Hellobee Boards

I was planning on doing this with S. I had a convertible seat and just planned on wearing/carrying her. I plan on it with any future kids, too. I used the infant seat with DS and it was just too heavy for me to deal with.

ETA: FWIW: We did tons of research and found that the Graco Myride was the best for newborns.

The other thing you could do would be to use it without the base, but I always thought that looked flimsy. Dh was pretty good at getting it really tight (we did this during travel) but I wasn't.

I guess if that's your only choice, but I wouldn't want to! I would have spent a lot of time in the car waiting for lo to wake up if I had done that. I guess it would sort of depend on the baby though.

@runsyellowlites: We bought the Graco MyRide...we did tons of research and read reports on it. Best for newborns and it wasn't crazy expensive.

@runsyellowlites: True, and that would probably be more work than just using a convertible. Plus the convertible would save money unless you were talking about P's old seat. Wish I had a better suggestion in mind.

We took our baby home in a convertible. She was so tiny in it. It worked fine. My mom eventually bought an infant seat so Little Miss Miss would have a place to sit in church and restaurants. We use the infant seat in cabs and in my parents' car.

I used a convertible carseat from teh beginning. I have the Combi Coccoro and the insert was actually perfect for a newborn. DD has always loved her carseat so when I have my next I will do the same again. For me the infant seat is pointless. I use a stroller (UppaBaby Vista) to push her around because she no loger likes to be worn. Happy to answer any questions you might have.

This is DD snug in her rear facing Combi Coccoro on a road trip when she was 7 weeks old.

M always fell asleep in the car as a newborn and I loved being able to pop out the bucket seat and let her keep sleeping. She definitely would have woken up being transferred to a carrier so that would be my concern.

Look at the comments on Mrs. Polish's recent post about infant and convertible seats. I asked the same question, and a few ladies gave me suggestions for seats! I know one was the Maxi Cosi Pria with Tiny Fit, which is what we are looking at.

@runsyellowlites: We've been talking about doing this with the Recaro ProRide we're going to get C. We'll just move her back into her Alpha Omega full-time, since it converts all the way up to a regular booster/100lbs (she'll be 4-5), and the new baby can use the Recaro. I want to babywear and get the bassinet attachment for our City Mini.

More than likely, we'll end up with another infant seat though. The convenience factor for me is a huge plus. HOWEVER, if I had 3 and had to install it in the center... I'd probably do exactly what you're doing.

@runsyellowlites: I definitely understand that. C was 10lbs8oz from birth, so I definitely never carried it farther than the car to the house/stroller and back. lol.

@runsyellowlites: We just got a Diono Radian RXT, and it's one of the most narrow convertibles you can get, so it might be worth a look.

@runsyellowlites: we have the Britax marathon and our car is an Escape. I really liked having just the convertible but the infant seat has come in handy. I mostly hold LO anyway but sometimes it's nice to eat with both hands or at least your dominant one.

@runsyellowlites: I think the Dionos start from 5lbs.

@runsyellowlites: This is what I'm planning to do with Cricket. I have two Cosco Sceneras now and will be getting a 5-point booster for Deere Boy in the near future so Cricket can have his seat. Then I will wear Cricket everywhere we go- with a 4- and 2-year-old to wrangle, I'm not going to have an extra hand to tote that bucket seat everywhere. Plus, our old bucket seat is expired and I'd rather invest in a nice carrier than another car seat that I'll probably use for less than a year anyways.
I have a Jeep Grand Cherokee, so will be putting 3 car seats across the backseat too- but I was counting on putting Deere Boy's booster in the middle seat since he'll be able to crawl in there a lot easier by himself. Blah. I'm hopeful we can upgrade to a Suburban within the next year or so because I am NOT looking forward to squeezing them all in there.

@runsyellowlites: yes, they're good from 5 pounds and install was pretty easy RF with latch. It is a tall seat, pro being LO can RF for a long time. Con is it might mean whoever is in front of it loses a lot of leg room in smaller cars. They sell an angle adjuster for that, but I don't think you can use it until LO is 1. We didn't need the adjuster in our Sonata but did in our CRV. Another pro: it becomes a booster, so could be the only one you need.

@LovelyPlum: The Pria is huge! I was set on it until I tried it our in my car. Holy moly.

@LovelyPlum: We went with a Britax Marathon. I really wanted the Diono Radian, but it was a little too long and tall for my car. Even with the adjuster I think it would have been too tall for me to see over.