Damien Moo
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Rear facing is the safest way to travel for both adults and children alike. The safest car seat is the one that fits your child, your vehicle, and is used correctly each and every time. Infant seats are the type of car seats one sees in grocery stores. They usually have a removable base, so the child can be carried into the store without having to wake up the child.
Infant seats: I would recommend:
The Chicco Key Fit 30
The Britax Chaperone
The Graco Snugride 30
The Britax Besafe
Convertible car seats are car seats that are first used rear facing for your toddler, then switched to forward facing in harness mode. These seats do not fit infants well because when rear facing, the harness straps should be at or BELOW the shoulders. This is important in a crash because otherwise, the child may slide upward on the seat, which may expose the head to injury. These tend to go from 5 to 40 lbs. If you need to have a three across, I would recommend the Diono Radian RXT because it can be used rear facing up to 45 lbs and then switched to forward facing in harness mode up to 80 lbs. Please note that when forward facing the harness straps should be at or ABOVE the shoulders to prevent shoulder compression in a crash.
Some other convertible car seats:
Diono RXT (Rearfacing up to 45 lbs) (Forward facing up to 80 lbs)
Britax Marathon (Rearfacing up to 40 lbs) (Foward facing up to 70 lbs)
Britax Boulevard (Rearfacing up to 40 lbs) (Forward facing up to 70 lbs)
Britax Advocate (Rearfacing up to 40 lbs) (Forward facing up to 70 lbs)
Please note that the Marathon, Boulevard, and Advocate are very similar car seats. The only different between the Marathon and Boulevard is that the Boulevard as "wings" to protect the head in a side impact. The Advocate has wings AND side impact cushions. Britax says that these reduce a lot of energy in a side impact, but know that there are no standards for side impact testing. The Britax Advocate is very wide due to the side impact cushions. Also, the seated shoulder heat- the height from which the child's the child's butt up to the top of the child's shoulders. A child riding in a Marathon, Boulevard, or Advocate will most likely grow out of this car seat by height rather than by weight.
The Swedish rear facing up to age 4 or 5 or until the child grows out of their car seat- by weight or by height. They have car seats that go up to 55 lbs. The Britax Multi Tech and the Britax Two Elite are good rear facing seats. They may be illegal to use, but not illegal to import. You can purchase one from carseat.se. They are very expensive so make sure that you understand that these seats are different in there use than our American car seats. These car seats are outgrown when the top of the ears are even with the headrest. This is because they have footprops and tethers do eliminate or reduce downward rotation on the seat. On an American car seat, we only have the seat belt supporting it in a crash, which means that tall children won't be able to use the seat due to too much downward rotational force. That is why American car seats are outgrown when the top of the head it even or 1 inch away from the shell. (On Forward facing car seats, the top of the ears are even with the shell).
Then after a child has maxed out on a Convertible seat, if you child maxed out before they were 6 years old, I would be looking for a forward facing car seat with harness straps because children under age 6 or 7 may not be mature enough to use a booster seat. A booster seat's job is to provide the correct belt fit. The recommendation on using a booster seat is 4 years old AND 40 lbs. Of course, this recommendation is to prevent parents from putting their children in booster seats too early.
Some extended harnessing car seats for children age 3-7 include the:
Graco Nautilus (Foward facing with harness up to 65 lbs)
Britax Frontier 85 (Forward facing with harness up to 85 lbs)
I would also recommend the Monterey Booster seat because it fits older kids better because it can go wider in addition to getting taller.
The websites in my sources will NOT waste your time. Remember that car accidents are the #1 killer of children in the USA.
Rear facing is the safest way to travel for both adults and children alike. The safest car seat is the one that fits your child, your vehicle, and is used correctly each and every time. Infant seats are the type of car seats one sees in grocery stores. They usually have a removable base, so the child can be carried into the store without having to wake up the child.
Infant seats: I would recommend:
The Chicco Key Fit 30
The Britax Chaperone
The Graco Snugride 30
The Britax Besafe
Convertible car seats are car seats that are first used rear facing for your toddler, then switched to forward facing in harness mode. These seats do not fit infants well because when rear facing, the harness straps should be at or BELOW the shoulders. This is important in a crash because otherwise, the child may slide upward on the seat, which may expose the head to injury. These tend to go from 5 to 40 lbs. If you need to have a three across, I would recommend the Diono Radian RXT because it can be used rear facing up to 45 lbs and then switched to forward facing in harness mode up to 80 lbs. Please note that when forward facing the harness straps should be at or ABOVE the shoulders to prevent shoulder compression in a crash.
