Graco SafeSeat Infant Car Seat - Birkshire

Comments about Graco SafeSeat Infant Car Seat - Birkshire:

I agree with the previous comment made about this car seat by Momma. All seemed well until my daughter is now a year old and about 21 lbs. It is very difficult to squeeze her into the straps because they are too short. Her feet have stuck out the end for a while now because she is tall for her age. Looking back, I wish I would have got a seat that could fit a larger baby because now we have to buy another.

Comments about Graco SafeSeat Infant Car Seat - Birkshire:

I bought this product with high expectations. If you are like me and do not want to buy the same cheap little carseats that are available in pretty much all the stores, then this is the one for you. My baby girl seems very comfortable in it and I'm not embarrased to carry it around. In fact, I have received tons of compliments on the pattern. Also, it is not flimsy like some brands that I've been warned about. Being a firstime mom, I had to figure out how to install it, which takes a little time and patience. The only complaint that I have about this carseat is the weight of the carseat itself. I didn't factor in the growing weight of my baby while making the decision and sometimes its a hassle to carry my baby around when my husband isnt' with me. I had to buy an additional carseat for my husbands' truck because I couldn't find a base on this website to order. [...]

Comments about Graco SafeSeat Infant Car Seat - Birkshire:

I loved this seat but my 10 mo. old unfortunately has outgrown this seat already. He is 29" tall and weighs 22 lbs. The seat belt unfortunately has no more give after adjusting it to the tallest adjustment. I'm rating it just 2 stars because of the inaccurate description of this seat fitting up to 30 lbs. The only reason I've been able to fit my baby in this seat is because I haven't had any jackets on him until recently and I've basically been somewhat uncomfortably squeezing him intothe snug fit for the past month or two. Even if I had him in a onesie, there's no way he'd fit this after gaining a couple more pounds. 22 pounds seems to be our limit. I'm not sure why Graco describes the item as fitting up to 30 lbs, seems very far off. I would imagine that other moms are having the same problem as me. If you don't mind having to buy another car seat when your baby hits 9 mos. old, then go for it. But if you want to get longer use out of a car seat, I would suggest you think twice about this product in case you have a bigger baby.

Comments about Graco SafeSeat Infant Car Seat - Birkshire:

The SafeSeat Birkshire seems of much better quality than the Graco Snugride Pippin, a gift that I exchanged primarily due to the higher weight capacity and safety ratings available with the SafeSeat. Not to mention that it is much more attractive, something of reasonable consideration to me seeing as it will become one of my many new accessories! We have a Volvo wagon equiped with a LATCH system, which provides for a very solid and simple installation. Baby won't be here for a couple more weeks, but so far I'm very pleased with this product.

Comments about Graco SafeSeat Infant Car Seat - Birkshire:

This infant seat is great, I get compliments on it all the time. My husband and I are both very tall people so we wanted to make sure that we could find an infant seat that our baby wouldn't grow out of in a couple of months. My daughter is now 7 months old and still fits great in the seat and she is an above average baby for both height and weight. This seat is also a great choice for parents who do not know the sex of their baby. The only downside of this seat is that it is a little heavy, but its good for the arm muscles :)

Comments about Graco SafeSeat Infant Car Seat - Birkshire:

This car seat is wonderful. It is neutral in design- but still very attractive. It is lightweight and easy to carry. It is easy to adjust and install. I would buy this again!!

Comments about Graco SafeSeat Infant Car Seat - Birkshire:

I've used this car seat for 8 months now, and it's great. It is heavy - we live on the third floor of our apartments, so I've taken to leaving it in the car and unstrapping her to go up and down. But mostly, it's the kid that's heavy.

As for saying the pattern is not as pictured, the pattern is TOTALLY as pictured: A beige, green and brown paisley. I get compliments on this pattern ALL THE TIME. We got it so it would fit a boy or girl for later on.

The straps are adjustable, and once you figure it out it's super easy.

The biggest hassle with this car seat is rethreading the straps after washing the cover, but even that isn't as hard as other carseats can be. No tools, etc. required.

The base is easy to install, and the car seat snaps in easy-peasy.

All in all - it's a carseat. I don't really think about it, which says the most for me. I've never had any problems or issues with it, and my daughter loves it.

Comments about Graco SafeSeat Infant Car Seat - Birkshire:

I shopped around for 6 months to find a carseat that had everthing I wanted for my little one. Then I found the safeseat. It is very padded, comfortable, adjusts easily, comes apart easily to clean (I did this monthly and only needed the instructions the first time). The base installs in like 10 seconds and the new latch system makes the seatbelt TIGHT and didn't budge. Set the safeseat in and it snaps. To anyone who says its heavy.... duh...sorry, but it bigger to allow for longer usage...got to expect a lil extra weight, (though i did not think it was much different than most) but definately worth it! I knew my daughter was going to be a little "big" since her dad is 6'6" and I'm 5'9' and i did not want her to outgrow her seat at 9 months like my first one. This seat held her til she was 13 months and at 31" we moved her to the next seat (which is th graco my ride 65 and we love it too!) I compared to many of the more expensive seats and import seats, but really I never felt one more soft, padded, or versatile, and with extras...safety standards, canopy, head insert, foot warmer. She spent more than a normal amount of time in the seat and really was comfy in it. During the first month we used a whole body insert cuz she wuz so tiny in it, but used the seat comfortably since day one. I hope this helps some pregnant gal to be with her stressful task of finding the best seat...well it stressed me - like almost as much as her crib and mattress...it's like the second most important piece of baby furniture! Really is a great, comfortable, SAFESEAT! I have not researched carseats in the last year or so, and if I was going to buy another I would research again, BUT use this as the "one to compare to"!

Comments about Graco SafeSeat Infant Car Seat - Birkshire:

I love the design/color scheme. It's perfect for either a boy or a girl. It's very easily to get my 3 and 1/2 wk old baby in and out of and keeps him very secure. I wish there was a way that while they're so young and their necks are still weak that their heads weren't forced to flop forward (since they sit so vertically). Until I bought the velcro cushions to put on the straps he would have bad red marks on his neck for his head falling over. That's all it took to fix it though.

Comments about Graco SafeSeat Infant Car Seat - Birkshire:

My husband and I did some research, but we didn't read reviews and now I wish we had. This seat has been easy to use after a brief tutorial, but it is not user friendly and is difficult for baby sitters and relatives to use. It is also quite heavy, which was a major problem since I developed tendonitis in both wrists by the time my baby was four months old (from lifting her, not necessarily from the car seat). My baby is now 10 months and about 29" tall, so she has outgrown the seat and I am looking for a convertible seat that isn't monstrously heavy.