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Top Rated Infant Car Seats A quality infant car seat is a safety necessity, and not all car seats are made equal. The top ones come with features that increase crash test performance, like load legs—shock absorbing parts on the base of the seat that reduce movement in a collision. A favorite with CPST instructors is the Chicco KeyFit, which has a weight limit that is high for rear-facing and height limit and bubble level indicator and a spring-loaded reclining foot that makes it easy to set up. Graco Mesa Max The Graco Mesa Max ranks as one of the most simple infant car seats to use. It has great fabrics, a simple design, and a convenient feature for attaching the harness of a child to the headrest, making it easier to tighten. It also comes with a large hideaway canopy that makes it easy to keep your baby shaded while traveling. It is a bit heavier than the typical stroller, which can be a problem if you want to carry it around, or use it with your award-winning UPPAbaby. Mesa Max's remarkable results in crash tests reflect its dedication to safety. It scored high in both frontal and side impact tests, meaning that your child will be safe from both sides of a collision. The anti-rebound feature is a important safety feature. It reduces the force of a crash's rebound and safeguards the child's head. This feature is rare in infant car seats and makes the Mesa Max stand out among its competitors. When used with the included base, the Graco Mesa Max can be installed easily and securely in your vehicle by using LATCH. The load leg, recline angle adjustment, and the indicator of tightness help ensure an accurate, quick installation. The base weighs 12.6 pounds, which is slightly heavier than an average car seat for infants but not enough to be an issue. Like its predecessor, UPPAbaby Mesa V2, the Mesa Max uses dual-knit fabric which is free of harmful chemicals. It also has an adjustable headrest that can be adjusted infinitely and an infant insert that improves the fit and body position of babies weighing between 4 and 11 pounds. The fabrics are GREENGUARD gold certified, which tests for low chemical emissions and low VOCs. The UPPAbaby UPPAmax Mesa Max might be a bit more expensive than other options but it offers top features and advanced technology for the most secure travel experience. The included base and a variety of fashionable colorways enhance the value proposition. Its thoughtful features and robust design give parents peace of mind for every trip. Britax Boulevard ClickTight The Britax Boulevard ClickTight is a great choice for parents who want a car seat that will grow with their child. Its rear-facing limit is 40 pounds, which is greater than the majority of infant car seats. Additionally, it can be used as a forward-facing child seat until your child weighs 65 pounds. Its main selling point is the ClickTight Installation System, which is the most secure and user-friendly available. It allows you to tighten the seat belt by pressing the red release button and pulling on the harness strap and not having to loosen it, then re-thread. This minimizes the chance of not tightening the correct belt, which is the leading cause of car seat failure. Another safety feature is the EZ-Buckle Pad, which keeps the buckle out of the way when you're placing your child in the car seat. This feature, as well as beltpath cutouts on the sides of your child's seat, makes it simple to get them in and out of the vehicle. All three ClickTight convertible seat models (Boulevard CT, Marathon CT, Advocate CT) share the identical features. These include the ClickTight Installation System and an impact-absorbing base, with seven recline positions, a rip-stitch energy-absorbing harness pad, a tether that is HUGS and a steel-reinforced frame and EPP energy-absorbing foam. The seat is quite heavy, though, so you may want to think about a lighter option if are planning to make use of it for travel or frequent car swaps. The seat is quite large and could not fit in smaller vehicles. If you want a more affordable option that is comparable to look into the Graco 4Ever DLX. The seat has lower crash tests scores than the Boulevard however it is still an excellent choice for your child. The Graco has also connectors that can be pushed on for LATCH, which allows you to easily remove the seat. The LATCH connectors on the Boulevard have a different release mechanism which requires you to press a grey button and pull the webbing to loosen it. This can be difficult if the webbing is tight. This seat comes with a convenient storage compartment for belt straps. Clek Liing Clek Liing is the ideal infant car seat to choose if you want it all with style, safety, and comfort. This rear-facing car seat can be easy to put in, has a high crash test rating and a range of features. The Liing is made with features that go beyond US and Canadian safety standards. It's engineered for a simple, secure installation – at any seating position. It's equipped with the latest safety features like an energy-absorbing metal load leg as well as a two-piece shell lined with EPP foam to provide greater side-impact protection. The base comes with 7 recline positions and an indicator bubble that informs you that the seat is just the perfect angle for your child. The Liing is loved by parents for its modern and sleek design as well as its innovative safety features, such as rigid lower anchors that are much easier to connect than hook-and-loop connectors. The Liing also has a handy one-handed release that makes it simple to take it off the base and to use with a variety of strollers that are compatible with it. It's also small enough to fit three across in many automobiles, and it fits well into many convertible car seats as an extra boost for travel. The Liing infant seat earns a solid 1st place for the ease of installation due to its unique rigid-LATCH system. The lower anchors of the Liing click directly into the lower seat belt slots. Additionally, the top tether strap snaps into the headrest of the vehicle, creating a tight, secure fit that eliminates the possibility of the child being thrown around in an accident. The seat is light with the base weighing 9 lbs and the carrier itself coming in at a manageable 10.5 lbs. Other rear-facing only seats have a much heavier weight however if you're planning to carry the car seat and its base everywhere the slight difference will not be noticeable (especially when you add a child to the equation! ). Parents love the Liing's integrated canopy and 100+spf protection from the sun's rays by a mesh peekaboo. Caregivers love the merino-covered cover that keeps baby warm, and they also like the seat's handle's ability to pivot past the canopy and make it more comfortable for them to grab whenever they need. Graco Trio Grow SnugLock LX The Graco Trio GROW SnugLock is a 3-in-1 seat that converts from a rear-facing infant to a forward-facing harness, and then to a highback booster. It has the SnugLock system, which allows for a simple and smooth installation using either lower anchors or car seat belts. It also allows you to use the top tether in booster mode (although we recommend using the lower anchors at all times to ensure security). We love that this chair is suitable for children of all ages. For younger babies it has an infant insert which helps to support their backs and necks. As they grow older the insert can be removed and the seat used as a regular toddler car seat. It is one of the only car seats that allow the top tether to be used in booster mode. We recommend it. Its base is pretty compact from front to rear and it shouldn't be difficult to find a spot for it in the majority of cars. newborn car seat requires the headrest to be raised in order to provide a clear path to the lower anchor webbing. There's a handy knob for adjusting the headrest, and the display window indicates the location of the headrest. The SnugLock system is among the most unique features of this seat. It's a bar that is in the belt path. Installing this car seat with lower anchors is simple and almost as simple as installing the car's seat belt. The manual also includes an excellent illustration of how to properly guide the lower anchor connectors while traversing them along the new belt path, which can be a bit confusing at first. It's important to keep them away from the crotch buckle loop, and away from the chest clip so they don't interfere with the buckle system. The Graco Trio Grow belongs to the Protect Plus Engineered Family, which means it has been subjected some of the most rigorous testing in the industry. This includes side, rear and rollover crashes, as the frontal impact tests.