Who wouldn’t want their child to be safe at all times? Especially in the car. Infant Car Seats (or step 1 car seats) are mandatory when you leave the hospital.

I closely reviewed the rankings of Protégez-vous and went to Trendy stroller to see the top 3 car seat recommendations.

After seing all the car seats, I chose the Maxi-cosi Mico AP because of its light weight. This aspect was important to me since it provided a lot of versatility during transportation.

Why is it great?

• Its weight. It is the lightest car seat I tried.
• Nice aesthetics.
• It is available in multiple colours.
• The seat cushion, headrest and protectors can all be removed and washed.
• It comes with a sun canopy.
• It comes with a headrest for the baby.
• The installation (rear-facing) in the car is simple.
• It is compatible with many strollers (with the purchase of adaptors). This included my stroller: the Bugaboo Cameleon 3.
• It accommodates infants from 5-22 pounds and up to 29” in height.

 

The downsides?

• Extremely narrow. Despite my child not being that big, it was always a struggle to nestle her in the seat. She therefore outgrew it extremely fast.
• Weight and height limits are low, and therefore can be reached quickly by your baby.
• For newborns, the seat doesn’t recline enough to achieve a flat position.
• Safety bands twist extremely often. Despite dissembling and reassembling the car seat multiple times, the bands still twisted after practically every use.
• The sun canopy is not very stable.

 

With all the downsides and especially my daughters cries of discomfort every time I placed her in this car seat, I cannot recommend it.

Filed under: Carseats, Step 1 Tagged: baby gear, carseat, carseat review, infant gear, maxicosi