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I thought that I posted this question a few weeks ago, but can't seem to find any record of it ... so I apologize if you're reading this for the second time.
My daughter is 10 months old and, although of average height, she's very light for her age. She still fits into her Graco Snugride infant carseat, but ever since she's learned to sit up a few months ago, she's not very happy in it - keeps on struggling to sit up straight instead of having to recline. I figure that it's time to switch to a convertible carseat.
After hearing the specs of what I'm looking for* a friend suggested the Cosco Scenera carseat. It seems like a good match, but page 25 of the user manual available online (not exactly this model, but close - http://www.coscojuvenile.com/usa/eng/DJGFiles/ProductDocuments/43583614D.pdf) says: "To use rear-facing, the child restraint MUST be fully reclined." That sounds like it defeats the whole purpose of getting her this seat! Can anyone weigh in on this? Is it truly necessary? Do two year olds who are still rear-facing really need to recline?
* (In case you have any other ideas, my carseat situation is as follows: I don't own a car but occasionally get rides with other people or take taxis. I'm therefore ideally looking for a carseat that is extremely easy to install (without LATCH), since I will be constantly taking it in and out of cars. The less expensive, the better - again, this isn't going to get heavy use.
Other factors: safety (that was obvious), space (preferably shouldn't take up too much of it), and easy of strapping baby in.
If you know of any other carseats that seem to fit any or all of these requirements, I'd love to hear about them!)
Thanks a lot!
My daughter is 10 months old and, although of average height, she's very light for her age. She still fits into her Graco Snugride infant carseat, but ever since she's learned to sit up a few months ago, she's not very happy in it - keeps on struggling to sit up straight instead of having to recline. I figure that it's time to switch to a convertible carseat.
After hearing the specs of what I'm looking for* a friend suggested the Cosco Scenera carseat. It seems like a good match, but page 25 of the user manual available online (not exactly this model, but close - http://www.coscojuvenile.com/usa/eng/DJGFiles/ProductDocuments/43583614D.pdf) says: "To use rear-facing, the child restraint MUST be fully reclined." That sounds like it defeats the whole purpose of getting her this seat! Can anyone weigh in on this? Is it truly necessary? Do two year olds who are still rear-facing really need to recline?
* (In case you have any other ideas, my carseat situation is as follows: I don't own a car but occasionally get rides with other people or take taxis. I'm therefore ideally looking for a carseat that is extremely easy to install (without LATCH), since I will be constantly taking it in and out of cars. The less expensive, the better - again, this isn't going to get heavy use.
Other factors: safety (that was obvious), space (preferably shouldn't take up too much of it), and easy of strapping baby in.
If you know of any other carseats that seem to fit any or all of these requirements, I'd love to hear about them!)
Thanks a lot!