Car seats

[ides]

We always take my car but will move the seat if we have to take dh. It's not a big deal switching, however it is nice, though not necessary to have a second.

O was in a britax marathon until just a few weeks ago. He'll be six in Sept and is 45" tall. He still fit in it but was ready to switch to a booster. We got the Clek Oober booster as O wanted a back and side head wings to rest against. When he's ready we can take the back off. It also has rigid latches to keep it in place. He loves his big kid seat

[spotty_dog]

Remember guys that height limits are just a rough guideline. What matters is the height when seated, because it affects where the kiddo's head lands relative to the top of the seat. Your seat's manual will have their exact guideline, but usually it's head 1" below the top of the shell rear-facing, or ears at the top of the shell forward-facing.

DD is still in her Marathon at 5. DS graduated out of his at about 6.5 (though he had to use the seatbelt install instead of LATCH for a few months because he outgrew LATCH limits by weight).

[MrsC]

Remember guys that height limits are just a rough guideline. What matters is the height when seated, because it affects where the kiddo's head lands relative to the top of the seat. Your seat's manual will have their exact guideline, but usually it's head 1" below the top of the shell rear-facing, or ears at the top of the shell forward-facing.

DD is still in her Marathon at 5. DS graduated out of his at about 6.5 (though he had to use the seatbelt install instead of LATCH for a few months because he outgrew LATCH limits by weight).

C is about 2 inches below right now. I want to keep him rear facing past a year but his legs are long already. I think he's going to be pretty uncomfortable on long trips not able to move his legs much.

ALOY, we have the same issue with my car. It's not comfortable for DH to drive. I'm wondering if a convertible would be easier to fit in my car since it upright. It may allow more legroom in the front.

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[scrub-jay]

Car seats

Our pediatrician is a huge car seat advocate, so she sat cross-legged for an entire 5 hour road trip just to see if it were impossibly uncomfortable (as many of her patients' parents argued, myself included). She said it was no big deal, and if an adult could handle it, kids were fine. I had to give her huge props for her dedication.

[spotty_dog]

C is about 2 inches below right now. I want to keep him rear facing past a year but his legs are long already. I think he's going to be pretty uncomfortable on long trips not able to move his legs much.

You'd be surprised by how well they adapt. https://www.google.com/search?q=exte...=lnms&tbm=isch

Without a really urgent reason not to, you probably want to follow the AAP guidelines for car seat safety (rear face to a minimum of 2 years.)

(I switched DS at about 22 months when his sister was due to be born. I switched DD at probably 2.5? We had a vacation on her 2nd birthday and it was easier to forward-face her during the trip, but she transitioned back easily to rear-facing for a few more months once we were home.)

[MrsC]

Oh wow, I thought the AAP guideline was a year. I don't know how I got that wrong.
Those pictures are great SD, that makes me feel much better about it. He can adapt!
That is dedication SJ, sounds like a great pedi!

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[oceanchild]

We use our two cars about equally and felt that having two seats was essential. (My big kid was pushing the height limit on the infant seat at 9 months.) We have a Britax Marathon rear-facing in the middle seat of my sedan. I find it easier to have it in the middle seat, even though ducking into the backseat with him is kind of a pain. Anything in my car is a pain, really, so it probably doesn't make much difference. Then we have an Evenflo Triumph rear-facing on the driver's side of DH's small SUV.

The Evenflo was much cheaper and is totally functional. I absolutely feel safe with him in it. But I do think the Britax is easier to use, and it was definitely easier to install without LATCH (which my car does not have).

We also did very well with sales and coupons on both seats. Since you aren't in a rush, I'd keep an eye on pricing and be ready to pounce. I think we ended up getting the Marathon for around $180 and the Triumph for just over $100.

(I spent so much time agonizing over this particular purchase. It was ridiculous.)

[samssugarmomma]

We have this seat -http://www.amazon.com/Diono-Radian-Convertible-Seat-Shadow/dp/B005MQRAAK/ref=sr_1_1?s=baby-products&ie=UTF8&qid=1402540209&sr=1-1&keywords=diono+radian+rxt

Love it!

[Thirteen]

We have this seat -http://www.amazon.com/Diono-Radian-Convertible-Seat-Shadow/dp/B005MQRAAK/ref=sr_1_1?s=baby-products&ie=UTF8&qid=1402540209&sr=1-1&keywords=diono+radian+rxt

Love it!

We also have a Radian and it rocks.
We started with a Britax convertible, which I also really liked (convenience, easy installation), and that has become the secondary seat in DH's car.

For ease, I am debating skipping the infant seat altogether this time and just buying another Britax convertible.


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[SoonerTexan]

^ I've thought about that, although I like the carrier for the first 6 weeks. We pretty much leave it in the car after that and transferred BabyJ to Ns Boulevard this past week. He's much happier, but he is huge, so there is a difference

[HouseofWool]

I used the Britax Roundabout for both kids. It fit them from teeny-tiny, until they were 2-2.5 years. I never liked the infant seats, I was always worried that the seat would detach from the base during a crash.

[samssugarmomma]

We skipped the infant seat w my third and didn't miss it! She went into the ergo every time I ran errands. It was the best!

[OrionGrad]

We're planning to reuse DS1's infant seat when DS2 arrives. If DS2 hates it as much as DS1 did, we'll switch him to a convertible. I'm not sure why we waited so long to make the switch last time. It made such a difference.

[alotofyarn]

Amazon has Boulevards for 220 and Marathons for 200. Am I likely to find a better deal, or should I get one? Where else do you find good deals?

[spotty_dog]

I usually cross-check at diapers.com or albeebaby.com. Sometimes they're having a promotion or a closeout on one color that will drop them a bit below Amazon. Looks like it's the exact same prices right now though.