Graco vs Safety First?

What kinds of car seats do you guys have for your littles? I'm looking for best rear facing convertible car seats.

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We have a Graco Turn2Me in my everyday driver (I’m a SAHM) and a Safety First Getaway in my husband’s truck. We take the Safety First on trips as well because it’s lighter and easier to carry through the airport.

My daughter seems to be comfortable in both! I will say though, I’ve had several friends that had gracos switch to safety first car seats and say that their baby’s behavior is night and day. Almost like they seemed uncomfy in the Graco and preferred the Safety First. Gracos keep them a little more reclined/legs elevated and I think some babies just don’t prefer that. Like I said though, my daughter behaves fine in both 😊

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My son has the graco turn2me and he loves it! I also love it makes our life so much easier being able to turn him to us to get him out or in(he’s 16 months and we put him in it at 12 months) my moms car has the regular graco rear facing one and he doesn’t mind that one either, all of our car seats,strollers, pack n plays have all been graco and it’s just the brand we’ve stuck with since that’s the one we’re most familiar with and all my family’s used it and the daycare I provide at does

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We have Graco Extend to Fit 3 in 1 in my car and Britax in my SO. I prefer the Graco, the Britax is nice but doesn’t have a cup holder is my only complaint

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We have a Graco Extend2Fit from my shower that is ok - it gets the job done and was reasonably priced. We ended up giving it to my aunt for when she babysits, though, because it's kind of a pain to get baby in and out of.

For our regular seats in our cars, we now use the Evenflo Revolve 360 Slim because it's so much easier to get her in and out of it with the rotating seat.

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