Graco Safe Seat Infant Car Seat, Ionic
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Baby Products Reviews of Graco Safe Seat Infant Car Seat, Ionic
Customer Review: nice
Summary: 4 Stars
IT'S A good carseat. But I find it pretty heavy and we're having trouble getting it to fit right in our car.Customer Review: Good car seat, but needs more cushioning.
Summary: 5 Stars
This car seat has many nice features. However, I was surprised when I felt how little cushioning there is in the seat. There is cushioning along the baby's back, but very little if any padding on the bottom where the baby sits. The poor little guy is practically riding around in a plastic shell. Otherwise, I have no complaints. Going up to 30lbs is a major bonus and the color is nice. No problems with head tipping forward and easy to install. Maybe the new Snugride 32 has better cushioning? Customer Review: Thank you Graco!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
I just recently purchased this car seat for my up-and-coming 4th child. For my first 3 children we had Graco SnugRides. We had great experience with the SnugRide. I was looking into a new Graco for the last few months. I found the SafeSeat.
When we received the seat I was extremely impressed! The material was the softest I have ever felt in a safety seat. The color was even better then I had imagined from the picture.
When thinking about purchasing I read some of the parent's reviews and I had to kind of snicker. Some of the complaints I read was that the seat was heavy/bulky. When I got this seat, yes it is a little heavier/bulkier then a SnugRide. However, it has a higher height and weight limit. This was one of the reasons my husband and I purchased this seat! We have large little babies. Our oldest was out of a SnugRide by 3 months. So I had a 3 month old that doesn't sit up yet that I had to carry everywhere. I am soooo thankful that they came up with a safety seat that has higher weight and height demands. Of course, I would expect it to be heavier.
The other thing that I was impressed with was the roomy feel to it. My 3 kiddos got so upset in their SnugRide...cuz as it says in the name it is a snug fit. This seat is a lot more open. There was a review that said LazyBoy of Carseats....so true!
I would recommend this to any family that has large children. I am a mother of large kiddos...that no where near came to 1 year old in an infant carrier. They ether got to big, or they were uncomfortable because of the tight head courters. After looking at many different seats over the last four years of kids, this one is so worth the few extra dollars. I am a Graco Mom, so when you compare the pricing of a decent SnugRide to the SafeSeat there is a difference in price but not much. Pay the extra and you won't be disappointed!
Customer Review: Do not buy this car seat!
Summary: 1 Stars
I loved this seat at first, since it was so safe and comfy for my baby. It was heavy and awkward, as other reviewers have noted, but it still seemed worth it for the added safety and durability. It was also great to have one seat with a base in each car. The problem arose when my baby got tall enough that we needed to adjust the shoulder straps to the their highest slot. After that adjustment, there was no longer enough slack around the waist and we were crushing our baby, who weighed only 19 pounds. There was no possible way to get any more "give" out of the available length of the straps. I don't understand how this seat can accommodate babies up to 30 pounds, unless they're also very short. Overall, we paid a lot of money for a car seat and two bases that were only usable for 8 months when we had hoped they'd last for the entire first year. We replaced the seat with convertible seats for both our cars so we wouldn't have to buy yet another new set of car seats when we reach the one-year mark. How disappointing!Customer Review: Great Move Up From The Snug Ride
Summary: 4 Stars
My family has been in 2 car crashes (both at holiday times, no less!) in the past couple of years, but thankfully, I'd done my homework, and our kids came out fine each time (Both crashes were at about 35mph, and our van was totaled in the 2nd crash if that explains the severity). Graco was there to protect them. My youngest was in a Snug Ride, but we've now moved him up to this seat.
It was a pain figuring our the very different strap configuration, but once we did, it's been easy to remember. He is very comfortable in it, and the seat pad is made of nice, soft material that washes well (he's already "christened" it). It is a little heavier than I was used to with the Snug Ride, however it feels sturdier and had a 8 lb higher weight limit, so that may be partly why. Also the handle adjusts more easily and not as noisily as the Snug Ride always did (I've owned 4 different ones). I was a firm Snug Ride ONLY mama, but I've now been won over by the Safe Seat.