Cosco Juvenile Alpha Omega Elite 5-Point 22155 Booster Car Seat - Transpire

Pros: Goes from 5lbs to 80lbs, has selt belt covers
Cons: is HUGE and heavy, not enough padding for baby

I bought the Alpha Omega carseat with the overhead shield about 20 months ago. I have not been very impressed with it, especially considering the price. The "storage compartment" can't fit anything mroe than the instruction manual, it's HUGE, and probably ...

Pros: The videos are great. It's very safe & easy to use even in small cars.
Cons: It has no cup or snack holder.

We did a lot of research before buying this car seat. Actually this site helped us decide on this one. It fits in my Nissan Sentra and we started out with it rear facing in the center. My husband is very safety conscience and we also liked the side...

Pros: looks nice, matches car interior, 5-point harness
Cons: Bulky when rear-facing, twisted straps & no head support when car napping!

We received this seat as a shower gift when my daughter was born 3 years ago. At first I liked the seat. When she was 10 months old we put her in it rear facing and the seat was wonderful! It was quite big and bulky in the back seat (wouldn't work in a ...

Pros: The price was right and appeared to have lots of options.
Cons: Very difficult to keep straps straight.

When my husband and I started searching for the right car seat we were clueless. We went on options and price and this is not a good combo.

First off, how many people actually use all the options that a seat has to offer? We haven't....

Pros: Stylish, seems to be comfortable
Cons: Straps tangle, twist, and are hard to clean.

When I was about 8 months pregnant my husbands parents surprised us with this adorable carseat. We were delighted. My husband assembled it right away with ease. The peices fit together well, and I looked great. Well now after 17 months of use we seem...

Pros: Nice forward facing child sits comfortably in it Excellent customer service
Cons: Big/heavy Straps hard to tighten Hard to install in smaller vehicles Expensive

We bought this car seat about 6 months ago because it had a high safety rating. This being our first child and first kick at the cat with car seats, I didn't realize that it was defective from day one. The locking mechanism for the straps didn't lock ...

Pros: 5 point harness, seat goes up to 80 lbs.
Cons: Seat is too upright, even when in reclined position.

I bought this seat based on recommendations from two friends who had this seat for their children. My son was 9 months old and weighed 17 lbs. This seat states that it is for children 5-80 lbs.
When I had this seat in full recline, it still sat...

Pros: Seems comfortable and is easy to install.
Cons: My 23 month old can take the shoulder straps off. Straps tangle.

We loved this car seat when we first purchased it. We bought it when our daughter was 8 months old and she is now 23 months old. When she was around 15 months old, she started taking the shoulder straps off, leaving her with just the lap belt on. We...

Pros: Cheeper than buying three different seats
Cons: Doesn't recline far enough for newborns

The nice thing about this car seat is that you will not need to buy another car seat as your child grows - hence saving you money in the long run. It went into the car easily and is easy to adjust on the spot in case your child is wearing bulkier...

Pros: Very Comfortable for my son.
Cons: Doesn't fit well in an Explorer when backward facing in the middle of the seat.

I purchased the Cosco Alpha Omega with the 5 point harness. I really like it now that we have it facing forwards. Initially, we had problems getting it to fit properly in the middle of the back seat of our Ford Explorer when backward facing. We took...

Pros: Can be used for a long time
Cons: Somewhat undersized

Browsing the Babies R Us aisles, my husband and I thought this to be the ideal car seat. One of the associates pointed out the five-point system and recommended it over the seats with the padded pullover belt bar. The price was a little high but we...

Pros: This is car seat is safe, durable and convertable.
Cons: This car seat is huge.

I really love this car seat. I also love the fact that the car seat has a 5-point harness. I bought it when I was 8 months pregnant and I brought my daughter home in it. She is now 7 1/2 months old and she is still using it. It is a great car seat...

Pros: Removable base, comfy, easy to adjust straps
Cons: Bulky with base

My baby QUICKLY outgrew his infant carseat (he's 18 lbs, 27" long!) so I had to find a solution. Th ...

Pros: Great car seat! Wears well; still works as well as day one! Very safe!
Cons: Somewhat heavy, price is somewhat high

Great car seat! Wears well. It actually still looks new. It also works well with infants and children of all types. Very safe! I would not trust many of the car seats out there. My 19 month old daughter has been in it since she was 6 months old. She...

Pros: Well padded, can adjust harness height easily without rethreading.
Cons: Expensive, cumbersome, poor instruction manual.

***Please note: I have never actually used this as a car seat. I was so unimpressed by the seeming difficulty in use/adjustments compared to other seats I've used, so I returned it without ever using it. However, I do feel very strongly that this ...