Nuna - RAVA Convertible Car Seat

Nuna Rava hands down. It’s like a throne for the baby. My toddler loves her car seat. She naps in it without any issues. She has been in it rear facing since she outgrew her infant car seat due to her height. We love that it can be tilted to be straight or Moved to help the baby sleep. It’s also super easy to install. We have sat with 2 ppl in the backseat with the car seat comfortably.

The next time I give my kid a concussion knocking his head on the car door trying to lift him over the super high sides of the rava I am going to throw my seat off a cliff hahahaha

I have a nuna rava and an evenflo revolve. I would never get another convertible car seat that doesn’t rotate.

We were very happy with our Pipa. So much so we bought the rava now that our kiddo is older. It is so light weight and easy to maneuver. Also the pockets for the buckles are really nice.

Nuna Rava for our chonk who’s 6 months and 23 pounds, his sister has the same seat. The safety rating on them is impeccable with the steel frame.

We had the Mesa and my son hated it. We transitioned him to the Nuna rava at like 3 months (it has nb inserts). I’m pregnant with #2 right now and tbh I’m skipping the infant seat and going straight to the rava. I wore #1 in a wrap or carrier anytime I was out anyway until he was big enough to sit in a cart seat at the grocery store and everywhere else he was in the bassinet attachment until big enough for a typical stroller seat around 4 or 5 months. It’s not great for spinal development to keep babe in that position of a car seat longer than absolutely necessary

We have always brought our car seat everywhere. We have a Nuna Rava. So a big, heavy seat. We have a trolley for it to move it around easily. We always have just tucked it into the closet. We did upgrade a year ago to a WayB Pico for travel and it is INCREDIBLE. So easy to use! And very light and easy to carry around everywhere. And the best seat ever for on the plane. Remember that the FAA recommends a car seat on airplanes until your child weighs at least 40#.

Agree nuna rava is super easy BUT It’s $$$ and def not a grandma spare type car seat. Diono radian is front facing 5pt harness and I find it easy to install, have it in my husbands car and often have to take it out when we are driving other adults. Chico kid fit high back booster very easy to install. Just attach to latches and pull tight at the front. FWIW I bought a Graco transitions as an extra for grandparents and anytime they take it out and reinstall themselves it’s insanely loose and not right at all. It takes a lot of effort on my part to get it tight enough.

Phenomenal for rear-facing. Just got a CR-V for this reason. Best second row legroom in its class. Have a Nuna Rava and it’s swell.

I got the Nuna Rava. I know it’s pricey but the material doesn’t even compare. The quality is AMAZING. And my baby is always so comfy in there. He naps frequently in the car now.

Wow, what car seat did you buy? We have a nuna rava and it’s so heavy I can’t imagine even bringing it in the airport to check it,

Nuna Rava love it Easy to clean/ comfortable for baby easy to switch settings rear to front love it Had graco infant and he hated it. With rava we doesn’t mind traveling

The Nina Rava can be used on flights I believe but that’s if you want to buy your baby their own seat. I’ve flown alone with my 1 year old and kept her in my lap. When flying w my husband, we’ve bought the row (car seat on flight) but she never wanted to the in the car seat so it was just nice to have the extra space. Otherwise, aisle is dangerous if you have a mobile baby. People walking around, drink and foot carts rolling around. When flying alone, I took the window. When flying with my husband, window and middle seat. Regardless of whether your baby has their own seat, at least on delta, baby had to have their own ticket (infant in arms). Tips - I ordered snack trays off amazon and filled with different fresh foods. Cut apples, sweet potato, etc - just pack favorites. I also had a box of teether crackers bc my baby still likes those. I’d bring favorite toys. I also bought 2 new toys which helped keep her interested longer. Naps - I still use a carrier. I’ll bounce her in the carrier on flight until she falls asleep. Hit or miss. Sometimes she’ll nap her 1 hr or they’ll start serving drinks and the sound of ice cubes will wake her. Be flexible and go with the flow!

Uppababy Mesa V3 car seat fits. We just graduated to the Nuna Rava. It fits too. When going into the seat, watch baby’s head with the Nuna rava. I have it backward facing and reclined to position 1 and still have to be careful. But once little one is seated, clearance is good.

I don’t think the rotating ones are a must have. I have a Nuna Rava and my LO is 27m and still rear facing. It’s not that big of a hassle getting him in the car seat really. I love his car seat though!! We had a nuna pipa for his infant seat and decided to stick with the brand for a seat he will be using for awhile (the rava isn’t one that turns into a booster but that’s ok) only downside to Nuna is it’s expensive. My mom has the graco slim fit that is convertible for rear/forward facing, and can turn into a booster seat. I know it wasn’t too terribly expensive either and it seems to work well.

Nuna Rava is great, do watch the height limits as well. My son will probably outgrow it by height or his head will be within 1” of the top of the shell long before he weighs 50 pounds. Super easy install but I think the price has gone up quite a bit.

I have a 2024 rav4 and the Nuna Rava in the back passenger seat. It fits quite well. It It is a bit large, which is good so baby grows into it more. My boy was getting very tall at only 6 months we ended up pulling the trigger earlier for the Rava. We have been using it a month and a half already and it's been great, and easy to set up. 1 person easily fits in the backseat to accompany baby, but 2 "can" fit depending on the build but it's a tight fit. I wouldnt recommend more than 4 adluts traveling in it with baby. 3 gets by fine though.

Hated the rava. Maybe was the angle in our particular car, but I could never use the belt adjustment button. Baby Jogger has been 100x better and worth the higher price.

