Of the infant seats currently available, the Graco Safe Seat Step 1 will last the longest by far due to its tall seated height and high weight limit (30 pounds). Virtually every baby will still fit in the Safe Seat at 12 months of age, and most will fit until they're closer to 18-24 months. To dispel a common misconception, the Safe Seat carrier is only ½ a pound heavier than most versions of the Graco Snug Ride carrier.

Metal Frames

Infant Carriers: An infant carrier that snaps onto a stroller frame is the easiest way to take a baby safely in a taxi. An infant carrier that is tallest in seated height (where the baby’s bottom rests to the top of the car seat) and has a high weight limit (greater than 22 pounds) will last the longest.

Watch this video to learn how to properly install your infant carrier (without its base.) All infant carriers except the Peg Perego Primo Viaggio and the Evenflo Embrace can be used without their base. (The Peg Perego Primo Viaggio SIP can be used without its base).

• Combi Flash EX
• Kolcraft Universal Car Seat Carrier
• Baby Trend Snap N' Go
• Maclaren Easy Traveller
• Graco SnugRider (only accepts Graco infant carriers)

• Inglesina Zippy
• Peg Perego P3
• Peg Perego Aria
• Maclaren Global
• Bugaboo (only fits Graco Snug Ride. While Bugaboo says that it fits the Graco Safe Seat, we DO NOT recommend using the Safe Seat on the Bugaboo. Doing so will likely break the mechanism that secures the Safe Seat carrier to the stay-in-car base – possibly allowing the carrier to detach from the base in a crash.)
• Mountain Buggy Urban Single or Double
• Double Decker/Triple Decker (Graco Snug Ride and some Evenflo carriers.)