Baby Trend Flex-Loc Infant Car Seat - Millennium

 (2 customer reviews)

Don't buy! While the triangle design on the handle is nice and the fabric is stylish, I was really disappointed overall in the car seat. I wouldn't recommend purchasing after the trouble. First, the straps are way too short, and I don't have a big baby at all. By the time the baby was 3 months old, the straps are fully extended and I'm squeezing the buckles together to get him in, never mind if he's wearing any kind of sweater or fleece bundling suit (because it's cold outside, after all!) I called the manufacturer to see if there were longer straps to purchase and was told that I'm not supposed to be putting any outerwear clothing on my infant when he rides in a car seat as it won't allow for the straps to be secure. Really? And they claimed this was the NHTSA guidelines. Couldn't find that anywhere on the nhtsa.gov/Safety/CPS site. So, now the baby is 5 months old and only 14lbs and he's outgrown the strap lengths. And if this weren't enough, the plastic piece that attaches the...Read more

Pros: Grippy triangle handle.

Cons: Like another reviewer said, whenever you need to raise or lower the handle, the buttons on the sides are darn near impossible to push in. I can't get them with my thumbs or from any sort of angle--the only way for me to apply enough force is to use my palms and really lean in on the darn things. As a new mom with already-sore wrists from picking up a new baby, this terrible design just makes my wrists and hands hurt even more. The whole seat feels like a very cheap design that's shoddily assembled. I HATE this car seat and can't wait to get rid of it.