Considering you won’t even be able to leave the hospital with your new bundle of joy unless you have one installed properly in your vehicle, I think we can all agree that an infant car seat is one of the first—and most important—investments you’ll make in the wonderful world of baby gear.
Car seats intended for the first few months of your baby’s life are always rear-facing, but some can convert to forward-facing and be used as your child gets older and bigger. What you need to decide is how portable you want that infant car seat to be, since the convertible seats aren’t usually able to become part of your stroller’s travel system; instead, they stay in your vehicle.
No matter which route you take, know that not all car seats are created equal and that your child’s safety should be your primary consideration. Style and colour options are nice, but certainly don’t outweigh safety features. But what’s more important than the infant car seat you choose is how you use it; remember that the chest strap should buckle between your child’s armpits and that Health Canada recommends rear-facing until age two.
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- <h1><a href="http://www.gracobaby.com/en-US/snugride%3Csup%3E-reg%3B%3C-sup%3E-click-connect%3Csup%3E-trade%3B%3C-sup%3E-35-infant-car-seat" target="_blank">Graco SnugRide Click Connect 35</a></h1><br />
$149.99<br />
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<p>The Graco SnugRide series is not only one of the most popular lines of infant car seats, but also consistently ranked among the safest in the country. The SnugRide Click Connect 35 is the most lightweight infant car seat on the market, making it easy for mom to carry baby from car to stroller—and everywhere in between. Designed for rear-facing babies weighing 4-35 lbs., it’s equipped with Click Connect technology that provides a one-step secure attachment to Graco Click Connect strollers to create a travel system.</p><br />
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- <h1><a href="http://ca.diono.com/en/convertible-to-booster/radianrxt" target="_blank">Diono Radian RXT</a></h1><br />
$399.99<br />
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<p>Diono’s car seats are widely revered as being among the strongest and safest in Canada thanks to its steel frame, and are immensely popular with larger families because the seats are narrow enough to fit three across a single back seat. The Radian RXT now has a 10-year warranty and offers one of the highest rear-facing weight limits possible at 45 pounds. It then swivels around to accommodate children as a forward-facing five-point harness, and later a high-back booster seat.</p>
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- <h1><a href="https://uppababy.com/mesa/overview/" target="_blank">UPPAbaby MESA</a></h1><br />
$350<br />
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<p>With an incredibly user-friendly 10-second installation, chic styling, innovative safety features (like side-impact protection that grows with your baby) and some of the loveliest fabric you’ll find in the car seat category, the MESA infant car seat earns its premium pricing. It works seamlessly with UPPAbaby strollers and is exceptionally light, which you’ll appreciate as your baby gets heavier. A weight range of four to 35 pounds means you can safely come home with a preemie and then use the travel system longer than many bucket seats.</p><br />
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- <h1><a href="http://nunababy.ca/pipa" target="_blank">Nuna Pipa</a></h1><br />
$400<br />
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<p>Weighing in at a mere 7.7 pounds and featuring a five-second install, the chic Nuna PIPA infant car seat is a perfect blend of stylish and safe. The fabric alone is something to write home about with its temperature-regulating features, machine-washability and Okeo-Tex® rating. Then add the mesh window in the canopy, which also has a flip-out visor, a four-to-35-pound capacity and “dream drape” that adds unprecedented built-in protection from the elements and creates a darker space for your sleeping infant, and you’ve got bells and whistles for days. Rumour has it that Maxi-Cosi sells adaptors for the PIPA if you want to use it with a non-Nuna stroller, but we haven’t tested any such adaptor ourselves.</p>
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- <h1><a href="http://www.chiccoshop.com/gear/car-seats/keyfit-30-infant-car-seat-and-base---orion/04061472510070.html?cgid=gear_car_seats#selected=69e8890d25ed2d193212547369&start=2&cgid=gear_car_seats" target="_blank">Chicco KeyFit 30</a></h1><br />
$199.99<br />
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<p>In a world full of annual price increases, it’s nice when a brand keeps one steady—and Chicco is holding the 2015 price of the KeyFit 30 for the remainder of 2016. We love that this infant car seat is easy to install correctly, thanks to its spring-loaded levelling foot and bubble guides, not to mention its other features such as energy-absorbing foam in the carrier shell and a “one-pull” harness. And while you usually need a seat protectors to save your seats from car seat indents and scratches, Chicco has built a protector of its own into the base, which is music to your wallet!</p>
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- Best Infant Car Seats
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