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Britax Boulevard Car Seat
(She sits rear facing) I simply cannot pull the long strap in the middle to tighten the harness! .... britax marathon car seats · rear facing car seats ...
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- I have the Boulevard, rear-facing and do not have this problem. I think it sounds like there is a defect in the seat you have. I would contact the manufacturer and s...
- I have 3 britax's and I love them all. I don't have this problem with any of mine, did you call there 1-800 number? or just return it and tell them something is wrong....
- I also have the Boulevard and when my son was rear facing, I didn't have any issues either. I would contact the Britax, it may be a defect.
When Can My Baby Stop Using a Rear Facing Carseat?
Jul 7, 2009 ... Read all 5 responses: "My daughter is very tall for her age and her feet dangle out of her infant car seat. I was considering buying her a ...
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- it is 1 year and 20 lbs, and it should be both unless your baby is greater than 35 lbs and then she needs to be forward facing. txdps has all the info online http://t...
- it used to be that the child had to be 20lbs AND 1yrs old, but I believe the new rules just came out this past fall stating that they had to be 2yrs old before turning...
- The very minimum for being able to turn her is 1 year of age AND 20 pounds; so, even though she's 20 pounds now, she still needs to rear face until she's at least 1 ye...
Rear-facing Convertible Car Seat Canopy/shade
Read all 11 responses: "Hi Moms, We recently purchased a convertible car seat for our 9 mo old so we have it rear-facing. We love the seat and he seems ...
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- We had shades that stuck right to the window (perhaps through static -- there was no residue or anything like that. Our son is now 5.5, and unfortunately that's all I...
- we used this one http://www.learningcurve.com/product/detail/Y3384A?locale=en_US which we got at Target. We've had ours for over 6 years now and it's worked fine - it...
- the sun shades are probably all you are going to find. It is actually unsafe to drive with the handle up or the sunshade up on infant carriers. If you were to get in a...
When Do I Get a Bigger Car Seat?
Dec 11, 2009 ... My little boy is big for his age so we have him in the next step up car seat size wise, but it's still a rear facing. ...
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- You need a convertible car seat if he is still in the infant one. He stays rear facing in that until age 1 and 20 lbs, like everyone said. Then you can turn him around...
- there is a weight limit - can't remember what it is, but REGARDLESS OF WEIGHT THE CHILD MUST BE 1 YEAR OLD!!! Some of the other posters are incorrect - it is not eith...
- Your child must be 1 year AND 20 lbs. Not positive on the weight, but definitely the age.
Car Seat
That said, if she still fits in her car seat (or the next one you buy can also do rear facing) and she's ok with facing backwards, there's no real rush to ...
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- I'm pasting and editing from a different post I answered. Keep him rear facing as long as possible. Here's an article about extended rear facing. I know it seems...
- She has to be 1 year old and 20 lbs.
- Hi C.. The law says that your baby needs to be at least 12 months old *AND* at least 20 lbs. before facing forward. In terms of carseats, I second Tracie's recomme...
Carseat?
If you cannot get a tight fit in your car with your seat rear facing, ... we had trouble rear facing... my husband AND the car seat checker both had to sit ...
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- Hi K.~ I turned my daughter's around at about 10 months, and my son's about 10 months also. My reasoning was that my kids looked uncomfortable with their legs being s...
- we had trouble rear facing... my husband AND the car seat checker both had to sit on it to get it tight enough. my husband alone used assistance w/a 45 lb weight. ther...
- Hi K., PLEASE do not place your little one in the forward facing position....there is a way to get your seat properly installed...see the link below as to why child...
Car Seat for Toddler
The new seat can be rear or forward facing and later a booster seat. (I think it's 5 to 100 pounds.) This past weekend I had to move it from my car to my ...
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- We bought 2 carseats, one for each car. That made it simpler and it was worth the money.
- After much research, we chose the Evenflo Triumph which Consumer Reports (4 years ago when we were looking) rated as safe as the Britax, but costs half as much. (Stil...
- We looked for a front facing car seat that would sit on a base for the same reason. We never found one. Eventually, we ended up with 2 car seats, one in each of our c...
OK To Turn Car Seat Facing Forward? Please Help! :-)
He has gotten longer and heavier since then and is just not fitting in the car seat with it is the rear-facing position. His legs are so long and seems tall ...
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- If this was my situation, I would totally turn him around. :) He meets the height and weight recommendations...so he will be fine.
- He must be 12 months AND 20lbs to turn around, though the current recommendation by most NTSB techs is to keep the child rear-facing until the child outweights the rea...
- This website will answer all your questions about the carseat laws and safety. http://www.nhtsa.gov/portal/site/nhtsa/template.MAXIMIZE/menuitem.9f8c7d6359e0e9bbbf308...
When to Change to Forward Facing Carseat for a Tall Baby?
I guess the rules are to keep the carseat rear facing until the child is a year old. Not only for safety, but you also can get a ticket if you are pulled ...
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- Hi C., Everyone else that has commented is right. One year and 20 pounds. It is much safer to be rear facing for babies. Both of my boys are tall for their age but...
- I know many mom's who have changed the car seat to forward facing (ff) before 1 year if their baby is over 20 lbs. However it is NOT recommended. The reason is that yo...
- Both of my children are long, as well... and I had the same question when they were at your point. A car seat specialist from the local police station put it very b...
Converting to a Front Facing Car Seat
The only reason the rule is 1 year and 20lbs is because when the law was made, car seats only went to 22lbs rear facing, lots has changed since then, ...
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- I highly recommend Britax! Their Regent model goes up to 80 lbs. I really don't think you need to go up to 100 lbs. Most kids do not reach 100 lbs. before they can use...
- I have three Britax seats and could not be happier! My twins who are 3 1/2 use the Wizard which they no longer make. It goes up to 65 pounds. My 20 month old son us...
- Hi Mama, Please please please keep your little boy rear facing, it is MUCH MUCH safer, 2 years and 30lbs is the new 1 year and 20lbs. :-) The only reason the rule is ...
