Just fyi, the handle is part of the structural integrity for crash tests, it has to be down when the baby is in the car. Gonna mean moving those seats up a little more. I had britax seats with my kids, there is something in the manual about it. Britax makes awesome stuff, just expensive as hell.

Good info to know

I figured that out after I installed everything, both seats are a little further up now for that purpose. My mom bought us the carrier with the stroller and with a coupon and opening a babies r us card she got it for $280 total, normally close to $400 for the set

Isn't all of this stuff?



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:lol: at you thinking just cause an item costs more it enevitabley must be safer than the ones that cost less.

All the "features" on the Recaro coupe car seat can be found on lower end car seats. Recaro can charge that much for a seat because of their name.

Even when you get into the convertable car seats, Recaro is still one of the higher priced ones, and again you can find seats with all the same features for half if not less than what they sell for.

FYI if you look at the top 13 car seats

The 13 infant seats that earned the top score of best are:
Britax B-Safe
Chicco KeyFit
Chicco KeyFit 30
Cybex Aton 2
Cosco Comfy Carry
Evenflo Secure Ride 35
Graco SnugRide 30 (Classic Connect)
Maxi-Cosi Mico
Safety 1st Comfy Carry Elite
Safety 1st Comfy Carry Elite Plus
Safety 1st onBoard35 Air
The First Years Contigo
The First Years Via I470

None of them are more than $190(on Amazon - can be found cheaper on sales/deals) -except the Cybex Aton 2 because it includes a load leg attachment

I know - it's a lot of $$. Still, it's a go...actually my wife insists. She knows the sight of a baby in a Recaro seat will please the ricer in me. We weren't planning on it for a while but at least this system has a compatible stroller now. Hopefully it will get some use in the future with baby #2 ...

FYI Diapers.com has a 25% off sale on all Recaro products until Sep 14th

All seats sold in the US are designed to minimum NHTSA standards and then they do controlled random tests throughout the year and recall where necessary.

Recaro is a good product, but you're probably paying the premium for the name in this case.

Oh don't get me wrong, the wife knows I want a Recarro as the next car seat, but for an infant seat which may last them from 6-12 months(depending on how quickly your baby grows) not worth the cost of $260+ for it.

Once we move onto convertable I'll pay for the name/look of the Recarro(probably) mainly cause I know I can't afford(nor fit in) actual Recarro seats in my car lol

Saw your update - I'm gonna wait(hopefully) until Spring time next year when they start seling off older stock and get ready for the new 2015 models. Because of the colder than normal winter we had this past year, the number of babies being born in September/October has gone up in our area quite a bit :lol:

Part of me thinks $260 is a bargain for Recaro just bc their sport/racing seats for adults is SO expensive (plus, as first time parents-to-be we know pretty much nada). I couldn't afford Recaro back in the day when I needed seats for my RX-7...so I got Corbeau...

Long story short, Corbeau should make baby seats :)

Agreed - only cause it might make it so Recaro would be more reasonably priced lol

that's what i want for my kids, the minimum standards set by the all knowing gov't. lol

That's cool, you go ahead and get the car seat that costs more than 3 times as much as the highest rated csr seat based on actual crash tests.

Recaro didn't design that seat they sold branding rights to some off brand child seat manufacturer.

It should be what you want, yes...these things are based on a cyclical evolution of research, development and technology. Is that foolproof? No. Neither is buying them most expensive "thing."

I'm guessing you're a vaccine refuser too right? :)

We sadly can't consider most of the options you guys have posted as the top rated car seats, apparently Canada has different car seat standards, which makes buying a US market car seat not an option.
Which is sad cause on Amazon you guys get MUCH better prices than we do.

If you're still looking for a casseat

Peg-Perego Primo Viaggio SIP 30-30 - $159.99 + $5 shipping - these sell on Amazon for $230-$260
Peg Perego Infant Car Seat 4-Colors

^^That's the car seat I have right now.
It's great.

As the father of a two month old, I'd like to chime in here.

Yes, don't bother with one. There's no reason for it, babies are happy to drink cold milk.

Why is that? Everyone drinks cold milk. Granted it's warm-ish straight from the tit, but they're perfectly happy with it straight from the fridge. And they get it in such a small quantity it doesn't affect their thermo-regulation.

It's probably too late to switch, but it's so nice to not warm it at all.

Exactly. If they never get a warm bottle, they never need a warm bottle.

Two-month old babies now receive 1,225 mcg of aluminum from their vaccines -- 50 times higher than safety levels according to DC and WHO. Since the late 80's the odds have been increasing for your child to develop ASD. Today, you have a 1 in 20 shot.

