We purchased this car seat, because I was in love with the colour, and it got good reviews, however I have been less than impressed. The handle is very hard to raise and lower(even my husband finds it difficult)as some others reviews have commented on, and the seat often sticks in the base. This is a real problem when your arms are already full with groceries and the diaper bag. The pads on the straps meant to stabilize the baby's head seem like a good idea, but they rubbed on my son's cheeks and gave him a bad rash, he is not very large and I can see this being a real problem for a chubby baby. Over all I wouldn't buy this seat again.