Safety 1st Grow and Go 3-in-1 Convertible Car Seat Review!
Car seats are a hot topic among many mommy groups. There are so many different factors to consider: the type of vehicle, size of child, height and weight limits, rear-facing limits, measurements of vehicle, height of the person sitting in front of the car seat, available leg room, portability, safety ratings, price, usability – and probably way more that I haven’t even thought of – that all contribute to “the decision.”
Online reviews were a huge help in confirming which seats I wanted to purchase, which is why I’m really excited to provide a review of the Safety 1st Grow and Go 3-in-1 Convertible car seat!
As I was reading the manual, I was happy to see that this car seat requires the child to be a minimum of 2 years old to be forward facing. I’m glad that some car seat manufacturers are implementing extended rear facing! I’m blessed that Sweet Pea has no problem sitting that way so I will continue do so for as long as humanly possible. After seeing slow-motion videos on what actually happens in a car crash, I kind of wish I was sitting rear-facing as well!
This car seat goes above the standard 35 lb limit for rear-facing and allows rear-facing between 5-40 lbs and up to 40 inches. Forwards facing limits are 22-65 lbs, and the Grow and Go can also be used as a booster seat for up to 100 lbs. I really like how this is an investment that will last several years because – well, multipurpose items are just smarter and more economical! If I can spend just a little more money to avoid purchasing a separate item altogether, I’ll take it! How old are 100 lb kids, anyway? (I can’t think about Sweet Pea being that big… she’ll stay a baby forever, right??)
For the little little ones, the seat has extra cushioning at the back, sides and headrest to keep your squish, squished.
When I undo the buckle, I just lock them into the harness holders so that Sweet Pea can come out without getting her arm caught in the straps. Then, when she goes back in, they’re already prepped so that I just have to place her on the seat and lock her in. No more reaching to grab the straps and risk twisting them behind her where I can’t see (which is surprisingly common if the chest clip slides over a twist in the strap), and if she’s having one of her crying fits because she doesn’t want to leave the park just yet, it’s that much easier to get her into the seat. I wish I had these when she was even younger because man, those flailing arms!!!
The Safety 1st Grow and Go car seat is designed to stay with your child from 5 lbs to 100 lbs. Obviously, that’s a long time and the cover is gonna get dirty. I was pleasantly surprised at how easy it was to completely remove the seat cover.
I actually didn’t know that my current car seat cover could be washed, so I googled how I would go about doing that. Yyyyyeah – I actually got a mild panic attack because it involves removing the straps and the belt buckle from the seat, along with a piece of foam tucked into the cover itself. I don’t know about you, but I want to mess with the components of a child safety car seat as much as I want to rewire a floor lamp every time I turn it on. It’ll probably be okay, but there’s just that little nagging voice in my head wondering “are you SURE you did it right??”
Anyways… it was easy to remove the cover on the Grow and Go and just as easy to instinctively replace it without having to refer to the manual. No panic attacks here. Spill away, child… spill away.
As your child grows, it’s extremely easy to adjust the seat to accommodate. The two levers at the top are connected to the headrest and the strap openings, so they both raise up in unison as part of their “QuickFit Harness System.