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Top Rated Infant Car Seats Not all infant car seats are made equally. The best seats have features that improve the performance of crash tests. For example load legs are shock-absorbing components that are attached to the seat or base and limit movement in an accident. A favorite with CPST instructors is the Chicco KeyFit, which has a large rear-facing weight limit and height limit, a bubble level indicator, and the reclining foot is spring-loaded, which makes it easy to install. Graco Mesa Max The Graco Mesa Max ranks as one of the most simple infant car seats to use. It features an easy-to-use design and top fabrics. It also has a handy feature that lets you attach the child's harness directly to the headrest. It also has a huge canopy that allows you to keep your baby sheltered when traveling. It's a little heavier than a standard stroller, which could be an issue if you plan to carry it around or use it with your award-winning UPPAbaby. Mesa Max's impressive crash test results reflect its commitment to safety at the highest level. It scored well in both frontal and side impact tests, which means that your baby will be safe from both sides of a collision. Another important safety feature is the Graco's anti-rebound panel that helps to reduce rebound forces during an accident and ensures that your child's head is protected. This feature is rare in infant car seats and makes the Mesa Max stand out among its rivals. If used with the base, the Graco Mesa Max can be installed quickly and safely in your vehicle by using LATCH. The load leg, recline angle adjustment, and tightness indicator ensure a quick and accurate installation. The base weighs 12.6 pounds it is slightly heavier than an average infant car seat but not enough to cause an issue. Like its predecessor, UPPAbaby Mesa V2, the Mesa Max uses dual-knit fabric that is free of chemicals that cause fire. It also comes with an infinitely adjustable headrest and a robust infant insert that enhances fit and body positioning for babies approximately 4-11 lbs. The fabric is GREENGUARD gold certified, which ensures low VOCs and chemical emissions. The Mesa Max from UPPAbaby is more expensive than the other alternatives, however it has premium features and advanced security technologies to provide the best traveling experience. The base is included and is available in a variety of fashionable colors. This adds to the value proposition. Its thoughtful design and robust features offer peace of mind for parents on every trip. Britax Boulevard ClickTight The Britax Boulevard ClickTight is a fantastic choice for parents who want an automobile seat that can expand with their child. The weight limit for rear-facing is 40 pounds which is more than most infant car seats. It can be used forward-facing up to the point that your child weighs 65 pounds. The ClickTight Installation System is its most popular selling point. It is the most secure, most simple and secure system on the market. It lets you tighten the seat belt by pushing a red release button and pulling the harness strap, without having to loosen it and then re-thread it. This reduces the chance of a mistake when tightening the belt that is the primary cause of failures in car seats. Another security feature is the EZ-Buckle Pad, which holds the buckle in place when you're placing your child in the seat. pushchairsandprams , along with beltpath cutouts along the sides of the seat, makes it simple to get them into and out of the vehicle. All three of the ClickTight convertible seats (Boulevard, Marathon CT, and Advocate CT) have the same features. They include the ClickTight Installation System and an impact-absorbing base with 7 recline positions, a rip-stitch energy-absorbing harness pad, a HUGS tether, a steel-reinforced frame, and EPP energy-absorbing foam. It's a heavy seat, so it might be worth looking at alternatives that are lighter when you are planning to use it frequently for car swaps or travel. The seat is also large, which means it might not fit well in smaller vehicles, particularly in the case of on the rear. If you want a more budget-friendly option, but with the same quality, check out the 4Ever DLX by Graco. This seat has lower crash test analysis scores than the Boulevard but it's a great seat for your baby. The Graco also has connectors that can be pushed on for LATCH, which makes it easier to take off the seat. The Boulevard's LATCH connectors have an additional release mechanism, which requires you to press a gray button and then pull on the webbing to loosen it. This can be difficult if the webbing is tight. This seat comes with an easy storage compartment for belt straps. Clek Liing If you're looking for an infant car seat that has it all -style, safety convenience, and luxuryyou'll be delighted with the Clek Liing. This rear-facing only car seat comes with a great crash test score, a wide range of features and is easy to put in on most vehicles. The Liing is designed to safeguard babies with features that meet or exceed both US and Canadian safety standards. It is designed for easy, secure installation in any seating position. It also has advanced safety features like an energy-absorbing metal leg as well as two pieces of shell lined with EPP for enhanced side impact protection. The base has seven recline positions, as well as a dependable bubble indicator that lets you know when the seat is at the right angle for your baby. The Liing is modern and sleek stroller that parents are raving about. It has innovative safety features such as rigid lower anchors that are much easier to attach than hook-and-loop connectors. The Liing comes with a single-handed release, making it simple to remove the base and connect it to compatible strollers. With less than 17 inches wide it's just narrow enough for 3-across in most vehicles and fits nicely into many convertible car seats as a travel booster. The Liing infant seat is rated as 1st for its unique rigid-LATCH system of installation. Lower anchors of the Liing snap directly into the lower seat belt slots, and the top tether strap snaps into the headrest of the vehicle to create an incredibly secure, tight fit that eliminates the possibility of the child being thrown around in a crash. The seat is light with the base weighing 9 lbs, and the car itself coming in at just 10.5 pounds. Other rear-facing seats have a much heavier weight, but if you're planning on schlepping the car seat and its base all over the place, the slight difference won't be too noticeable (especially once you add a baby into the equation! ). Parents appreciate the Liing's built in canopy and 100+spf sun-protection with an open mesh window. Caregivers love the merino-covered cover that keeps baby warm and they also love the handle's ability to pivot past the canopy which makes it more comfortable to grab when needed. Graco Trio Grow SnugLock LX The Graco Trio SnugLock LX is a 3-in-1 car seat that converts from rear-facing infant to forward-facing harness, and finally to highback booster. It is equipped with the SnugLock installation system which allows for a smooth and easy installation using either the car seat belts or lower anchors. It also offers the option to use the top tether in booster mode (although we recommend using the lower anchors at all times for added security). This seat is perfect for children of all different ages. It comes with an infant insert for younger babies that helps support their necks and backs. The insert can be removed once the child is older and the seat can be used as a regular car seat for toddlers. This car seat is one of the few that allows you to use the top tether when in booster mode, which is what we recommend. Its base is fairly compact front to back which means it shouldn't be hard to find a spot for it in the majority of cars. The headrest must be raised to allow for the lower anchor webbing to pass through. Fortunately, there's a headrest adjustment knob to easily do this, and you'll be able to view the position of your headrest in the display window. One of the most unique features about this seat is the SnugLock installation system that's an anchor that is in the belt path. This makes installing this car seat using the lower anchors an easy task and is almost as easy as using the seat belt of your vehicle. The manual also includes a great illustration of how to correctly connect the lower anchor connectors when traversing them along the belt's new path, which can be confusing at first. Keep them away from the chest clip and the crotch loop to avoid interfering with the buckle system. The Graco Trio Grow belongs to the Protect Plus Engineered Family, which means that it has been subjected some of the most rigorous testing in the field. This includes tests for side, rear and rollover crashes as well as frontal collisions.