Reviews for The First Years True Fit Premiere convertible car seat

I just received this seat in the mail yesterday (after waiting more than 2 months since initial ordering), and used it for the first time this morning. I chose the Cranberry color over the Blue Aurora. The tag that came with the seat shows a black cover with grey polka dots and another with grey, black and white, so I assume more styles will soon be available. After extracting my 21 pound 11 ounce 21 month old from playing inside of the box it was mailed in, she happily climbed up inside of it. Being teeny, I had to try both with and without the insert pad to get the right fit for her, and I eventually tossed the insert aside. Maybe on longer trips, but not needed for everyday use. She was not quite tall enough to be in the second slot position (since rear-facing harnesses need to be below the baby's shoulders), so it's in the lowest position. I was a bit concerned this morning that the straps would slide off her shoulders, so I moved the chest clip up pretty high. This will bother me until she gains another inch and I can move the harness to slot 2. I was also a tad turned off by the visible styrofoam peeking out from the seat cover tabs above the LATCH lockoffs, but that's very minor. I love the stability the rebound bar gives to the seat, though it meant I had to push on the seat much harder to get the LATCH tightened hard enough (agree that this strap is too short). I'm torn about the headrest. My daughter's not yet 22 pounds, and she's a good inch below the red line height restriction, but I put the headrest on anyway. This is definitely the make-or-break issue for anyne buying this seat for rearfacing. My Sienna minivan now has no room between her headrest and mine, and the driver's seat is not in the position furthest back. I might have to move her to the passenger side seat if my husband drives the van more, because he needs an additional two slots back on the driver's seat. These problems are really pretty minor, and the cushiness, safety, and longevity of this seat make me proud that I bought it. I'm glad that this will last my daughter for the next 7 years, and I won't have to buy a booster for her afterwards. (also, I found a solution to the annoying harness-tightening strap problem that so many other people have complained about. In rear-facing, you can't grab the strap to tighten the harness, so you either make do or you unbuckle the seat when you need to tighten the harness. I ran the strap down the front of the TrueFit and then underneath so it is accessible in the hollow underneath the TrueFit, at the front of the car's seat cushion. You can get just as much pull in that position as you can if the adjustment were fully accessible. I can still reach the loosening tab just fine, the rebound bar creates an open area right there. Hope this helps others!)