convertible car seats
Jun 5, 2017 8:32:40 GMT -5
Post by agm04 on Jun 5, 2017 8:32:40 GMT -5
can you guys tell me how you do car seats? like how many of your cars have a seat, and what do you do when other people (in laws, etc.) need to take LO somewhere?
we currently have 2 chicco nextfit zips - originally one was in my car and one was in DH's. but DH NEVER took DD anywhere alone (and if he did he'd just take my car), and MIL needed one a couple of times, so she took his. now DH has a new car and wants to drive it more often, so we need to get that one back from my MIL. i'm trying to figure out what to buy.
i'm thinking we'll get a third convertible seat that stays in the garage. that way if anyone needs to pick DD up, it can be installed. my concerns are:
- safety (obviously) - she will rear face as long as possible. she's currently 23-24 lbs and maybe 33 inches tall? i'm guessing on the height.
- ease of installation - because it will be in different cars and i don't think most people install properly.
- weight (again, moved a lot)
- budget (not overly important but i'd rather not spend $300 on another one that gets used max once a month)
i'm checking out lucie's list and looking at different seats, but am mostly curious if you guys use the same seat in multiple cars (and move it), have multiples of the same model, etc. maybe we'd use the third one for travel too, if it's lighter.
we currently have 2 chicco nextfit zips - originally one was in my car and one was in DH's. but DH NEVER took DD anywhere alone (and if he did he'd just take my car), and MIL needed one a couple of times, so she took his. now DH has a new car and wants to drive it more often, so we need to get that one back from my MIL. i'm trying to figure out what to buy.
i'm thinking we'll get a third convertible seat that stays in the garage. that way if anyone needs to pick DD up, it can be installed. my concerns are:
- safety (obviously) - she will rear face as long as possible. she's currently 23-24 lbs and maybe 33 inches tall? i'm guessing on the height.
- ease of installation - because it will be in different cars and i don't think most people install properly.
- weight (again, moved a lot)
- budget (not overly important but i'd rather not spend $300 on another one that gets used max once a month)
i'm checking out lucie's list and looking at different seats, but am mostly curious if you guys use the same seat in multiple cars (and move it), have multiples of the same model, etc. maybe we'd use the third one for travel too, if it's lighter.