Graco: SnugRide Infant Car Seat - Metropolitan
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Baby Products Reviews of Graco: SnugRide Infant Car Seat - Metropolitan
Customer Review: Only adjusts from back!
Summary: 2 Stars
I owned an older Graco carseat with my first child but wanted a newer one for the new baby. Up to this point, I've been a huge fan of Graco products! I received this carseat as a gift and set it aside until the baby arrived. I didn't realize that the front adjust wasn't a standard feature on all car seats. This carseat only allows you to adjust the straps from behind the seat which is a pain for two reasons: 1) trying to get the straps even on both shoulders, and 2) the time and effort it takes to loosen and tighten the straps is very inconvenient when you're trying to buckle the little one in. Very frustrating product but safety wise, it is good (hence the two stars).Customer Review: Not what I expected
Summary: 1 Stars
This car seat was attractive, but thats about all. The cover was thin and there was no, and I mean no padding under the cover. The description also stated that the harness was front adjust and it was rear adjust. I ended up having to return this product and upgrade to a more expensive Graco snugride 22, to get the padding, front adjust straps, and plushier seat cover that I preferred. I had not bought a car seat in about 8 years, since my first child was born and I didn't realize that I would have to pay the higher price to get what I preferred.Customer Review: ~*~My Preemie Twins fit just fine & were protected in a small wreck~*~
Summary: 5 Stars
When I was pregnant it never even crossed my mind that my girls could be born to small to fit into their car seats but that didn't end up being a problem.
My girls were born 5lbs 1oz & 5lbs 13oz & had to stay in the hospital for a week(due to jaundice). Before we were able to leave we had to bring in their car seats so the hospital could do tests while my girls were in them. This is to make sure they can tolerate sitting in a car seat. Both girls passed all the tests and we were released the next day.
Both girls had lost weight after birth so my smallest was less than 5lbs when we left the hospital and the other was just over 5lbs. They looked so TINY in their seats. The girl who released us put them in their seats & tightened the seats which only took her a few minutes & they had to be adjusted quite a bit since my girls were so tiny. She put a couple of blankets around the girls bodies so they felt more secure. We got stopped by every nurse & person we passed on our way out, they put both girls in their seats on a wagon, everyone commented on the cute car seats too(we got the Betsey) The seats clicked easily into their bases.
***When my girls were less than a month old and both less than 6lbs we were stopped at a stop sign & a lady slammed right into the back of us, Hard, she didn't slow down at all(because she spilled her pop & leaned over to pick it up) The speed limit there was 35 but I'd guess she was doing about 20. They called EMS to check out our girls just because they were so tiny. EMS told us to call our Dr who said we should take them to Childrens Hospital just to get them checked out to be safe. So that is what we did. The cop checked and said the girls were securely in their seats just the way they were supposed to be(appearantly a lot of people have car seats installed wrong)
Anyhow, both my girls ended up being just fine. We didn't even know that once you are in a wreck, no matter how small, you can no longer use the seats. We gave the hospital ours to destroy and they gave us some new Evenflo Discoveries that Evenflo donates to give to people in our situation for free since we had no car seats to get our girls home.
The differences we noticed. The Evenflo seats were not a sturdy feeling as the Graco, the Evenflo was lighter but because they are not as sturdy & did not feel as safe. The Graco snap in and out of the bases easier. The Graco material & harness is better material, the Evenflo is cheaper & thinner. We did like the shape of the Evenflo handle better, made it easier to carry but the Graco was definately WAY better. We immediately ordered 2 more Graco Seats.
We have been very happy with our Graco Snugrides. I also will note that I am a real wimp but I could carry BOTH my girls at the same time even when they were getting ready to outgrow their seats...it wasn't that easy but I could do it. So if you are only carrying 1 baby, it should be easy enough. Besides, it isn't like you normally carry the car seat all over the place.
Customer Review: Good car seat
Summary: 5 Stars
I was bit skeptical about buying this car seat,because of the reviews i read but i decided to go with it since it looked a whole lot similar to the one my older child had used.I'm glad i went with it because it suites our needs perfectly,now that we have twins.I have no complaints. Customer Review: Does not have a Front adjustment
Summary: 2 Stars
The description of this car seat is wrong. The car seat does not have front adjustment. I have two children and a third on the way. I have own several car seats. The ones that guarantee a proper fit are easy to adjust. In order to adjust this car seat you will have to adjust each strap individually from the back, this is extremely inconvenient. If you order this product from Amazon demand that they replace it with a front adjustment car as indicated in the description that they provided.