Safety 1st Advanced SE 65 Air + Convertible Car Seat Review
Car seat safety is a # 1 priority in our house. We are very firm believers that little ones should be rear facing until AT LEAST 2 years old, but Gradie will be rear facing for longer than that. I posted about Child Passenger Safety Week a while ago, click HERE to read it.
Now I am lucky to have received this amazing Safety 1st Advanced SE 65 Air + Convertible Car Seat to review, and GIVEAWAY to a lucky reader. I hope you are just as excited as I am, read on to learn more about this amazing convertible car seat, you will not be disappointed.
Safety 1st introduces the latest seat featuring Air Protect + technology.
The Safety 1st Advance 65 Air + Convertible Car Seat has Air Protect + which keeps our little ones, from 5-65 pounds much safer in the car. The technical explanation (from the Safety 1st website) of this car seat is; “Air Protect + combines the advanced protection of the Air Protect® cushion system with patented GCell HX™ foam designed with hexagonal shapes for superior protection around the torso.”
What I know is that these two features, the Air Protect + and the GCell HX foam TOGETHER provide full body side impact protection. When we drive in our vehicles we have side impact protection, why wouldn’t we insist on having this for our children?
The Safety 1st Advanced SE 65 Air + allows your child to be rear facing from 5 through 40 pounds, which is fantastic. You can bring your newborn home in this chair and use it, rear facing for a long period of time – Gradie is 18 months old and weighs 22 lbs, so she has some growing to do yet while remaining rear facing 
Once your child switches to forward facing they can continue to use this chair until they’re 65 lbs. I am not sure when Gradie might get to 65 lbs, but I am confident that you would get great value for your money by investing in the Safety 1st Advanced SE 65 Air + Convertible Car Seat. One seat from birth through 65 lbs, that’s fantastic.
If I haven’t convinced you yet that this is the right seat for your little one, then read on……The Safety 1st Advanced SE 65 Air + has a steel-reinforced metal frame for extra stability. It has 4 reclining positions to ensure a great fit for your car and to make installation less complicated (because some seats are really hard to install), the Advance 65 Air + comes with color coordinated belt paths as well as labels to make installation as easy as possible, as well as correctly!
Lastly I wanted to tell you about the well padded headrest (pictured above, excuse the doll buckled in, there is only so much a toddler is willing to participate with 
and for her sitting, strapped into a chair so her mom’s could take pictures just wasn’t on her schedule) that provides our little ones the protection they need so badly right where they need it. Also, the headrest has 10 positions, enabling it to grow with your child as they grow from birth through 65 lbs. Of course the cup holder is a nice bonus feature, be it to keep a bottle, a sippy or even to house some snacks for the road, I’m sure your child will enjoy it as much as Gradie does.
I encourage you to head over to the Safety 1st website to learn all about their great products. While you’re online check out their Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and Instagram pages that way you’ll stay informed of new product developments and promotions.
I love that this seat grows with your child. Seems like a great car seat.
Thanks for this fantastic review! And very cute with the doll and the giraffe on your website too!
I love that it has four reclining positions. There is no way you can go wrong with making your child feel comfy, as well as safe. I love the side impact protection.
I’m loving that it has superior protection around the torso. Also, it’s great that it grows with your child. No need to spend additional money on a variety of seats.
Thank you for your review. And thank you for the opportunity to try and win
I like that the car seat lets the child rear face until 40 pounds
This car seat is really great! It looks like the perfect one for any child that needs one…I’d love to have this for my granddaughter.
This looks like a great car seat. My sister can really use this.
I like that the headrest has 10 positions and that it goes all the way from birth to 65lbs
I like the design and that it grows with your child.
There is so much to love about this car seat! I too am a believer in children staying in a rear facing position as long as possible. This seat has been built to offer all the safety features and comfort one wants for their children.
I love this new car seat.
I love that you can use it basically through childhood. It saves a lot of money investing in different seats as they grow.
I really like that you can use the same seat up to 65 pounds
Wow I love how long they can stay refacing and by the time they grow out of it all together I will only need a booster seat for them!
this is the sweetest car seat i have seen in a while,,my grand-daughter is prenant and due in july ,so hopefully i win this…
Thank you for sharing this car seat with us!
