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    advice for approaching a friend

    I have a good friend who recently began allowing her newly 8yo DD to ride in the front seat of her minivan, without a booster. Today her DD actually told me that I should know that my 8.5yo DS can now ride in the front too. My DS is 55in, approx 70lbs. I'm guessing her DD is an inch or so...
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    Graco Turbobooster v. Evenflo Big Kid LX

    Is there any reason NOT to go with the less-expensive Big Kid LX? This will be a back-up seat for very occasional use by my 5yo so I don't have to re-install the Frontier every time he rides in someone else's car. Thanks.
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    harnessed seat for 5yo

    I'm looking for advice on a new seat for DS who seems to have suddenly outgrown his BLVD. He has sensory issues and is definitely not able at this point to sit properly in a booster. We would like to keep him harnessed for as long as possible. His stats: 5.5yo 49 lbs 46 inches tall (16...
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    tricks to install FF MA in 3rd row 05 Ody?

    I want to have my extra seat (MA) installed in the 3rd row of our 05 Odyssey on the driver's side, but I can't get it to stay tight. Any tips? No matter how much weight I put on it while installing, it doesn't seem to want to stay. The post between the side and rear windows is so close on...
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    flying w/ 4yo and 18mo

    We're planning to fly cross-country (CA to PA) next month. Our kids will be 4y4m (riding in a BLVD) and 18m (riding in an RA) at that time. We will need both CRs at our destination. My question is, if we don't want to install the 4yo's seat on the plane(s) how should we handle the seats? In...
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    What kind of prices for Britax sale?

    Britax will go on sale this fall, right--September, if I am remembering correctly? Will the prices be better than what you can find at Albeebaby (like an MA for $179)? We need to replace a seat soon but we could wait until fall if the prices will be better. Can anyone advise? TIA
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    top tether anchor, 3rd row 05 Ody?

    I have only one LATCH set in the 3rd row (center), and I see only one spot to top tether. But what do I do if I have more than one seat back there and want to tether them? My friend has an 04 Ody and is wondering the same for hers.
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    "seat belt adjuster"

    I had to drop off a friend's DS today and he had no booster with him but had a seat belt adjuster, a little pad that the male end of the buckle goes through to (supposedly) make a seatbelt fit a child who should really be in a booster. It looked sort of like this. He rode in the third-row...
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    starting to think about next seat for DS

    3 yo DS is currently fine in his BLVD, FF at 35lbs even and 14.5 inches butt to shoulder (is that the right measure for torso height?). We recently bought a new MA on sale for 5mo DD to use when her RA expires in July. We want to have an extra seat, so when the RA expires (RIP!) we will use...
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    For Sale or Trade cover sets: MA, BLVD, RA

    cover sets: MA, BLVD--SOLD!, RA Marathon: never-been-used Ashley Floral (yellow with red/pink flowers) complete cover set. $70 plus shipping. Boulevard: Park Avenue (grey with multi-colored stripes) complete cover set for the old style headwings, though I've heard that it will also fit the...
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    flying w/ FF and RF seats, gogokidz wheels

    We're flying in a couple weeks with a FF Boulevard and a RF Roundabout. Friends are loaning us two sets of gogokidz wheels, but I think I once read that you can't install RF on a plane with the wheels on. Is this true? (The friend who is lending the wheels told me that I should just FF my...
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    Legacy Outback--2 carseats, 3 adults

    My MIL wants to drive us from the airport to her house (approx 1.5 hours) this Christmas in her 1999 Legacy Outback. DS is FF in a BLVD; DD will be RF in a RA by that time. MIL is a small woman, about 5ft tall. Is there a chance that she'll fit in the back seat between the two carseats...
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    FF anchor point for 05 Ody?

    We recently had to turn 2y9m DS forward facing in his BLVD. Where can we tether his seat if he is in either of the second row captain's chairs? There seems to be something to hook the tether to on the vehicle seat itself (just at the back of the seat bottom, if that makes sense) but I'm...
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    For Sale Park Ave BLVD cover set

    This cover set is in excellent condition, no stains or tears. Complete set with belly pad, shoulder pads and infant pad (never used). Fits the older (pre-6/08) head wings only. Never even been peed on! We used it for less than six months and kept it covered with a towel when not in use to...
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    BLVD- new head wings vs. old

    Anyone know if a cover for a BLVD with older style head wings will fit on the shell of a newer style one? Britax is (possibly) replacing our defective BLVD but said I could keep the cover. If it won't fit the new seat I may try to sell it, as it's less than a year old and in great shape. -Linda
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    RF tethering in 05 Odyssey

    We just bought a new-to-us 05 Ody and discovered that the previous owners had installed D-rings under the driver and front passenger seat. They look like possibly the seats were taken out to install them; they come from underneath the inboard rails where the seats are attached. In order to...
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    field trips and carseats

    Hi All, I'm hoping you can help me tease out a way to feel better about my 2.5yo going on a field trip with another parent. This is long, so I'm going to thank you in advance if you have the patience to help me sort through this. Here's our situation: DS is starting a parent-run co-op...
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    question about switching covers

    We want to swap covers on two Boulevards, but they have different color harnesses. Will we be able to completely (and safely!) remove and reinstall the harnesses and adjuster straps on these two seats? Thanks. -Linda
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    rolled up blankets for infant head support

    Here's something I don't get: we're not supposed to use infant head supports, because they could fall behind the baby's head and obstruct the airway, right? But it seems to me that a rolled up blanket or small towel, just wedged next to a baby's head, is way more likely to fall behind the head...
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    Rough timeline of carseats/boosters

    My DH is as obsessed with planning for the future as I am with keeping our kids safe in the car. Can anyone give me a rough timeline of when an average child would be in the different kinds of restraints? We're trying to figure out when we will need to buy new seats, and what type they'll be...

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