Review of Safety 1st All-in-One Convertible Car Seat, Scribbles

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We purchased two of these seats for our daughters. For the price, they are comfortable and functional. However, they are horrifying to clean. The manual says to only gently hand wash the cover with a mild soap. In the case of vomit or other unpleasant fluids, that doesn't cut it. In order to get the cover off the seat, you have to remove all the strapping, which makes sense, but also practically takes an act of Congress. The straps are incredibly difficult to remove and replace, and my hands bear the marks of trying. To be fair, this is the first time I have had to remove the covers of seats of this type, as opposed to infant car seats, and perhaps they are all equally difficult. On the plus side, even though the product warns not to machine wash, mine held up fairly well with the exception of some bunching of the inner material.

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I was trying to find a comfortable car seat for my daughter because we take long road trip vacations and her infant car seat I didnt think was going to cut it when we drove 1,000 miles one way at Thanksgiving last year. I looked around and decided on this car seat. We have a Ford Focus and this car seat rear facing the passenger seat has to be all the way up, which means someone has to sit in the back seat with her until she is one and we can turn it around to forward facing. Other then us being cramp, she is very comfortable and that is what I was going for. She has lots of room for her legs and arms and I have been very happy with it for her. We are going to buy a second one for my husbands car :)I do recommend this product.

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I purchased this car seat for my two year old daughter since I needed a replacement for her First Years True Fit car seat. I installed this car seat and it was snug as a glove and didn't budge a bit. The First Years True fit car seat was difficult to install and it still moves more than I would like. As for the recline feature, I think it is best used for seats that actually recline since only the back portion of the seat reclines. The all black padding attachment doesn't serve a purpose when forward facing because it causes the child's head to stick out uncomfortably, but you can easily take that part off. Overall, I like this car seat and I feel safer with my child in it. I'm considering buying a second one for my 9 month old son.

Pros

-lightweight

-not bulky

-can last a long time

-installs perfectly

-high seat back

-easily adjusts from the front

-sits up high

-has a top tether

Cons

-huge, takes up entire seat back in minivan(wasn't an actual con for me because my daughter is big for her age and I feel it will last her a long time)

-recline feature only works best in seats that actually recline, otherwise it leaves a gap

-Not a lot of padding

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This car seat works wonderfully and my son is very comfortable. He is in the 99 percentile in height and weight and outgrew his infant seat pretty quickly. There is definitely room for him to grow in this seat. Highly recommend this car seat.

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OK we've had this car seat for over 1 year now, got it while our 11 month old boy was still rear facing, did a bit of shopping for a convertible seat, and settled on this, based on:

PRICE couldn't beat it at under 100 at the time.

LONGEVITY we figured the price would be even more worth it being it goes all the way to belt positioning mode

RECLINE OPTION We take long trips through mountainous terrain, and this helps his head from falling side to side while he's asleep.

SAFETY I felt this seat was average to moderate in quality, and reviews were high

The truth is, This seat is average. We have always disliked the loose fit that is a result of using the recline, and so I decided to go for a seat with some serious HEAD SUPPORT. Like Recaro, Diono, and Britax. I'm talking about those foam side cushions . I have seen many customer photos showing children with heads resting comfortably, in an upright position, it just looks safer. Not to mention, Sunshine Kids/Diono and Recaro ARE crash tested, I mean these are really CAR seats, The price? After the past 2 years of the Safety 1st seat, I'm excited to have ordered the Diono Radian RXT... I chose it primarily for it's HEAD CUSHIONING/SIDE IMPACT SUPPORT, SLIM DESIGN, AND SAFETY RATING. I almost went for Britax Frontier 85(loved the cup holders), but no side cushions---and almost chose REcaro ProSport, but it looked huge. Check on my review for the Diono RADIAN RXT next, should be up in a week or two.

All in all I think this is an average car seat for those who can get it to fit snugly, above average I suppose! PS the cover is a major PAIN to remove for washing-get a protector instead. It's kind of a bargain if that's what you're looking for, but now I'm looking for MORE!

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This is an awesome product with lots of settings to choose from. It is probably one of the best purchases I have made for my little one besides the tiny love take along mobile.

