Rear-Facing: Infant, Britax
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Seeking Advice on What to Watch Out for When Newborn Is in Car Seat
Asked by R.B. from Austin
on March 4, 2009
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I will be a new mom in August and want to know what things I should watch out for when my newborn is seated in his/her rear facing car seat. I'm aware that I should h...
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- i am pregnant with my 3ed and i never had a mirror or anything the baby should be fine just make sure there is no blankets around the babys face and buy a car window s...
- Just the mirror and common sense.....if your baby starts making sounds you're not familiar with or that sound like distress, pull over and have a look. Honestly, I be...
- I have to reiterate the window shade if you spend time in the car. I learned the hard way driving eastbound at about the time the sun is on the horizon, and my baby s...
Car Seat Trouble
Asked by L.L. from Nashville
on December 23, 2010
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My daughter is almost six months old and is in her rear facing car seat. The weight and hight on it is 5-22 pounds and 19-29 inches she is 17 pounds and and 24 inches....
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- You definitely cannot allow her to be forward facing yet. She has to be at least one year old before that can happen. You can, however, buy her a convertible car seat ...
- Don't put her in FF car seat until she is 1 year old. Before that her muscles and skeleton have not developed enough to handle a crash. My sister is a paramedic and...
- The TN state law requires they have to be 20lbs AND one years old. You cannot turn her around until she is both. You can try getting a portable dvd player and play B...
Car Seat
Asked by A.J. from Columbia
on November 19, 2006
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I am the mother of an almost 4 month old little boy who has ALREADY outgrown his infant carseat. I am in need of a larger carseat but there are so many versions out th...
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- I think that you were right to start out with the seat that you did. I know some mothers that started out with the larger seats and their newborns head and body just ...
- Hey i was just going through the same thing just remember that the child cant be in a facing carseat till they are one... I went to go buy that and then her doctor sai...
- We went from the carrier type to a Graco ComfortSport, and now we have an Eddie Bauer one. The comment I wanted to make is that unless your baby is sitting up alone,o...
Car Seat
Asked by L.P. from Chicago
on September 7, 2009
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Hi moms, My little girl is going to be one in a couple days and we are looking to get a forward facing car seat. I have heard that Britax is the best as far as safety ...
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- We ended up buying a Graco Nautilus (after our convertible carseat), because it has a 5 point harness that lasts to 65 lbs. If you are going to invest the money in a ...
- We have a Britax for our son and he has often fallen asleep in it without a problem. We used to have to switch it from car to car before we got a second one and what ...
- I have the forward Car recline..the same from Graco..Love it.. THe feel is similar to the infant car seat and recline helps them slepp rather than other ones where ...
Car Seat - Both Rear- and Front-facing
Asked by M.C. from Boston
on July 20, 2011
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My son is 15 months old and just grew out of his infant carrier car seat (Grace Safe Seat). My husband replaced that with a Britax Marathon car seat that we can use u...
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- We had to put our son behind the passenger side with our britax refacing. To make sure my husband had enough leg room when driving. I would also recommend seeing i...
- safety first convertable is what we use. My SIL uses them fr both her kids and she has an ESCAPE if that helps any.
- We have a RAV 4 (essentially the same car as the CR-V) and have the Britax Boulevard (again, essentially the same seat) rear facing behind the drivers seat and my husb...
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,...
17 Lbs. 7 Month Old Soon to Outgrow Rearfacing Car Seat...
Asked by A.P. from Chicago
on May 15, 2008
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i have the graco snugride car seat. i know that when baby hits 20 lbs or 1 year first, then it's time to give up that car seat. i'm confused. how can she still be rea...
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- We had to switch my daughter out of the carseat at 7 months-- she was well under the weight limit (probably 17 pounds) but too tall/long. We switched to a Britax Round...
- In fact, people don't even need to use the infant seats at all - technically you could get a "convertible" car seat (we have a Britax Roundabout that we've been very p...
- Hi A. - we had to move my son out of the infant seat around 7-8 months. He had not yet reached the weight limit, but it was the dead of winter and it was getting to c...
Who's Tried to Skip the Infant Carrier Car Seat?
Asked by C.I. from Washington DC
on March 19, 2009
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Hey everyone! So here's a question for you. We have a 2 year old who's in the Britax Marathon which we have front facing now, but which works great as a rear facing ...
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- I did skip the infant seat. My baby was 9 lbs at birth and most folks thought she was a toddler way before she was. I used the 3 n 1 Evenflo seat at the time. (10 y...
- I have 4 children and we've never used the infant carrier seats. I think too many babies are left in them too long and I always want to be holding my little ones. I ...
- I personally didn't do it (but probably would if had to do over), but my sister-in-law did and it worked for her. I think it depends on your 'style'. Are you an on t...
Car Seat
Asked by L.B. from Dallas
on May 19, 2007
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My little girl is 2 months and hates riding in the car seat. She cries all of the time in it. Have any of you had a baby like this? My doctor said to just keep putt...
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- My daughter has the same issue and once we put her in a Britax car seat she began to sleep more peacefully in the car. The seat is much more cushiony and sits at a sl...
- My second daughter did that for the first three months and did not respond to mirrors or mobiles. It may have been more of a coincidence, but I started putting a bl...
- Both of mine were the same way. I think it is because of sitting backwards that bothers them. Anyway, I had to kind of ride it out until they got a little older and co...
Moving Out of an Infant Car Seat...
Asked by M.H. from Phoenix
on February 23, 2007
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Hello,
My 5 month old son is quickly approaching the weight limit on his infant car seat. My husband and I are researching the convertible car seats. I have read man...
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- Hi M.! I have a 19 month old and a 4 year old! I have found the best carseat/stroller ever!! It goes from Newborn to 40 lbs. It's called the sit n' stroll. It a...
- I can only say one word "BRITAX" it is worth the money,we have a marathon and that one goes up to 60pounds,and we have a roundabout for the smaller car,goes up to 40 p...
- Hi there! From my own similar question not too long ago, children need to be in rear facing car seat until one year old AND 20 pounds.
