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C.squared
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If you kept your DC rear facing past two...
C.squared
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When did you turn them around? DD just turned 3 and is 31 lbs and still has plenty of room height wise in her Recaro Como. I have a feeling we'll hit the weight limit before height and I'm debating buying another seat that has a higher rear facing weight limit or just turning her. Her seat expires next December, so I'll have to buy a new seat soon anyway. I'll probably just turn her, just curious if anyone else is still rear
facing past 35 lbs in a seat that has a higher weight limit.
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Re: If you kept your DC rear facing past two...
If I were in your situation, I would personally wait until December and switch her FF when you buy a new seat (probably a convertible booster with a 5 pt).
I wanted to wait until 35 but if DD continues on her current growth curve, she'll be 6. lol I switched her a few weeks before she turned 3 because we were going on a road trip and I'm so glad because it is so much easier to manage. My car is small so getting her in and out is so much easier, plus if I have to hand stuff back to her I dont have to break my arm doing it.
We turned my DD around a month after turning 3. I would have left her there until she outgrew it, but I wanted her seat for the baby. In your shoes, I wouldn't buy another RFing seat since I think the highest RFing seat is only 5 more pounds anyway.
5 lbs can buy you a long time at that age. My daughter gained 3 lbs in a year between ages 3 and 4 and has been stuck at 39 lbs for 4-5 months now.
And since some seats go to 45 lbs, I am considering buying another convertible that will rear face longer. I have a huge SUV with her seat in the middle, so it's easy to fit the seat. Any recommendations for higher weight limit seats? I want to like the Sunshine Radian, but a friend had one and the recline was ridiculous and I don't think she'd be comfortable in it.
We're a radian family here! I know what your friend is talking about regarding the steep recline. Luckily any day now Diono (formerly Sunshine Kids) will be releasing an angle adjuster to get a more upright angle for older kids. I'm watching and buying one ASAP. Otherwise you can get a more upright angle, but it's difficult to do. You have to kind of push the seat up while tightening it (I'm an expert at this as DD2 is RF still and our only car is a beetle!). It's easiest if you come at it from behind and throw your weight into it. I can easily access that since my front seats are designed to bend forward and let people in. In 4 door cars I move the seat all the way forward and "recline" it forward to get enough space to work. Then I use my body weight to force the seat up while tightening the latch strap. Not easy, but it works well and I get the radian reasonably upright that way. Can't wait for the angle adjuster (which was supposed to be released in mid-October and is showing on their website, but not for sale yet). But otherwise we *love* these seats. Our older daughter already outgrew the harness heightwise (she's off the charts tall with a very long torso) but she luckily is also incredibly mature (seriously is 4 going on 40) so we were able to graduate to a booster.
penguingrrl, thanks for the info!!! I have 4 lbs to go in our current seat, so maybe the angle adjuster on the Radian will be available by then. DD is also pretty tall with a long torso, but for some reason, the straps are still below her shoulders on the second from the bottom slot on the Recaro but above on the third (so they're still set on the second). The Recaro has a tall shell, so I think we have a ways to go height wise. I have a Jeep Commander, so it's hard to get a tight install rear facing because it has stadium seating (the second row of seats is a little higher than the front and the third row is higher than the second). For the Recaro, I have to put both front seats forward the whole way and recline them forward and literally squeeze myself between the top of the seat and the roof in order to get it tight. A total PITA, but it works. If I can't get it tight, I take it to the fire department and they're awesome with it. Thanks again for the info!