Car Seats for Small Cars: Graco Safeseat
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Convertible Car Seat for My 7.5 Month Old Daughter
Asked by J.L. from Roanoke
on July 2, 2008
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Hi everyone,
Our 7.5 month old dd hates traveling in her infant car seat (Graco SafeSeat). Whether it's driving just down the road or 30 minutes or 4 hours, she hate...
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- Hi J.! My daughter hated the car seat as well. All I had to do was approach my van and she would start squirming and crying. I had a convertible car seat from my son...
- In general, you should change to a convertible only after she has outgrown the infant one. Infant car seats are considered a bit safer. My son is ten months old and ...
- My son went into a marathon at 2 months old. He SCREAMED at the top of his lungs every time I put him in the infant seat. Absolutely loved the marathon. My 2nd and ...
Looking for an Infant Car Seat Recommendation for a non-SUV/ Non-mini Van Car
Asked by C. from Chicago
on August 10, 2006
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My first baby is due in September and I had recently purchased Graco's safeseat infant car seat, only to find that it doesn't quite fit in my 2006 Acura TL. I also ju...
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- Hi, We have a Graco SafeSeat and a Ford Taurus. It does fit in the middle (where it should be for only one infant). I swear I will break my neck one day as I'm ge...
- I don't have a solution for you but wanted to offer advice on the placement of the carseat. My mother recently went to driving school where they taught all sorts of c...
- We also had the snug ride infant carrier/carseat and it fit abosolutely fine in my volkswagen golf...a really small car. We upgraded to the Britax Roundabout (and it ...
Britax Car Seat Advice
Asked by E.U. from New York
on January 26, 2008
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My 4 month old has outgrown his carrier seat. He's 27 inches already! I'm looking into carseats and it looks like the Britax seats are the way to go. I'm debating b...
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- I am in a similar situation. My son just turned 4 months and he is 19.5 lbs already. The Baby Trend Seat I have should go up to 22 lbs but because he is 26.5 inches l...
- We chose the Roundabout for the same reason - the Marathon took up too much space in our Subaru Outback. We have been very happy with it. We took it on an airplane la...
- Well, you're right... Britax is the way to go. I have both the Roundabout and the Marathon, and they're both great. But I too have a VW, and you're right about the siz...
Favorite Car Seat for Infants
Asked by D.S. from San Antonio
on May 19, 2009
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I am expecting our 4th child in a few weeks. My older 3 had an infant carrier, but outgrew it within 2 or 3 months. It is expired now and I need a new seat for this ...
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- Britax car seats are very good. They r very sturdy and safe car seats. They r a little pricy but worth it because u can get one that is rear and forward facing. Hop...
- You've received lots of advice. One caution on craigslist or any other used carseat. Make sure you find out the history of a seat. If it has been in a collision, th...
- Be sure to visit this site so that you can make the best possible choice for your little one. We have a Recaro because it allows your child to remain rear facing (saf...
Car Seat for New Beetle Convertible
Asked by J.B. from Dallas
on February 16, 2010
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Crazy I know... Anyway, I have a 12 month old who is 20 lbs and 29 inches long. Her Graco Safeseat goes up to 30 lbs but only 30 inches so time to start looking. Sh...
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- You are not specifically mentioning, but you can face her forward now. That should really help with fitting into the car. Unfortunately, I don't know the brand name ...
- I drive a Mazda RX8 sports car with bucket seats in the back. I have the Britax Diplomat. It fits perfectly and you can't beat a Britax! http://www.britaxusa.com/ca...
- Check out this website http://www.carseatdata.org/ You enter all the info about the make and model of your car and it will suggest carseats that will fit. Also, t...
Rear Facing Convertible for Small Car?
Asked by R.O. from Tucson
on March 5, 2010
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My 18lb, 29inch daughter will be 13 months old on Saturday. We are aware of the recommendations to now keep children rear-facing as long as possible and plan to do so....
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- We have the Britax Roundabout, its the smallest/shortest Britax out there and the least expensive of them too. A lot less than a new car. =) Once forward facing they c...
- I used the Graco SafeSeat for my kids, which is basically a rear-facing infant carrier that's a little larger and holds babies up to 30 lbs and 32" tall. So, depending...
- If her feet or head are out of the seat she needs to be turned around. We faced this with my oldest grandson and we got rather chewed out at a carseat check and were g...
Triplets New Born Car Seats
Asked by K.S. from Charlotte
on December 18, 2009
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Hi All,
My daughter is having triplets (we thought she was having twins until her second U/S) so now she needs 3 safe carseats (as small as possible) to fit across ...
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- Infant child carriers are all the same as far as width goes so they might not fit 3 in the row with the bases if she has a small car. Sinshine Radian makes convertable...
- I have advice about a stroller. Some moms like to get a double and then ALWAYS carry the extra baby. That option is not for me (and I am big into carrying babies and...
- I know that Babies R Us has a multiples discount on carseats, strollers and stuff like that. I'm not sure how big a discount it is.
Convertible Carseats
Asked by J.H. from Visalia
on December 18, 2007
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I've just started my research because my son is quickly outgrowing his travel system. I figured where better to get REAL info than from moms that have used them. Wha...
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- Hi there! I have the Britax Marathon as well and love it. Its very plush and my son (18months) always seems comfortable in it. I have some issues with it, which I'v...
- Our daughter is still in her rear facing Britax carseat, but as soon as she grows out of it she'll be in the Britax Blvd. Her cousins love their Britax carseats. The...
- Both my girls have the Evenflo Triumph I believe that is the model, they are great and easy to take apart when you need to wash the seat and easy to put back together.
