Maxi-Cosi Mico Infant Car Seat Phantom

Love This Seat

We've been using this seat for a bit over five months now and I love it. Our little dude was born quite premature and we were finally allowed to bring him home when he hit 5 lb. At that size he would have been almost lost in most of the other car seat we looked at but the Mico came through like a champ with the infant insert though we actually ended up supplementing with the Kiddopotamus Snuzzler (link below). I don't consider that a defect since one size cannot fit everyone and an additional $15 is a small price for baby comfort and parental peace of mind.



PROS:



- The seat is very light which becomes increasingly important as baby becomes heavier;

- The base is really heavy which seems right to me;

- The LATCH clips go in easily - using a seatbelt requires a little more elbow-grease but nothing extraordinary;

- Materials are high quality - we have not noticed any wear or tear;

- The seat works great with our Bugaboo Cameleon - at present he is too big for the Buagoo's bassinet but not really big enough for the seat so he just stays in the Mico car seat which has now become associated with nap time anyway;

- The seat clips easily into the base with a very apparent "clunk"; and

- The deep seat and high well-padded sides at least appear to give more protection than many other models on the market.



CONS:



- There is some tendency for straps to tangle between uses - not really more than other car seats but it does happen; and

- If your family has a history of big kids be aware that you will be out of this seat by 22 lb and 29" - there are some other models like the Graco Infant SafeSeat Step 1 which can go bigger if necessary.







Kiddopotamus Snuzzler Link:



http://www.amazon.com/Kiddopotamus-Snuzzler-Complete-Support-Ivory/dp/B000DZS720/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=baby-products&qid=1262633725&sr=8-1More detail ...