Car Seat Suggestions Needed

Personally, I have a eddie bauer convetable car seat. I wish I had asked and investigated more into buying a car seat. Most convertable seats go up to 40lbs where few go to 65lbs. Britax is more expensive but most will go to 65lbs. Which is great because the longer you keep them in a 5 point harness the safer they are. So I would say invest.

Hope this helps because in the long run the price is well worth it.

http://www.britaxusa.com/

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I haven't seen the recommendations for this year, but last year when I bought ours Consumer Reports recommended the Titan by Evenflow as the best seat for the money. I have twins, and we have 4 of them between our 2 vehicles. We love them. They're easy to use, and we've not had any problems with them. Good luck!

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I love my Britax car seat. Now granted a friend of mine had one and gave it to me, it has gone through my first and my second is now using it and it will be a while before she is into a booster seat. Even though I didn't pay for the car seat, if I had to buy my own car seat I would have paid the money for a Britax, worth it. AND, if you decide to have another child these car seats are durable and will last through as many children as you have! Good luck, check out that website!!!!!! Good luck! E., mom to two children

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I have to boys, 2.5 years and 1 year, and we use Britax. We have the marathon for the older one and the roundabout for the younger. So far I love them because the kids seems to be comfy in them, they gotten really great reviews, and when they get sick in the car, the covers are removable for washing and still come out looking great after being laundered (no dryer). The marathon goes up to 55 or 65 (?) pounds and the roundabout up to 45 (I think...). Also, the marathon is on sale at Target this week. In the secondary car, we use the cosco scenera. Those are really cheap and can be found at Target/Walmart for like $45, and have also gotten really good reviews. No frills, but very safe. I also have read really great things about the FP Safe Voyage Deluxe and the Evenflo Triumph Advance. HTH!

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We have a Britax Roundabout for our 13month old son. We love it!!!! It fits great in our Toyota Corolla.

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britax marathon. it is the only carseat worth your time and money. pricey but perfectly safe and many are not safe.

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Britax is the best! They are more expensive but well worth it. My kids both used the Roundabout (which goes up to 40 pounds) but if I had to do it over, I think I would get the Marathon which goes up to 60 pounds. Go to www.britax.com for more info.

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we have a britax decathalon - I liked it out of the entire series because of the extra pillows to secure him and make him more cozy! http://www.britaxusa.com/products/product_detail.aspx?ID=3

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We use the alpha omega elite which got very good ratings by consumer reports (MUCH better than the Britax Marathon) and it's reasonable priced at about $160
It is a pain to adjust the straps rear facing, the time they are in rear facing is very short compared to front facing. This seat goes up to 100lbs and 52" and converts from rear facing to front facing to booster. You can check out consumer reports with a month to month membership of only $6.

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There is some information out there that says that kids should be in a 5 point harness much longer than we are leaving them in them. I noticed someone else told you the same thing. Britax makes one that goes 80lbs http://www.elitecarseats.com/Britax-Regent.pro. Also another company makes one that is not as bulky http://www.elitecarseats.com/Sunshine-Kids-Radian-80.pro

I am going to check them out myself but wanted to let you know the information a friend had just sent me. There are reviews on the links I posted.

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We have Britax Wizards for both kids. Since we have a small car and the car seats are right against the doors, side impact protection makes me feel a bit better.If I had the $$$$ I would get the RECARO car seats though(they also make seats for the race cars.....talking about safety).

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We have both the Britax Marathon and Decathalon and love them! Definitely worth the money. I have also heard good things abut the Recaro and Sunshine Kids Radian.

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