This car seat and stroller duo is my new favorite accessory
by Adrienne Hodges posted in Products & Prizes
After her newborn, partner, and pediatrician, the most important relationship in a new mom's life is the one she has with her infant car seat.
That all-important piece of equipment is more than just her child's protection, it's a mobile playpen and bassinet. In a car or attached to a stroller, an infant car seat can become a baby's sanctuary -- a magic place where stimulation is muted by padding, rumbling, and rocking.
And forget your purse -- that baby's car seat is mom's #1 accessory. If you're leaving the house you're lugging that sucker with you, so if you're not in love with the used car seat/stroller combo that your sister-in-law bequeathed you, be prepared to complain about it constantly. That's what I did until the lovely people at Baby Jogger provided me the City GO infant car seat and City Premier stroller to test-drive.
Out of the box, it's clear that a ton of care went into the design of these two products. Plush padding around the head, shoulders, and buckle in the City GO minimize pain points, so when my daughter is upset I know at least it's not the seat. The padding feels like a memory foam mattress, but it's actually EPS energy-absorbing foam (the same material used in some helmets).
The stroller base features a spacious storage basket that can accommodate your diaper bag and purse along with a bag of Pei Wei takeout (we live dangerously close), and the suspension system seems perfectly calibrated to gentl...
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