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Rating:  -
I bought this car seat for my daughter when she was 3 months old, because she was too tall for her infant carrier. (Yeah, she's really tall.) It was a great car seat rear facing. I didn't find the strap adjustment to be any harder than with any other rear facing car seat. However, when we turned it forward facing I started to dislike this car seat. First of all, it doesn't recline at all. When the level indcator says that the seat is level my daughter can not sleep in it, she just slumps down and it looks like her neck is broken. I have even tried to go out of the level area a little, but I still had this problem. Which brings me to my next point. The back anchor strap is very short. I drive an Expedition which has the anchor hook on the floor, so this may just be a problem for me. In order to use the stap the car seat has to be fully upright (no recline means baby is really uncomfortable while sleeping). Another thing that I didn't like on this car seat is the infant head rest. The head rest is made out of a plastic material, and stuck to my bald baby's head. Rear facing it is great, but not the best in the forward position. I bought a Cosco Alpha Omega today to replace this car seat. (It reclines, has a better infant head rest and has a really long anchor strap.) However, I will still use my Graco rear facing for my next child.
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We did a fairly extensive search for carseats when our 6 month old outgrew her Graco infant seat. We considered quality/safety, size, ease of installation, and comfort/roominess for the baby. In addition to this Graco, we looked at the Britax Roundabout, the Britax Marathon, the Evanflow Titan, and the AlphaOmega Convertable Alpine. We finally selected the Graco ComfortSport and have the following comments about this carseat:
1. Quality and safety: This was the single most important thing for me; I had settled in my mind on a Britax because of the claims that it is the only seat with side-crash testing. My husband and I compared the Britax Roundabout and this Graco seat in the store by removing the seat cover and actually looking at the design of the seats. There was actually no difference in the make of the seat as far as the shape and hardness of the plastic molding, and the shape and extense of the foam pad over that. The only difference I could see was that the Britax Roundabout has a bar that goes across the lower back area, whereas the Graco has several plastic pieces angled across. The safety of the seat is the most important thing for me, and I was convinced after comparing the skeleton of these two seats that they are almost the same. I am thinking right now that the Britax may be hyped up more than it is actually worth. The other issue with safety is that we were told that the middle placement in the backseat is the safest position to protect the child from side-impact crashes, so this is where we placed both the infant seat and this new Graco. The Graco seemed to sink down further- has a deeper recess, than the Britax seats, which to me actually seems safer because the child is more surrounded by the sides, not to mention it's also more comfortable for her.
Finally, the issue with the button to loosen the straps - the Graco and Britax both have the button around the front of the seat, which means that when it is in the rear-facing position, the button faces the back of your backseat. The Graco's is a little harder to get to than the Britax - it is curved around the front of the seat more, which means when the seat is in the rear-facing position, you have to squeeze your finger between the car seat and your backseat more to push it. But there is room to do this, it is just not as convenient.
2. Size: We have a Volvo 850, 4-door, and wanted a mid-sized seat. One person suggested that if you have your children close together, it is wise to buy a mid-sized for the older one instead of a huge convertible, because by the time the second child grows out of the infant seat you will have to buy a second seat anyway, so you may as well have a mid-sized and a big one instead of two huge ones. The other piece of advice we got was that after a few years, these seats all wear down pretty well and if you go with a huge one it may not weather the years as well and you may end up buying a second one anyway. These factors plus our smaller car made us buy this mid-size seat. I was a little concerned about the size of the Graco ComfortSport because it did look bigger than both the Roundabout and the Evanflow Titan (other mid-sized seats), but it fits well into our backseat in the rear-facing position and we do not have to move up the front seats. The reason we also eliminated the Roundabout had to do with size - our baby, who is only 6 months, is very long and her feet were only an inch from the edge of the Roundabout, which means as soon as she grows an inch more, her feet would be hitting the back of our backseat. In the Graco ComfortSport, she has a few inches of space between her feet and the edge of the seat, which I think she will need since she will be in the rear-facing position for 6 more months.
3. Ease of installation: I almost gave this seat 3 stars instead of 4 for this reason, not because the seat is that hard to install, but because there is just no reason why Graco could not make the seat flatter on the bottom so you don't have to roll up a towl underneath it. The ComfortSport is just like the Graco Infant seats, so that it is angled on the bottom, which means you have to roll up a towel to place underneath it. The Britax is easier to install for this reason. The advantage of the angle is that the seat can rock if on a hard surface, but this is really only necessary for the infant seat when you are carrying your baby around in it - it is not an essential feature of the mid-sized car seat. But despite the needed towel, it was not that hard to install this seat and took us about 15-20 minutes (and we don't have the latch system).
4. Comfort: Probably the most comfortable seat out there - the memory foam is great and our baby loves it! I actually don't think the Britax seats are all the comfortable for the baby- one of the Evanflow seats also has memory foam but it was more expensive. Also, I love the fact that this seat sinks down further - I think it makes it safer than other seats (the Britax did not seem to sink down as much and baby did not seem as protected), and it also makes it a lot more comfortable for our baby - and as I said, it gives her more leg room and room to grow, which she needs because she is very long. The Graco ComfortSport is also very nice looking - matches most car interiors.
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I really like this carseat because it is really safe for my child, and he sits really comfortable in it, the carseat er had before this wasn't cushioned at all so it was like he was sitting on the ground but this one has like a comfortable mattress under his bottom, so its real nice for him to go on long rides, and not hurt when he gets out. Overall, WE REALLY LIKE THIS PRODUCT!!!!!!!
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we love this car seat! my son was outgrowing his infant carrier, and he took to this sear right away. he sits backwards, and eventually he will sit forward. this seat is good for up to 45 lbs, so we will be using it for a long time yet. my car has LATCH system, and my husbands does not. Either way that it is installed, it is easy to do. great item.
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My husband and I needed a larger carseat to replace my son's carrier. We already had one in another car that we really loved (Evenflo Triumph), but we wanted to try something new. We were very pleased when we first used this seat. It is easy to install, it is sturdy and secure, the straps hold my son in tight without scaring him by restraining him too much, and the lining is very soft and cushiony. We are very pleased with this product.
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