Graco Safeset/Snugride 32 Infant/Head Support

DahliaRW · May 15, 2009

Just wondering if anyone knows which style of infant support works best, or if it even really matters. Trying to decide if it's worth it to spend more money to get one over the other.

There is this one: http://www.albeebaby.com/graco-infant-safeseat-step-1-8a15nct-nectar.html

And then this one: http://www.albeebaby.com/graco-infant-safeseat-step-1-8a16gni-gianni.html

Thanks!

joolsplus3 · May 15, 2009

I think the second one is better (not sure why all their seats don't have that, and interestingly that's the basic shape of support on the Evenflos now...nothing puffy above the head that can slide down when baby lifts their head and then get stuck behind their head and push it forward worse), plus it has side support bolsters for teeny babies, which is cool.
JMHO!

lorismurph · May 15, 2009

I like the 2nd one also. Aside from the body support, all my kids have slumped forward with those like the first one and then they get stuck and can't get their little heads back into position without help.

Maggie · May 15, 2009

We have a different one, like this.

We originally had one like the first on you posted and it was awful. Did nothing. I LOVE the head support on our seat now.

mommaon112903 · May 15, 2009

I

the second one! That would have been so nice when Josef was tiny, because we had the same problems

The pattern is really pretty too!

thepeach80 · May 15, 2009

I've had both and I prefer the 2nd, but the other one hasn't been bad. This baby was a # bigger than the last time though, lol.

cpsaddict · May 15, 2009

Maggie said:
We have a different one, like this.

We originally had one like the first on you posted and it was awful. Did nothing. I LOVE the head support on our seat now.

I have the one in the link, too. My seat is the Jenny pattern on albeebaby. We brought DD home at 6lbs 14oz and didn't have to use an receiving blankets. I had some in it and they just weren't necessary. My sisters both had the second style you posted and we have to add blankets to make it work good.

xursusmaritimusx · May 15, 2009

i had the kind in the 1st link. i dont know if my daughter just had good head control or what but she never had the side or forward slump and i never had to use any rolled blankets or anything else with her.

i did think it was kinda flimsy though and never really liked it but it did its job.

rexforever0 · May 16, 2009

i have the snugride in platinum. it's the same style as the first (cheaper) one. it doesn't provide a ton of head support, but i have never really noticed an issue. he looks a little uncomfortable when he falls asleep in there, but that is almost every car seat from what i have noticed.

honestly, he didn't spend a whole lot of time in the car when he was too young to hold his head up on his own. i would buy the cheaper one.

zactayaus · May 16, 2009

Maggie said:
We have a different one, like this.

We have this one as well. It's ok and we haven't really had any issues with it but I do wish it was just a little more supportive. We did use a receiving blanket for the first week or so but don't use one any more.

Here's a pic of DS3 in his SS1 that we got from albeebaby. It was taken just a few weeks ago at only a few days old:

DahliaRW · May 17, 2009

Thanks all. I think that the new one won't be in the car too much over the summer. But when it gets to be Fall with preschool and all we'll be in the car a lot for preschool drop off/pickup. So probably starting at 1 1/2 months old or so.

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