Best newborn carseat?

nonniecita

New member
Hi all,

I am due with a little one in May and ready to get a newborn carseat but not sure what to get. I plan on moving him over to a Britax Marathon when he is able to (dd's old seat, a year old.) Any opinions on what to get? Would prefer under $200.

Thanks so much!
 
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wendytthomas

Admin - CPST Instructor
Staff member
So you would like an infant seat? My favorites are the Chicco Keyfit 30 and the Graco Snugride 35. Both are long lasting infant seats, easy to install and use. The Onboard 35 is huge and I hear easy to install, so I recommend it as well, though I have no personal experience putting it in cars.

HTH

Wendy
 

nonniecita

New member
Thank you.

Yes, that's what I meant:eek:
I need it to be able to fit in the back of a 97 Honda Accord with a Radian XTSL.
 

wendytthomas

Admin - CPST Instructor
Staff member
Is the XTSL rear or forward facing? If it's rear you can get any seat you want. LOL No infant seat is bigger front to back than a Radian. Do you want them next to one another?

Wendy
 

nonniecita

New member
It will (hopefully, haha) be rear facing. I would like them next to each other so one child could be in the middle, but if that didn't work, I guess it wouldn't be a big deal.
 

SafeDad

CPSDarren - Admin
Staff member
Also consider the Britax Chaperone along with the Chicco Keyfit and Safety 1st Onboard 35/Air. They all tend to fit preemies and smaller newborns better than average. Not that you will be able to know in advance, but I've had some parents have to return seats when their 6-pound full term newborn didn't fit well in some other infant seats.
 

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