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December 2012 Moms
m21megs
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Car seat time!
m21megs
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What car seats are you ladies going with?
Originally, I was going the Britax Marathon... But now reading up on other options. Any opinions on the Radian RXT or Clek Foonf? I drive a Lexus IS250, so I know fit may be an issue (any insight on this is appreciated too)
Opinions on other brands are welcomed too: Peg Perego...Britax...
Thank you!
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Re: Car seat time!
Good point about going to the fire station! DH is a FF so he always checks my install jobs
(or does it himself!)
My 4 Angel Babies.....
MC#1- 12/2008, MC#2- 05/2009, MC#3 07/2009, MC#4 11/2009
Training to become an IBCLC. BF Questions? Just ask!
I just got my Graco snugride and really like it. It wasn't one of the cheaper ones, it is really solid and nice. Compared to the car set I had for DS 6 years ago, this one seems like a NASA item it's such better quality. I was hoping to get the Chicco, but the weight limit was too low for me and I wasn't sure it would fit with DS's car seat in DH's car.
ETA
We plan to get the Britax Roundabout for the convertible later. We had it with DS and LOVED it. Too bad the LO's are 6 years apart or we'd still have it.
My son started in the Chicco Keyfit*, and moved to the Combi Zeus 360 at about 4 months. He recently moved to a Britax Marathon, which I looooove. I just ordered a second one for our other car, and I imagine that after this baby outgrows the Keyfit and Combi that we already have, I'll be ordering two more Marathons and both boys will be in those for quite some time.
*Our Keyfit is NOT the Keyfit 30. Ours only goes to 22 lb, which I felt was plenty for the infant seat and what I wanted to carry around. And my son moved when he was like 18 lb anyway just b/c he hated that seat. I'm sure given that I'll have 2u2 though, this baby will be in that seat until he absolutely outgrows it :P
We got a Britax Advocate 70-G3. We are skipping the infant bucket entirely.
Last I heard, the Foonf wasn't out yet... the release date keeps getting pushed back.
We had the snugride 22 for both kids as infants. DS got a Britax Marathon when he outgrew the bucket, which we liked, but when DD came it really is a big seat and we didn't want the 2 car seats to take up the whole backseat. So we got DD a Sunshine Kids Radian 65 (they no longer make this one). Now that #3 is coming, we are trying to fit 3 kids across in our CRV, so we got DS a Radian (the Diono Radian R100).
I really like the Radians. The are smaller so an adult can sit between the two seats in the back (or you can fit 3 of them across a regular back seat). They are also lower to the seat, so it is easier for both kids to climb into the seat on their own. They are super heavy to carry, which is I guess because they are a steel alloy frame, but if we ever get in an accident, I will be happy knowing those seats are so sturdy! They fold up flat to take on an airplane (we haven't done this yet, but it is a nice feature), and you can buy straps to carry it like a backpack, too. The only problem we have had with them is that they are so low to the seat, when rear facing the seat hits the front seat back. DD could only be on the passenger side because if she were behind the driver there was no way the seat could be as far back as it needed to to drive comfortably. I don't remember this being a problem with DS's rear-facing Marathon (which was behind the driver).
We also have an Evenflo Titan to keep in DH's car, which we both HATE. It feels very flimsy and the straps are constantly getting twisted. It is also hard to get both kids in and out of the seat. But it was cheap - that is why it is in DH's rarely used car!