https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 01 May 2026 16:44:04 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-convertible-carseat#post-2352411 Wed, 11 Nov 2015 13:01:56 +0000 buttermilk 2352411@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I love our Combi Coccoro! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-convertible-carseat#post-2352368 Wed, 11 Nov 2015 12:24:02 +0000 PawPrints 2352368@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Awesome, thanks for all the replies. Bumping for any new replies today. Do people really find Clek seats to be worth the price? I'm a big bargain hunter when it comes to most baby gear, though this is one of those cases where we will be using it for years hopefully. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-convertible-carseat#post-2351700 Tue, 10 Nov 2015 22:43:39 +0000 cheesetomywhine 2351700@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have a maxi cosi pria 70 and a graco mysize 65. Love both! Just switched DD to the graco at 40 months due to hitting height limit for the maxi cosi. DS is now in the maxi cosi. They are working great! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-convertible-carseat#post-2351619 Tue, 10 Nov 2015 21:18:43 +0000 PrincessBaby 2351619@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have Foonf and I love them. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-convertible-carseat#post-2351571 Tue, 10 Nov 2015 20:46:45 +0000 mrsjyw 2351571@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We love our britax advocate and pavilion for ds!<br /> Eyeing bf deals for the foonf for ds2! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-convertible-carseat#post-2351562 Tue, 10 Nov 2015 20:37:17 +0000 Pirouette 2351562@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have the combi coccoro and peg perego and love them both. Lo says all the time how comfy the perego is, but the combi is so nice because it's smaller and we can take it in and out so easily. Great for traveling! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-convertible-carseat#post-2351253 Tue, 10 Nov 2015 16:28:54 +0000 NorCalWayfarer 2351253@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'd check out Car Seats for the Littles or the Car Seat Lady. You should take into consideration your vehicle and your child's stats before determining which seat is best for you.</p> <p>Our DS is on the taller side and I wanted him to RF as long as possible, so we went with the Graco Size4Me, which has one of the tallest RF maximums, yet is also fairly slim. We got it on sale + Graco rebate for less than $100. He's 16 months old now and has been in it since 8 months (when he outgrew his infant seat), with no end in sight! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-convertible-carseat#post-2351233 Tue, 10 Nov 2015 16:21:46 +0000 hotpink 2351233@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I voted foonf but we have a fllo and love it. Fits rear facing in my Toyota Yaris! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-convertible-carseat#post-2351180 Tue, 10 Nov 2015 15:49:44 +0000 rattles 2351180@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Can you try them in your car? We have a Clek Foonf that we love. I tried that and the NextFit in my sedan and found the Foonf took up way less space front to back because it sat high enough that the head rest was under the way it was angled, if that makes sense. The nextfit and my seat both angled back at just the same/wrong height. I liked too that it was narrow in width so we wouldn't have to change our cars just on account of more kids or car seats down the road. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-convertible-carseat#post-2351165 Tue, 10 Nov 2015 15:44:56 +0000 Mrs. Yoyo 2351165@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@PawPrints: Are you more concerned about front-to-back space, or width, or both? Assuming it's front-to-back, you might find this helpful:</p> <p><a href="http://carseatblog.com/22818/the-ultimate-rear-facing-convertible-space-comparison-review-size-matters/" rel="nofollow">http://carseatblog.com/22818/the-ultimate-rear-facing-convertible-space-comparison-review-size-matters/</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-convertible-carseat#post-2351102 Tue, 10 Nov 2015 15:24:38 +0000 looch 2351102@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't think you can go wrong with any of those seats. There are a ton of options in the convertible market, just remember that more expensive does not equal safer.</p> <p>We have both Britax and Graco brands. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-convertible-carseat#post-2351018 Tue, 10 Nov 2015 14:54:43 +0000 snowjewelz 2351018@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have a Chicco Nextfit and a Britax Boulevard, we love both! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-convertible-carseat#post-2351016 Tue, 10 Nov 2015 14:54:19 +0000 lemondrop 2351016@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our Graco's have been great, I've gotten both off Black Friday sales for great prices. I borrowed a Britax convertible once and absolutely hated it, the Graco is a much better fit for us both financially and in comfort for the kiddos. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-convertible-carseat#post-2351013 Tue, 10 Nov 2015 14:52:34 +0000 catgirl 2351013@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sapphire: The Diono Rainer is supposed to be an absolutely fabulous seat for rear facing and forward facing but be aware that the booster feature is not a great fit for a lot of kids.</p> <p><a href="http://csftl.org/diono-rainier-review/" rel="nofollow">http://csftl.org/diono-rainier-review/</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-convertible-carseat#post-2350991 Tue, 10 Nov 2015 14:46:13 +0000 sapphire 2350991@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Something else to consider is that some of the convertibles can also be used as boosters later. </p> <p>The Car Seat Detective blog was really helpful to me. We plan to go with the Diono Rainier because of its great height/weight limits for extended rear facing and its ability to be a booster later. Caveat that we don't actually own it yet though.