they're about 3-4 mos of age. When babies are rearfacing (RF), the harness slots should be at or below babies shoulders. The OMW has only one set of harness slots that are well above the shoulders of every nb that I've seen in this seat.
The position right base does fit better than the regular model, but can still be problematic in many cars. Honda's, Nissans and some other cars with longer belt stalks are ones that have been difficult and sometimes impossible to fit with this seat. More than one parent has had to return it because of compatibility issues. Mine wouldn't fit in my Nissan Maxima. We couldn't get it it in my best friends infiniti, another friends Nissan pathfinder. Two others that I worked on were an Isuzu Trooper and a Honda Accord. In both situations, the parents chose not to return the seat, but the fit wasn't something I would have been comfortable with . The seat moved about an inch side to side - maybe more. Since there are seats that will fit better, this just isn't acceptable to me.
I have also found that even with adjustable bases, I still need to use something to fully level the base - my choice is a pool noodle. sometimes small, sometimes large, sometimes a small noodle rolled inside a towel of varying size. All depends on how much I need to level the base.
The Graco is a great seat....lighter than the evenflo OMW and a bit narrower. It does have some compatibiltiy issues with some cars, but not as many as the Evenflo. It *does* have a front harness adjustor which is very very important to me.
If I was married to the idea of an Evenflo, I'd look to the Discovery five point. It still doesn't have a front harness adjustor, but does have rear adjustors that are pretty easy to use and the base is more like the century bases - very compatible with many cars.
In terms of ease of use though - and compatibility in cars - I'd go for the Fisher Price Stay in View every time. Fits easily in every car I've installed it in. Easy to level the base. Narrow...light..... the carrying handle is fantastic - gives you more options for carrying and you don't have to mess with putting the handle down every time you put baby in the car - it just flops over to the side. All other infant seats *must* have the handle down while driving (cept the britax HWC)
Also, I find the padding pretty generous on the FPSIV...
And it fits in all of the strollers i've ever tried it in -but they all do:)
katherine in atl
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