teach me about car seats and booster seats

Temp615295562501060 · December 2008

I really have no idea when it comes to how much children usually weigh at certain ages which is making my hunt for DS's next car seat a difficult job. I'm pretty sure I'd like to buy either the Britax Marathon or Roundabout. He is pretty tall for a 7 m/o, and so I'm wondering if I should go with the Marathon since it accommodates a child 9 inches taller than the roundabout does, on the other hand I didn't realize that I wouldn't be able to use Keyfit30 for as long as I thought I'd be able to so I'm worried about spending the extra money for the Marathon if I'll just have to get a booster seat sooner than I though I would. Is that a valid concern, or am I way off?

I'm also wondering how using the convertible seat in a rear facing direction works ~ it sounds like the newest recommendations are to keep children rear facing for as long as possible. Does this mean until their feet hang off the edge too far?? Lol ~ I'm sooo clueless!

squishysgal · December 2008

You are NOT alone on this...I have NO clue! And to be sadly honest, I have not even done research yet

It is on my list of things to do this week when my patients don't show up.

nrkloveswrk · December 2008

The theory behind RFing is that it is better to have a broken leg than a broken neck. Plus most kids don't mind folding up their legs while riding. On one of the other boards I frequent there is a mom who STILL has her 2 y/o RFing b/c he is not 35lbs yet. I've heard that the new recommendation for RFing is 2 years and 35lbs. Not all seats RF up to 35lbs. so you have to be careful when buying a seat if you want to RF that long.

nrkloveswrk · December 2008

Oh, and I've found a lot of useful info/links on Cafemom. Just type in Carseats in the search for groups and it will bring up some groups that are centered around carseat safety. Or you can google it too......

SuperCuteBenz · December 2008

If you are interested:

Here are some great videos to watch. The last two are really helpful websites.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=Y2DVfqFhseo

https://youtube.com/watch?v=azgBhZfcqaQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2LFo8vVi04&NR=1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pDnBO76RFM&feature=related

www.kyledavidmiller.org.

https://www.joelsjourney.org/

franciscaz · December 2008

I learned by going to the local firestation and watched their videos and listened to their talk. I learned about what is a good safe carseat by reading the safety reviews at BRU. Just take the extra time. It is very worth it Smile

nrkloveswrk · December 2008

https://www.cafemom.com/group/34362/boards/read/2138422/Why_keep_your_child_Rear_Facing

Hopefully this link will work....it has a lot of good info and links. If it doesn't let me know and I will C/P the page.

SuperCuteBenz · December 2008

Also, the weight/height limit depends on your child. I know at 4 year old that still fits into his Roundabout, but he is in the lower percentiles for his age.

We have both the Marathon and the Roundabout, but only because we were given one and got the other one on clearance. Otherwise, we would have probably gone with just 1 Roundabout. I think you would be fine to go with the Roundabout and then switch to something like the Graco Nautilus or the Britax Frontier later. That is what we will do when DD outgrows her Roundabout.

The recommendation is to keep your DC rear-facing until the limit of your seat. The Roundabout limit is 33lbs and the Marathon is 35lbs. I believe the Evenflo rear-faces until 35lbs as well, so it is also a great option.

nrkloveswrk · December 2008

Forget that other link....here are all the links from that page if you want to do some research on your own.

https://aappolicy.aappublications.org/cgi/c...trics;109/3/550
https://www.carseat.org/Resources/633.pdf
https://www.cpsafety.com/articles/stayrearfacing.aspx
https://www.car-safety.org/rearface.html
https://www.cpsafety.com/articles/RFAlbum.aspx
https://www.thecarseatlady.com/car_seats/re...cing_seats.html
https://myangelsaliandpeanut.tripod.com/id5.html
https://momtoaliandshae.tripod.com/keepingkidssafeinthecar/
https://www.aap.org/family/carseatguide.htm
https://www.aap.org/family/1to2yrs.htm
https://www.aap.org/advocacy/releases/travelsafetytips.htm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRP7ynNI8mI
https://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9916868
https://www.carseatsite.com/rear-face_article.htm

Here are a few crash test links to show you the difference in rear facing vs forward facing:

https://www.oeamtc.at/netautor/html_seiten/...icosipriori.mpg
https://youtube.com/watch?v=rsqE-uOtMM4&mode=related&search=
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K62Ea8Fs4ng...related&search=

Here is a crash test of a 12 month old RFing
https://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v163/jen_nah/carseats/?action=view&current=video06A_MGA_213_RearFace-Convertib.flv

Then, here is the SAME 12 month old FFing
https://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v163/jen_nah/carseats/?action=view&current=video06B_MGA_213_ForwardFace-Conver.flv

Hopefully this will help!

7/04Bride · December 2008

I don't remember what the height limit is for the Marathon, but the weight limit for rear-facing is 35 lbs. and I think 65 lbs. for forward-facing. I think it has one of the higher weight limits out of convertible carseats. I plan on keeping DS rear-facing for as long as possible, whether his legs are uncomfortable or not.

KatieLG04 · December 2008

Recaro is another good carseat company to look into too. Albeebaby.com has some good deals on carseats and seem to have a lot of the common brands.

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