since my Bugaboo doesn’t accompany my Peg Perego car seat, this is something I really use daily. I just whip the baby from car to the Go Go Babyz and head to the stores with no fuss. So far, I’ve been stopped a few times from other parents remarking how cool it was. The Cruizer is super light and...

weighs in at just 12 lbs. The fully adjustable handle retracts and folds flat, providing compact, easy storage. Front and rear quick release foot brakes provide security on all surfaces. The only thing to watch out for is that the baby is sitting low so watch out for drivers who rush out in parking lots.

The Cruizer will accommodate many popular infant seats and will set you back $149.99. Click on Go Go Babyz for more info.

Star Baby: Naomi Watts Mixes and Matches

SunnyChanel — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 18:23:00 GMT

Naomi Watts took her sons for a spin the other day. Watts strolled 2-month-old son Samuel “Sammy” Kai in a unit that was mixed and matched. Sammy has nestled in a Graco Infant SafeStep Step 1 baby carrier, stroller attaching car seat. Watts then matched the Graco with a MacClaren Easy Traveller Car Seat Frame which not only works with this Graco Snug Ride but also infant car seats from Peg Perego, Evenflo, Cosco, Britax and Combi.

With the amount that this jet setting family travels, having lightweight and practical pieces of baby gear is not just convenient but imperative.
You can pick up the MacClaren Easy Traveller Car Seat here for $79.95 (on sale from $109.99) and you can purchase the Graco Infant SafeStep Step 1 from Amazon here for $155.99.

Photo: Celebrity Baby Scoop

7 Days of Car Seats: Créatis.Fix by Bébé Confort

Aaron Burgess — Fri, 09 May 2008 15:03:00 GMT

If you're determined to find a car seat that's designed to pass the most rigorous safety standards, you might want to look to Japan or Europe, both of which are more hardcore about car-seat safety than the U.S. And if you're looking for a safe, cozy seat that can pass tough EU standards without breaking your diminished American bank account, the Créatis.Fix from French company Bébé Confort (which landed four stars in European safety testing last year) makes a great starting point.

Suitable for birth to 12 months (0-13 kg, if you're weighing your kid on the metric system), the Créatis.Fix keeps baby cocooned and nestled in its soft padded interior, while a cushioned headrest offers head support and a removable booster-seat cushion allows you to situate smaller babies in a more ergonomic position. The seat's design and 3D mesh back also provide continuous air circulation to help keep baby dry, and when the interior and hood get too funky, you can remove both for machine-washing.

As for the seat's safety, its egg-like shell and dual plastic/polystyrene frame are designed to absorb significant impact, and it also packs additional reinforcement via supports on either side at head level. The seat also doubles as a carrier -- the unique handle even allows two people to carry it, if you and yours are so inclined -- and with the permanently installed Créatis.Base, snapping the seat in and out of your car can be done in a few quick moves.

Priced at £99.99 (a hair under $196 U.S.), Créatis.Fix is available for worldwide delivery from Babyworld.

First Look: Nestt Car Seat for Your Little Chickadee

Aaron Burgess — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 16:03:00 GMT

Odds are good that you've never seen a car seat like the Nestt, and until the design geniuses at Think/Thing get their prototype into production, you won't. But this novel-looking seat is far more than a pie-in-the-sky concept, and perhaps more importantly, it's the handiwork of designers with the necessary breeding experience to incorporate function into their form. Tired, as many of us are, of "wrestling and lifting a struggling 30 lb. baby into and out of a car seat several times a day" (as they note in the Nestt's accompanying video), team Think/Thing created a seat that, with just six moving parts, can tilt and swivel on its base (below) toward your waiting arms in a single Zen-like move.

Safety, of course, is also a major concern, if not the major concern, and according to Think/Thing, the Nestt has Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards 209, 213 and 225 (i.e., the ones all parents should have memorized) in the bag. The egg's shell has an embedded steel safety cage for side-impact protection, and in addition to its retractable and indexed belts, the seat features an air suspension system. And with its washable memory-foam cover -- available, at least in theory, in various colors to match your aesthetic sensibilities -- it looks to be as cozy as it is safe.

Think/Thing claims the Nestt is the best car seat in the world, but you tell us: Would you buy one?

(Thanks to DVICE for the tip-off.)

Big Deal: Fisher Price (Britax) Safe Voyage Booster Seat

Mir — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 12:01:00 GMT

Have expensive taste but a limited budget? You're in luck! Fisher Price puts its label on the Safe Voyage booster seat (suitable for children 30 - 100 pounds, ages 4 - 10), but it's manufactured by Britax. It's already a deal at its suggested retail price of $69.99, but right now at Albee Baby this "tan tech" version is marked down to just $29.99. With all the money you'll save, you can buy a cute cover for it (if this rather bland fabric offends you).

Big Deal: Britax Parkway Half Price at Right Start

Mir — Mon, 24 Dec 2007 17:01:00 GMT

If you've been looking at Britax booster seats, take a break from wrapping presents today and surf on over to Right Start; they've got their Britax Parkway booster seat available in three colors for half off -- just $49.99! That's the cheapest I've ever seen 'em.

Big Deal: Britax Parkway Tiffany Booster Seat

Mir — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 17:01:00 GMT

I'll confess that this isn't my favorite fabric (my eyes!), but if you have a little girl in need of a booster seat, Britax is the cadillac of the carseat set and almost never goes on sale. Right now you can snap up this seat at Amazon for 30% off and free shipping -- just $69.99.

The Parkway goes from 30 to 100 pounds, and from 38" to 60". Did you know children should be in a booster until they're 4'9" tall? (That means my son is going to be in a booster until high school.) My daughter is about to hit double digits and is still in a booster. Yes, I'm that mom. Play it safe, people.

Do Without: Ritzy Baby Car Seat Covers

crazedparent — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 20:06:00 GMT

The name says it all. Oh, I know, it's so pretty. But seriously, do you really want a Ritzy Baby Pink Roses infant car seat cover so your bundle of joy can proceed to spit up on it a gazillion times? Hand wash, lay flat to dry? Come on, what busy mama has time for that nonsense. Not for $104 a pop. I beg of you, do without.