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When did you switch to a booster carseat?

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We were at BRU today trying to figure out what we needed to eventually buy for the new baby and what we could reuse from M.  He asked about convertible carseats and it made me think that by the time he's ready to move up from the infant seat to a convertible, she may be ready to move up, too.  The ones we have would be well within the 5 years expiration date time, so I'm not worried about that.  I looked briefly at them and it looks like she'll be within the height/weight requirements. 

So I pose it to the experts, when did you ladies switch from a convertible carseat to a booster carseat (the kind with the back)?  Also, did you have a favorite brand?  We have one Britax and one Graco MyRide65 and we prefer the Graco by far so I'm thinking of sticking with them. 

Thanks! 

 

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Re: When did you switch to a booster carseat?

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    Are you thinking of a booster that uses the seat belt or still has a harness? I've been looking into this b/c Bailey is about to out grow one of his car seats (marathon classic). He's tall for his age. His Graco Nautilus he's pretty good in especially since it converts to a back booster and a backless booster using the seat belt.

    Everything I've read says not to use the seat belt with a booster until 4 years old. I have some friends that did it at 3 for their kids through. We will be getting another nautilus or britax frontier once we can't use his marathon classic anymore. Even through  Bailey is tall I still like him with the harness.

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    imageDaisy22:

    Are you thinking of a booster that uses the seat belt or still has a harness? I've been looking into this b/c Bailey is about to out grow one of his car seats (marathon classic). He's tall for his age. His Graco Nautilus he's pretty good in especially since it converts to a back booster and a backless booster using the seat belt.

    Everything I've read says not to use the seat belt with a booster until 4 years old. I have some friends that did it at 3 for their kids through. We will be getting another nautilus or britax frontier once we can't use his marathon classic anymore. Even through  Bailey is tall I still like him with the harness.

    Thanks, yes we're looking at the nautilus so it will have the harness.  It's good to hear those can be used  early on.  The only problem I read online about boosters is that it's harder for kids to sleep in them because they're not really at an angle, did you have problems with that?

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    We've used the nautilus with Bailey since he was 15 months. You can use it with the 5pt harness which is almost like the britax marathon from 20lbs to 65lbs. I actually think Bailey is more comfortable in it then he is in his marathon classic. He loves the cup holder and he can cross his legs to be comfortable. It does have a slight recline that you can use which we do. The true high back booster and backless booster can't be used until 30lbs and I think 40inches tall. Safety wises I think it's just as good if not better then our Marathon Classic. I actually feel he's more protected in the Nautilus.
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