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The Snugride is a well liked infant seat, easy to use, fits newborns well & fits most vehicles well.... Correct use is the key! Referrence both vehicle + carseat manuals, keep asking questions here, call the manufacturer's for clarification & have your local CPST check your install when baby arives

Most infant seats are outgrown long before a year old (usually 6-8 months, my daughter was only 4 months when she outgrew her by the top of her head being within 1" from the edge of the shell/frame) so you'll probably want to also start comparing convertible carseats once you get baby home & settled

Does your Legacy have the center bump like my early '90s model did? If so, baby's carseat may need to be installed outboard because that bump often makes it impossible to install properly in the center. This is fine, the important thing is that you follow the manuals & the seat moves less than 1" at the belt path (the top will wiggle because in a crash it will rebound to cocoon around baby).

If possible, I would try for the Graco SafeSeat Step1: based on the Snugride but fits 90% of 12 month olds & many 18 month olds, too! You don't have to carry baby in it all the time, but then you have the option of keeping the seat portion at room temp longer during extreme weather & for keeping spare bases installed in various vehicles.

Also remember that the front seat occupants need to have at least 10" between face & steering wheel or dashboard where there's an active airbag. If the carseat causes the front occupant to be too close to the airbag, then I recommend installing on the passenger side so that the other adult can sit in the back with baby (this is also much safer for the adult assuming there is head support at least up to eye level).

	Convertible Car Seats Convertible seats are for infants and toddlers. The seat can be used as a rear-facing seats for younger children, and switched to a forward-facing seat on the child's first birthday if the child weighs at least 20 pounds. However, experts recommend keeping the child in a rear-facing position until he or she outgrows the weight or height allowed by the safety seat.

	Infant Car Seats Infant-only rear-facing seats are for babies up to about 22 to 30 pounds, depending on the specific car seat. You will need a new seat when your child gets bigger. Infant-only seats have handles that allow you to move the seat from the car to the house or other locations. Some have a base that you can leave installed in the car, so you can just click the car seat into place each time you use it.

	Graco SnugRide - Click for more info The Graco SnugRide with EPS infant car seat is a highly popular and top-rated infant car seat that provides first-rate transportation safety for your baby, plus convenient mobility options for you. Even with its relatively low price, the Graco SnugRide with EPS receives unmatched praise for its safety by leading consumer magazines and websites.

	Graco - Click for more info Graco is one of the world's best known and most trusted juvenile products companies. They started the entire juvenile products industry with an invention called the Graco Swyngomatic. Since then they have invented products that have changed the way that parents travel with their children such as the travel system, which has made it so parents can lock an infant car seat into a stroller easily, without waking their sleeping baby. Their Graco SnugRide Infant Car Seat is pretty much synonymous with the term “infant car seat” because of its safety and design features coupled with its affordability. Today Graco continues designing and developing top-quality products that inspire parents and keeps children safe. Check out the new Infant Safe Seat Step 1 and Toddler Safe Seat Step 2 for proof of Graco’s continued commitment to child safety.

	Graco Safe Seat Step 1 - Click for more info The Graco Safe Seat (Step 1)—if you couldn't gather from the name— is intended to be the first of a three-seat process. The Step 1 is for infants in a rear-facing position; the Step 2 is for bigger, older kids in the forward-position; the Step 3 is a belt-positioning booster seat without the safety harness of the previous two.