Car Seats
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Car Seat Questions
Asked by J.T. from Dallas
on July 3, 2007
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My little baby is not so little anymore. I have a couple of questions. 1. How old or how much should he weigh before he goes into a front facing car seat? I have h...
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- J., The safest car seat out there is the Britax Marathon. I have 3 of them and would not by anything else. Also leave your son rear facing until he is at least on y...
- Your baby is too little to turn - check the height/weight limits of your individual seat and you'll notice it lists those but also says AND the baby has to be AT LEAST...
- The rule for forward facing is at least 1 year and 22 lbs. However, I've seen several "expert" comments that say rear facing is safest until the child is 30 lbs. I p...
Car Seat for Tall Toddler
Asked by K.T. from Minneapolis
on May 30, 2010
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My son is not quite 2.5 years old, 39 inches tall, and 32 lbs. He has been in a Cosco Scenera convertible car seat since he was about 6 months old [he outgrew his infa...
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- I couldn't say what brand we have, but our son was ready for a booster before he was 3 as well. My in-laws bought a 5-point restraint/convertible booster for us since...
- My son is a bigger too and I have to tell you that the Britax Frontier 85 Combination Booster Car Seat is absolutely awesome! It has a 5 point harness seat capacity th...
- For safety and something that will last super long look at the britax frontier, it can be harnessed to 80 lbs. My super tall daughter has been in it since age 3. After...
Car Seat Advice
Asked by C.M. from Phoenix
on April 10, 2009
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Hello Moms. My 3 year old has maxed out her convertible car seat. She is tall for her age and although she is not yet 40 pounds, the straps are the furthest they can...
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- I just bought an Evenflo Chase booster for my son as his "extra" car seat to use in grandparents, aunts, friends, etc. cars. We used it for the first time yesterday a...
- Three is WAY too young for a belt-positioning booster, her bones are not strong enough yet to withstand a crash w/ an adult seatbelt. Get a combination seat - one t...
- I have a very tall girl as well and we ended up going with the Graco Natilus. It lets them stay in a 5 point harness up to 65 pounds, then converts to a backed booste...
Stroller Car Seat Advice
Asked by S.W. from Salt Lake City
on December 3, 2009
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Hi Ladies
We are having our baby no 2 soon .I don't have any of the stuff from my baby no 1.So I am trying to find a better way to get all the baby gears.
After lot ...
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- Britax Marathon - have two of them. My 3 year old and 20 month old are still in them. I LOVE THEM!
- This is a good idea. I used the stroller part of our travel system about 4 times and the carseat was outgrown by 7 months on both my kids. I have a Graco convertible c...
- Britax diplomat is great. Fits in small cars just as easily as an SUV. I love our BOB stroller but it is too big for travel but great for walks around our lake. ...
2Nd Baby Car Seat
Asked by M.R. from Modesto
on June 11, 2008
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Hi- I have a 27 mo. old and my second (a boy) due in late July.We can't decide wether to place the rear facing car seat in the middle of the back seat of our cars and ...
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- My son was 22 months old when his sister was born. Because the recommendation generally is to have the car seat in the middle of the back seat, we wanted to put my da...
- Hi M.. Yes we went thru this. It is safest to have the baby in the middle from what I understand. We put our toddler behind the driver and the baby in the middle so an...
- My two boys are 2 years and 8 days apart...we decided to put both car seats next to the doors. My concern was that my 2 year old would try to "help" calm his baby bro...
Car Seat Information.....
Asked by L.S. from Davenport
on June 14, 2009
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Hi moms,
I got a car seat '07 but now its about 6 years old manufactured in '03 and we are expecting our second child in Feb.'10 I was wondering if we can use that o...
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- what i was told was the car seats are only good for 5 yr becasue the plastic on them expand and contract from the weather being too hot or cold and that makes the plas...
- no you shouldn't use it for your new baby because it expires this year it's not illegal to use a used car seat but you don't know the history & it could have been in a...
- car seats typically should be destroyed and thrown out after 6 years. some newer ones are coming out now that can be used longer. some seats have a "good until" date o...
Do We Bring the Car Seat?
Asked by H.P. from Boston
on April 19, 2009
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My husband and I are traveling to Mexico next week with our 7 mo. old. We like to travel light and plan not to have any check luggage...just carry on. When talking ab...
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- I have thought about this myself, and have always come to the same conclusion that it really is worth having to lug the thing around because plain and simple, if there...
- TAKE THE CAR SEAT!!!!! In Mexico, traffic lights and and lane markings are only for decorative purposes...and don't drink the water or anything w/ice in it. (I'm not ...
- Hi H., Have fun on your travels. We got a car seat attachment for our small carry-on roller luggage. http://www.amazon.com/Traveling-Toddler-Seat-Travel-Accessory/d...
Car Seat Travel Bag
Asked by D.S. from Phoenix
on May 2, 2007
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I will be traveling with my 6 month old next month and will need to take his new full size car seat with us. I am in the process of buying a travel bag for it. There...
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- We have used the backpack-style bag for at least 5 trips. It is fairly easy to handle with other luggage and it keeps the car seat clean if you check it.
- I have been traveling with at least one child 2X a year for the last 5 years and what I do, (because I don't trust checking it, it may get broken) I take it and gate c...
- They also have an item kind of like luggage, but you put the car seat on it and it folds down quickly. This way your child sits in his car seat and you pull him while ...
Car Seat Hell
Asked by J.H. from Austin
on April 16, 2008
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I've just brought home my daughter from China. Friends installed the car seat (an Eddie Bauer convertible for Caroline, who is 2), but it's not in correctly. The strap...
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- Kudos to you for wanting to do the right thing. There are monthly car seat checks throughout Austin and the surrounding area. If you have access to the internet yo...
- I don't think the fire stations do it anymore. There is a DPS officer in Austin that will come to your home to check the installation. I don't know the contact but try...
- J. I have the same one and it took me a little bit. I live in Cedar park/ north austin and if you would like I can meet you somewhere and Fix the problem and show you...
Do You Take the Car Seat with You for Vacation
Asked by R.H. from Dallas
on February 19, 2009
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We are traveling to Flordida to Walt Disney World in May and we are NOT staying on the property. We have never traveling before with our 4 year old. What do we do abo...
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- Take the carseat with you. If you don't use it on the plane you can check it with your other luggage, most airlines even have a really thick plastic bag you can put i...
- I would not rent one from the car rental place. My sister rented one last summer when we were all on vacation together and it was such poor quality, as were the other...
- We always carry ours on and strap our little one into it. It helps her realize that we cannot get up and move around. She just assumes that it is like a car, and it ma...
