Customer Reviews

Combi Connections Infant Car Seat - Claret

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I purchased this car seat to go with the Combi City Savvy Stroller - I highly recommend both. I had a tough time choosing which travel system to purchase and summond the advise of friends who have been through the trials and tribulations of transporting infants. I ended up going with the Combi system due to the size and weight of the stroller, and the fact that the car seat can hold an infant for a few more pounds than others on the market. You may be tempted to buy the large systems, but think about hauling more than 50 pounds everywhere you go, and manuvering the large stroller through tight isles. The system is easy to use, and can be set up with the flip of a hand. It did take some time to figure out how to adjust the straps on the car seat (the instructions are no help on this one!), but once you get the hang of it, it's pretty simple, and keeps the baby snug.

We just returned our graco snugride today and bought this seat instead. Our 2 wk old daughter just was not safe in the graco. The base would not get tight in our car (the slack kept letting out) even with the H clip used. Her head tilted so far forward she was turning purple. We originally did not want to spend this much on an infant seat because they are only used for a few months. BIG mistake. We are using this seat now. Our daughter has not cried yet and she is acutally sleeping. She seems to be much more secure. The base in is tight and was very easy to install. To us, this is comparable to britax. We notice alot of the same design. The britax is very bulky though and this is light and easy to get around. The only problem is that one the seat is in the base the seat itself wiggles eaisly. Not sure if it is the design or if ours has a boo boo. we are going to check with combi though. When it comes to car seats dont skimp on the price. You really do get what you pay for. I know there are alot of die hard graco fans. If you use a britax though, (wich we do for our 2 year old) you will get very spoiled with quality and start to notice the differences!! ALSO take whatever seat you want to buy to your car and try putting it in. It seems strange but not every seat will work right in every car!!

It's a great carseat that fits into a compact stroller. It is easy to get in and out of our car as well as attach it to the Combi umbrella stroller. It's nice to not have to drag a tank around when the baby is in the seat. The fact that the seat is light makes it a plus when toting the baby around!

I bought this car seat because I was looking for something that was going to be very comfortable, safe and yet functional and easy to get around with. I'm on my own a lot, as my spouse travels for work, and I wanted to be able to find easy ways to get around town and do basic things like shopping, eating out or visiting with friends.

I spent a lot of time researching seats after I went around inspecting them at stores. I'm beginning to think shopping for car seats is more like buying running shoes. Get the one that fits the best and disregard the color and style issues.

Carsafety.org has a forums section where certified professionals who install seats at safety stations give reviews, as well as other parents. Now after using the seat for 10 weeks, I have found that the review was right on target. You can read it at: [...]

Anyway, in my own opinion, this is an above average car seat. I don't mind the fact that it doesn't fit in the top of a shopping cart, because balancing a wiggly baby up there never seemed like a safe or good idea to me anyway. I usually put him in my baby carrier for that, so he can snuggle while I shop.

I found this car seat easy to install in the middle of my backseat in my small Volkswagen Golf. There is enough room for adults to sit on either side of the seat, as well. My husband also drives a small car, a Mazda RX-8. The Combi Connection fit in the backseat fine, but anyone tall was going to have trouble sitting in front of it because the Mazda seat couldn't go back very far without hitting the Combi. (That's more of a car issue than an infant seat issue) I also bought the Combi City Savvy stroller for $89, and it is incredibly easy to manuever around the tightest spaces, even with the seat installed in the stroller. When you walk on a sidewalk, you really only take up your half of the sidewalk rather than the whole thing. Warning: This is not the stroller/infant carseat combination for anyone who likes to use their stroller as a shopping cart. It's like owning a much more comfortable umbrella stroller which just happens to fit your carseat than one of the mega huge strollers on the market.

Out of the base, and on a floor, this car seat rocks. That is, sometimes when my baby has trouble sleeping, I'll put him in the seat and he'll feel cocooned. I'll rock him, and he'll fall asleep. Of course, he always falls asleep in the car. I'm not sure if it's the seat he finds that comfortable or just the motion. It could be a combination of the two.

