Do we really need car seat to be compatible?

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Anonymous wrote:It’s bad for their spines to be in the semi reclined position before 6 months. It can also be a positional asphyxiation risk in the first couple months because their head can slump down on their chest. I took those risks seriously (mostly the spine one) and did not have a stroller compatible car seat. I never let my baby sleep in her car seat and put her in the stroller with bassinet attachment for all walks.

Your baby never fell asleep in the car??

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Mine takes multiple naps in the car seat, sorry but she is a third kid and needs to be portable

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Anonymous wrote:Mine takes multiple naps in the car seat, sorry but she is a third kid and needs to be portable

Good for first time moms to remember...2nd and 3rd and 4th kids happen and they survive despite bending some rules

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You really don’t need the stroller bassinet. It’s pretty much a waste bc is used for such a short time. It’s also not great bc a lot of them don’t allow you to buckle the baby in. 3 of my 4 kids couldn’t lie that flat easily bc of reflux. Get an adapters to use your infant seat w/ a stroller bc it’s awful to take the baby in and out of whatever and wake it up to get in or out of the car. You also should not assume all babies will like being worn. Just get a stroller w/ adapters for your infant seat. For quick visits w/ friends just let the baby sleep in the stroller or on a blanket or in your arms when it’s little.
We went through so many strollers from super basic to incredibly pricey. My favorite is still the baby jogger city mini bc it takes adapters, folds up w/ one hand & lies flat enough that you don’t need a bassinet and it goes to a high weight limit. If you’re really concerned the the baby being in a car seat, then get a cybex or something where you can make it flatter when out of the car.
Overall don’t overthink this or read too many random studies. My reflux babies were told by their neonatologist and gi specialists that the infant seat was the perfect incline for them.

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We have a Nuna infant car seat and a baby jogger stroller. There’s an adapter to connect them.

We picked the nuna because it was at the time the lightest and had good crash ratings. The stroller was a hand me down. If you want different brands just check that they have an adapter.

I thought I would never leave with my baby but it feels like we are always going to an appointment (doctors, specialist, lactation). The first few weeks there were a ton and I didn’t feel safe wearing her when she was so tiny (you may feel differently). It was also nice to be able to run in and out of some place without waking her.

We always take her out of the car seat once we are at our destination. When we visit friends we bring a blanket and set her down on the floor. She once fell asleep on the floor surrounded by a toddler birthday party. Some kids can sleep anywhere. If she wasn’t a good sleeper you could bring a pack and play and ask to put it in a different room.

And yes, you aren’t “supposed” to leave them in the car seat and no “container” is really ideal. But they really mean for hours and hours. A trip to the store is fine. Every 2 hours in the car stop for a break. Things like that. I’d worry more about putting baby in a bouncer for hours a day than a car seat.

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When you go to someone's house, they sleep on a blanket on the floor.

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Omg I can’t imagine not having the stroller attachment to keep them in the car seat. I do tons of errands with my baby and she naps almost the whole time through them. (This is my second but it was the same with my first.)

And why would you want to be stuck in the house all the time ??

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We had a carseat that clicked into a base in the car and into the stroller. It was very convenient and I recommend it to any first time parent. Forgot the brand. Yes, all the kids fell asleep in them during car rides and strolls. No big deal. It will be the least of tour concerns.

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Do you live in the city? do you walk or drive to most errands? Do you walk to get coffee? We didn't have a car when ours, so almost never used the car seat in stroller, though we had that option and it did come in handy a few times. But ours was born at 5 lbs and doctor said to not use car seat for more than 15 min so the bassinet feature on our stroller saved my life!

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Anonymous wrote:No, stroller and car seat do not need to be compatible. I got different brands (Uppababy stroller and Chicco car seat) and got an adapter to use them together, but after two kids I can count on one hand the number of times I have used the adapter. I either use the full stroller or I put them in a carrier.

Get a stroller that can recline for when the kid outgrows the bassinet.

When visiting friends I just put a blanket or playmat on the floor at their house. I keep a pack n play at my parents’ house for when we visit them.

This was the combo I had and used it all of the time. Go to the grocery store, walk the dog, just get out of the house. My kids were heavy and grew fast though so baby wearing hurt my back.

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Our daughter didn't fit in a carrier until she was 5 weeks old.

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Anonymous wrote:Do you live in the city? do you walk or drive to most errands? Do you walk to get coffee? We didn't have a car when ours, so almost never used the car seat in stroller, though we had that option and it did come in handy a few times. But ours was born at 5 lbs and doctor said to not use car seat for more than 15 min so the bassinet feature on our stroller saved my life!

I could imagine that if you do not have a car, you would be able to rely on just the stroller more.

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Yes, unless you don’t mind the inconvenience of waking the baby up even to run in to grab milk or pick up a prescription. Putting them in the carrier for short trips is silly. I took my six week old and toddler to the park today knowing it would be at least an hour, so I wore him. But picking up a coffee? Not worth disturbing him for.

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OP, to have no idea how tired you will be. No. Freaking. Idea. I did all sorts of things I want expecting because my body simply couldn’t handle another minute of consciousness. But the snap-in. If you have an easy baby, then use it like a traditional car seat. If you have a colicky baby, you will want every spare 30 seconds. My mom was an ER nurse for decades. She said my first was so fussy, he’d have been given morphine if we’d taken him to the ER. It turned out to be a soy allergy that was causing reflux.

The point is, plan on having a high-needs child. If you turn out to have an easy baby, you’ll be over-prepared, but that’s not a problem. It’s very, very difficult to plan for a normal baby and then that 1%er turns up.

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Anonymous wrote:OP, you have no idea how tired you will be. No. Freaking. Idea. I did all sorts of things I wasn’t expecting because my body simply couldn’t handle another minute of consciousness. Buya the snap-in. If you have an easy baby, then use it like a traditional car seat. If you have a colicky baby, you will want every spare 30 seconds. My mom was an ER nurse for decades. She said my first was so fussy, he’d have been given morphine if we’d taken him to the ER. It turned out to be a soy allergy that was causing reflux.

The point is, plan on having a high-needs child. If you turn out to have an easy baby, you’ll be over-prepared, but that’s not a problem. It’s very, very difficult to plan for a normal baby and then that 1%er turns up.