Customer Reviews

Eddie Bauer Infant Car Seat tan

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4 star:		(26)
3 star:		(9)
2 star:		(6)
1 star:		(11)

 

 

Good grief, I'm hoping that someone may want to hear an actual review about the carseat itself and not read all the gripes about when and where the matching travel system comes out. I have had this carseat for a couple months now and really love it. My son fits in it comfortably and snuggly and is very safe. The five point harness is wonderful addition. It was a little tricky installing it in the van, but once we took a second to read the instructions we got it in. I wasn't too familiar with the L.A.T.C.H system. I love the looks of it also. I have had a few people comment on how nice of a car seat it is. And it goes from the van to the grocery cart in seconds. I wouldn't base your decision on the comments about the travel system, there are ways of working around that. This is a very nice carseat for the price.

I received this carseat as a gift for my 4th child back in November 2003. It is an absolutely gorgeous car seat and I am definitely going to purchase the 3-in-1 convertable in the very near future! The material is very easy to clean. The straps have never become twisted as stated in previous comments. Yes, it's heavy, but aren't they all with a 20 pound baby in it?? Like I said, this is the 4th carseat I've had to use in the past 11 years and I felt that my baby was the most safe in the Eddie Bauer Designer 22 Infant Car Seat. It is very durable. The padding inside is an absolute MUST. Keeps baby's head in the correct position. Something that has never been accomplished even with the inserts you can purchase separately for other car seats.

Once you practice the 5 point harness a couple of times, it's like second nature. I am very secure with the fact that if I am in an accident, my baby is going nowhere! I also like the fact that it comes up high on the sides. If my car is absolutely crushed, all parts of my baby will be nestled deep inside the carseat. He is 7 months old, 20 pounds and still fits perfectly in this carseat. When he hits his 22 pound max or grows in length, we'll be getting the upright car seat. (he's been 20 pounds since his 4 month checkup!)

I highly recommend this car seat and wish they had this available 11 years ago!

I have never written a review but am so pleased with this car seat, I would like to share my opinion. I delivered my daughter ten weeks ago and was very happy with the quilted cover and oversized visor. Considering the weather was still chilly, this helped provide extra protection from the elements. I have five sisters who all delivered babies within four months of my baby and we all have different car seats. It seems that this car seat by comparison has the best scenario for growth. Often times it seems that when the babies are newborn the car seats swallow them whole in an effort to be useful when they are bigger. This car seat has very effective and adjustable supports for the head and hips as well as a belt that has the five point harness that starts very small and grows with the child, better than any my sisters have. When we had the certified instructors at the fire department help us install this car seat, they were very pleased to see the adjustable base. I have read critiques of the loud clicking noise that is made when the handle is adjusted to the back position while driving and our solution has been just to go slow when repositioning and it can be moved without that clicking noise. And if your baby is sleeping, you tend to go slower anyhow. The only other improvement I could suggest would be to add a line to show if the base is level, where now it is only on the car seat itself. I really like the little window in the visor which makes it easy to see the baby from the front seat. Finally, I did a lot of research prior to purchasing the first car seat for our first child. I would recommend this car seat to anyone and plan to keep it for any additional children we may have. Thanks for reading.

I purchased this for our fourth baby. Out of all the seats, I love this one. Graco yuck, evenflo don't wash and dry the material melts. I have only been using it about three weeks and it is great. I love the buit in snuggly, the material dries fast in the rain. The latch is five point and fits the baby nicely. It snaps in and releases easily from the base. The handle is comforatable to carry. Most importantly the baby loves it. He always cuddles up in it and he is so content. I really suggest this to anyone. One more note I had no problem fitting this into a real car made for children not a sports car.

My girlfriend, Suzanne, bought this car seat for me as a baby gift six weeks ago when my son was born. I have been so pleased with the car seat from day one. It is so well made, and just beautiful. The head support and hip supports are all made in leather, which provides awesome support for my baby. I love the five point harness system as well, and it is so easy to use. I've gotten so many compliments on the seat itself. I didn't find it too heavy to carry, and my son weighed 7 lbs. 7 oz., and I also had a c-section.
I want to share something that happened yesterday, a freak accident, and how this car seat saved my babies life. We were in a store, and I had my son strapped in his car seat on the top of the shopping cart. My three year old son was walking beside the cart, and somehow managed to turn the shopping cart over on top of himself, and the car seat came loose, and completely tumbled over and then bounced three times five feet across the floor on its side, and my son was perfectly fine! The straps held him securely in place, and the headrest and hip pads kept him from being jarred around. His pediatrician told me that this car seat saved his life. I can't thank the company enough for making such a wonderful item, or Suzanne for sending it to me. I would definitely recommend this car seat!

