speaking of convertable carseats..

RosieBcheeks98 · August 2011

What kind do you have?

SweetHurricane · August 2011

Graco My Ride 65

freeatlast2014 · August 2011

Britax Marathon 70

Fergie+1 · August 2011

Grace MyRide65, but we're about to get a Sunshine Kids Radian 65SL. We weren't planning two LO's so close together, and the backseat of our vehicle is small- especially with 2 six-foot people in front. So we're getting the Radian to make room for the infant carrier, because they do NOT work together. Not unless the passenger's knees are literally against the dash.

CaniacMom · August 2011

Recaro ProRide - We have one in each car. Recaro made seats for race cars for years. LO seems to like the seat.

jcole32444 · August 2011

Safety 1st elite or I will have it in a day or two.

harmony8283 · August 2011

MrsLynnyD:
Britax Marathon 70

MarSamWhitney · August 2011

im starting to wonder after reading this if i went too cheap with the cosco serena. all the reviews i read said it was great, except lack of pading, which can be considered a good thing. can i ask why pp's didnt go with that one? just wondering if i missed something/ made wrong decision.

sorry for bad typing, on my phone.

Fergie+1 · August 2011

MarSamWhitney:

im starting to wonder after reading this if i went too cheap with the cosco serena. all the reviews i read said it was great, except lack of pading, which can be considered a good thing. can i ask why pp's didnt go with that one? just wondering if i missed something/ made wrong decision.

I personally didn't even look at car seats that didn't sit up to 65 lbs forward facing, which the cosco only holds to 40 forward facing. I want to keep him in a car seat as long as I can before going to a booster.

broccolitree · August 2011

My Ride 65 here, too.

The one thing I'll say is that if you're not careful the 'infant' pad has a tendency to shift around sometimes, which makes for an awkward (unsafe) fit. But, as long as you keep an eye on that you're good.

MarSamWhitney · August 2011

Fergie+1:
MarSamWhitney:

im starting to wonder after reading this if i went too cheap with the cosco serena. all the reviews i read said it was great, except lack of pading, which can be considered a good thing. can i ask why pp's didnt go with that one? just wondering if i missed something/ made wrong decision.

I personally didn't even look at car seats that didn't sit up to 65 lbs forward facing, which the cosco only holds to 40 forward facing. I want to keep him in a car seat as long as I can before going to a booster.

Well that is a VERY good point. I may have to rethink this. Its still in the packaging. Im glad you brought this to my attention, I want her rear facing as long as possible too. Thank you!!

SweetHurricane · August 2011

Fergie+1:
MarSamWhitney:

im starting to wonder after reading this if i went too cheap with the cosco serena. all the reviews i read said it was great, except lack of pading, which can be considered a good thing. can i ask why pp's didnt go with that one? just wondering if i missed something/ made wrong decision.

I personally didn't even look at car seats that didn't sit up to 65 lbs forward facing, which the cosco only holds to 40 forward facing. I want to keep him in a car seat as long as I can before going to a booster.

This exactly. DD is already over 20 lbs, so I wanted one with a high weight capacity.

bethyla · August 2011

We have the My Ride 65 too. Our decision was based on the weight limits as DS is a big boy and we would like to keep him in the convertible seat as long as possible.

MarSamWhitney · August 2011

Mother of the year here, not considering the weight limits, and only checking safety ratings. Sometimes I think I pushed my brain out, when I delivered her. This is about as awesome as finding the gallon of milk in the pantry this morning.

Thanks so much guys, I'm definitley going to exchange.

nsouplynn · August 2011

We have the First Years True Fit Recline (C650) convertible car seat.

ffejsGirl · August 2011

MarSamWhitney:
Fergie+1:
MarSamWhitney:

im starting to wonder after reading this if i went too cheap with the cosco serena. all the reviews i read said it was great, except lack of pading, which can be considered a good thing. can i ask why pp's didnt go with that one? just wondering if i missed something/ made wrong decision.

I personally didn't even look at car seats that didn't sit up to 65 lbs forward facing, which the cosco only holds to 40 forward facing. I want to keep him in a car seat as long as I can before going to a booster.

Well that is a VERY good point. I may have to rethink this. Its still in the packaging. Im glad you brought this to my attention, I want her rear facing as long as possible too. Thank you!!

We bought the Cosco Scenera for DH's truck which LO rarely rides in so padding wasn't an issue. I didn't think the 40lb limit was a big deal because DS was 18 lbs at a year when we bought it. He's 25lbs now and looking to be like me (a 36lb 5 year old)

This is what we got for my car (Safety 1st Air convertible) It's rear-facing up to 40lb and FF up to 65lb (well not the one in the link but the one we have). We'll get the same for DD.

freeatlast2014 · August 2011

The guy in the store told me height is a bigger concern than weight is because they usually outgrow the height first. I saw this first hand with our infant Chicco 30.

mishu917 · August 2011

We have an Orbit Baby and a Britax Boulevard CS or is it Advocate CS?? not sure lol

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