Aluminum is a great adjuvant for vaccines and I don't want to be a conspiracy theorist but the fact remains that countries with the most ASD cases also have the highest heavy metal content in their vaccinations.

This is a bullshit statement. Diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder have rapidly increased in all of these countries because the medical community has learned (through cyclical evolution of research, development and technology) that the spectrum is much broader than previously thought.

Good thing you're not a conspiracy theorist though.

T-minus 9 hours until we go in to have baby

Awesome! Know what you're having?

Baby girl

And yet you sound JUST like a conspiracy theorist...because you're afraid of what you don't understand:

#1 Vaccine safety is one of the MOST studied areas of science. Not only are infant vaccines safe prior to hitting the market, but there are several redundant forms of data collection that make SURE that any potential issue or reaction post-vaccination is carefully and continually analyzed for trending/commonalities (called the VAERS system).


#2 Aluminum is a natural element and the most common metal in all of nature. There is aluminum in food, air, water and even breast milk. According to the AAP, during the first 6 months of life, infants could receive about 4 milligrams of aluminum from vaccines as it improves the immune response. That’s not very much: a milligram is one-thousandth of a gram and a gram is the weight of one-fifth of a teaspoon of water. During the same period, babies will also receive about 10 milligrams of aluminum in breast milk, about 40 milligrams in infant formula, or about 120 milligrams in soy-based formula.

Though all of the aluminum present in vaccines enters the bloodstream, less than 1 percent of aluminum present in food is absorbed through the intestines into the blood. However, once aluminum is in the bloodstream, it is processed similarly regardless of the source. Approximately 90 percent is processed by binding to a protein called transferrin, and about 10 percent is bound by citrate. Once bound, the majority of aluminum will be eliminated through the kidneys, a small amount through bile, and a small amount is retained in tissues of the body. About half of the aluminum in the bloodstream is eliminated in less than 24 hours and more than three-quarters is eliminated within two weeks. The ability of the body to rapidly eliminate aluminum accounts for its excellent record of safety.


#3 Vaccines don't cause autism. There is no link. Period. The more time/money WASTED trying to find a link is time/money that could have been used to find the ACTUAL cause which is now suspected as a developmental issue in the womb.

Those 1/20 trending stats are very misleading compared to decades prior. Autism is a spectrum disorder and the spectrum is quite wide. Today our doctors are much better at identifying and classifying children as "on the spectrum" while 30 years ago that kid may have simply been otherwise labeled (use your imagination). In other words, the ability to identify autism may be improving, but that doesn't necessarily mean that the actual instances of autism increasing.

Oh, and F Jenny McCarthy.

One more thing...

What you really want to be concerned about in vaccines are the antigens (or parts of them) that cause the particular disease the vaccine is designed to prevent. However, over the years vaccines have become increasingly refined and the level of antigens used in todays vaccines is much less than in vaccines from past decades...and yet, the desired immune response is still achieved.

Cool stuff for sure. Even better, those who produce vaccines these days actually compete on these levels...as in WHO produces the vaccine with the least amount of "bad" stuff in it. It's in their best interest to make a better, safe product...

Wow, that took a quick turn... So based on what you asked for at the beginning, what you picked is perfect! There was a Graco recall that I had to change my buckle because it would get stuck trying to release. I understand that you just bought it, but better safe than sorry right?!
Recall And Safety Notifications - Graco
My kid is almost 6 months now, I refuse to count weeks, so that shall suffice, and LOVES his Momaroo.

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I would recommend investing in some swaddle blankets that are made specifically for that to make it easier on you guys to sleep as well as less frustrations. Our favorite one has a zipper and velcro. Hope all goes well with mom and baby and good luck!!!

Already did the recall. Have tons of swaddle blankets and sitting at hospital now waiting for things to progress.

Good luck man! Get some sleep while you can!

Good luck with everything and definitely get some rest while you can.

Funny part about the swaddle blankets is we got a ton after my wife's baby shower and our daughter hates to be swaddled would cry until she was out of it then stop right after.

My daughter was weird about swaddles after a couple months. Figured out she just wanted her arms out. Half swaddle worked after that. Babies be crazy.

a little late to the party here, but i figured id give my opinion about carseats

first of all, congratulations to the OP hopefully mom and baby are doing just fine (should be 1 month old now)

For me and my wife, we went with the Chicco Keyfit 30. it worked great for our son, we didnt switch to a convertible until he was around 1 year old (greco, the one with the recall, but works great)

congrats again to the OP!!