</p> <p><a href="http://www.thecarcrashdetective.com/2014/08/the-best-car-seats-for-extended-rear-facing.html/" rel="nofollow">http://www.thecarcrashdetective.com/2014/08/the-best-car-seats-for-extended-rear-facing.html/</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-convertible-carseat#post-2350882 Tue, 10 Nov 2015 13:44:40 +0000 PawPrints 2350882@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ElbieKay: Yikes that is kind of alarming about the Coccoro RF limit, I didn't realize that would be a possibility at just 18 months. DD is only 40th percentile for weight so that probably wouldn't be an issue for her, but I think we'd still like the option of keeping her RF past age 2 if we can. Good to know.</p> <p>@catgirl: Thanks for the FB group suggestion, I've heard others mention it many times but haven't joined yet. I'll give them a look. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-convertible-carseat#post-2350623 Tue, 10 Nov 2015 11:45:31 +0000 gingerbebe 2350623@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We love our Chicco NextFit. The install is a breeze, you always know its installed securely, and it fits great in our Jeep Grand Cherokee, our Prius, and a tiny beater Corolla we have for my mom to use. DS is super comfortable in it too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-convertible-carseat#post-2350611 Tue, 10 Nov 2015 11:37:55 +0000 MRSJX3 2350611@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have a nextfit and a peg perego. I love the peg (it's in my car) and my husband really likes the next fit (in his car). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-convertible-carseat#post-2350523 Tue, 10 Nov 2015 10:59:42 +0000 catgirl 2350523@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have recently switched to the Graco 4ever and we really love it! It came down to this seat or the Britax Boulevard Clicktight. On paper I liked the Britax better but DD fit in the Graco better when we tested them in store! DH also had a really hard time using the button to loosen the straps on the Britax, although it wasn't an issue for me.</p> <p>I recommend joining car seats for the littles on facebook - they can help with suggestions based on your LOs stats, your vehicle, and your budget. It really helped me narrow down my options! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-convertible-carseat#post-2350500 Tue, 10 Nov 2015 10:50:02 +0000 Astro Bee 2350500@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am planning to get the Clek Fllo, for the reasons mentioned by @OliviaOblivia. It is slightly less high and deep when installed RF than the Foonf, and still has the rebound bar, and crumple (though slightly different) technology. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-convertible-carseat#post-2350194 Tue, 10 Nov 2015 07:24:18 +0000 Torchwood 2350194@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We love our nextfit zip. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-convertible-carseat#post-2350188 Tue, 10 Nov 2015 07:07:31 +0000 Adira 2350188@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We love our Graco MySize! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-convertible-carseat#post-2350115 Tue, 10 Nov 2015 00:37:40 +0000 ElbieKay 2350115@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We loved our Combi Coccoro! But we replaced it with a Recaro because our son got within a couple pounds of the Combi's RF limit right around his 18mo birthday.</p> <p>The Recaro is fine but it's HUGE in comparison. T seems comfy in it though! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-convertible-carseat#post-2350061 Mon, 09 Nov 2015 22:35:20 +0000 SLR 2350061@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We love our Peg Perego! Our NextFit, not so much. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-convertible-carseat#post-2350041 Mon, 09 Nov 2015 22:23:26 +0000 regberadaisy 2350041@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have a marathon and love it, but it's big!</p> <p>Check brads deals, a lot of Black Friday ads are already out! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-convertible-carseat#post-2350037 Mon, 09 Nov 2015 22:21:33 +0000 Foodnerd81 2350037@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We got a chicco nextfit and I'm happy with it we had a smallish car and it fit the best front to back- though it is fairly wide. We tried the diono radian in the car and the back was so high I felt like it was blocking my vision- BUT it wasn't fully installed so it may have for better if we installed it right. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-convertible-carseat#post-2350026 Mon, 09 Nov 2015 22:17:09 +0000 Rocker2014 2350026@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We just got one of the new post-recall Britax Marathon Clicktights and really love it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-convertible-carseat#post-2350002 Mon, 09 Nov 2015 22:03:09 +0000 oliviaoblivia 2350002@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The Fllo fit better than the Foonf in our car. And its a bit cheaper! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-convertible-carseat#post-2349993 Mon, 09 Nov 2015 21:59:44 +0000 Charm54 2349993@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I really like our Foonf. It sits up high so DD can see out the window, narrow width, has extended RF, is very easy to install (especially FF)....I also like the steel frame. I know it was a lot of $$, but considering we use it multiple times a day, I feel like we have gotten our money's worth. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-convertible-carseat#post-2349980 Mon, 09 Nov 2015 21:47:56 +0000 PawPrints 2349980@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We're planning to take advantage of Black Friday online sales to pick up a convertible seat for DD, who will be 8 months at the beginning of December. We have a small car. Which seat do you recommend? (Also, any inside knowledge on which seats are likely to be on a Black Friday sale?)</p> <p>Since our car is small I've had my eye on the Combi Coccoro but wanted to hear opinions.</p> <p>Poll for fun - these are the options currently listed under the Hellobee recommended gear tab. </p>