What type of car seat after the infant seat?

[bw52]

Sorry. Dumb question, but I really don't know! Do we move to the convertible? LO is 6 months and just wondering what I should start looking for. TIA!

[arivecchi]

Yep, you would be moving on to a convertible car seat. Here is a link to a great website with awesome car seat info:

http://www.car-safety.org/basics.html

[arivecchi]

By the way, there are car seats now that rear face to 40 and 45 pounds.

[bw52]

Thank you!

[AnnieW625]

Yes a convertable is the next step.

Here's a quick list of what's usually recommended here or has been bought by posters:

Budget seats <$100 that should work in small or large cars:
Cosco Scenera
(http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3394548)
Safety First Avenue
(http://www.kmart.com/shc/s/p_10151_10104_024W163016110001P?vName=Baby&cName=BabyGear&Travel&sName=Car%20Seats&psid=FROOGLE&sid=KDx20070926x00003a) seat is only available at Sears or Kmart.
Evenflo Titan or Titan Deluxe
(http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3012739&CAWELAID=202777440)

>$100 seats for small cars (all rear face to 33 or 35lbs, but if you have a tall child you may not get the full RFIng weight):
Britax Roundabout 40
(http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2928027)
Britax Diplomat
(http://www.toysrus.com/search/index.jsp?kwCatId=&kw=diplomat&origkw=diplomat&f=Taxonomy/TRUS/2255957&sr=1)
Combi Cocorro
(http://www.amazon.com/Combi-Cocorro-Lightweight-Convertible-Carrot/dp/B001RAFWEG)

>$100 for larger cars
(all rear face to at least 35lbs except the Graco (40lbs) or Radian (40 or 45lbs) so it should get you to at least 2 or 2.5 or even longer raear facing):
Britax BLVD
(http://www.toysrus.com/search/index.jsp?kwCatId=&kw=boulevard&origkw=Boulevard&f=Taxonomy/TRUS/2255957&sr=1)
Britax Marathon
(http://www.toysrus.com/search/index.jsp?kwCatId=&kw=marathon&origkw=marathon&f=Taxonomy/TRUS/2255957&sr=1)
Britax Roundabout 50
(http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3780462)
Evenflo Triumph Advance
(http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3543111)
Evenflo Symphony 65
(http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3867702)
Graco My Ride 65
(http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3532435)
Radian 65/80/XT/XTSL (the XTSL will rear face until 45lbs, the other three until 40lbs)
http://www.skjp.com/
The First Years True Fit or True Fit Premier (the premier has a rebound bar)
http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3137030
http://www.learningcurve.com/product/detail/Y11051?locale=en_US

[arivecchi]

Awesome list Annie. The Radian 80SL and the Radian XTSL both rear face to 45 pounds. :)