My family was in a really terrible car accident back in September '21 and my 2 children (2 & 3) who were each in one of these car seats were fine other than a bruise where the straps held them in! Myself and husband had awful injuries, broken hips, multiple broken ribs each, punctured spleen, etc. And my two babies were perfectly safe and okay aside from minor bruising and I fully credit these seats!

#sweepstakes Easy to install, really padded and fits in cat great!! Now baby can grow, soon face forward too. I have to haul a new toddler and it's click, click, click and away we go!! The gentleman from Safety 1st that helped me pick this model heard me, and helped pick the perfect model. Felt very supported.

This convertible seat had quite a few pros with a couple of notable cons. PROS: - cushy and comfy - easy to adjust shoulder strap height - two cup holders ?? - I found it easy to get safely tight and high on chest clip (my husband didn't but this could be that I'm the better parent ?? ) - I will say I'd be comfortable using it for a newborn, which is hard to say usually for Convertibles. CONS: - for us the install required the latch system. We just could not get it tight enough without that. Easy enough but a consideration. - my husband noted that the straps adjusted in such a way that they could accidentally be asymmetrical. So one side would be tight but greed realize that the other side was still loose. - the top levers for adjusting the head and shoulder strap height rattles when there isn't a child in the seat. Annoying. Overall a nice option. No car seat is perfect (I've tried many!) **I received this product in exchange for my honest review from the Stellar Product Testing Panel.

I am a mom, and have also been a nanny to several children. We bought this seat for my son when he outgrew his infant seat. I was glad we had an infant seat for a while just for the ease of the travel system we had, but he grew fast, and I knew I wanted a seat that would fit him from that point forward. First of all, I would not describe this seat as easy to install. In most cars, it take me and another person to install it properly. In some cars the angles and the space make it more feasible for only one person to install it. That being said, at the price, we ended up buying another one for our second car because we loved the first one so much. For those saying their seat tips, you've installed it incorrectly. Go to your local fire department or health department and have someone help you install it correctly. Next, I love that you can change the recline on the seat. It makes it fit into multiple types of vehicles. Our two vehicles are very different sizes and the back seats are shaped and angled differently. It works for both. I've never had any issues with the straps. When we initially got the second one, it was in my parents' car because they were regularly watching my son. They're a little older, and they had a hard time tightening the straps at first. I went out and played with them a bit. It was sticking. I tightened and loosened them multiple times in a row. They were fine after that. My son likes this seat. It's nicely cushioned, so he's comfy. We have a different seat for our sometimes babysitter's car, and he doesn't like it. I love that I can pull the liner out and machine wash it. Baby boy sometimes gets carsick riding rear facing, so we've needed to clean puke a few times. It also wipes down easily when we're traveling until we can get to a washing machine. This car seat is solid and has protection in all the right places. I have peace of mind knowing that it is installed correctly and will protect my son in the event of an accident.

This is the MOST difficult car seat to install and tighten! Every time I have to take it out to clean it or move it around it takes me at least 30-45 minutes to get it back into a safe position in my SUV. The only plus side is that it looks very comfortable and has a lot of padding.

We were in a pretty bad car accident. The car was totaled and we rolled a few times! This car seat combined with knowledge on how to buckle my daughter in. She was perfectly fine. Not even a scratch. The car collapsed on the sides and was hit next to her car seat! I do hate the cup holders though! They get lost!

Only complaint is that the harness straps are difficult to tighten as others have mentioned. I always have to tell my daughter to move her hand so I can brace myself on the cup holder and PULL! She's almost big enough to transition to the booster and I can't wait so I don't have to deal with the harness straps any longer. My son is in a Graco and the difference in tightening the straps makes me wish I would've spent the extra money and got a Graco for her too.

I received the Safety 1st Grow and Go car seat for evaluation from Stellar Product Testing Panel. I have two children similar in weight but completely different in build and age. This seat will work for either child. One can use it regularly forward-facing and the other can use it that way or as a booster. I like the amount of padding in this seat and both girls said it was nice to sit in. The two deep cup holders are a nice touch but they are not adjustable in size. I tested the fit of this seat in three different vehicles and it worked well in all of them. It fit well in the "captain's chair" seat of a 2013 minivan, the back seat of a 2015 Chrysler sedan, and the back seat of a 1997 Infiniti sedan. The Infiniti did not have the LATCH system but was still easy to install correctly. The chest buckle was a little difficult for an elderly adult with arthritis to undo. I had no difficulty with it. I think it is tricky enough a child can't undo it but an adult can. I have used other seats in the past that were more difficult to unbuckle. Overall, I recommend this seat for anyone who wants a sturdy, protective seat that grows with their child!

My 1.5 year old was beyond due for a switch from her infant seat to a convertible car seat in my husbands truck. Since the kids aren't in his truck too often we had previously purchased an inexpensive car seat for my son and planned to stretch the use of our infant seat as long as we could for our daughter. Well, that's when Stellar Product Testing Panel sent us this car seat to try out. When we took it out of the box, my daughter wouldn't get out of it. She thought it was great! We were super excited, installed it the day it came and took my husband truck out for a drive around. Firstly, he's no pro but he had this car seat installed through his latch system in about 30 seconds. There are 3 recline seatings depending on which was the seat will be facing, how much baby weighs and etc. we chose the setting that worked for us and boom, in it went. Second, adjusting the height of the head rest and shoulder straps was a breeze. You simply turn to handles and lift up. There is no rethreading the straps into new slots, which I absolutely love especially since children grow so quickly. Overall, it's a wonderful car seat. It's safe, easy to install, easy to use and comfortable. We are thinking about buying one to replace our sons seat.

I purchased this car seat in the beautiful Purple they have for my daughter! She was only 4 months old when we started to use is because her infant car seat was a little too snug (she's a chunker) lol Sooo I purchased this one and I absolutely love it! She's now 10 1/2 months and rides forward facing since it's like 22lbs to face forward. She loves it as well it's so snug and comfy! Super easy to clean also! I highly recommend!!