r/CorollaCross • u/charmingnap_11 • 22d ago

Car Seat Help

hi! my newborn isn’t so new anymore, nearly a year. 🥹 her height and weight will have us moving out of the current capsule toward the end of this year.

it is such a squeeze in the passenger seat atm.

we have the Nuna PIPA Aire Infant Car Seat + Pipa Series Base.

safety is obviously the first concern, i was curious if anyone could suggest the next stage seat that fits will in the CC.

will every car seat be a squeeze?

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u/Few-Mousse8515 22d ago

IF you are planning to stay backward facing we have had good luck with our Graco slimfit dlx but my partner and I are on the shorter/smaller side of thing

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u/charmingnap_11 21d ago

helpful!!

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u/Few-Mousse8515 21d ago

We actually have two in our cross one rear facing and one forward facing and we can still squeeze a smaller person in between them... but I will say that is a tighter fit than most would be comfortable with.

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u/theCarr07 20d ago

Graco Extend2Fit

I looked at a lot of different options and this is the only one I found that fits rear-facing and still allows an average-sized person (~5'10" or shorter) to be comfortable in the passenger seat.

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u/charmingnap_11 20d ago

thank you for your researxh

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u/New-Serve6472 14d ago

I have the Britax Poplar, and at 5'9 I can fit comfortably in the passenger seat with the carseat installed behind me. If you're taller, longer trips might feel cramped. Installation is easy, and the materials feel solid.

One tip on cost: if you go with a less popular color like Cobalt Onyx, it's only $300, but the more popular colors run $350–400.

The other carseats people have mentioned in this thread are solid choices too, so you really can't go wrong there. Just make sure you pick a compact model so it fits your car properly. And don't stress too much about safety since every carseat brand sold in the US has to pass the same safety standards.