I'm currently expecting baby #3 in April. With my first 2 I used a BabyTrend infant seat. Early in this pregnancy, I figured since the Baby Trend was expiring and I needed a new seat, I might as well go with a Graco since I now have a Graco double stroller. I found a killer deal on a travel system for $50 on clearance at Target. We'd need the extra single stroller anyway, so it was a great price. But today was the first time I really played with it, tried installing it in my truck, etc. It seems so flimsy compared to Baby Trend. My sister just got a brand new Baby Trend, and it seems as solid as my older one was. The SR seat itself is so much lighter than the Baby Trend seat. That doesn't bother me so much. But the base is so, so light, and so much more plastic and less metal than the Baby Trend base was. Looking at the belt path on the SR base, it doesn't seem to intersect at all with anything metal...all plastic. The install also doesn't seem as solid as I remember with the Baby Trend, but then I generally don't like the way infant seat bases install anyway. I don't like the way they seem to just flip up at the back, if that makes sense.
I know the SR generally is a trusted infant seat, and really, I'm not one to use the infant seat past 4-6 months anyway. But I was wondering if anyone else had any opinions on the SR. My mom still has to buy me a shower gift, and I'm half tempted to sell the SR and have her buy me a Baby Trend seat. I'd probably be able to recoup the $50, and so essentially have a free Graco stroller to boot.
Opinions?
I know the SR generally is a trusted infant seat, and really, I'm not one to use the infant seat past 4-6 months anyway. But I was wondering if anyone else had any opinions on the SR. My mom still has to buy me a shower gift, and I'm half tempted to sell the SR and have her buy me a Baby Trend seat. I'd probably be able to recoup the $50, and so essentially have a free Graco stroller to boot.
Opinions?