How does the Britax infant car seat compare to others?
I just had my third baby boy and need to purchase a new car seat. I think I want to get the Britax from target because of the side impact feature. I’m just wondering how other parents feel about it.
Thanks in advance.
4 Responses
littleangelfire8
17 Jul 2010
malwilhist
17 Jul 2010
What’s great about the Britax seats is that they have a steel frame under the plastic and the others just have a plastic frame. I don’t know that I’d buy an infant seat at all and go with the convertible seat–they’re in it for longer and you don’t have to lug it around with a 15 lb baby inside. I’d go with a convertible Britax seat like the Marathon which holds baby in a 5 pt harness to 65 lbs.
Johnny’s M
17 Jul 2010
I have the Marathon for my boy (6 months old). I love it. I didn’t transfer him into it until a month ago, because he was still falling asleep in the carseat and it was just easier to carry the whole seat rather than wake him up.
But now, we love it!!!! He seems really comfortable and it was pretty easy to install. I went to a police carseat check to make sure I had it in right… but it was really easy to do.
I’d definitely recommend this seat to anyone.
Kak22
17 Jul 2010
We have 2 Marathons and LOVE them! We also have an Evenflo Titan that is crap. I hate that thing. The Britax lasts longer than traditional 40lbs seats. DD is still rearfacing at age 3 and will be able to sit forward facing for quite some time. It is easier to install, easier to use and much more comfortable.
Infant seats are all pretty similar – so in my opinion it really doesn’t pay to get a pricier one. Especially considering it will only last 5-7 months anyway. However, I’m a bit biased b/c I don’t think infant carriers are good at all. They are way overused. Check out the links and info below, if you’re interested in what’s happening to our babies spending all their time in these seats outside the car.
Britax makes high quality products and their infant seat is no different. Easy to install (but then so is the Graco SafeSeat1). However, the very side impact protection drawing you to it actually poses a problem with some infants, pushing their head so far forward it falls forward cutting off their airway.
If I were going to spend that much money on an infant seat, I would get the Graco SafeSeat. lasts a lot longer b/c it goes to a whopping 30lbs instead of the usual 22lbs. And even better the base has built-in locking clips making it THE easiest to install base out there and assuring you never have to use a locking clip with it. Definitely a better buy, easy to use seat. The only potential problem with it is that it takes up more room (front to back) than standard infant seats. So if you have a tiny car, it might not be the seat for you.