Car Seat/Stroller Help

[thesportsgal]

So I am attempting the dreaded 3 across in our Honda Accord. LO currently is in a Britax Boulevard, we have the B Safe from her infant days and I bought another B safe on sale on Amazon. I can get the bases in, but not the actual seat on the last one. I'm thinking of trading in one of the B Safes for a Chicco Key fit but then don't know which Snap n Go stroller to use. I know the Joovy Twin Roo + fits the Britax but does anyone know if I can use it with ONE Britax and ONE Chicco??

[carrotcake]

I don't know if you can do one Britax and one Chicco, but I'd almost rather get a new convertible seat instead. If you already have two infant seats, go with that. You'll have to figure out a new configuration anyway when they grow out of the infant seats and you might as well get something you may be able to use when you switch over. How old is your oldest?

Diono radians are favorites around here - we have two. We had my oldest in it when the twins were born (they were in keyfits) and then when we switched over to convertibles, we bought another radian and a Frontier for my oldest (who was 4.5yo and 50+lbs at that point).

[bluebonnet22]

The original Joovy Twin Roo works with Chicco, but the twin roo plus does not. If you already have the twin roo plus, I would second carrotcake and just buy a Diono Radian for your older DD . The Britax Boulevard isn't as thin as the Diono radian and I think you'd get more space from switching that seat out rather than the small difference between a B safe and a Chicco. We have extra convertibles and we find it handy for grandma's car or a babysitter or DH, etc. In my mind we will be doing more one on one outings with our older child and only need one car that can accomodate all 3 kids and I like having the extra convertibles for times when someone (grandma/DH/sitter) is taking just DS out and about.

[thesportsgal]

Thanks so much gals!! My brain wasn't working towards that solution so I appreciate your help . LO is 16 months, right now and will be about 20 when the twins come, so still rear facing for awhile. Do you think since I need all 3 rear facing to still get the Diono?

I drive a company car and can get a SUV or van from work so at least we have that option and my husbands car is the "back up". I get worried about in case of emergency, even though he can call a neighbor or something to watch a kid if need be. But maybe I'm overthinking the need for him to fit all 3 as well?

[carrotcake]

thesportsgal

Since you'll have 3 RF, I think the radian is a good call. It has a low profile, which makes reaching the center position easier than in a more "bucket like" seat. Plus it has really high limits, which most other narrow seats don't, so it will last you a long time.

Also, we only have one car that can fit all 3. We switch off cars based on who will have the babies. I don't know if that would work since your car is a company car, but we've made it work easily.

[anakah]

I have two radians and a snug ride 35 installed in our accord. I have already tried it with radians three across for when I finally switch the baby out of the infant seat and they fit quite nicely. i had to seatbelt install all three though.

The kids ride in the minivan majority of the time but we made sure our second car could also fit all three seats just in case. I'm paranoid about something happening and not being able to switch cars for some reason.

[thesportsgal]

carrotcake, bluebonnet22, anakah, Thanks very much!! I'm going to stick with the B Safes, and move the Boulevard out of my husbands car and get the Diono. Then I know I need the Twin Roo + and it at least feels like I have it worked out in my head

anakah Did you have a base in the center of your accord? LATCH is only available on the two sides and when I tried to install the base in the middle using the seat belt, it did NOT feel secure at all.

[anakah]

Apr 13, 2015 10:37:30 GMT -5 thesportsgal said:

carrotcake, bluebonnet22, anakah, Thanks very much!! I'm going to stick with the B Safes, and move the Boulevard out of my husbands car and get the Diono. Then I know I need the Twin Roo + and it at least feels like I have it worked out in my head

anakah Did you have a base in the center of your accord? LATCH is only available on the two sides and when I tried to install the base in the middle using the seat belt, it did NOT feel secure at all.

Yes, I put the snugride base in the center with the seat belt.  It's kinda tricky to get tight with the seat belt though.  Did it not feel secure at the belt path?  As long as there's less than 1" of movement in any direction at the seat belt path it is fine.  I think there's more movement at the other end of the base but it's about the same amount as when I use latch on the sides.

also, if you aren't in a hurry to switch out the seat/don't care about color, I would stalk all the baby store sites for sales.  I've been able to get my dionos at really good prices because they were discontinuing the fabric.

[thesportsgal]

anakah, Yes, I just didn't think it was tight enough. But since I switch cars a lot, I think I have gotten pretty good at getting latch ridiculously tight, if I do say so myself So it just felt a lot different. I'm sure with the seat in it, it would have been better.

I will check out some sales for Diono's or maybe Amazon will have one soon.