We switched her to a convertible about at about 8 months.
With two kids, I was finding it easier to carry her without the car seat and keeping track of DS and other things I needed to carry. It would probably have been different if she was smaller but I felt like I was just lugging the bucket around having a hard time holding other things.
Both are in EvenFlos that do not convert to booster seats. I figure I'll have them in their seats so long by the time they need a booster we'll pick out what's best for us then, rather than try to figure that all out now. Also their seats are right beside each other in the two seat middle bench of our van so they couldn't be too bulky.
My niece had to call an ambulance once for her daughter and they didn't want to transport the baby because her car seat was in her dad's car and dad was at work. So, that may be why?
Does anyone else's in-home DCP ask that a car seat be left with your LO in case of emergency? If so, how are you navigating this? Uninstalling a convertible every time I leave her there seems ridiculous. This is the only reason I haven't switched to a convertible yet, but she's getting seriously heavy to carry in in the bucket seat.
It's a requirement to have one on site in our state. We just keep a convertible in a cabinet in the lobby at our center.
We have two Chicco NextFits. I got one for my shower that was in my mom's car since he was born. We bought another one in January when BBB had the rebate on it and that one is in H's car. We're still trying to figure out the best position to put it in for my car, so I just leave the KeyFit in there and take Z in and out. He still has 10 pounds and 2 inches before he outgrows it, so we have a little bit. My understanding with the study is that most children over age one have actually outgrown the infant carrier by height, which is why it no longer provides the appropriate support.
Maybe this is a stupid question, but if my bucket seat (Graco Snugride 35) is made for up to 35 pounds, is there any reason I can't just keep using it? She's barely 20 pounds now. I had no intention of getting another car seat until I "needed" to, meaning when she's too big for this one. Or is there another factor that I'm missing?
We kept LBB in a bucket seat until he was 13 months. My niece was born in July '14 and BH was in a convertible before her.
Post by musicfrk2002 on Apr 19, 2016 22:27:49 GMT -5
I have a nextfit in my car. We got it when BBB had their gift card offer back in January I believe. I had already been having to move J to the house separately from his carseat anyways due to lifting restrictions. He likes the seat as far as I can tell, and the no rethread harness and the latch straps are great for installing. I did have to take it out of my car for my parents to borrow, and it seemed to be a little rough getting it out.
We just bought a graco extend to fit for H's car. I don't have any experience with the seat myself though.
Even with both convertible seats, we took the bucket seat on our trip a few weeks ago, mostly because we didn't want to have issues if the seat got damaged during the flight somehow.
We switched a while ago. I have a huge baby. We have Chicco Nextfits for both my J'15 baby and my 2yr old. They allow extended rear facing for tall kids. After buying a Britax Marathon non-click tight version as a grandparents seat, we are sooo happy with our nextfits. They are so easy to Install and use.
Maybe this is a stupid question, but if my bucket seat (Graco Snugride 35) is made for up to 35 pounds, is there any reason I can't just keep using it? She's barely 20 pounds now. I had no intention of getting another car seat until I "needed" to, meaning when she's too big for this one. Or is there another factor that I'm missing?
DD is nowhere near the weight limit, but we're approaching the height limit a lot faster. One more growth spurt might do us in. DD was 30" at her last appointment and the limit is 32"
I don't know J's height but I know she's a shorty.. we have her "9 month" appointment today, even though she made 10 months yesterday, so I'll be finding that out today. She's not even on the top shoulder strap yet so I imagine we still have some growing room. Either way, I know I will need to get a new seat at some point. We were gifted recaro booster by one of SOs friends, I believe the Recaro Performance, but its not convertible only forward facing, so I will have to have something to use in between this and that. Sorry, ramble, thinking out loud here. ETA don't know why the weird quote.. fixed that
It's not necessarily about how tall they are but how close to the top of the shell of the car seat their head is. Read your manual and find out what the limits of your seat are. We had a Britax b-safe (the older model) and they couldn't be any closer than an inch from the top of the shell.
Post by littlemissgrump on Apr 20, 2016 9:05:21 GMT -5
We got the Chicco Nextfit at the BRU trade-in event and got an "ugly" color because it was $50 less. It's not too ugly, it's maroon, my H preferred it. I love it, easy install and fits great in our Prius with 2 tall parents.
We also have a Britax Boulevard for H's car or when I take my nanny babies on excursions (or in case of emergencies). I also like that one, prefer the Nextfit. Both are non-rethread which is key. The Britax is taller so doesn't give us as much leg room.
I am kind of in shock there are still babies in bucket seats! You guys must all be jacked from carrying them around.
We have the Chicco Nextfit zip in my car and the regular Nextfit in DH's car. We chose them because they are well rated all around. Love them and DD seems comfortable in them.
But seriously my kid is still like 15 lbs/6 inches away from outgrowing that seat. No thank you to buying a new one right now. Can I use carrying the bucket seat around as my excuse not to exercise...?
Post by candylandycane on Apr 20, 2016 9:35:24 GMT -5
Morning. I haven't read through the post, but wanted to leave this link. csftl.org/recommended-seats/compare-convertible-seats/ It was extremely helpful in educating me on all the different seats. Comparison tool is great.
We're going with the graco 4ever. I'm waiting on a sale to purchase it.
We haven't switched yet, but I bought 2 Graco Milestone seats... It's like a slightly cheaper version of the 4ever. It just doesn't have the booster seat option.
Does anyone else's in-home DCP ask that a car seat be left with your LO in case of emergency? If so, how are you navigating this? Uninstalling a convertible every time I leave her there seems ridiculous. This is the only reason I haven't switched to a convertible yet, but she's getting seriously heavy to carry in in the bucket seat.
It's a requirement to have one on site in our state. We just keep a convertible in a cabinet in the lobby at our center.
Maybe my DCP isn't so crazy after all! Thanks for the input.
We switched in November to the Diono Rainer. It's heavy, big and was a pain to install but I love it. Its very easy getting DS in and out, has great ratings and its roomy for him.
+1 to all of this. Will probably have to find something else for DHs car though. Don't think this one will fit. It's very slim but super tall. DS loves it...he can see everything.
I don't know what kind of car your DH had but we got the Diono angle adjuster (piece of foam) and it gave us about 4 extra inches between the car seat and seat back. We went to a car seat clinic and got it installed so we knew it was safe.
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