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Car seats and safety of my children in the car has always been a priority for me. I’ve tried out several convertible car seats with my now 2-year-old son. The one I am currently using and have been thrilled with is the Safety 1st Alpha Omega Elite Car Seat. I haven’t been happier with any other car seat! Designed for infants weighing 5 lbs through children up to 100 lbs, this may very well be the only car seat you will ever need!
My biggest complaint with previous convertible car seats that we’ve tried is that when you turn them forward facing, they are bulky and large, making the seat in front of your toddler or preschooler a kicking post. We don’t run into that problem with the Safety 1st Alpha Omega Elite Car Seat! You are able to slide the seat to sit upright, allowing it to have a snug, slim fit. I’m still in awe of how fabulous the seat fits forward facing and that it is designed for the smallest of infants, all the way to children up to 100 lbs with a belt positioning booster!
I also was worried about my son not fitting comfortably in his convertible car seats for extended periods of time as he gets older and older. I haven’t run into that with the Alpha Omega Elite Car Seat. The Alpha Omega Elite Car Seat has an infant insert for rear facing, giving small infants support and comfort. After taking out the insert, your toddler will still have the security and comfort of the rest of the car seat.
One of my favorite features of this car seat is that you can adjust the level of the harness without rethreading. Not only that, but you can do it without taking the car seat out of the car! No more uninstalling and reinstalling your car seat every time you need to adjust the height of the harness!
The features my son likes the best are the cup holder and the adjustable arm rests. The cup holder comes in especially handy on our longer trips.
The Safety 1st Alpha Omega Elite Car Seat has too many features for me to go into detail about. Here’s a quick summary of the seat:
Designed to grow with your child, the Alpha Omega Elite™ Convertible Car Seat is three car seats in one: a rear-facing infant car seat, a forward-facing car harnessed car seat and a belt-positioning booster! It features our QuickFit™ Harness System that never needs rethreading and a 3-position recline that adjusts easily with just one hand.
- Rear-facing 5-35 lbs.
- Forward-facing 22-40 lbs.
- Belt-positioning booster 40-100 lbs.
- Side Impact Protection
- 5-point, Center Front Adjust harness
- QuickFit™ Harness System easily adjusts height from the front, without rethreading!
- 3-position recline adjusts with one hand
- 3 buckle locations
- Comfy, pivoting armrests
- Removable cup holder
- LATCH equipped for easy installation
- Meets or exceeds Federal Safety Standards
If you are looking for a seat that truly will grow with your child from infancy and beyond, the Safety 1st Alpha Omega Elite Car Seat is the way to go. With features such as adjusting the hardness without uninstalling the car seat, the ease of reclining the seat and that it fits infants, toddlers and beyond comfortably make it the perfect choice for my family–and hopefully yours!
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I received the Safety 1st Alpha Omega Elite Car Seat to review. All opinions in this article are my own.
Good idea!!
This is the seat we bought for my granddaughter. It is great!
It makes a decent fitting convertible seat, but it definitely isn’t the last seat you will need. It makes a terrible belt positioning booster. It positions the lap belt across the stomach rather than the top of the thighs. It also makes the National Highway Transportation Safety Administrations worst booster list every year. It might get you to proper booster age, but not if you have a really tall kid.
Just something to be aware of. 🙂
Oh, and I just noticed this is the 40lb version. I wouldn’t count on it getting a child to booster age either, maybe if it were the 50lb or 65lb version. The top harness height on this seat is too short, and most kids will outgrow the harness by the age of 3. Much too young for a booster.
FWIW, this isn’t my personal opinion either. I am a Child Passenger Safety Technician, so I deal with these seats a lot.
I appreciate your comment! My son is 2.5 years old, but way above average for height. He’s comfortable in the seat and not at the highest level (or even the second highest) for the harness. So I don’t think he will outgrow the harness by 3, even as a taller child. I can see the harness fitting him for awhile yet. I’m very happy with this seat, and I’ve now tried 3 convertible car seats. This is the one I keep in my car of the three! It’s easy to adjust, slim and he still has room to grow in it. The back of the seat keeps getting higher as you adjust the harness to higher levels. Obviously, I haven’t made it to booster seat age yet. But I’m very pleased with it as a 5 point harness seat.
Erin-
I am glad that it is working for you. Just make sure you double check the harness on the seat, because most if not all of the 40lb versions do not allow you to use the top harness slot at all. It will say so on the back of the seat. 🙂