The First Years True Fit Convertible Car

I did a ton of research on all the convertable car seats out there. I went with this one for two reasons the crash test rating and the detachable headrest. I have a Jeep Compass and our current car seat barley fits in the back seat. So I wanted to make sure this one would fit unfourtunately even with taking the head rest off so I can use it rear facing for a few more months it doesn't. For one it is wider than our current Graco seat so it doesnt fit in the middle and if you put it on either side you have to push the driver or passenger seat so far forward it would be impossible to drive or ride comfortably. I'm sure it would work great if you specifically get it to use after one year or have a giant SUV. But I would consider my car to be a normal size I thought it was roomy in the back myself. Also the instalation was very dificult you have to remove the seat cover to acsess the LATCH system and once you get it in place and tight enough you have to break your finger nails off to get the cover snapped back on. Very poor design. So after I had done all that and tried to slide the front passenger seat back I was very upset to realize it wasn't going to work for us.:(

This car seat would definately hold up and seems like it would be very comfy and easy to use. But if you have a baby with chubby legs this is not the car seat for you. My 10 month old's legs would not fit without the straps being either too loose or the straps and bottom buckle pinching her legs. I even tried taking all the extra cushions out. Don' buy this if you have a chubby baby. I am returning mine.

It is exactly what it says. I have the mailan collection and decided to get a convertible seat to save money in the long run. I only paid 30-40 dollars more(can't remember which) than the milan infant carseat&base. But I don't have to buy another carseat til he needs to sit in a backless booster seat. Without the headrest and with all the infant padding inside it looks like it will fit and infant nice and snug. and just to see if it would truely fit a toddler I had my 3 1/2 year old sit in it without the extra infant padding and with the headrest and it looks like I bought it for him. It fit him nicely. And the set up was so easy because there was no set up; you only had to put the headrest in if you needed it and the cup holder on.

This was my first convertible car-seat, since this is my first child. It is a great car-seat. Plenty of room for my little one. MUCH more comfortable. The only problems I have with it are that the crouch strap isn't quite as long as I wish it would be (my boy has chubby legs) and that the installation was a terror! It wasn't the fault of the seat, it was all human error but goodness, I felt stupid! All in all, a very good buy.

I am raising my grandson and was looking for a car seat that was bigger than the infant car seats. (If I had bought this one first, I never would have even bothered with the infant seat) He is in and out of it several times a day. When it was rear-facing it was nice not to have the head-rest on as it really gives more room for the front seat passenger. (With any other convertible car seats I have to have my front pass seat all the way forward & upright.) With this one it is really more comfortable for everyone! Plus with the added height and weight he was able to stay rear-facing until he was 15 months old! (And even then I only changed it because he was really wanting to see what was going on. He is little, so I would guess most kids would have to be forward facing by about 15 months.) What an added safety feature I thought only possible with seats costing 300+. Now he is 20 months old and still loves the comfort, I love how it fits snug! I mean this thing doesn't move an inch when I anchor it in! You will notice the extra safety features on the straps that keep it in place when you install this one! Seriously, if I had the money I would buy one for every car in the family! It is that wonderful!