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Infant Car Seat or Straight to Convertible............
Asked by N.G. from Salt Lake City
on September 2, 2010
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So I am due to have my 2nd baby the end of Oct. & I can't decide whether I should use an infant carrier/car seat or a convertible car seat. I have a Britax convert. ...
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- I love the idea of going straight to the conv. Really there isn't a need for the infant carrier other than the "ease" of use. Which I usually found that it wasn't easy...
- I know I am the odd one out...I hated carrying the carrier with the baby in it everywhere. The only place I actually found that helpful was at Wal-Mart where the car s...
- Untucking him/her from a warm car seat and putting in a baby bjorn, will be really cold or wake a sleeping baby. Walking into your son's school the time savings will ...
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...
Baby Gear Questions
Asked by H.R. from Boca Raton
on September 4, 2006
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Hi beautiful mommies and soon to be mommies! We still have some "big" baby gear to purchase after our showers, namely car seat and stroller. We both have relatively ...
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- If you want a Peg let me know, I have some for sale for $100.
- For the big items, Target tends to put a lot of big stuff on clearance. I got my Eddie Bauer car seat/booster seat combo (it's front facing, but i'm just emphasizing m...
- Hi, Most everything was covered by other moms, the one thing I would recommend for baths is a self standing bath tub/changing table. You can find them in all ba...
Moving to the Next Car Seat
Asked by T.A. from Minneapolis
on September 28, 2009
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I am looking for a little advise/suggestion about moving my 3 yo to the next car seat. We currently have an Evenflow Convertable car seat, and have been very happy wi...
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- We moved my 3 y/o daughter to the Evenflo Big Kid Deluxe carseat when we had the same situation with our little boy outgrowing his infant seat. She was only 30 pounds ...
- Like everyone else said PLEASE keep your youngest rear facing (AAP recommends until AT LEAST age 2) and keep your daughter 5pt harnessed! You can use the car seat belt...
- I SO agree with all the suggestions you have gotten to PLEASE continue to rear face your little one (I see you've already gotten the video I would have sent on extende...
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...
Moving to Booster Seat?
Asked by K.V. from Phoenix
on August 5, 2010
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What is the hieght weight requirments fro a booster seat from a carseat? I am asking because our daughter is starting to get a little to big or her car seat and I want...
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- I was given a ticket for putting my 4 yr old in a booster. His dad is really tall and so is he. I bought the little $12 one and a holster for the shoulder strap to pos...
- What is a little to big for her current seat mean? Is she over the weight requirements? Is the 5 point harness to tight? I wouldn't move her until she has met those re...
- it matters on the manufactures limites on the seat. Alot of convertable seats are set that the harness is only good til 40lbs, and then the booster seat top should nev...
Car Seat Shopping
Asked by D.D. from Kansas City
on March 8, 2008
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We are moving from the infant carrier to a forward facing car seat. I really can't justify spending $250 on one. Anyone have a strong opinion as to which ones are re...
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- My husband and I went with a "grow with me seat," after the infant carrier. We still kept our son rear facing because although he aged up at one, he still did not wei...
- I say go for the best one, you cant put a price on your childs life, its worth the money for the safety of your child. We have a britix and it goes up to 80lbs.
- We went for a middle of the road priced seat... Evenflo Triumph DXL. It got great reviews on car seat safety sites, and it's more affordable. Ours goes from 5-25 lbs r...
Graco ComfortSport?
Asked by M.F. from Chicago
on July 30, 2008
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Does anyone have any thoughts on the Graco ComfortSport? My husband and I are getting an infant carrier at first and a britax boulevard for my car when the baby out-g...
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- I would like to recommend a carrier carseat, base and snap n go combo. Even if you plan to get your little girl out each time and "wear" her in a carrier or hold her,...
- I have it for my 2 year old, and we love it! I actually just bought another one for my one year old too! But...I would use the Graco Snug Ride (which has the highest s...
- I have that carseat. Overall, it's okay -- it was priced right, so we went with that one. The things I don't like about it, is unlike the Britax, sometimes the strap...
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.
Cars Seat
Asked by S.B. from Portland
on February 16, 2009
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ok moms. I have an infant seat right now. And in about 2 months she will have outgrown this one. I am having issues finding a seat. I have heard that the britax brand ...
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- Carsafekids.org is a great resource. They aren't allowed to recommend which car seats are safest, but when pressed, they will confirm that Britax is the gold standard....
- Britax does consistently rate #1among convertible carseats. We bought one after a bad accident then had another worse accident after and it held up fine! The single mo...
- HI there- Britax has the highest safety ratings of all car seats. However, they are bulky and heavy. ALL car seats have to meet specific guidelines and ratings ins...