I really like that it starts at 5 pounds but isn’t an infant-only seat. My last was a preemie so #2 on the way could use a seat that can handle her no matter how small she is.
I love that this seat allows for up to 40lbs rear facing. I think it is really important to keep rear facing as long a possible.
Love how carseat is designed
Wow, car seats have come a long way since I was a kid! The side impact protection on this seat is amazing. It also looks very comfortable!
What an awesome carseat! Love the Air Protect cushion system and the GCell HX foam, for extra protection for little ones!
I love all the features
I love all of the protection this car seat provides.
I love the safety features on this car seat and that they can use it up to 65 pounds!!
Great review! We kept our Natalie rear facing until after she was 2 as well.
I like the leg room this seat has rear facing!
I like that you can use this car seat from bith up to 60lbs.
I love that bloggers like you do honest in depth reviews because our family has been out of the car seat business for many years and they’re coming back again. I love how this can last up to 65 pounds! Amazing. Especially after another blogger shared last week her daughter killed in an accident because of a booster seat. I’ll make sure everyone around me knows to keep them in the real 5 point harness seats.
Thank you!
Thank you for giving so much information and being truthful!
I love the impact protection this car seat provides. This car seat also looks very comfortable. Thank you for sharing this
Great review!! I love all of the support that this seat has around the head area.
i love the fact that one can use this car seat for 5 through 40 pounds of kids which is great as i can save a lot of money on other car seats. i also like the fact that i can use this chair till the child turns 65Lbs which is superb feature.
The best part is that it grows with the child and has such great protection at the same time. I love it. Thanks for sharing the features. Would love it for grandson.
Great looking carseat. .gender neutral ..love that it grows with the child and fits all its safety necessities.
Thank you for thoroughly reviewing this car seat. I have been looking to update my sons and your review made my decision more clear.
looks like a great seat
I’m impressed how well the seat looks like it would fit a newborn (the fit on that doll looks great). This looks like it would be a nice seat for my baby girl.
This is a great looking car seat! I love how safe it is. My sister would love it.
I love the safety features, but also the fact that I will be able to use this seat for a long time-it grows with the child so I am not buying a seat later on which is wonderful.
I like that it accomadates a child up to 65 lbs
I love that it seems like a very SAFE car seat. That’s the main priority.
I loved your review and after reading it I knew it is the car set for my Grand Son due in April. His Mom is 33 and waited a long time for this little one and I know that to both of us his safety comes first. I am trying to win her one due to all the changes in her life she is going through and her Dad and I are both disabled/retired with not much income. We bought lots of what she needed for Christmas despite the financial strain and having 3 other Grand Children. her Sister would gladly pass down her baby stuff to her but her son just turned a year in January so needless to say, she needs it. She is living in CA and has been transferred to WA in March that’s just one month before the baby is due. She is burdened with the expense of relocating and furnishing a home and all that and then soon child care. She works so their is no government help for her. I like to thank you for you for your time involved in this and Safety 1st for their generosity of a much needed necessity in a baby’s life and safety!
I love the 5-point harness and the cushioning surrounding the car seat.
I love that this car seat offers side impact protection for my little one making me feel so much more safe for them. I also love that it will grow with my son til he reaches 65 pounds eliminating the need to have to buy another one as he grows.
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i love this! car seats have changed a ton since i last got one for my first, and even then, it was a baby shower gift from my sister so i didnt have to think about it until it came to the time to buy a new one because at a little over a year she didnt fit in the original anymore. trying to figure out what the BEST car seat for your child is is hard. i went ahead and did my own little research and it seems that this is the best car seat for baby. it grows with them and its one less thing to have to worry about knowing that a lot of thought was put into making sure this seat is safe for infants as well as small toddlers with parents wallets in mind. thanks for hosting this review and giveaway, my fingers are crossed that my newest little one gets a great safety seat to ride in from hospital and around town.
I like that it offers full body side impact protection. Looks like a nice seat.
I believe this is the best car seat they have ever come out with, but they really should make them affordable for people who need them.
This car seat looks like it keeps the childs head protected with all the padding. It looks like this car seat is really safe. I would put my little one in it.
I really like that it has a steel-reinforced metal frame for extra stability. I just like all the safety features.