Britax Cypress Infant Car Seat with Alpine Base, Ponte Glacier

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] This car seat is wonderful! I have a five year old, three year old, and a nine month old baby and two cars. We needed options that were narrow enough for the seats to be installed correctly, and also would work well on the go and could easily be moved to a family member's car when they were in town visiting. Out of every car seat we've had (and we've tried many brands and styles as our family needs have changed) - this one is one of the best. My favorite feature is how easy it is to install correctly. Some car seats can be extremely tricky and time consuming to put in your car - and even then you aren't sure you did it right. I had this car seat installed in a minute flat and was completely sure it was in right! You can click it in with a regular seat belt, it has plenty of arrows and markers to make sure it's in the right spot and level, and there's nothing that's difficult to reach or hard to see. It was the easiest install I have ever seen. It's so simple when you need to move the base to another car, it completely takes all of the stress out of car seat installation. I also really love the rebound bar. It makes me feel like my baby has that extra little bit of safety in this seat. It's also very cushy and comfortable. Baby seemed to fuss less and fall asleep faster in this seat than the other one from another brand that we have for the second car. It's very easy to lift the seat off the base and carry him out of the car when he does fall asleep. I would not say it's light when baby is in it - it's not something I would carry a far distance - but as far as infant seats go, this one is on the lighter end. The ONLY thing I do not like about this car seat is that the shoulders have to be rethreaded to adjust the height as he grows. I prefer the seats that have a button you can click to adjust the strap height, because having to manually rethread straps becomes another "to do" list item and doesn't always happen as soon as it should. However, the ease of installation vastly outweighs the inconvenience with the straps. I really love this seat, and highly recommend it. I appreciate the Stellar Product Testing Panel for sending us the Britax Cypress Infant Car Seat to try. I wish every car seat made installation this easy!

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I received the product through the Stellar Product Testing Panel. I am very happy with this car seat. Immediately I enjoyed how cushioned it was and came with 2 extra inserts to make the perfect fit for my child. My baby was very comfortable in this car seat and did not fuss or complain when I put him in. I liked how I could customize the fit with all the padding. The sunshade was also a plus as part of it is ventilated which is helpful in hot weather. I didn't feel like my baby would be too hot with the sunshade over him. The handlebar takes some effort to adjust, a lot more finger strength than I initially thought, but I quickly adjusted. It can move from behind baby's head to right above it to on the ground to keep it stable. The install for both the base and seat itself was quick and easy. It did not take me long to figure out. I really liked how light this was, it surprised me because it looks heavy but it is not at all. Even with my baby in it my arm was not sore or tired. It clicks easily into and out of the base which I found convenient. Overall I am very happy with this car seat and would definitely purchase another for our 2nd car.