Car seat review

manderdoll

Saw this and thought it was interesting, just thought I would share.  I have never used this car seat so I don't know first hand, I have only ever used Diono car seats and still have my 2 1/2 year old rear facing.

https://csftl.org/the-alpha-omega-why-its-neither-the-first-nor-the-last-nor-the-elite-car-seat/

shakinros

Wow, burn. I'm glad I don't have that seat!

DoctorsWifey

So glad I don't have that seat. We have the Chicco Nextfit, absolutely LOVE our seat.

Toni79

Yikes! 

This carseat was actually recalled recently.  This article is dated 9/13/13:

https://blog.thebump.com/2013/09/13/recall-alert-safety-1st-complete-air-lx-safety-1st-complete-air-se-safety-1st-alpha-omega-elite-and-eddie-bauer-deluxe-3-in-1/

I had a passing thought about getting this car seat when we moved DD out of her infant carseat becasue it was marketed as an "all in one".  I liked the idea that I didn't have to get a booster down the road.  After talking to a friend who had the Eddie Bower version, I changed my mind.  She told me all the problems she had with it.  Actually she found she didn't like any of the all-in-ones because when you convert to a booster, the kids would want to buckle themselves, but because the seat sits so high the kids couldn't reach the buckels.  She then got the Graco booster and the kids could buckle themselves in.

 

 

CrazyDaisy8

Yup, totally have this seat. Well, shit.

sosoph

CrazyDaisy8 said:

Yup, totally have this seat. Well, shit.

So, if you read the review, it basically says that the seat doesn't fit well at the extreme ends of the advertised range. And the recall is for labeling.
What matters most is that your kids fits well in a seat that is installed properly in your car. So, since LO is not a teeny tiny anymore nor in kindergarden, you're probably okay. Just double check everything to make sure the fit and installation are good, and LO is perfectly safe.

Toni79

sosoph said:

CrazyDaisy8 said:

Yup, totally have this seat. Well, shit.

So, if you read the review, it basically says that the seat doesn't fit well at the extreme ends of the advertised range. And the recall is for labeling.
What matters most is that your kids fits well in a seat that is installed properly in your car. So, since LO is not a teeny tiny anymore nor in kindergarden, you're probably okay. Just double check everything to make sure the fit and installation are good, and LO is perfectly safe.

I agree with this!