Top Rated Infant Car Seats

A good infant car seat is a safety requirement, but not all seats are created to be the same. The best car seats for infants seats have features that enhance crash test performance. For instance, load legs -- shock-absorbing elements that are affixed to the seat or base and limit movement during a collision.

Chicco KeyFit is a favorite of CPST instructors. It features an rear-facing weight, a height limit that is high, a bubble-level indicator, and a spring loaded reclined foot that makes it easy to put in.

Graco Mesa Max

The Graco Mesa Max ranks as one of the most simple infant car seats to use. It has great fabrics and a simple design and a convenient feature for attaching a child's harness to the headrest to make it easier to tighten. It has a large canopy that can be put away to keep your child sheltered while traveling. The only downside is that it is a bit heavier than normal this could be a problem if intend to carry it around or want to use it with your UPPAbaby stroller that has won awards.

Mesa Max's impressive crash test results reflect its dedication to top-tier safety. It scored high in both the frontal and side impact tests, which means that your baby will be safe from the two sides of a collision.

Another noteworthy safety feature is the Graco's anti-rebound panel that helps to reduce the forces of rebound in an accident and ensures that your child's head is protected. This is a rare feature in car seats for infants and makes the Mesa Max stand out among its competitors.

If used with the base When used in conjunction with the base Graco Mesa Max can be installed quickly and securely into your vehicle using LATCH. The load leg, the recline angle adjustment as well as the indicator for tightness ensure a quick, accurate installation. The base weighs 12.6 lbs which is slightly heavier than the typical car seat for infants but not enough to be an issue.

Like its predecessor, UPPAbaby Mesa V2, the Mesa Max uses dual-knit fabric that's free of fire-retardant chemicals. It also has an infinitely adjustable headrest and a robust infant car seat travel insert that enhances fit and body positioning for infants weighing between 4-11 pounds. The fabrics are GREENGUARD gold certified, which means they test for low chemical emissions and low VOCs.

The UPPAbaby UPPAmax Mesa Max may be slightly more expensive than other models but it offers top features and advanced technology for an enjoyable and safe journey. The base is included and comes in a variety of fashionable colors. This is a great addition to the value proposition. Its thoughtful design and strong features provide peace of mind for parents on every journey.

Britax Boulevard ClickTight

The Britax Boulevard ClickTight is a fantastic option for those looking for a car seat that can grow with their child. Its rear-facing limit is 40 pounds, which is higher than the majority of infant car seat for travel car seats. Additionally, it can be used as a forward-facing seat until your child weighs 65 pounds.

Its most prominent selling point is the ClickTight Installation System, which is the safest and easiest to use available. The seat belt can be tightened by pressing a red release button and pulling the harness strap. This makes it unnecessary to loosen and rethread the seat belt. This minimizes the possibility of a mistake when tightening the belt, which is the primary cause of failures in car seats.

Another safety feature is the EZ-Buckle Pad, which holds the buckle away from the way when you're placing your child in the seat. This feature, as well as beltpath cutouts along the sides of your child's seat, makes it simple to get them in and out of the car.

All three ClickTight convertible seats (Boulevard, Marathon CT, and Advocate CT) have the same features. They include the ClickTight Installation System, an impact-absorbing base that has 7 recline positions and a rip-stitch energy-absorbing harness pad, a tether that is HUGS and a steel-reinforced frame and EPP energy-absorbing foam.

It is a heavy seat, so it may be worth considering alternatives that are lighter if you intend to use it frequently for car swaps or traveling. The seat is also big, so it may not fit well in smaller vehicles, especially if it's installed on the rear.

If you're looking for a budget-friendly option, but with the same quality, check out the 4Ever DLX by Graco. This seat has lower crash test scores than the Boulevard but is an excellent choice for your child.

The Graco also comes with LATCH connectors with push-on connections that make it simpler to uninstall the seat. Boulevard's LATCH connectors have an alternative release system that requires you to pull on the webbing, then press an orange button. It's not easy to do this if your webbing has a tight fit. This seat has a handy storage compartment for belt straps.

Clek Liing

If you're looking for a baby car seat inserts for newborns seat that offers everything -- style, safety as well as convenience and luxuryyou'll love the Clek Liing. This rear-facing car seat is easy to put in, has a high crash test rating and a wide range of features.

The Liing is designed to protect infants with features that meet or exceed both US and Canadian safety standards. It is designed for a simple, secure installation - at any seat position. It's equipped with the latest safety features like an energy-absorbing steel load leg and an outer shell that is lined with EPP foam to provide greater side-impact protection. The base comes with 7 recline positions as well as a reliable bubble indicator that lets you know when the seat is set at the correct angle for your infant car seat uk.

Parents love the Liing's modern and sleek design as well as its innovative safety features, such as rigid lower anchors that are easier to attach than standard hook-and-loop connectors. The Liing comes with a single-handed release, making it easy to remove the base and connect it to strollers compatible with it. It's also slim enough to fit three-across several vehicles, and can be easily inserted into a convertible car seats as an extra boost for travel.

The Liing infant seat earns an impressive 1st place in terms of ease of installation thanks to its unique rigid-LATCH system. The lower anchors of the Liing snap into the lower seat belt slots of the vehicle, and the top tether strap snaps onto the vehicle headrest. This ensures a tight, secure fit which eliminates the chance that the child could be thrown around during an accident.

The seat is light, with the base weighing 9 lbs, and the car itself weighing a manageable 10.5 lbs. Other rear-facing seats are much heavier in weight, but if you're planning on schlepping the car seat and its base everywhere, the slight difference won't be too obvious (especially once you add a child to the mix! ).

Parents love the Liing's built-in canopy and 100+spf of protection from the sun with a mesh peekaboo. Parents appreciate the blanket made of merino, which keeps the baby warm and the capability of the handle to move past the canopy. This makes it easier for parents to grab the seat when needed.

Graco Trio Grow SnugLock LX

The Graco Trio SnugLock is a 3-in-1 seat that converts from a rear-facing infant into a forward-facing harness, and then to an highback booster. It features the SnugLock installation system which allows for a smooth and simple installation using either the vehicle seat belt or lower anchors. It is possible to install it using the top tether when in booster mode. (We suggest using the lower anchors for additional security.)

We like that this seat does so much for children of different age groups. For infants, it has an infant insert that helps to support their necks and backs. The insert can be removed when the child is older and the seat can be used as a regular car seat for toddlers. It is one of the few car seats that allow the top tether to be used in booster mode. We highly recommend it.

Its base is pretty compact from front to rear and it shouldn't be hard to locate a place for it in the majority of cars. The headrest needs to be raised in order for the lower anchor webbing to pass through. Luckily, there's a headrest adjustment knob to easily accomplish this, and also view the position of your headrest in the display window.

The SnugLock system is among the most unique features of this seat. It's a bar that's in the belt path. Installing this car seat with lower anchors is easy, and is almost as easy as installing the car's seat belt.

The manual also has an excellent diagram of how to correctly connect the lower anchor connectors while routing them through the belt's new path, which may be difficult initially. Keep them away from the chest clip and the crotch loop to avoid interfering with the buckle system.

The Graco Trio Grow is part of the Protect Plus Engineered family, which means it's been subjected to some of the most rigorous crash tests in the world. This includes tests for side, rear and rollover crashes and frontal impact.