Infant Travel Advice: Infant, Britax
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Britax Car Seat? Car Seat for Air Travel?
Asked by L.B. from Fort Wayne
on September 25, 2008
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Hi ladies, we are in the process of looking for a new car seat for one of our cars. I read a request and lots of responses a couple days ago about reviews of convertib...
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- L., NONE of our carseats ever fit in the airplane seats and just proved to be a HUGE hassle trying to tote around the airport. If you can get a carseat when you ar...
- Can't give you much advice on the car seat, but we flew to FL with our little one at 6 months. We checked the car seat as a piece of luggage and just held her on our l...
- I flew to Oregon with my Britax Marathon. It was big, and we had to put in in facing forward. But well worth the long flight. Did you buy a ticket for the baby? If so,...
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...
Britax Advocate Vs. Britax Marathon - Convertable Car Seat
Asked by S.G. from Los Angeles
on February 12, 2011
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Hi. I just bought 2 britax advocate convertable car seats for my twins. They arrived at the house and they are HUGE! I am so worried that they wont fit in our mini van...
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- I have two Advocates and a minivan. Trust me, the Advocate is worth every penny and not worth the compromise. Although, I'm sure the Marathon is also a great seat, y...
- never had the advocate. LOVE LOVE LOVE the marathon. we have "bought" 6 for our 2 girls. (there were 2 car accidents. CA law mandates the insurance company replace you...
- I don't believe overkill for carseats because it is matter of the safety for your children. Britax is very good about the safety reason. I think they are both fine I b...
Advice About Britax Boulevard Car Seats
Asked by M.R. from Phoenix
on April 6, 2007
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Hi! My daughter is 5 months, 20 lbs, and 29 inches long. She really shouldn't be in her infant seat any longer...so my husband and I have been looking to get her one t...
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- M., We purchased the Britax Boulevard for our son almost a year ago. I can't imagine a better seat. In his old infant seat he would cry all the time, it was so st...
- Love it, Love it, Love it!!!!! I have two one for my daughter and one for my son. We have a van so it fits nicely!
- I have a Boulevard for both of my sons and they're great. Britax seats are more expensive but I would definitely recommend them.
Britax Monarch, Britax Parkway or Recaro Young Style or Even the Compass B510
Asked by L.M. from Minneapolis
on February 16, 2008
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I am going to be purchasing a booster seat for my 4 year old in the next week and I need some help. I have looked and looked and I have decided to go with one of the ...
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- Please visit this site before considering putting him in a belted booster seat: http://www.kyledavidmiller.org/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azgBhZfcqaQ C...
- I love the Britax Parkway! I have two kids, and we have four of the Parkways, so that we have two in each of our cars. I've been completely absolutely satisfied with ...
- Sorry, I can't help with the specific models you mentioned. BUT, many times the stores will let you acutally buckle your child in the booster to determine the best fit...
Car Seats and Travel Insurance for Plane Trip
Asked by J.L. from Chicago
on May 2, 2012
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We just booked our very first family vacation, complete with plane flight, with our 2.5 year old son. The flight will be about 3.5 hours.
The first issue I'm consi...
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- Find out if you can REALLY take the car seat. We were allowed to check it without a fee, but we could not use it on our international flights. The only time we needed ...
- If you do decide to take your car seat onto the airplane, I recommend the GoGo Kidz (http://www.target.com/p/Go-Go-Kidz-TravelMate-Black-Orange/-/A-10538396?ref=tgt_ad...
- We took a trip to Costa Rica when our daughter was two. With the layovers and small hopper planes that we took while in Costa Rica, we were on a total of 7 flights! ...
Help, Undecided on Which Britax Booster Car Seat I Should Buy
Asked by E.S. from Houston
on November 21, 2008
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Hello everyone, I really need some advice on choosing the right booster seat for my 3 year old daughter she is tall for her age( she looks 5 years old)so she has outgr...
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- Hi! We just purchased the Britax Frontier for my almost 4 year old son and we love it. He is very comfortable, falls asleep easily and the quality is excellent. Aft...
- We have a Britax Marathon car seat for our daughter. It is really comfortable and can hold up to 100 pounds. I love it and it is VERY safe. It has a 5 point harness...
- I would go with the Britax Frontier over the regent, because you want the shell to stay above the top of her head - givin her the most side impact protection. Alot of ...
Travel Car Seat
Asked by R.I. from Los Angeles
on June 20, 2011
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My husband and I will be traveling with a 2 and 4 year old on an airplane and then renting a car. I've seen the car seats with wheels. Any recommendations on travel ca...
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- Bring your own car seats with gogo babyz platforms. http://www.gogobabyz.com/ that way you have strollers/carseats and much more convenient.
- You can rent a car seat from the rental place. Ours was free with AAA membership. It was very clean--looked like new.
- My advice? Take he carseats. Rental carseats aren't just dirty, they can be dangerous. They gave us one once that looked to be 30 years old with a bar over the midd...
Bringing a Britax Frontier or a Graco Nautilus on Jetblue Airplane
Asked by J.S. from Boston
on January 20, 2012
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Dear moms,
I know this question comes up in different formulations with some regularity but I can't find it with my specific circumstances so need to ask my own.
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- Gate check! We fly with my son a lot, starting when he was a year old - everything from 1 hour to 11 hour flights (all the way to italy!) - and have always loved the c...
- Hello, We have a Frontier and I can't imagine lugging that monster onboard plus carry-ons and your child. When we flew to Costa Rica with our then 2 yo, we purchased...
- Both of those seats weight 20 lbs. We flew with a car seat with my son (probably 4-6 times a year) until he outgrew his original seats and we bought two Graco Nautilus...
Car Seat That Converts to Booster Seat - Britax Frontier or Graco Nautilus
Asked by C.R. from Columbus
on August 13, 2009
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My 9 month old daughter will soon need to move out of the infant carrier and into a regular car seat. I am planning to move her into the Britax Marathon that we curre...
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- When we were faced with a similar situation a couple of years ago we opted for the Cosco Summit carseat/booster. I'm not even certain that they still make it, but at ...
- We LOVE our Graco Nautilus. It is literally half the cost. I ordered ours from Amazon. Saved over $50 with free shipping and their price as opposed to Wal-Mart. We...
- Hi! I posted pretty much the same exact question with the subject "Convertible-Booster Car Seat" on 6/29 and got lots of responses. Take a look :) We ultimately went w...
