https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 14 May 2026 22:22:35 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/inexpensive-infant-seat#post-2833446 Wed, 11 Jul 2018 19:00:00 +0000 bhbee 2833446@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It’s not luxurious but this graco is a great price in the red. I bought one for this coming baby (when it was a little more $ actually) because I love the snuglock base feature! </p> <p><a href="https://www.target.com/p/graco-174-snugride-snuglock-35-infant-car-seat/-/A-52184779" rel="nofollow">https://www.target.com/p/graco-174-snugride-snuglock-35-infant-car-seat/-/A-52184779</a></p> <p>ETA it’s also pretty light as seats go, which I wanted since my kids tend to be big for age. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/inexpensive-infant-seat#post-2833439 Wed, 11 Jul 2018 17:34:47 +0000 Foodnerd81 2833439@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Turtle: yeah i spent pretty much all my money on anything that got my kids to sleep for the first year. I will happily eat ramen every night if it means my kids slept. :silly: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/inexpensive-infant-seat#post-2833438 Wed, 11 Jul 2018 17:31:57 +0000 Mrs. Turtle 2833438@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Foodnerd81: Yeah, I think if she wasn't a good sleeper in it I wouldn't care, because she likes the sling too. But if she's sound asleep I can pretty much cart her around anywhere still without her waking up. And I feel like that might be worth quite a bit of money, even if it's only a couple more months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/inexpensive-infant-seat#post-2833437 Wed, 11 Jul 2018 17:29:20 +0000 Foodnerd81 2833437@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Turtle: maybe something will come up for prime day! My infant seat expired the month after my second turned one, so it was pretty lucky. But yeah I actually forgot how helpful t is to be able to carry the little one around to activities. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/inexpensive-infant-seat#post-2833436 Wed, 11 Jul 2018 17:24:55 +0000 Mrs. Turtle 2833436@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Sams Mom: Thanks. That might be enough to justify it. And really, even if baby N goes home, we realistically will probably use it again with another baby eventually. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/inexpensive-infant-seat#post-2833435 Wed, 11 Jul 2018 17:23:42 +0000 Mrs. Turtle 2833435@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Foodnerd81: I have an extra convertible, and am tempted to just switch her to that, but yeah, right now with the two of them it is so nice to just be able to cart her around in the bucket when she's sleeping through all of our activities. I know that won't last long, but I'm not ready to give it up yet. I wish we had another 3 months on the chicco, as then I'd probably be ready to switch anyway due to weight. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/inexpensive-infant-seat#post-2833432 Wed, 11 Jul 2018 16:54:20 +0000 Foodnerd81 2833432@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Turtle: do you need it to be a bucket seat or could you get a convertible that you can use for years? I realize you might need the portability of the bucket though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/inexpensive-infant-seat#post-2833431 Wed, 11 Jul 2018 16:47:59 +0000 Sams Mom 2833431@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>AlbeeBaby has 20% off Chicco (JUL20), if that helps justify the cost. I loved my keyfit and it seemed like my son liked it too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/inexpensive-infant-seat#post-2833428 Wed, 11 Jul 2018 16:38:04 +0000 Mrs. Turtle 2833428@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I realized that our infant bucket is expiring next month! Eek! So I need to order one for baby. However, she's a big girl and I know that in 4-6 months I won't be wanting to lug her around anymore anyway, so I'd rather not spend a fortune. We have the Chicco keyfit, and I love it, but I hate to spend $200 on something I may not use after a few months. Are there cheaper ones that are nice enough? Seems like all of the cheaper ones I've used have had really minimal padding and cheap, plastic feeling fabric. Ideas? </p>