Monday, June 1, 2009
So many to choose from (or from which to choose)
Ok, so I need some help. All suggestions welcome as long as they come with an explanation. We need to buy Caroline a big girl carseat. I am so lost in it all. Should we get a convertible carseat or a booster seat? What are the pros and cons of the seats you all have chosen. Please let me know asap. She is getting a little long for her infant carrier. Thanks in advance for the help moms.
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Michelle, I love the Britax Roundabout. Britax has one of the highest safety ratings. That's about the only big thing that I looked at. I don't now about the boosters though. Sorry!
I got the Graco Nautilus 3-in-1 seat. The advantage is that it is the only seat you'll need after she hits a year. It goes from age 1 through booster. The only disadvantage is that it only faces forward so you technically can't use it until she's one... which is soon enough. I put Savannah in hers when she turned 11 mos (shhhh!). I figure if they meet the height and weight, they're good. Plus, it's cheap!! And although Britax has some higher ratings, Graco is up there.
We went with a Britax also....I think ours is a Marathon(?) They are rather pricey...but are supposed to be super safe and can hold the kid until they are like 65 lbs?!? They can go rear facing and front facing and we had to put Hannah in hers around 9 months i think......one downside may be that some of the styles (ours, for example) are ENORMOUS and are hard to fit in smaller cars rear-facing....once they are forward facing...it is not bad at all...
Just stumbled here and thought I'd mention we use the Britax Marathon and it's a wonderful seat. It seems extremely large when set up for rear facing - it actually wouldn't fit in one of our cars that way (but it was a very small sporty sedan). In forward facing it's been a charm. I would say keep it rear facing until well into the year+height/weight requirements just because the development of bone and muscle tissue need more time to build up - changing out too early can increase the risk of internal decapitation (where the neck severs and is basically held on just by the outer skin). Better safe than sorry I say.
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