Right now we only have two but I think come summer we might try for # 3. what would fit 3 in car seats besides a mini van, we already have one. Thanks!
I have a Chevy Traverse, I got it when we started thinking about #2. My neighbor had a Jeep Grand Cherokee and traded it in for a Traverse too since they are getting ready to have #3. We both love it (and FWIW their 2nd car is a Caravan).
ALL 3 of my kids are in convertible carseats. My 5YO is not 40lbs so I won't put her in a booster. I drive a minivan.
You don't HAVE to drive a minivan with 3+ kids, but I can tell you that if your 3 are close in age and you'll be in convertible seats for a while, it is MUCH easier and more convenient to drive a minivan. The sliding doors, the fact that it's low to the ground, etc. make it very easy for all 3 of my kids to climb in and out.
GL in your search!
Mommy to Barbara 11/8/05, Elisabeth 5/13/07, Loukas 12/23/08 and Lazarus 09/25/12
DH and I each have a sedan. Right now we have a base in each car for the baby's seat and we used to have a convertible seat in each car. I always knew in the back of my head that the limit for the convertible was 40lbs. My oldest has been just under that (around 37-39lbs each time I weigh him) FOREVER but he keeps growing taller. There must be a height limit too, but I never bothered to look it up...then when I tried to put him in it with his coat on this winter I could NOT get the straps all the way fastened, so I finally went to a booster with him, and we just share one for both our cars.
We COULD fit 3 seats of some sort in both our cars, but that would suck. I like the small SUVs best.
Adrian 7.6.07 - ADHD, Disruptive Behavior Disorder, Learning Disability-NOS Cam 6.6.10 - Autism, Global Developmental Delay, Mixed Receptive/Expressive Communication Disorder
Thank you everyone, we have the Honda oddesey right now and love it but want a second car that works as well. We have an inifiti fx and g that are going back soon, funny that a few if you mentioned the mdx bc my DH is really considering that. Thanks again!!
We went ahead and got a Honda Pilot when we found out I was pg with DS. Right now we have DD's convertible and DS's infant seat in the middle row. For kicks I wanted to see if 2 convertible seats would fit with an infant seat in the middle row, and all 3 seats fit! We are planning on TTC#3 when DS is 12 months old, so I'm really glad we have the big middle row and extra third row seating!
~Sweet Girl *8/18/08* c-section ~ Sweet Boy *12/2/10* VBAC ~ Sweet Boy *8/14/12* VBAC~
I am about to buy the Mazda 5. We take DH's Acura RDX on trips, so it is just for around town. It holds 4 car seats. The RDX can have 2 car seats and a booster, but not 3 car seats (it says it in the manual, so no puzzeling). I have a volvo wagon, the smaller one, it only holds 2 car seats, not even 2 car seats and a booster. I have Sunshine Radian seats.
Re: If you have 2+ LO's what do you drive?
DD1, Kathleen 9/15/2007
ALL 3 of my kids are in convertible carseats. My 5YO is not 40lbs so I won't put her in a booster. I drive a minivan.
You don't HAVE to drive a minivan with 3+ kids, but I can tell you that if your 3 are close in age and you'll be in convertible seats for a while, it is MUCH easier and more convenient to drive a minivan. The sliding doors, the fact that it's low to the ground, etc. make it very easy for all 3 of my kids to climb in and out.
GL in your search!
DH and I each have a sedan. Right now we have a base in each car for the baby's seat and we used to have a convertible seat in each car. I always knew in the back of my head that the limit for the convertible was 40lbs. My oldest has been just under that (around 37-39lbs each time I weigh him) FOREVER but he keeps growing taller. There must be a height limit too, but I never bothered to look it up...then when I tried to put him in it with his coat on this winter I could NOT get the straps all the way fastened, so I finally went to a booster with him, and we just share one for both our cars.
We COULD fit 3 seats of some sort in both our cars, but that would suck. I like the small SUVs best.
Cam 6.6.10 - Autism, Global Developmental Delay, Mixed Receptive/Expressive Communication Disorder
~Sweet Girl *8/18/08* c-section ~ Sweet Boy *12/2/10* VBAC ~ Sweet Boy *8/14/12* VBAC~
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