I don't necessarily use it as it is intended, but it still does the job of entertaining my little guy and fulfills the tracking lights requirement I was looking for. We haven't had the opportunity to use it in the car as of yet since he is still in the hospital at seven months old now, but it still works. I use the strap to affix it to or over the hospital tv, this makes it even easier to set it up no matter which direction he is facing in his bed because of the swivel arm the tv is on. I love that we can set it for up to as long as 60 minutes of music. That way even if a nurse sets it she doesn't have to worry about it going off and needing to be reset every ten to fifteen minutes.

I noticed someone mentioned it is too loud. I thought that was just me being overly sensitive because of his situation. I quickly remedied that with a piece of cloth tape over the speaker.

All in all, it might not be for everyone. But I love that it has different settings and options. In my opinion that gives it more longevity and an opportunity to grow with him. Who knows it may become a staple just like the tiny love take along mobile and help us make the transition from the hospital to home.

I hope this helps someone else who might be in the same sort of situation we are in. I was discouraged at first when I couldnt' find a way to attach it to his crib and not be in the way of the doctors and nurses. I was so determined to use it that it finally occured to me. That has also helped me to look at all of the toys I browse through in a different light. I try to think of other uses or how they can be modified or adjusted to meet our needs.

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I originally had the Fisher Price lights mirror, but the music and lights only lasted around 10 minutes and the remote only worked sporadically. That's when I decided to purchase this one. We LOVE it!

The timer can be set for up to 60 minutes, which is perfect for the trips I use it for.

The only reason I didn't give it 5 stars is because it isn't designed to act as a mirror for the driver. It doesn't have any way to slant it so that you can see baby from the front. My husband was still able to rig it to work =) but it would be better if it had the verticle adjustment like other similiar mirrors.

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I got this for my grandson to take in the car but it is so easy to use in so many places and I love that you can set the timefor it to play on 4 different settings!!!

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My 9 month old daughter loves this mirror! We bought it because we had a long trip coming up and wanted her to have a new car toy to help keep her entertained. This fit the bill pretty well. The timer has 4 settings: 10, 20, 30 and 60 minutes. I don't know why they didn't go ahead and add a 45 one on there but those options work well and are great to have. It does have volume control, loud and soft and then a way to turn it off to conserve battery life. The soft is really too soft to hear well (the speaker lays against the seat when hanging from the headrest for a rear facing baby) so we have kept it on the loud setting which isn't so loud that it is distracting to the driver. It has four modes: learning, music and lights together, music alone and lights alone. The learning and music and lights mode are the ones we use most. The others don't really interest my daughter she likes the lights and music together because the lights follow the tune of the song playing. The learning mode is pretty cool because it does include colors and shapes and adds in Spanish and French words for those as well. It will say the word in English first, then Spanish, then French then play a little song, then do another color or shape so that the child can connect that the word was all the same for one thing. A very smart feature in my opinion.

Why 4 stars then? There are a few tiny hiccups that keeps this from being perfect, two in particular: 1) switching modes is a little challenging because of the way the button moves, it can be hard to get it to the right mode because there isn't much space between each little tic as you move the button this is only an issue if you're in a hurry and don't want it on learning mode (the first tic) but it can be a pain when you don't get it on the right one the first time; 2) you really can't see your baby in the mirror while driving. So if you're buying it for that purpose, it is not likely to work for you and I'd pick another mirror. I chose this for entertaining my daughter and it works like a charm in that respect. Now instead of crying when I put her in the car seat she leans forward to touch the mirror and gets excited about me turning it on. My daughter would give this toy 5 stars, and if that button wasn't an issue, I would too.

All in all, I'm glad I chose this mirror over the Chicco. The learning mode is fun and the music isn't annoying and has good sound quality. Also, it is similar to the Baby Einstein Take Along Tunes music so my daughter recognized the tunes playing. It works really well and batteries were easy to install. It was also easy to install into the car.

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This product plays the great Baby Einstein music that we all know. It does get really annoying in the car if you let it play past the 10 minute mark though.

The "button" on the bottom are deceiving though.. i thought they were interactive but they are just lights that flash back and forth for the baby to look at. The mirror has no buttons for the child.. just the on/off button on top for the parent (the sun).

The mirror attached easily to my back headrests in several positions easily and hasnt slipped off yet.

I set the mirror up in several locations and i still can't fully see my sons face in my rear view mirror without leaning forward toward my mirror. Even then i can just barely see his face in the corner of the Baby Einstein mirror. We have the Britax Marathon 70 and the side of the headrests block a great deal of vthe view when i turn around to see him, so this mirror does help with that.