Booster vs. convertible q?

Re: Booster vs. convertible q?

• Momma_S

  February 2009

  DS was in a convertible seat at 4 months (rear facing) because he was too long for his infant seat. 1 year is not when you get a convertible seat, you get it when your DC is too big for the infant seat.

   The seats are all different, if/when your child outgrows the convertible seat, then you get a booster that accomodates a bigger child.

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• johnsoar member

  February 2009

  DD used a convertible at 6 months because she was too big for the infant seat but too small/young for the booster seat.  A convertible usually goes from 5 lbs to ?...mine is 50 lbs.  DD can go rear facing in the convertible up to 35 lbs.

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• Mominator

  February 2009

  The minimum age/size for a Booster seat is 4y/o and 40lbs. My convertable seat has a weight limit of 55lbs so I will be keeping my DC in it as long as possible. DS has been in his convertable seat since he was 4mths old, but only because I was sick of lugging around the carrier.
  

  And please don't turn your DC forward facing at 1 y/o. My convertable seat has a rear facing limit of 35lbs and DS will be rear facing until then, it's safer. You can Google this, there is tons of information out there as to why it is safer to keep your child rear facing as long as possible.
  

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• SuperCuteBenz member

  February 2009

  Here is some info on rear-facing and seats:

   https://www.joelsjourney.org

  https://youtube.com/watch?v=Y2DVfqFhseo
   
  https://youtube.com/watch?v=azgBhZfcqaQ
   
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2LFo8vVi04&NR=1
   
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pDnBO76RFM&feature=related
  
  www.kyledavidmiller.org.

   https://aappolicy.aappublications.org/cgi/c...trics;109/3/550
  https://www.carseat.org/Resources/633.pdf
  https://www.cpsafety.com/articles/stayrearfacing.aspx
  https://www.car-safety.org/rearface.html
  https://www.cpsafety.com/articles/RFAlbum.aspx
  https://www.thecarseatlady.com/car_seats/re...cing_seats.html
  https://myangelsaliandpeanut.tripod.com/id5.html
  https://www.aap.org/family/carseatguide.htm
  https://www.aap.org/family/1to2yrs.htm
  https://www.aap.org/advocacy/releases/travelsafetytips.htm
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRP7ynNI8mI
  https://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9916868
  https://www.carseatsite.com/rear-face_article.htm
  
  Here are a few crash test links to show you the difference in rear facing vs forward facing:
  
  https://www.oeamtc.at/netautor/html_seiten/...icosipriori.mpg
  https://youtube.com/watch?v=rsqE-uOtMM4&mode=related&search=
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K62Ea8Fs4ng...related&search=
  
  Here is a crash test of a 12 month old RFing
  https://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v163/jen_nah/carseats/?action=view&current=video06A_MGA_213_RearFace-Convertib.flv
  
  Then, here is the SAME 12 month old FFing
  https://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v163/jen_nah/carseats/?action=view&current=video06B_MGA_213_ForwardFace-Conver.flv

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  I highly recommend these seats:

  Britax Roundabout, Marathon, Boulevard

  First Years True Fit

  Evenflo Triumph

  I do not recommend these seats:

  Alpha Omega Elite

  Eddie Bauer

  Graco Comfortsport
  

  

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• carrann82 member

  February 2009

  This is a typical convertable seat:

  

   

  This is a typical booster seat.  They use the car seat belt in the car as opposed to an attached carseat belt.

  

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