Combi Zeus 360 Convertible Car Seat, Chestnut

This car seat is amazing. It is so awkward to get a baby in a rear facing car seat. This seat allows you to turn it any way is most comfortable for you, plop your baby in and buckle up, and then rotate it to rear-facing. If you have a large baby, you definitely need this as opposed to the Zues turn. I called Combi to clarify and the "Zues turn" should never be used rear facing for a baby over 20 lbs! My LO is 5 months and already 20 lbs. so the "turn" was not an option. They came out with the "360" for that reason alone. The rear facing limit is 35 lbs.

The AAP is now saying that you should keep your baby rear facing as long as possible (not 20 lbs/1 year anymore) Many parents turn their kids forward facing ASAP because it is such a hassle. This seat is so simple, I will def. keep my little guy rear facing until 35 lbs. which is much safer for him.

*btw- the seat is very comfy and luxurious as well!

Well, it said that we could use the carseat from newborn to toddler. But the truth is that the vertical format of the seat while backward is uncomfortable for the newborn... I have to always be checking my baby's head that leans foward, since the seat is so straight up and their is no possibility if reclining it when its facing backward. I'm sure it will be great once i turn it foward, since I love the convenience of the rotation and its hight for the child to look out the window. Another problem is that while facing back its soo high that I haven't found a good mirror so I can monitor my child. I'm 50/ 50 on this one.

This seat is really nice for those of us with bigger infants. They can still be rear facing, but you don't need to tote their infant seat around with them and add to their 18+ lbs. I guess my only two concerns with the seat are that for one, it's huge. I have a full size chevy truck with a full back seat, so it's fine in there (besides the fact that I can't see much while backing up). My husband has a dodge dakota and thinks the seat is too huge for his truck. The baby loves it though because he can actually see out the window instead of staring at the seat. My other concern is that even though he's only 6 months old, when he's wearing shoes his feet are already in the way of the swivel motion. If I forget to move his feet first, his legs get all curled up when I turn the seat toward me. I am still happy with my purchase and think it was well worth the money.