Some other convertible car seats:
Diono RXT (Rearfacing up to 45 lbs) (Forward facing up to 80 lbs)
Britax Marathon (Rearfacing up to 40 lbs) (Foward facing up to 70 lbs)
Britax Boulevard (Rearfacing up to 40 lbs) (Forward facing up to 70 lbs)
Britax Advocate (Rearfacing up to 40 lbs) (Forward facing up to 70 lbs)
Please note that the Marathon, Boulevard, and Advocate are very similar car seats. The only different between the Marathon and Boulevard is that the Boulevard as "wings" to protect the head in a side impact. The Advocate has wings AND side impact cushions. Britax says that these reduce a lot of energy in a side impact, but know that there are no standards for side impact testing. The Britax Advocate is very wide due to the side impact cushions. Also, the seated shoulder heat- the height from which the child's the child's butt up to the top of the child's shoulders. A child riding in a Marathon, Boulevard, or Advocate will most likely grow out of this car seat by height rather than by weight.
The Swedish rear facing up to age 4 or 5 or until the child grows out of their car seat- by weight or by height. They have car seats that go up to 55 lbs. The Britax Multi Tech and the Britax Two Elite are good rear facing seats. They may be illegal to use, but not illegal to import. You can purchase one from carseat.se. They are very expensive so make sure that you understand that these seats are different in there use than our American car seats. These car seats are outgrown when the top of the ears are even with the headrest. This is because they have footprops and tethers do eliminate or reduce downward rotation on the seat. On an American car seat, we only have the seat belt supporting it in a crash, which means that tall children won't be able to use the seat due to too much downward rotational force. That is why American car seats are outgrown when the top of the head it even or 1 inch away from the shell. (On Forward facing car seats, the top of the ears are even with the shell).
Then after a child has maxed out on a Convertible seat, if you child maxed out before they were 6 years old, I would be looking for a forward facing car seat with harness straps because children under age 6 or 7 may not be mature enough to use a booster seat. A booster seat's job is to provide the correct belt fit. The recommendation on using a booster seat is 4 years old AND 40 lbs. Of course, this recommendation is to prevent parents from putting their children in booster seats too early.
Some extended harnessing car seats for children age 3-7 include the:
Graco Nautilus (Foward facing with harness up to 65 lbs)
Britax Frontier 85 (Forward facing with harness up to 85 lbs)
I would also recommend the Monterey Booster seat because it fits older kids better because it can go wider in addition to getting taller.
The websites in my sources will NOT waste your time. Remember that car accidents are the #1 killer of children in the USA.
What do you think is the BEST car seat for the 1st car seat?
happy m
do you own the one you think is the best or did you find out after you bought another one????? Thank-you!
I know an infant seat, but I kinda want to know brands and styles!!!
Answer
I have a little girl. I got the Laura Ashley Travel System. I like it because it has a base which stays in the car and the car seat snaps in. For the first couple of months this is great because you don't wake them to pull them out of a car seat, just take the seat out and they stay sleeping.
I recently saw`a 4in 1 Eddie Bauer Car seat. I plan on buying this because you can still use it on infant but when it goes to toddler stage it stays reclined(if you chose that setting) and when child falls asleep they are laying back somewhat to where there necks are not bent forward. I hate that! If you have a tall child the top headrest also adjusts to better suit them. It also comes with a bunch of pads for protection as the child ages.
I have a little girl. I got the Laura Ashley Travel System. I like it because it has a base which stays in the car and the car seat snaps in. For the first couple of months this is great because you don't wake them to pull them out of a car seat, just take the seat out and they stay sleeping.
I recently saw`a 4in 1 Eddie Bauer Car seat. I plan on buying this because you can still use it on infant but when it goes to toddler stage it stays reclined(if you chose that setting) and when child falls asleep they are laying back somewhat to where there necks are not bent forward. I hate that! If you have a tall child the top headrest also adjusts to better suit them. It also comes with a bunch of pads for protection as the child ages.
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