These seats are designed to grow with your child.

Travel systems tend to be bulky, so most people switch to a more compact and lightweight stroller once their baby is sitting up. The stroller part of a travel system has other seats, so you can still use it after your baby outgrows the car seat element. You may find a travel system is more affordable than buying a separate infant car seat and stroller.

Travel systems make it easy to transition from car seat to stroller – perfect for sleeping babies or little ones who fuss when you move them. Popular Graco travel system lines include FastAction and Modes. Infant car seats tend to be less expensive than convertible models.Īn infant car seat can be heavy to carry with an older baby in it.ĭepending on your child's size, you may have to replace an infant car seat with a larger model after less than a year.Ī travel system is essentially an infant car seat that fits onto a stroller frame. You can also use Graco infant car seats without the base, which is convenient when you're traveling with a friend or relative who doesn't have the car seat base installed. Graco infant car seats come with a convenient base that can be installed and stay in one car, letting you simply click the car seat into the base, saving time and effort. Infant car seats have handles, making them easy to carry to and from your vehicle, so you don't have to wake your baby if he's sleeping.

Graco's infant car seat lines include Click Connect and SnugLock. These are rear-facing seats suitable for babies from birth up to when they reach the maximum weight limit or get too tall for the seat (this could be anywhere between 9 and 24 months of age, depending on your child's size). Graco offers four main varieties of car seats: infant car seats, travel systems, convertible car seats, and booster car seats. You can check with the Consumer Products Safety Commission to see if your chosen car seat has ever had any recalls. Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS).

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