Awesome, innovative infant seat, but weight limit too low
September 11, 2020
I received this infant seat to try as part of the Stellar Product Testing Panel. I have 3 children, a niece, have babysat for lots of infants, and have spent my entire 11 year nursing career as a postpartum/ nursery nurse, so I have owned and dealt with a multitude of infant seats. As soon as the seat arrived at our home, I unpackaged it and started reading the included manual and was so very impressed with how innovative and different it was from the many previous seats I have used and owned. The removable inner carrier component with the soft padded carry handles is SO convenient for carrying baby and so much lighter and more comfortable than the large plastic single handle of most infant seats. These were my absolute favorite part of this seat. Several times I would be standing in line at a store or elsewhere and would gently swing him using these handles and he would settle and drift off to sleep. Also, I am a rather small framed individual and when I carry typical infant seats, I feel like they always bump into my hips/legs while I carry them. This seat does not do that due to the setup of the handles. I also used the crossbody strap, which is very easy to put on and remove from the seat. The strap is very well padded and is very strong, thick elastic cord. It has a lot of bounce to it, so that as baby is being carried it has a bouncing/rocking motion that baby seemed to enjoy. Even with the significant padding, my neck/shoulder would only be comfortable with this carry method for short periods, such as running in somewhere to grab an iced coffee, pick up a few items, or carry baby into an appointment, etc. The base was easy to install in my van and felt very secure with the added stability of the load leg. My only disappointment about this eat is that it only had a 22 lb weight limit vs most of the other infant seats I have owned and used which go up to at least 30 lbs. Awesome seat, just wish I could use longer!
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