Moving Tips & Advice: Cosco Alpha Omega
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Best Car Seat for Long Road Trip
Asked by A.B. from Chicago
on November 29, 2009
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Hi moms,
Can anyone recommend a good car seat that is comfortable for their toddler to sleep in on a long road trip. We have the Cosco Alpha Omega Elite Car Seat an...
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- I have begun to believe that comfort in car seats will vary by body type. I've had to change out car seats over the years, for my 3 children. So my suggestion, after...
- We have the Evenflo Triumph Advance DLX Convertible Car Seat - Lincoln. They had 3 that looked the same. Some have more padding. . We went with the more plush one. I t...
- LOVE our Britax roundabout. She has been in it since 9 months, and still at 19 months, we've not had any complaints from her. She rode contentedly for 10 hours last m...
Moving to Forward Facing Car Seat
Asked by D.S. from Asheville
on July 28, 2010
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My daughter is 8 and 1/2 months old. She weighs 19.5 lbs but here's the problem, she's 29 1/2 inches long. We have a really great car seat that goes up to 35 lbs rea...
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- I would think that you as her parent need to make a decision that is in line with the intent of the law.. safety for your baby if there is an accident. Her head is the...
- First, it is illegal to turn your child forward-facing before they are 20 pounds AND 1 year old (it's not an either/or thing). And the AAP recommends keeping children...
- We had a similair prob. with my son 20+ years ago. The seat we brought him home in had weight info but no height info. He was no where near the weight max but would...
Advice on a Convertible Car Seat
Asked by A.S. from Denver
on May 5, 2008
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I am in the market for a convertible car seat for my seven month old. He is about 21 pounds and 27+ inches long, so he has outgrown his infant seat. I am curious wha...
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- If you don't mind a pricier carseat I would totally go with the Britax Marathon! I own two Marathons and one Britax roundabout. The only problem with the roundabout ...
- Hi A., We, too, looked at Britax, then found the Fisher Price Safe Voyage Deluxe. It's made by Britax, and is basically a Marathon in construction with a few less "...
- We just bought our daughter the Britax Marathon carseat and we couldn't be happier! We researched alot of carseats before we bought ours and it came down to the safet...
Convertible Car Seat Advice
Asked by A.S. from Minneapolis
on October 6, 2008
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My son is almost too big for his infant car seat so I am researching the next stage of seats, convertible car seats. He is only 8 months old so will need to stay rear-...
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- I have a Britax Roundabout and am very happy with it but didn't consider the Maxi Cosi so I don't know how they compare. My baby didn't have any issue with the Rounda...
- I went with the Alpa Omega Elite and so far have like it. It rated just below the Britax on Consumer Reprts and was a lot less money. I bought mine online and saved t...
- I have a Maxi Cosi Priori convertable seat and a Britax seat and like the Maxi Cosi best. I did some research when I needed to replace one of our Britax seats and was...
What Age Do Children Start Facing Front in Their Carseats?
Asked by K.S. from Minneapolis
on September 29, 2008
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I have become extremely dependent on the carseat mirror my husband installed when our daughter was just an infant. I used to be able to look into the rearview mirror ...
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- At 1 year they can be turned around in a forward facing car seat. My daughter was a pound under the 'limit' for facing forward (which is 20 lbs)... but she was super l...
- 1 year AND 20 pounds. My little girl was rear facing until 18 months.
- Here in IA it is 1 year and 20lbs. According to this website it is the same in MN. Although my daughter was only 18lbs when she turned one, but we felt she was stron...
Car Seat Dilemma
Asked by L.P. from Albuquerque
on March 20, 2009
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My son is almost 11 months and is about to grow out of his infant car seat. I would love some recommendations of what kind of convertible car seat to get now. Howeve...
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- We also wanted to continue using a traditional rear-facing carseat for as long as possible. The convenience of being able to leave the baby in the seat so he could tak...
- My girls are older so I'm not sure which seats are the safest now but I wanted to give you a few tips to remember. 1. Car seats are only good for 5 years from the ti...
- That infant car seat base was very helpful for myself, but they don't do that for the convertibles, so you will either buy a lot of seats, or just take the one seat to...
Compass Booster Seat
Asked by A.R. from Detroit
on May 7, 2008
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Hello moms!
My son is growing ever larger (funny how they seem to do that) and will be in need of a booster any moment now. He is current just shy of his 3rd birthd...
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- If at all possible, you want to keep him in his harness. He will be safest that way. There are a couple of seats that will let you do that... Britax and Rocaro are ...
- not exactly but I use the compass infant carrier and love it.
- One of my girlfriends and I were just talking about this last week! She had to move her daughter to a booster within the last two months and I will have to move my son...
What Toddler Car Seat to Buy?
Asked by A.B. from San Francisco
on November 8, 2007
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I'm almost ready to move my baby girl from her infant car seat into the convertible car seat that we have. However, I need to buy a toddler seat for my son first (he's...
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- I have a 2 year old and a 6 month old, and I just went through this problem. But my daughter wasn't big enough to get the booster seats yet. So we went with the monste...
- Hi A.! It is a jungel out there when it comes to baby stuff. When we had our first child my husband did extensive research on car seats and we found that Britax is th...
- We have a Britax Wizard, which we really like.
Car Seat Suggestions Needed
Asked by R.I. from Los Angeles
on August 5, 2008
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I have an eleven month old and I am going to be purchasing a new carseat for her. I drive a Prius and currently use the Graco Snugride. I have heard good things abou...
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- Britax is the BEST. My son is 4-1/2 and is in a Britax 5-Point harness Booster Seat after having a Britax Round-about. It's easy, comfortable and the safest according ...
- My husband drives a Honda Civic Hybrid and the Britax fits just fine. It is actually a bit better than some because it sits higher and she likes to see more. I would...
- Get a Britax Marathon instead of the Roundabout. You can use the Marathon much longer than the Roundabout. Do a side by side comparison if you wish. I love how the ...
Infant Car Seat Vs. Convertible Car Seat
Asked by J.S. from Phoenix
on January 8, 2009
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I'm a first-time Mom to be (in April) and have been trying to figure out what type of car seat to buy. I've had several people tell me their children grew out of the ...
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- I love my Britax seats (they are not convertable). One goes up to a high weight (over 40 ...maybe 60?) I did use a hand me down convertable when my daughter was ...
- The infant seat has been a lifesaver for me because that is the only place my son will nap -- either there or on my lap after nursing! So if he falls asleep in the car...
- I loved my infant seat. It is so easy to take the baby in and out of the car and put them in the stroller with it, especially if they are sleeping. I never really ca...
