Did anyone use this for a newborn and skip the infant car seat? I will have a bassinet/stroller/pram so won't really need a carrier.
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We did not, but you could. Carriers are handy because you don't have to move or wake baby when they are sleeping. We had a Britax carrier as well
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The only that I found to be any type of an issue (and it was not that bad) was that when using the carrier in the back I was not able to recline that front seat too far back. Just a small bit of advise, is have the heavier kid in the back. It is easier to push that way. I did it the other way once and it was harder. I also put my carrier in the front if kiddo was sleeping so I could recline the back seat all of the way so he could lay down.
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There are weight guide lines for this. My children have been very small but were in this shortly after we came home. The concern with any off the carrier are the head support and the child being positioned so they can breathe. I used mine with in the frost few weeks home. Tried to used another one I bought that has an insert for the infant but hated it. Still using this one at a yr. the best thing is that u can see the child and can put it on yourself then put in baby. Others I couldn't.
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I have never used this particular car seat for a 6lb baby because the starting weight is 5lbs. We used the Chaperone for our new born. This Advocate would be a pain with a new born baby due to the seat is not designed to be taken out of the car like the Chaperone. This seat is designed to be used with the next level up from a new born. I would not recommend this seat for a 6lb. baby. You will end up buying another carrier if you do. The Chaperone has multiple purposes, a car seat, or it can be put in the stroller to be used as a stroller seat.
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I did not use the infant car seat on this stroller. My kids are able to seat in this stroller just fine.
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Car seat is great but is heavy and with baby in it is very heavy. I ended up getting a baby bjorn to carry my baby around while in the store unless I am somewhere where the stroller is more convenient. Love the seat though!
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Dear Mrs. S.J Piraino. We have two daughters and the youngest one was a newborn when we got this. We used it without the car seat fine. this is an outstanding Stroller. We tried three other brands until we settled on this one (yes, we spent a lot of money). The baby will be seated a little bit "tucked" inside the seat, because it is not completely flat, or 180 degress. The beby will be more like seated, on his back. The stroller, albeit still one of the lightest of the category (if not the lightest) is still bulky. Overall i would greatly recommend this. If they somehow could make it slightly more compact and a tad lighter it would be a five star stroller. The way it is, i'd give it four. Dear Mrs. S.J Piraino. We have two daughters and the youngest one was a newborn when we got this. We used it without the car seat fine. this is an outstanding Stroller. We tried three other brands until we settled on this one (yes, we spent a lot of money). The baby will be seated a little bit "tucked" inside the seat, because it is not completely flat, or 180 degress. The beby will be more like seated, on his back. The stroller, albeit still one of the lightest of the category (if not the lightest) is still bulky. Overall i would greatly recommend this.... » Read More Dear Mrs. S.J Piraino. We have two daughters and the youngest one was a newborn when we got this. We used it without the car seat fine. this is an outstanding Stroller. We tried three other brands until we settled on this one (yes, we spent a lot of money). The baby will be seated a little bit "tucked" inside the seat, because it is not completely flat, or 180 degress. The beby will be more like seated, on his back. The stroller, albeit still one of the lightest of the category (if not the lightest) is still bulky. Overall i would greatly recommend this. If they somehow could make it slightly more compact and a tad lighter it would be a five star stroller. The way it is, i'd give it four. « Show Less
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It's not for newborns because it doesn't come with a carrycot.But if you buy the optional carrycot it's an excellent stroller even for a newborn.
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Seat not appropriate for newborn, but car seat works great with adapter. Frame can only fold with forward facing seat, or alone.
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I use this stroller with a Britax car seat. I bought the adapters for attachment through Baby Jogger. They have excellent customer service. I am sure a bassinet would attach the same way. To be sure, you could call them.
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I am still happy with most aspects of this stroller, however I don't think it was designed for a newborn nor would it be safe. Even If using a baby carrier. No way to secure it.
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I would say its nice to have but not necessary. You can use your car seat or the bassinet until your child can hold up its head. I am still using the insert pad without the head piece now because it lifts up my son in the deep seat. It allows my son to look around while out in the stroller. This is still possible with the car seat but not in the bassinet.
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I loved the seat, but only had it for one, and didn't use it for her as a newborn. It's certainly one of the smallest footprint seats I've seen. It would not allow you to pop the seat in and out of the car with the baby in it, which one big advantage of the other sort of seat.
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Yes, the stroller is much more compact with the seats removed. We have used it with Britax Infant carseat/carriers for the last nine months, so removing the car seat adapters was easy, and breaking it down to fit in the trunk was a breeze (and we have a mid-size sedan). Now that we are using it with the actual stroller seats, we have to remove them before putting it in the trunk.
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Hi Michael there no carry bar just a grab bar from the top. To be honest although i fits newborns its not really recommended because its such a drag having to connect the seat beats on and off while baby is sleeping. Most parents really go for an infant Carseat and than transitions to the Britax. That's what I did, mother of five. Hope this helps! Trust me save yourself the heartache and frustrations.
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I am using mine in my stroller right now. Works great. It keeps the baby from leaning to the side. It doesn't have slits, but the straps tuck in just under the head support which makes it very easy to move from your carseat to your stroller or other baby device.
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No, and no. It's very heavy and is best kept in the vehicle at all times. Some people prefer to have an infant carrier seat that can be clipped into and out of a base that remains in the vehicle. This is not that. Others prefer to just take the infant out and either wear baby or put baby into a stroller. I bought this for my 2yo son once he outgrew his infant seat. It's an amazing seat. And if I had to do it over, I would probably still prefer to keep baby in the infant carrier seat, then transition into something larger. But like I said, different people prefer different things.