Multiple Car Seats: Toddler, Chicco
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Need Advice on Buying a New Car Seat
Asked by K.H. from Dallas
on October 1, 2008
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Hi Moms,
I need your help in finding a new car seat for my daughter. She will be turning one this month and she has almost out grown the car seat we have now. We ...
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- I also wanted to suggest looking at the Graco Nautilus! It will last for years as well, longer use with a harness, and converts to a booster. It is not a Britax for su...
- I love our Britax! I got my online at Albeebaby, no tax, no shipping and better price than my local store. 2nd large item I got from albee.
- IMHO, Britax makes the best car seats and booster seats on the market. M. "My son eats all his fruits and veggies now. Even the green ones." Check out my Mamsourc...
Car Seat Suggestions for 9 Month Old
Asked by J.B. from Saginaw
on September 24, 2009
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My 9 month is outgrowing the clip in car seat carrier with the bases. I currently have a Chicco. He now weighs 22 lbs and our carrier only goes to 22lbs. We have rese...
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- I tried and tried not to get the Britax because of the price, when other less expensive seats were just as safe... but after going through two other convertable car se...
- We have a Graco car seat for our son. It is one of those that he should be able to use forever - you can take parts off as they get bigger and, eventually, it's just ...
- J., My children are finally out of carseats and have moved on to booster seats. I'm married to an engineer who researches every major purchase in depth before maki...
Infant Outgrowing Baby Car Seat??
Asked by A.C. from Syracuse
on January 22, 2007
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This may sound sort of silly, but I really am not sure what my options are. My almost 8-month old son is on the verge (literally) of outgrowing his infant car seat, b...
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- My son grew out of the infant carseat before he was 6 months old. He has been in the Britax Marathon ever since. He is now almost 2 1/2. The carseat has been very easy...
- A., I had an infant carrier that had a base for the car and used that (rear facing)until Courtney was too long. It came with our graco stroller - I think they call...
- I went BJ brought convertable that grow with child 3 in 1 Infant,toddler to 80lbs....only $77.00 dollar at other stores nearly $300.00
Best Stroller and Car Seat for 1 Yr. Old
Asked by N.L. from San Francisco
on March 16, 2009
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Hi Moms,
My daughter will be one in a few weeks, and I wanted to hear from all the moms about which stroller and car seat is best. She is almost grown out of her inf...
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- Congrats on your DD's almost-first-birthday! :-) It's good you're seeking input, because at 1YO, a forward-facing car seat is not appropriate yet. Although 1 year ...
- We have Britax Boulevard and it's working out great for us. My daughter loves sitting in her carseat and would often fall asleep easily. During a long road trip, she...
- Hi N., Elaine is SOOOOO correct. When my daughter was approaching her first birthday, I started to research which forward facing car seat to buy. Back then I foun...
Convertible Car Seat for Rear-facing Child in Airplane
Asked by J.G. from Los Angeles
on July 13, 2011
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I will be traveling with my15-month-old on an airplane for the first time. I am looking for suggestions for a good convertible car seat to take on the plane (we purch...
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- Britax makes the roundabout and marathon that are both not as bulky but still provide the quality. I don't think you can rear face a carseat on a plane either. I don...
- Kim O. is correct regarding the FAA guidelines for domestic flights, and as long as you have a car seat that is FAA certified to be used on an airplane rear facing, it...
- http://www.onestepahead.com/catalog/product.jsp?productId=533888&parentCategoryId=85184&categoryId=85220 Hope it helps :)
Moderately Priced Car Seat
Asked by I.E. from El Paso
on January 23, 2008
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Is there a site that is easy to understand that does comparisons
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- Check out http://www.nhtsa.gov/CPS/CSSRating/Index.cfm. It has a pretty straightforward chart.
- Check into cook children's medical center services. They have car seat check specialists at different sites during the week. They can be helpful on getting a start i...
- Try ebay or garage sales or re-sale shops ! I found some real nice one's at garage sales ! Less then $ 20.00 & clean too ! They grow so fast, you really don't want t...
Car Seat Question
Asked by D.B. from St. Louis
on February 21, 2007
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What is the pound limit when you can turn the car sear around to face forward? My husband asked me yesterday and I didn't know. Allison weighs 21 pounds 8.5 ounces now...
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- The pound limit on most car seats starts at 20 pounds. Most doctors will tell you to turn the car seat around when your child is 20 pounds and can sit up on their own...
- As you can see the laws and opinions are varied. The matter really depends on 3 things. Your state laws, your daughter's size and your carseat. For front facing...
- I have read 22 pounds AND one year old. My daughter is about 22 lbs now... but the doctor recomended waiting until she turns a year old before turning them around to ...
Chicco Cortina KeyFit 30 Travel System or Graco Quattro Tour Travel System
Asked by A.O. from Dallas
on August 17, 2011
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I have to decide on a stroller soon and was at Buy Buy Baby today checking some out...
I always had a Graco Travel System with the 2 older kids and liked it a lot, ...
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- Chicco! I love mine.
- I had a Graco with myolder two then got rid of it when I was "done" having kids...lol Then I had to buy something else for baby # 3 and bought a Chicco. It is my favor...
- I love my Chicco and really don't mind putting it in the cart section when shopping. It hangs from the front of the cart (closest to me) and though it doesn't latch, ...
Carseat Advice
Asked by W.E. from Little Rock
on January 9, 2009
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I am seeking advice on purchasing the next car seat for my one year old to face forward in the car. Since she was born we have used a Chicco infant car seat and now s...
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- We have always used the Britax seats. They do crash test really well...you can check consumer reports on any seat you are considering. Most importantly, they are REA...
- Here is the website that I went to when I was looking for a new carseat. http://www.consumersearch.com/car-seats I personally would not buy an Evenflo just b/c I ...
- I couldn't afford the Britax, but Consumer Reports rated the Evenflo Triumph as the best for value and safety. It is the one that I use. My DD is 17 months and she i...
Chicco Keyfit 30 and the Shopping Cart?
Asked by J.L. from Boston
on April 18, 2009
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We just brought our son home 2 weeks ago and made our first trip to the supermarket. I thought every infant carrier fit onto the shopping cart but it doesn't appear t...
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- I have the Chicco infant car seat and stroller traveling set and my car seat never fit in the grocery cart. Most other infant carriers do. It's the one draw back I fou...
- I bought the Chicco Keyfit for my son as well, and assumed the same thing! Unfortunately, I still had to go to the grocery store. Some stores have larger than normal c...
- We had the same problem. I ended up just using my baby bjorn that worked great in the store. If I brought the car seat in, it took up the whole carriage not allowing...
