Car Seats

vy418

Hi, new to the Boards and am expecting twins (!) likely in June.

I am researching car seats and have decided to go with the Snugrides for rear-facing, but am wondering what to do about forward facing?

We looked at the Radian, which fits up to 80 lbs and has a slim profile - this is an important factor b/c of space (and possible future plans for more kiddos).  We also looked at the Coccoro, which also has a slim profile but fits only up to 40 lbs.

Question is - what has been your car seat progression with your twins +?  TIA!

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i would not by the convertible seat yet - wait until you really need it.  You can use the snugride for many months - some people use it over a year depending on how big their children are (my DS was really big so we switched him out at 5 months).

we have a Britax for DS now - they always get high ratings.  I am holding out on buying the conv. seats until we need them for the twins b/c a) they take up a TON of room to store- b) they are very expensive and i'd rather have that money in the bank than let BRU hold on to it, and c) things get recalled, ratings change, etc - best to wait and have the most current info when you are actually about to start using them.

they can not be turned forward until they are 1 y/o AND 20lbs, and it is considered safer to do extended rear facing. We kept DS rear facing until he was 18mos - no problems- and he was big.  But again- no need to think about that yet since you will have many months to use the snugrides, which are a great seat choice (it's what we have).

itsallover

Not there yet but, the Radian can also be rear facing once your kids outgrow the Snugrides (or get too heavy to carry in them).  I have a two year old and will likely end up with 3 Radians to have them 3 in a row when the twins end up in convertibles.

pea-kay

i've heard good things about the radians, esp because of the size. but you have plenty of time to worry about this - which is good, you can wait for the best deal!

i have the fisher price safe voyage seats. not small, but we like them.

coffee bean

Agree with PP.  Hold off until you need them.  For what it's worth, we have the Evenflo Triumph Advance seats and I super-duper love them.

vy418

Thank you all so much for your advice!!