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Graco Headwise 70 Car Seat with Safety Surround Protection

December 10, 2013 By Emily 20 Comments

 

Now that Baby D is one year old it was time to move him into his convertible car seat.  While he had not out grown the weight limit on his infant seat yet, he was close to the height limit, and since we rarely if ever removed the infant seat to take him around it seemed like the right time to switch to a convertible seat.

While we have several convertible car seats (for different cars) in my car we decided to use the Graco Head Wise 70 with Safety Surround Protection.

Graco Head Wise 70 Car Seat with Safety Surround Protection Review

There were many reasons we decided to go with this one, but the main was the fact that Baby D is pretty tall and we wanted a seat that he wouldn’t outgrow before we were ready for him to be out of the convertible seat.  I also asked my friend who is a CPST (child passenger and safety technician) what her favorite seats were and she recommended the Graco Head Wise 70.

Baby D is 22 lbs and 1 year old, but we will continue to rear face him as long as we can.  The American Academy of Pediatrics recently revised their recommendation (in March of 2011) and now recommends that babies rear face until at least 2 years of age.

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The Graco Head Wise 70 has a 40 lb rear facing limit and I plan on keeping him rear facing until at least that point.  This car seat rear faces from 4-40 lbs and FF from 20-70lbs. (But please – don’t forward face your child at 20 lbs.)  The seat has a FF height limit of 52” which is the average height of a 6-7 year old.  This all means that at $199 this seat can take you from birth until 6 –7 years old!  (It has a 7 year expiration date).

The things I really like about the Graco Head Wise are:

  • The Simply Safe Adjust harness system, which automatically adjusts both your harness and head rest height. No re-threading necessary!
  • 8 position adjustable headrest  to accommodate your growing child. (This is nice because I swear they grow over night sometimes!)

Graco Headwise 70 - 8 position adjustable headrest

  • The easy LATCH attachment featuring right LATCH for quick installation.
  • The spots for storing your FF and RF LATCH when not in use.

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  • 3 position recline (1 rear facing and 2 forward facing reclines)

Graco Headwise 70 Recline Options

  • An easy to read level indicator which shows me (or anyone installing the car seat) that it is installed properly.

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  • Integrated cup holder – I’ve had several seats without cup holders.  It really is a nice feature to have.
  • Safety Surround side impact protection that moves with your child as they grow.

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  • My favorite feature of this car seat is the price point.  At $199 it is priced less than many of it’s competitors on the market, but has all the features to make it a top rated convertible car seat.

The only complaint I have would be that it can be hard to get the straps to tighten.  I had to pull the straps tight in the back, then pull them tight with the tether.  Not  a big deal if you can leave the straps tightened for an older child, but with a little baby this can be difficult.

All in all I am very satisfied with this car seat.  Baby D is also very happy with it.  5 minutes after I put him in his seat he fell asleep which I believe is the Baby sign of approval!

Graco Convertible Car Seat

I feel like I should make note that the Graco Head Wise is very similar to the MySize 70 and Size4Me70  (both retail at $179), but it costs $20 more than those models.  For that $20 you get the Safety Surround Side Impact protection which is worth the $20 in my opinion.

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Emily is a wife & mom living in Las Vegas. The owner and writer at Our Knight Life, Emily loves sharing her two adorable boys and journey through motherhood. Emily has run four half marathons to date and is always training for her next big race. She also enjoys creating healthy recipes for her family and sharing family friendly product reviews.

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Comments

  1. Kristi Bonney says

    December 11, 2013 at 11:23 am

    Love that! Super versatile and looks comfy too!

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  2. Jessica @FoundtheMarbles says

    December 11, 2013 at 11:51 am

    That car seat is so much better than the one I had when my kids were babies. Love it.

    Reply
  3. Megan @mnmspecial says

    December 11, 2013 at 12:21 pm

    OMGoodness! I love this seat. We always have purchased Graco.

    Reply
  4. Jennifer Soltys says

    December 11, 2013 at 2:49 pm

    That looks super safe and comfy! I only hear great things about Graco.

    Reply
  5. Carlee C says

    December 11, 2013 at 3:01 pm

    We need to get a new one for my husbands truck. This car seat looks really comfortable and I like that it has the Safety Surround side impact protection.

    Reply
  6. Melanie Roberts says

    December 11, 2013 at 5:14 pm

    Thanks for sharing, we love Graco in our house and my daughter has a similar seat..thanks for sharing, soo important to have a good safety seat

    Reply
  7. Melissa says

    December 11, 2013 at 5:48 pm

    This looks like a really great seat! Thanks for the review, I have been looking for one for the twins and we are going to look into this!

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  8. Brett says

    December 11, 2013 at 8:47 pm

    i agree with you. $20 for extra protection? always worth it. we’ve spent thousands on car seats in the 8+ years we’ve been parents. i don’t apologize and i would do it all again. we skimp in other places so we CAN afford the best of the best when it comes to safety things. graco is a brand we trust!

    Reply
  9. Janel says

    December 11, 2013 at 8:48 pm

    That carseat looks awesome! Love the high weight limits and it looks so cozy.

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  10. Jackie says

    December 12, 2013 at 5:12 am

    Love that car seat!! I think that I’d fall asleep pretty darn quickly too if I were able to cuddle up in there.

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  11. Debi@TheSpringMount6Pack says

    December 12, 2013 at 7:39 am

    That is such a great car seat. And it looks so cozy.

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  12. Tammy says

    December 18, 2013 at 5:39 pm

    Car seats have come a long way since we needed one 17 years ago. Ours was pretty basic, and I wish it would have had indicators to ensure that it was installed correctly.

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  13. Janel says

    December 18, 2013 at 8:55 pm

    Wow, that is extremely cool how it adjusts like that! I always have a hard time picturing a convertible seat lasting truly up to its weight limit, but your picture just totally made it make “sense” to me.

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  14. Jennifer Soltys says

    December 19, 2013 at 7:01 am

    That looks SUPER safe… and comfy!! Definitely very secure!

    Reply
  15. brett says

    December 19, 2013 at 9:36 pm

    i love a safe carseat and i love graco!

    Reply
  16. Ashley - Embracing Beauty says

    December 20, 2013 at 8:31 pm

    Wow, that looks so nice! I really want to go out now and buy one for my baby due next month. This looks so much safer than the one we currently have.

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  17. Danielle @ We Have It All says

    December 21, 2013 at 6:29 pm

    What a great seat, I haven’t seen this one yet. It’s awesome that it rear faces until 40 lbs – that’s great!

    Reply
  18. Amy says

    December 23, 2013 at 7:53 am

    That looks like a super comfortable carseat for kids! I love Graco Carseats – They have always been my goto seats with my kids

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  19. Debi says

    December 23, 2013 at 4:40 pm

    I love that car seat. It seems so secure and comfortable.

    Reply
  20. Amanda W says

    December 23, 2013 at 9:41 pm

    This car seat looks so comfy and I love that you can rear face up to 40 lbs.

    Reply

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