Baby Trend has just launched their newest
product – the Baby Trend Inertia Car Seat and they offered me a car seat to
review! I could not have been more excited about this, as I am expecting baby
number three this June. While I still have an infant car seat from my previous
children, I also have a sister who is pregnant and without ANY baby gear. So my
old infant car seat and travel system are being given to my little sister and I
am having a blast playing with my new Inertia infant car seat.
–Compatible with any baby trend stroller that is car seat compatible. {NOT the Passport stroller}
–Weight of the Inertia (without base) is just under 10lbs (with base) is 26.7 lbs
–Suitable from 5-32 lbs and up to 32 inches
–Available in 1 color (Horizon)
–Suitable from 5-32 lbs and up to 32 inches
–Available in 1 color (Horizon)
–The Inertia’s Rigid LATCH installation system allows for a proper installation in 10-20 seconds. Seriously… {I jokingly told my husband that even HE could install the car seat this quickly!}
There is a lot to love about this car seat and so far we could not be happier with it. Since little baby Julia is not due to arrive until June, my beautiful niece Abby was more than happy to be my model/test subject. While she is more than 2 years old now – she meets the height and weight requirements for this car seat… and she loves to smile for the camera!
The Baby
Trend Inertia Infant Car Seat
is Mom Mart Approved!
What we love about the
Baby Trend Inertia:
The controlled motion
base allows baby to ride in a more reclined position, making baby more
comfortable and breathing easier. {The adjustable base allows for 4 recline
positions, and in the event of an accident the seat will move to place the baby
in the most upright and safest position while decelerating and absorbing crash
energy.}
The rigid LATCH connectors make installation
of this car seat a breeze. It took me seconds to install and with the easy to
locate LATCH release buttons it was just as simple to take out.
If you do not have the LATCH anchorages in your
vehicle, you can secure the Inertia car seat using a lap/shoulder belt after
making sure that you are using a SAFE seat belt system and you have chosen the
best vehicle seat location. {While I prefer to use the LATCH System – I do like
that there is still an option of using the car seat belt if necessary.}
Features a one hand adjustable head support
means that five point safety harness never requires rethreading
The car seat easily snaps into the base and
you can hear it click. It also features a quick release located on the FRONT of
the car seat –making it even easier to get the car seat out of the base.
The sun shade canopy is huge. It is easy to
pull into position and covers quite a large area, making it easier to keep the
sun away from baby… there is even a retractable sun visor.
The removable fitted boot means I don’t have
to remember to bring a blanket to protect my child from the elements when out
and about and I don’t have to install any aftermarket products in the winter to keep my baby warm this
winter {there is no extra layer between seat and child}.
Something
that has taken me some time to get used to is the fact that the overlaying
buckle tongues need to be joined and placed into the buckle harness together.
While I had no difficulty working this with my niece who is older and listens
to directions well, a little baby squirms around a bit and can make this
feature a little more difficult to maneuver {I will keep you posted on this
once baby Julia arrives}.
I found
that this car seat works with my universal car seat adapter to create a great
little travel system with my stroller {both double and single strollers}. This
was a pleasant surprise as I like to change up which strollers I use –
depending on where we are going and what we are doing. I found that using the
Inertia infant car seat as a carrier was not a hardship – as the carrier
weights under 10lbs {without base}.
Buy It:
You can
find out more about the Baby Trend Inertia Infant Car Seat by visiting the Baby Trend Website. You can purchase the Baby Trend Inertia Infant Car Seat in store
or online at Babies R Us.
