https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 12 Apr 2026 14:30:22 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-used-a-convertible-seat-from-the-very-beginning#post-1128429 Thu, 03 Oct 2013 10:49:03 +0000 junebugmama 1128429@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ElbieKay: I actually didn't get the matching seat. A lot of my mommy friends talked me out of it. I have a city mini and I really don't use it very often either. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-used-a-convertible-seat-from-the-very-beginning#post-1128415 Thu, 03 Oct 2013 10:46:14 +0000 ElbieKay 1128415@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@junebugmama: I would assume you would get a stroller that is compatible with the infant seat.</p> <p>@PEAPIE: I am still expecting but I plan to use the stroller / infant seat approach. I will probably bring my carrier as well so we have two options. In your situation, I would probably bring a stroller and a carrier so I would have the same flexibility minus the convenience of clicking the baby out of car seat base directly into the stroller without dealing with two sets of straps. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-used-a-convertible-seat-from-the-very-beginning#post-1128377 Thu, 03 Oct 2013 10:38:33 +0000 Koolbreeze 1128377@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@PEAPIE: Ha! They really are wonderful. DS2 would get pretty heavy and hurt my back after a while so our stroller helped so much! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-used-a-convertible-seat-from-the-very-beginning#post-1128376 Thu, 03 Oct 2013 10:38:25 +0000 junebugmama 1128376@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had an infant seat and by 3 weeks, I wasn't carrying it anyways. I found it to be a real inconvenience. Baby wearing was much easier and I never really found it to be annoying. The only times I was annoyed is when I would take in the seat, to the grocery store for instance, then he would cry and I would be carrying him anyway, and the grocery cart would be filled with a car seat. We switched over then. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-used-a-convertible-seat-from-the-very-beginning#post-1128369 Thu, 03 Oct 2013 10:36:49 +0000 PEAPIE 1128369@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Koolbreeze: Ah! Stroller! I forgot about that part of the equation. :happy: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-used-a-convertible-seat-from-the-very-beginning#post-1128355 Thu, 03 Oct 2013 10:33:38 +0000 Koolbreeze 1128355@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We used a convertible with DS2 from the beginning. I always wore him for about the first 3 months then we finally bought a stroller that reclined enough and he rode in it when we were going to be out for long periods of time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-used-a-convertible-seat-from-the-very-beginning#post-1128345 Thu, 03 Oct 2013 10:30:33 +0000 PEAPIE 1128345@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We're seriously considering the Maxi-Cosi Pria 70 with tiny-fit. I like the idea of just buying one seat and it has a good rear facing limit (40lbs. I think that's pretty good, right?). </p> <p>But then I got to thinking, what do you do with the baby when you get to where you're going. Obviously, I could wear baby... But I'm nervous about lack of other options. Is that silly? I guess everyone I know has had a car seat to tote in and out of restaurants, while visiting at people's houses etc...</p> <p>How did you make it work? </p>