This seat also theoretically works well in a travel situation. Not only does it click into two of the Combi strollers easily, but there are instructions on how to use the carseat without a base. So, putting it on an airplane or a rental car for a limited vacation without carrying something extra is a plus. I don't think I'll have a chance to test it out on an airplane though -- I had a 10 lb baby at birth, and at 10 weeks he's almost 17 lbs and 25 inches. Other reviewers claim that their baby had trouble fitting the straps at this size. My baby hasn't had any issues, unless we have him in a considerably bulky sweatshirt at this stage. But even then it's snug, not tight. We don't have any issues with the strap around the diaper area either (we're using Pampers Dry Fit and/or Seventh Generation diapers).

I do, however, expect him to out grow the seat by 5 months. This isn't a drawback of this particular seat, as MOST small and easy to carry around infant carseats have similar weight and height restrictions. I just happened to have had a gentle giant for a child.

My husband attended a car seat installation class at our local hospital where they said carseats, like diapers, really depend on the size and shape of your baby. Unfortunately, you often don't know the shape and size of your baby until it's born and getting another carseat isn't as easy as buying new diapers...

The one drawback I have with this seat is that the turning cranks which allow you to move the handle back over the top of the seat to make getting your infant in and out of it easier are rather thick and wide. Therefore, the seat does not fit very well into most restaurant booths, nor will they fit in the old "turn the booster seat upside down" method (which also never felt very safe to me -- even though my spouse reminds me the kid is strapped into a crash seat).

Some restaurants like TGI Friday's have infant seat cradles made of nylon that they set up at your table. The seat fit well into one of those, but if you don't want your baby sitting on the floor in the way of the wait staff, you might want to request a table to put the child in a chair next to you or put him into the stroller and have him sit in the stroller next to you.

I am very happy I ordered this seat. It works very well and my baby seems to find it comfortable and accomodating. Spending $150 on a car seat doesn't seem like a luxury to me -- I'd rather have him safe and comfortable while riding in the car than get a different seat that might not fit him right or jeopardize his safety in an accident. In other words, it's worth the extra money.

I hope he finds his next seat as comforting.

This cars seat is excellent. The only gripe would be that it is difficult to install in older car styles (ones without nifty seat ancors). Otherwise works very well and allows for easy adjustment of shoulder straps to ensure child safety. Well worthe the moderate price.

As an added benefit, it works with two of the Combi strollers, which are both good buys, but the cheaper one more worth the money.

I did a lot of research on car seats and so far really like this one. It is easy to get in and out of the base and light weight. The base is easy to install and fits well in my Outback. Only problem is that it does not fit into shopping cart like many of the other seats so he faces sideways which I don't think is as safe.
If you are looking at getting the Savvy Stroller with this seat, it is a great combination. The stroller is very compact and easy to use.

My daughter is 27 inches tall and weighs 20lbs. and she still fit in this seat. We took the extra padding out after about the third month as she fit better without it. She always falls asleep in this seat. I liked the fact that it is so light weight and compact. The fabric holds up well too. After 6 months you will want a bigger seat for them anyways and they will be too heavy to carry in the bucket.

compact, lightweight, easy to cary, stylish, much nicer than the eddie bauer i had with my 18 month old. my only complaint is that you cant use it on shopping carts

We bought this carseat for our 6 months old daughter. It is supposed to be suitable for a baby upto 22 lbs. and 29 inches tall. Our baby is only 18lbs. and 25 inches tall yet
the harness fits so tightly that we will have to
get another carseat in the next couple of months. They must have used a dummy baby with nothing on when they determined that it's good enough for a baby that is 29 inches tall. What they forgot is that babies wear diapers and sometime thicker clothes in cold weather. Yes, we stretched every bit of the belt that is available yet it's just not long enough. Whoever designed the belt deserves to be fired.