mommy2threekiddos
04-13-2005, 04:44 PM
My aunt occasionally takes my 3 children (all 3 and under). She doesn't usually take them all at the same time, so we've been getting by just switching carseats from my car to hers. I have 3 RAs. My aunt wanted to purchase a carseat for her car and was about to go buy a cheapie at Wal-Mart. I told her absolutely not that I would research it and figure out which one to buy and then buy it for her. Well, I didn't realize that I would be opening a huge can of worms.
After my research I realized that my son is on the verge of outgrowing his RA. He's 38.5 lbs and 41 inches, although his shoulders are right at or a little bit below the highest strap. I never thought I'd have to buy another carseat for him (or any of my kids)after spending $600 on the RA. If the Marathon had been available when my twins needed convertibles, I definitely would have gotten them those, but they weren't & at the time I had a Lexus 300, so I don't know if they would have fit anyway.
I've pretty much decided that he's not ready (or rather I'm not ready) for a booster seat, so I'm going to buy a Marathon for my car, but I still need a seat for my aunt's car. I will eventually have to buy another Marathon (my twin girls are at the top of the growth chart too), but I'm hoping that by the time they outgrow their RAs, big brother (whose only 17 months older than the girls) will be ready for a booster.
So, I've been researching the combo seats for my aunt's car. I'm very discouraged. Everytime I think I've made a decision I change my mind or read something negative about the seat. After reading Toddler Bargains and consumer reports I had made up my mind that I'd get the Cosco Summit, but then after I realized that the top harness slots were no higher than the RA and he'd have to use it as a booster almost immediately, I changed my mind on that one. Plus, I saw it at BRU and I was very disappointed in it. So, then I started over and decided that the Graco Platinum Ultra Cargo was a better choice, but once again I was dissapointed in it after seeing it at BRU and a little worried about using it as a booster based on the whole slack issue. I liked the Evenflo one better, but then I read in Toddler Bargains that it's consumer reports rating as a booster was bad as well. I hate to spend $100 on a seat that he will outgrow in a matter of months and then he won't be able to use it as a booster (even though my girls will be able to use it).
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
J
I don't know what to do at this point.
After my research I realized that my son is on the verge of outgrowing his RA. He's 38.5 lbs and 41 inches, although his shoulders are right at or a little bit below the highest strap. I never thought I'd have to buy another carseat for him (or any of my kids)after spending $600 on the RA. If the Marathon had been available when my twins needed convertibles, I definitely would have gotten them those, but they weren't & at the time I had a Lexus 300, so I don't know if they would have fit anyway.
I've pretty much decided that he's not ready (or rather I'm not ready) for a booster seat, so I'm going to buy a Marathon for my car, but I still need a seat for my aunt's car. I will eventually have to buy another Marathon (my twin girls are at the top of the growth chart too), but I'm hoping that by the time they outgrow their RAs, big brother (whose only 17 months older than the girls) will be ready for a booster.
So, I've been researching the combo seats for my aunt's car. I'm very discouraged. Everytime I think I've made a decision I change my mind or read something negative about the seat. After reading Toddler Bargains and consumer reports I had made up my mind that I'd get the Cosco Summit, but then after I realized that the top harness slots were no higher than the RA and he'd have to use it as a booster almost immediately, I changed my mind on that one. Plus, I saw it at BRU and I was very disappointed in it. So, then I started over and decided that the Graco Platinum Ultra Cargo was a better choice, but once again I was dissapointed in it after seeing it at BRU and a little worried about using it as a booster based on the whole slack issue. I liked the Evenflo one better, but then I read in Toddler Bargains that it's consumer reports rating as a booster was bad as well. I hate to spend $100 on a seat that he will outgrow in a matter of months and then he won't be able to use it as a booster (even though my girls will be able to use it).
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
J
I don't know what to do at this point.