We ended up going with the Cybex Callisto G 360 cause it’s an all in one and goes up to 120 pound booster seat, expensive but worth the cost for something that’s going to last until he no longer needs it. For reference my son is 6 months and 22 pounds! My daughter has the Nuna Rava, but with how heavy my son is we wanted a 360 car seat so we aren’t breaking our backs getting him in and out of the car.

Second this, my 3yo is off the charts height wise and we’re about to turn around the rava in my car (he wears a back brace and it prevents him from crossing his legs like most kids). We have the foonf in my husbands and we can easily get another year of rear facing in it for him.

We also had a pipa for his infant seat and got the rava for his convertible seat. It is expensive but we like how high quality it is

My baby also hated her infant car seat (a Clek Liing) so I splurged and got a Nuna Rava when she was 6 months old. It’s decent but I do somewhat regret buying it because it was SO expensive. When we bought a second convertible seat for my husband’s car, we bought a Graco Extend2fit for half the price at Costco. I believe I paid $300 and last time I was there they were still in stock at the St. James location. She is just as comfortable in the Graco and it was actually easier to install. It even has a higher rear facing weight limit than the Nuna. They feel similar in quality so in hindsight I wish I had just gone with Graco for both and saved some money.

Nuna Rava. One and done.

Our Nuna RAVA fits it the backseat with two tall adults in the front. Don't have to push the seats forward. Also can fit a Britax Poplar with the seats just barely moved forward. Husband is 6'4 and can fit in both passenger and driver seat of our 2020 CRB with either of those car seats behind him.

If you seat was part of the recall you can ask for a free cleaning kit to ensure everything is working properly. The new seats are sold with a flap over the button that loosens the straps to avoid faulty straps. A lot of people do not like the new flap as it’s hard to get into but I found it loosens up a bit overtime and has been easier to access. I don’t think it would be ideal for grandparents or someone with weaker fingers.

The nuna rava car seat is worth the upgrade for sure. They’re in it for so many years and it’s way more comfortable and straps don’t get as twisted. I switched over and wish I’d done it sooner. If you travel a lot the guava lotus is amazing.

Yep that's what happened with mine. He still hasn't met the weight limit for the infant seat but hasalready surpassed the height limit. Even when he was still a little under the height limit he was getting very uncomfortable staying in the infant seat. He used to love it but as he got taller he was no longer wanting to sit still in it and kept fussing whenever he would get put in the infant seat. Once we got the rava, that problem stopped. It just sucks that we have to take him in/out all the time now though lmao. Took a little while for him to get used to sitting up in a high chair too but we practiced over and over at home once he was 6 months. Now he can sit up (with support of his hands to balance him) for good quite a while before fussing and wanting up. They grow too fast ??

We also have the rava and in comparison with the Graco in my MILs car, the straps are significantly better about twisting because of all the padding covers. I also love how easy the strap tightening/loosening is compared to other car seats. And it’s a breeze to install. My oldest also complains the Graco is uncomfortable compared to his rava. My con is how tiny the cup holders are.

We loooove our Rava, but are so glad we didn’t spend $400 (at the time) on an infant seat since our baby outgrew it at 6 months, so that is something to consider! The Joie Rue is also super light weight but so much more cost effective for something you will only use for about a year if you’re lucky.

It’s okay. It’s great when your baby is a baby. But after 18 months it’s gets to be inconvenient as you can no longer use it for a car seat or will soon have to change. Also, while it has high safety ratings in the event of a crash, it has **significantly** higher g-force rating (how much gravitational forces will your baby experience in the event of a crash? Lower is better). Meaning impact-wise, the car seat is good, but your baby will experience the forces….a lot. Also, its Head Impact/Injury Collision score was higher than others meaning a baby is **more likely** to suffer from head injuries in the event of a crash. Again, lower score is better. I went a different route and got the Nuna Rava for car seats (one of the lowest scores for both gforce and HIC recorded; they also follow European standards vs US ones as the euro standard is much more stringent).

I love it

We have 2 Nuna Ravas and a Graco grow something or other. The Graco is fine in every way, though ease and functionality doesn’t compare to the Nuna. If I didn’t have the Nuna, I wouldn’t notice, but you can definitely tell when comparing side by side. They are both good seats, but the Nuna is definitely higher end. Comfier seat, easier to install. Two cons with the Nuna - I have a hard time getting the seat flat enough in my car for more of a recline and even with the leg rest kicked out, it’s a shorter seat length. We got in a bad car accident a while back and my baby was in a Nuna Rava at the time of the accident. We didn’t know that you needed to reinstall the seat every time you change the recline position, so it was unfortunately loose. Even with that, she walked away with a teeny scratch from the seatbelt and nothing else. I immediately went home and ordered two more so we’d have one for each of our cars.

This seat is one of the lowest price you can go that's still be in the good seats category. If you are fine with spending more, then Nuna rava is very comfy premium seat.

We have 4, 2 and 11 weeks. Configured we have 2 nuna ravas and a nuna pipa behind passenger, all rear facing. It’s tight for sure but works. Not sure if you already have it but ours has a built in booster in the middle seat so the plan was to move my oldest to the middle booster and have ravas on either side next year. He’s currently in the middle already since he can buckle/unbuckle himself in so he has to crawl over a seat. I kinda wish we had a bit more space. The stroller is living in the trunk since I have to walk all 3 kids a ways away from TK drop off and that plus soccer gear it’s a struggle to really fit anything else in. But I love my xc90 too much and think minivans are too uncool ??

I had large babies who fit in convertible seats from birth. We went with Nuna Rava as it was compact and fit well in our vehicles. No regrets here starting both kids directly in convertible seats. We wore them when they were little or put them in the stroller.