Twins- do I really have to buy 4 car seats? Help! My sister is having twins, and we offered to but the car seats. Do we really have to buy 4 - two for each car? What's the safest and most economical system? Twins- do I really have to buy 4 car seats? Help! My sister is having twins, and we offered to but the car seats. Do we really have to buy 4 - two for each car? What's the safest and most... » Read More Twins- do I really have to buy 4 car seats? Help! My sister is having twins, and we offered to but the car seats. Do we really have to buy 4 - two for each car? What's the safest and most economical system? « Show Less
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Buy two sets of infant seats w/bases and then buy two extra bases. The seats detach to carry the infant so they can be used in both cars without having to buy four seats.
1805628
Just buy 2 car seats with 2 bases. I would say, you don't have to buy 2 extra bases because those bases can be easily transferred from one car to the other, in no time. Plus it will save you a lot of space. Since wherever the twins are, that's where the base and car seats stays. And you will only use it for a year or when twins reaches 20 lbs., (the infant car seat), and will change pretty fast.
1805629
Very good suggestion....One thing people tend to overlook is the stability of the bases/carseat systems...use YOUR body weight in the car seat to secure it tightly when installing but still make sure it is adjusted to the correct angle by manufacturer's recommendations (I learned this as part of being a car-seat installer when our police department participated in Safe-Kids carseat checks)...I have the Graco SnugRide32 for our little girl and having a base in my car and another in my husband's truck makes life very simple...
1805630
I have twins as well. Buy two infant car seats and four bases. Then you can snap the car seats into either car as needed, and you don't have to worry abou installing and uninstalling the base every time you switch cars (the most complicated part).
1805631
I have twin girls and my husband and I bought two chicco infant car seats that came with bases. The bases stayed in my car and he used the seat belt to secure them when in his car. I have since bought two foward facing seats for my car and the infant seats are still in his car with the base. We will have to buy forward facing soon for his car. So we have bought 4 so far and will need to buy 2 more. I suggest you buy two convertible seats, and let them buy 2 infant seats if they want them.
548523
We bought another seat so we have one in each car. We had to do it this way with our daycare drop offs; daddy does am, mommy does pm. Good luck!
1717463
Congratulations on your twins! I got the Aton 2 to carry our twins in my 2007 Ford Focus, and they fit well. It looks like your car has 37.9 inches back leg room; mine is a little smaller at 37.6. My husband and I can both drive comfortably with the car seat behind (he's 5'11"). Unless one of you is significantly taller than that, I would expect these seats will fit your car pretty well.
2237580
I ordered two and they both came with a user manual. I would contact Safety 1st - they may have one online. I think to be completely safe you need the manual. I really like the car seats and so do my grandkids.
2039625
Hi Eugenia, I use 2 at a time, but you will need to have the child seat closed unfortunately. We use these every week and they are awesome. You won't regret buying them.
1817339
I would go to a baby store that has an assembled stroller in stock and let the clerk know you want to buy a double, but you have to make sure it will fit in your trunk first. Both the local Buy Buy Baby and Babies R Us, let me try a couple of strollers in the trunk of my Fit and my sister's PT.
1169764
You would have to see if they have a bar for two car seats. But keep in mind you might have to buy a car seat from them. I had the problem where my car seat did not fit their bar because it was too thick. I'd definitely look in to it before making any decisions.
133824
I followed my friend's advice. She had twins and used these. start with 6, you will have more than enough. You don't always need to put them to wash every day, if the poop has not touched the wrap, you can reuse it. However, we did not use it for our newborn, she was too small, 6.3lbs. We started with 6, we are still using them and our daughter is now 6 moths old. They are great.
1179095
There are 2 seats built into the stroller that can seat 2 toddlers but you would need to purchase a car seat if you have an infant. The car seat would strap onto the front seat of the stroller. I highly recommend this stroller. It's the best 2 seat stroller that I have bought and I have tried 3 other brands before this. Hope this helps !
159588
We have a Honda Civic and we were able to do two of these seats with a our other (slightly larger) car seat without any problem. They are actually slightly smaller than 17" when measured. We put the non-safety-first car seat in the middle, so they sort of tuck into each other. That way we were able to get away with only buying two new car seats, instead of three.
105774
I have twins and use two Chicco Keyfit 30 infants seats (with a separately purchased extra carseat adapter). The two seats fit just fine and don't touch each other.
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From the photos and our experience with the prior models, this adapter works with only one car seat. The other side includes a non-removable snack tray and lacks the supports for another Chicco seat. You cannot use more than one of these adapters at a time, so it appears that you cannot use two Keyfit seats in the Duallie. I have never seen an adapter that allows use of two car seats in the Duallie (but I'm not saying it does not exist)... You might need to call Bob to confirm.
120990
Just need the base. Buy 1 car seat with a base and then additional bases for additional vehicles.
1517883
I highly recommend two of them, if you have two kids. My daughter was 18 months when she started riding one. I got two so I could ride with her. Sometimes we ride on one together. Lots of fun, great little car! She used her feet to push off at first, but after a little riding, she used the steering wheel to wiggle and move. Have fun!
1967335
It is almost impossible to get 3 booster seats to fit in the back of any car safely. I live in a house with 4 boys who all use booster seats. I fondly anticipate the day that I can finally take them all in one trip to school. Short term solution: cut the arms off the booster seat in the middle. (and cover the cuts with duct tape to avoid injuring little arms)
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It (and nearly all infant car seats) comes with a base. You only need to consider additional bases if you're going to be using multiple cars (as it's much easier to install multiple bases and have the car seat snap in and out than it is to reinstall the whole thing if you want to switch cars).
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We have Chicco car seats that click in but our twins have to be facing the opposite direction in order to hear the safety "click"! We had them facing the same way once to take a cute photo but essentially one baby's car seat was just resting on the stroller! It was fine for the photo but not very safe if we kept it that way for our walk. We have been out driving and have seen a fellow Joovy Stroller owner out pushing her twins with them facing the same way but we are not sure how it worked unless one baby wasn't clicked in! Overall we absolutely love this stroller...so easy to pack up in the car and super easy to push both our boys around. We have Chicco car seats that click in but our twins have to be facing the opposite direction in order to hear the safety "click"! We had them facing the same way once to take a cute photo but essentially one baby's car seat was just resting on the stroller! It was fine for the photo but not very safe if we kept it that way for our walk. We have been out driving and have seen a fellow Joovy Stroller owner out pushing her twins with them facing the same way but we are not sure how it worked unless one baby wasn't clicked in! Overall we absolutely love this stroller...so easy to... » Read More We have Chicco car seats that click in but our twins have to be facing the opposite direction in order to hear the safety "click"! We had them facing the same way once to take a cute photo but essentially one baby's car seat was just resting on the stroller! It was fine for the photo but not very safe if we kept it that way for our walk. We have been out driving and have seen a fellow Joovy Stroller owner out pushing her twins with them facing the same way but we are not sure how it worked unless one baby wasn't clicked in! Overall we absolutely love this stroller...so easy to pack up in the car and super easy to push both our boys around. « Show Less