https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 07 May 2026 17:24:12 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-an-infant-car-seat/page/2#post-2037560 Fri, 23 Jan 2015 12:36:56 +0000 lisa1783 2037560@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@PawPrints: Really, weird for a stroller in a grocery store?? Maybe it's where you're living, but in Boston, all the moms use their stroller as a grocery cart. All of the strollers have the huge storage space so I usually can did almost a week's worth of groceries just at the bottom. I don't think it's weird and even if other people did, I wouldn't let their opinions bother me. We also used a stroller a lot in the beginning so it was so easy to just do the snap and click and move the baby to the stroller from the car without unbuckling him. This was great in the winter because we didn't have to worry about exposing him too much to the elements and just kept him bundled in the carseat. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-an-infant-car-seat/page/2#post-2037544 Fri, 23 Jan 2015 12:29:41 +0000 CRGmama 2037544@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep and it has been worth the extra cost. I got a convertible seat for my car but we are still using the infant seat in DHs car at almost 11 months. We have a Chicco keyfit and a small baby so although it was getting too heavy for me to lug back and forth, he's still within the height and weight. I think we'll get another month or two out of it and save it for baby #2. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-an-infant-car-seat/page/2#post-2037439 Fri, 23 Jan 2015 11:44:54 +0000 wheres_c 2037439@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>yes but stopped using around 7 months. He was a really tall baby. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-an-infant-car-seat/page/2#post-2037388 Fri, 23 Jan 2015 11:17:28 +0000 raintreebee 2037388@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, but I didn't need it. Then again, we don't live in a car culture. He outgrew it at 8/9 months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-an-infant-car-seat/page/2#post-2037384 Fri, 23 Jan 2015 11:16:42 +0000 getjazzy 2037384@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes and I loveeed it. We switched to the convertible at 9.5 months. We still could have used it a bit longer because it wasn't outgrown but it was getting heavy and we already had a convertible purchased so we made the change. I wanted to make it through winter before switching because it was so much easier to bundle baby inside before we went out. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-an-infant-car-seat/page/2#post-2037375 Fri, 23 Jan 2015 11:11:33 +0000 caitlanc 2037375@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes! So huge to be able to take the baby out of the car without waking them up! It was absolutely worth it for us. LO1 used our Chicco KeyFit 30 for 10 months or so and now we'll use it for LO2. And I second the winter babies thing. I would feel guilty either running the car long enough to make a convertible car seat warm or putting baby in a cold seat. Being able to take it out of the base and carry the whole thing inside was crucial for my November and soon to be February babies. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-an-infant-car-seat/page/2#post-2037336 Fri, 23 Jan 2015 10:52:26 +0000 catlady 2037336@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, we used it until 12 months. It was so convenient to just snap right into our stroller, or to keep her bundled up and sleeping after a car ride. I think I actually used it more on the stroller (since we have a walking commute to daycare) than in the car. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-an-infant-car-seat/page/2#post-2037324 Fri, 23 Jan 2015 10:47:40 +0000 Somebunny 2037324@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We skipped it and never missed it. We also never got a stroller, I just wore her. So that may be a reason a convertible worked so well for us. It would have been a pain for us to carry the seat around without a stroller to push it in. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-an-infant-car-seat/page/2#post-2036574 Thu, 22 Jan 2015 19:55:37 +0000 chanada 2036574@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS used infant seat until he was one. It was easy to transpot him in an infant seat when he fell asleep in the car or to bring him to places. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-an-infant-car-seat/page/2#post-2036397 Thu, 22 Jan 2015 18:24:07 +0000 Zbug 2036397@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Sill using our keyfit at 15 mo (she's a peanut). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-an-infant-car-seat/page/2#post-2036390 Thu, 22 Jan 2015 18:21:04 +0000 Charm54 2036390@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, chicco keyfit - loved it! We used it for 7 months. </p> <p>It was a lifesaver, especially for our cold Canadian winter. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-an-infant-car-seat/page/2#post-2036386 Thu, 22 Jan 2015 18:19:41 +0000 Mrs. J 2036386@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Britax b-safe. We used it until about 12 months </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-an-infant-car-seat/page/2#post-2036203 Thu, 22 Jan 2015 16:44:08 +0000 PurplePeony 2036203@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We had a Chicco Keyfit 30 and switched to a convertible just before her first birthday. She hadn't technically outgrown it but she was starting to protest going in and just seemed uncomfortable. We hadn't taken the seat out of the base in months, though (except when she wasn't with us and we needed more space in the back seat -- I do miss being able to do that now). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-an-infant-car-seat/page/2#post-2036161 Thu, 22 Jan 2015 16:27:21 +0000 NorCalWayfarer 2036161@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS is 6 months and just on the cusp of outgrowing his KeyFit 30 (granted he's in the 90th+ percentile, so he's pretty massive). He still falls asleep in it in the car and we bring it into the nursery to finish off the nap or click into the stroller to walk around. SUPER essential for us IMO. Sad DS is such a beast and is outgrowing it sooner than anticipated. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-an-infant-car-seat#post-2036160 Thu, 22 Jan 2015 16:26:58 +0000 BabyPenguinXO 2036160@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Honestly I don't know how anyone skips it. Especially winter babies... But if they are sleeping... Grab the stroller or put them IN the cart. That is perfectly fine. Just not ON the cart like the kid seat up front or across the basket horizontally. I actually tell people at stores to take their baby off there. There is a picture on walmarts carts that specifically say not to do that, and many other stores too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-an-infant-car-seat#post-2036152 Thu, 22 Jan 2015 16:24:22 +0000 katsupgirl 2036152@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I checked other because I skipped it but my mom bought me one and I got one when I bought a stroller later on. It's definitely great for restaurants. I would actually keep her in the convertible but bring along the infant one to put her in at restaurants. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-an-infant-car-seat#post-2036150 Thu, 22 Jan 2015 16:23:39 +0000 mrs. tictactoe 2036150@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, until he was a little over a year. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-an-infant-car-seat#post-2036146 Thu, 22 Jan 2015 16:22:04 +0000 BSB 2036146@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh, wow. Thanks for all the responses. For some reason, I was under the impression a lot of people were skipping the infant seats. Also, good to know that most use it for at least 4 months or more. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-an-infant-car-seat#post-2035807 Thu, 22 Jan 2015 14:13:09 +0000 78h2o 2035807@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@PawPrints: I think it's safe to put the carrier IN the cart... Not so safe to put it on top of the cart. I shopped with her in the cart all the time and also walked around the mall, park, etc with her sleeping in the carrier clipped into the stroller. As other posters have stated, it was also super useful for taking her to restaurants. Man, I miss those early days when we could go out to eat during her naps! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-an-infant-car-seat#post-2035801 Thu, 22 Jan 2015 14:09:34 +0000 cranberry 2035801@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We used a Britax B-Safe for our daughter until she was about 13 months old. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-an-infant-car-seat#post-2035768 Thu, 22 Jan 2015 13:57:18 +0000 matador84 2035768@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS used a Chicco keyfit for about 8 months<br /> Dd is was bigger than he was (same car seat) and I still have her in it at 11 months. She's super heavy but it's winter here and it's nice to have her covered sometimes. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-an-infant-car-seat#post-2035767 Thu, 22 Jan 2015 13:56:35 +0000 LuLu Mom 2035767@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>yes, for 8 months. For us it was completely necessary, LO always fell asleep in the car, so I just carried the carseat or stick in the stroller and allowed her to continue to sleep. She took great naps in the car seat too, I can't imagine not having one for those first few months (born in October, so we had lots of cold newborn months.) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-an-infant-car-seat#post-2035762 Thu, 22 Jan 2015 13:54:40 +0000 spaniellove 2035762@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@PawPrints: I never carried my seat or set it on a cart...we had a Mesa which clicked into our Vista and Cruz. Since those strollers had large baskets, we always used those for shopping and I never even used a shopping cart again until we stopped using the infant seat! If I looked bizarre, apparently I was oblivious to it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-an-infant-car-seat#post-2035759 Thu, 22 Jan 2015 13:53:26 +0000 littlejoy 2035759@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@bluestriped bee: we used it until 7 months. She was getting heavy, and I wanted to switch to a convertible. I see the appeal of a convertible from the beginning, but it was nice to let her snooze in her seat at restaurants, etc. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-an-infant-car-seat#post-2035754 Thu, 22 Jan 2015 13:51:13 +0000 Ms.Badger 2035754@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@PawPrints: I totally pushed my stroller around the grocery store (and everywhere else I ran errands). I was never hassled and it honestly had a much smaller footprint and better maneuverability than a cart </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-an-infant-car-seat#post-2035722 Thu, 22 Jan 2015 13:42:43 +0000 looch 2035722@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>8 months...but we could have skipped it because we only used the car on weekends. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-an-infant-car-seat#post-2035719 Thu, 22 Jan 2015 13:41:52 +0000 PawPrints 2035719@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We intended to skip it but then friends generously loaned us their barely-used Britax B-Safe so we'll use that once LO is here. Honestly I am having a hard time grasping the appeal of the infant seat. Everyone says you can let LO stay asleep while you're running errands, but how are you carrying the infant seat while you're in the store? It's not safe to put the seat inside a grocery cart, and everyone on another thread seemed to agree that it would be bizarre to push a stroller around a grocery store, so I'm not really getting how it's supposed to work. Unless you're just supposed to lug it by hand which seems obnoxious. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-an-infant-car-seat#post-2035715 Thu, 22 Jan 2015 13:40:27 +0000 avivoca 2035715@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have a Graco Snugride Click Connect 35 and used it for 9 months. I hope to use it for the next baby and will use it until they outgrow it/it expires, whichever comes first. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-an-infant-car-seat#post-2035706 Thu, 22 Jan 2015 13:37:16 +0000 swurlygurl 2035706@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, for about 14 months. I don't even know why we stopped... I loved it soooo much! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-an-infant-car-seat#post-2035694 Thu, 22 Jan 2015 13:34:49 +0000 Torchwood 2035694@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've always hated them when nannying, so we don't plan to get one. </p>