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Compare Baby Safety Car Seats: Chicco vs. Britax (BOB)
 (Photo credits: Britax)
If you are looking for a safety car seat for your infant, you should consider the following important points:
1. Until your infant is two years old, you should consider getting a rear-facing seat. Note that the American Academy of Pediatrics now advises parents to keep their infants and toddlers in rear-facing car seats until the age of two, or until they exceed the height or weight limit for the car seat. 2. Though infant car seats can be used with or without a car seat base, consider getting one that comes with a base. This is because if you keep the base installed in the car and simply lock the seat into it when you need to drive, it is more likely to have a safe and correct installation of the seat every single time. Without the base, you'd have to safely and correctly install the seat every time you put it into the vehicle, and chances are you will not always do a perfectly secured job. You should also make sure that the base is easily adjustable so that correct positioning of the base in the car that will ensure safety and comfort of the infant can be readily achieved. 3. You should consider a car seat with at least 5 point security harness, side impact protection, and appropriate safety inserts for newborns or very small babies. 4. You should consider getting a car seat that is compatible with one or more stroller brands and models. It should in particular have a simple, one-step, click-and-go type installation mechanism to the stroller of your choice, allowing you to create a travel system that best fits your lifestyle. 5. You should make sure the car seat is aircraft travel certified just in case you may need to travel with your child in the future. The baby safety car seats selected for comparison in this article, Chicco KeyFit 30 and Britax (BOB) B-Safe 35, both satisfy the above five requirements. These were also the most popular in their product category among Amazon customers at the time this article was written and had received excellent reviews from most Amazon buyers.
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Comparing Chicco and Britax (BOB) Baby Car Seats
(Chicco KeyFit 30 and Britax B-Safe 35)
The following pictures show the two baby car seats selected for comparison:
Photo Credits: Chicco
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Photo Credits: Britax
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The following table compares the two baby safety car seats selected (lease read the explanation to the table notes that follow to better understand the features offered by each):
Table Notes 1-10 Explained:
Note 1:
Both brands include one base in the purchase of the car seat, but if you have multiple cars, additional bases can also be purchased so that you don’t have to move the base from one car to the other (please refer to the Amazon products section below for additional bases).
As mentioned above, even though the car seat can be installed without a base, it is strongly recommended to use the base. This is because if you keep the base installed in the car and simply lock the seat into it when you need to drive, it is more likely to have a safe and correct installation of the seat every single time you do it. Without the base, you'd have to safely and correctly install the seat every time you put it into the vehicle, and chances are you will not always do a perfectly secured job.
Note 1:
Both brands include one base in the purchase of the car seat, but if you have multiple cars, additional bases can also be purchased so that you don’t have to move the base from one car to the other (please refer to the Amazon products section below for additional bases).
As mentioned above, even though the car seat can be installed without a base, it is strongly recommended to use the base. This is because if you keep the base installed in the car and simply lock the seat into it when you need to drive, it is more likely to have a safe and correct installation of the seat every single time you do it. Without the base, you'd have to safely and correctly install the seat every time you put it into the vehicle, and chances are you will not always do a perfectly secured job.
Note 2:
Side Impact Protection distributes crash forces, shields from vehicle intrusion, and contains the head and body during a crush. Both car seats considered here are lined with energy-absorbing foam for improved side-impact protection and comfort.
Note 3:
Both car seats considered here come with some sort of insert that protects the baby and in particular baby's head when the infant is a newborn or too small, but only Chicco refers to it officially as a removable newborn insert and recommends that it should be used for babies 4-11 lbs. Britax B-Safe refers to the insert as a pillow which is removable as the baby gets older.
Note 4:
A tangle-free, 5-point harness distributes crash forces across the strongest parts of the body and provides a secure fit. Both car seats considered here come with a harness.
Note 5:
Both car seats have an adjustable base.
Note 6:
Chicco KeyFit 30 car seat is compatible with the Chicco Bravo, Urban, Activ3, Neuvo, Liteway Plus, Cortina, Cortina Magic and Cortina Together Strollers. It can also be used with non-Chicco strollers as long as a stroller adapter is obtained.
Britax has stroller compatible design: the integrated CLICK & GO adapter system works with BRITAX B-Series strollers.
Please refer to the Amazon products section below, for specific stroller recommendation for both car seats considered here.
Note 7:
When you remove both these car seats from their base, they can be placed on the floor and rocked. This is a great feature to put the baby to sleep.
Note 8:
When you click the car seat image in the Amazon product section below, you will be offered all the available colors to choose from.
Note 9:
Amazon user ratings are provided by customers who have bought and reviewed these car seats. The maximum rating is 5 stars.
Note 10:
The prices shown are the listed prices that were in effect at the time this article was written and may have changed. To see exact price information, please refer to the Amazon products section below. Note that Amazon often provides a discount to the list prices of sold products. If there is a discount, both the list price and the exact price will be shown when you click the product link images in the Amazon section below.
Chicco KeyFit 30 car seat is compatible with the Chicco Bravo, Urban, Activ3, Neuvo, Liteway Plus, Cortina, Cortina Magic and Cortina Together Strollers. It can also be used with non-Chicco strollers as long as a stroller adapter is obtained.
Britax has stroller compatible design: the integrated CLICK & GO adapter system works with BRITAX B-Series strollers.
Please refer to the Amazon products section below, for specific stroller recommendation for both car seats considered here.
Note 7:
When you remove both these car seats from their base, they can be placed on the floor and rocked. This is a great feature to put the baby to sleep.
Note 8:
When you click the car seat image in the Amazon product section below, you will be offered all the available colors to choose from.
Note 9:
Amazon user ratings are provided by customers who have bought and reviewed these car seats. The maximum rating is 5 stars.
Note 10:
The prices shown are the listed prices that were in effect at the time this article was written and may have changed. To see exact price information, please refer to the Amazon products section below. Note that Amazon often provides a discount to the list prices of sold products. If there is a discount, both the list price and the exact price will be shown when you click the product link images in the Amazon section below.
Chicco KeyFit 30 and Britax B-Safe 35 Official Videos
Please watch the manufacturers' official videos presenting the Chicco KeyFit 30 and Britax B-Safe 35 car seats:
Compared Baby Safety Car Seats on Amazon
Please click the baby car seat of your choice below for price information or to purchase. A color choice will be offered on the right of your screen when multiple colors are available.
Amazon often provides a good discount on the List Price of sold products. If a discount is available, the List Price and the actual Amazon price will be shown when you click the links shown below.
NOTE: For both infant safety car seats, we have also provided below Amazon links for the best compatible stroller and additional base if needed.
Amazon often provides a good discount on the List Price of sold products. If a discount is available, the List Price and the actual Amazon price will be shown when you click the links shown below.
NOTE: For both infant safety car seats, we have also provided below Amazon links for the best compatible stroller and additional base if needed.
Chicco Infant Car Seats:
(Multiple colors will be offered when available)
(Multiple colors will be offered when available)
Chicco KeyFit 30
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Chicco Sport Travel System |
Chicco KeyFit 30
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Britax (BOB) Infant Car Seat:
(Multiple colors will be offered when available)
(Multiple colors will be offered when available)
Britax B-Safe
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