My husband, and I LOVE this car seat. So does our baby girl. It is SO soft, and during the winter months it helped keep her snug, and warm. She LOVES to feel the different textures of the fabrics. The safety belt is soft too unlike some. After having used three different car seats for our other three children this by FAR has been the BEST one. It has style, convenience, and comfort, and it is EASY to install. It is not too heavy, and the colors are great. Also it is comfortable to carry. It is EASY to put baby in, and take out. The orange "Push" button on the safety belt is not TOO hard to push unlike some others we tried out at the store, and we love how the safety belt is designed to fit securely, and comfortably around baby. Our daughter is almost 9 months old, and weighs 17 pounds. It's almost time to buy a new one. We are planning on buying the Eddie Bauer Manchester 3 in one Elite Car Seat. I hope it lives up to the infant car seat! I would HIGHLY recommend this infant car seat!

Well all i have to say is woo hoo! I had a c section and i have to say that toting my baby around ( 8 lbs at birth) was easier than i thought. Yes the seat is a little heavy but that is a good thing due to u know that if you got in a crash it is a durable seat. The seat is great also because it isnt stuffed with alot of pads all around so in the summer time when the sun glares ina little it doesnt make your baby sweat. I like the 5 point harnes deal. It gives parents a piece of mind when they have all these straps going everywhere. The latch system is great too becase it is actually anchored to your car and not just the seat belt. IT was a little confusing trying to figure it out but when you read the directions good and slow it all makes sense. I would suggest this car seat to anyone who can afford it. I also checked the recal list and there are a ton of carseats by other manufacturs but the eddie bauer one is not a recall it passed all safety tests.

As a first time mom, I had nothing to go by except for the reviews posted on this site about this particular car seat. My daughter spent 12 months in this seat and my experience with it was wonderful. It was very easy to detach from the base and the handle was very sturdy. The base provided a recline which was very helpful on long trips. The material was easy to clean and didn't stain easily either. I highly recommend this car seat!!

I have twins a boy and a girl. I decided that instead of switching the carseats and bases between my car, my husbands car, and grandparents car we would buy extra carseats. We already had Graco travel systems with the carseats but decided on getting 2 extra seats. After A LOT OF EXTENSIVE SEARCHING we were torn between the Prego and Eddie Bauer. Our friends had the Prego and felt their child was always hot and always uncomortable. So we took the babies to the store with us and tested them we felt the Eddie Bauer seats would be the best ones for us. They may be a little heavier than the Graco seats but to me its just safer for them to be heavy. I can still cary both of the kids around in them at 5 months old without a lot of problems.The kids fall alseep in them very easily. They are sturdy safe seats. Easy to get in and out of the car without waking up a sleeping baby. The colors are great for either boy or girl. And its so easy to clean. I have washed the seats once a month for almost 6 months and they still look like brand new. The other plus is how easily they fit on the Manchester double stroller. And makes it easy for me to take the kids out for the day by myself. The only downside is that boot that comes along which seems to fall off, but that is not really a big deal. All around its a great wise investment.

What I liked this item is:

1. After going thru the other travel systems on display in the store, it was the easiest car-seat to pop in and out of the stroller;
2. I liked the fabric pattern

There are some things that really need to be improved about the seat:

1. When you move the carrying handle into position, it clicks REALLY LOUD when it snaps into place and wakes up my baby everytime unless I squeeze the sides of the handle as I'm lowering it.
2. Latching the lower portion of the restraint (in-between the legs) is difficult because you have to line up the plastic pieces on each side of the strap like pieces of a puzzle just perfectly or it won't go into the latch---so, forget about doing this with one-hand.
3. Unlatching the lower strap is difficult as you have to press REALLY HARD on the button to release it---again, you need 2 hands---one hand underneath the latch to give you leverage to push (so you're not crushing your baby's crotch area) and the other hand to push the button.