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Graco SnugRide Infant Car Seat in Mondo | 
| Brand: Graco
Buy New: $99.99
Rating:  58 reviews
Sales Rank: 874
Color: Mondo
Maximum Weight Recommendation (lbs): 22
Shipping Weight (lbs): 12.7
Dimensions (in): 26.7 x 17.3 x 24.2
Model: 8F30MND3
UPC: 047406096978
EAN: 0047406096978
ASIN: B0012J2682
Release Date: March 15, 2008
Shipping: Eligible for Super Saver Shipping
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Features:
| • | EPS energy absorbing foam | | • | Easy to read level indicator for proper installation. | | • | 5 point harness for a secure fit | | • | 180* adjustable canopy for weather protection | | • | Newborns 5-22 lbs. |
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| Customer Reviews: Read 53 more reviews...
 very comfortable infant carseat August 7, 2006
n in san francisco
34 out of 36 found this review helpful
i bought this carseat in the color 'lotus' (crimson and black) and my daughter loved riding in it. the double infant head support cushion was key during the first couple of weeks - i've talked with other people who've had difficulty using infant carseats with just a single head support, as the newborn's head bobbles around. excellent safety ratings and not TOO heavy, although not the lightest carseat out there. installation of the base into our car (prius) was fairly easy, although it required aggressive tightening (i.e. my brother-in-law getting on top of it and yanking really hard on the straps) to be really secure. getting the carseat in and out of the car was easy, and carrying was fine. the baby fell asleep in it a lot, but also just relaxed and enjoyed being rocked in it when we had it on the floor. nice padding. my only complaint: she outgrew it in 16 weeks.
Reviews from the first year... January 21, 2007
J. G. Sullivan (Natick, MA)
27 out of 45 found this review helpful
I promised myself I would do this once my son turned one year since these online reviews were so helpful to me when I was pregnant and registering and after my son was born. Here goes: Carseat-Graco Snugride. Absolutely the best. Has great safety ratings. Very soft and cushy for baby-much better than the PegPerego that we were originally looking at. Easy to clean and once you do it the first time, easy to rethread the straps after washing the cover. Vibrating seat- Carters bouncy seat. It reclines so that when they're really little you can lay them flat, turn on vibrate and get them to sleep. Easy to clean, easy to assemble. It has an attached blanket if the baby likes to be swaddled. My son hated swaddling so we ripped that off. We originally had the baby papasan which I think was by Graco but I liked being able to recline Jack when he was really little to help him to sleep. Pack and play-Graco pack and play with the bassinette and changing table feature. I used the bassinette a lot when my son was really little. My husband would constantly remove the changing table feature because he didn't like it so I left it off after a while. We were on one level so changing him in his room wasn't a big deal. Had I had to go upstairs to change my son every time I would have won that fight with the husband-make no mistake. Also very easy assembly. Now that my son is a year I use the pack and play every day. He loves it and it takes less than 1 minute to assemble. High chair-Graco adjustable height high chair. The cover comes off easily to clean (machine washable). The only thing I'm not crazy about is you can't put it in the dryer but it air dries quickly and can be spot cleaned. It has adjustable shoulder straps, two snap on trays so one can be in the dishwasher and a one hand height adjust. Also it reclines for really young babies but I never used that feature. BUMBO rubber seat-A must have. Once my son got head control (about three months) he could sit in that. When he got bigger I actually fed him his first solid foods in that seat since the high chair seemed to big for him at the time. A great great item. We bought an extra to leave in the car for trips to Grandma's house. My son Jack absolutely loved this seat. Sterilizer-Avent microwave sterilizer. Easy easy easy and works great. 200 ml of distilled water (I use water from my water dispenser instead) and you microwave everything for 4 minutes. That's it. I use it all the time for his pacifiers and little toys that get dirty. Don't bother with a wipes warmer. I have one (I can't remember the name) and it works but the wipes don't really get too warm and they cool pretty quickly. I have it and I use it because it's there but if it broke I wouldn't replace it. Bottles-Dr. Browns--Once I finished breast feeding and went to bottles these were the first I used (I got a pack as a gift) and feeding Jack was like night and day. He spit up much much less and was less fussy. About the same price as the Playtex and worth every penny. Yes, there are extra parts to clean but it was worth it. Jack would launch half a bottle two hours after a feeding and this changed almost immediately once we tried these bottles. I never tried any other brand. Why mess with success?
consumer reports January 6, 2007
DC Mom (Washington DC)
24 out of 30 found this review helpful
"The only seats that passed all the tests were the Baby Trend Flex-Loc and the Graco SnugRide with EPS _ expanded polystyrene foam _ both selling for about $90. Consumer Reports urged parents shopping for seats to buy one of those two, but it also noted that "any child car seat is better than no seat at all." washington post
ALso - I had an earlier version of the snug ride and loved it - it was light to carry, safe, and stood up to washings (from a child that would get car sick every time in the car
Comfortable, reasonably priced and safe! June 24, 2007
K. Leidich (seattle)
16 out of 16 found this review helpful
I did quite a bit of research before purchasing this car seat. This car seat consistently receives high safety ratings and is reviewed very favorably on Consumer Reports. It's light and easy to snap in and out of the base. You can purchase Graco's inexpensive Snugrider stroller frame to avoid even having to take the baby out of the seat. There are also adaptors for just about every stroller to snap this seat into it. The only con I have (that didn't warrant downgrading its rating) is that the fabric is very hot ... but then again all car seats are hot by nature of their design. It's not a huge issue, we just dress the baby a little lighter when he'll be in the seat for a long period of time.
All in all, this is a great buy for a high quality infant seat!
 Beware of contact dermatitis/baby rash October 2, 2007
Kati (California)
11 out of 13 found this review helpful
Whereas I like the style of this carseat, my son (and my sister's son, one month younger) developed a terrible rash from skin contact to the fabric. I took my son to two dermatologists and two pediatricians before we found out this was what caused it. Once I covered up the car seat before putting him in, the rash disappeared. The pediatrician says it's likely due to the flame retardant chemicals they use on the fabric. Either way - spare your baby the topical steroids and numerous doctor's appointments, not to mention the painful looking rash and discomfort, and if you purchase this cover the fabric. A large pillowcase cut through for the straps works well.
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