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    Extend2Fit vs Headwise 65 (weights)

    I have my 20% off coupon from Target and want to go ahead and buy my new seat before our 14 hour road trip coming up. I was settled on the Extend2Fit (love the 10 year expiration, extra roominess without taking up so much more space, no rethread harness, reclinability, and place for harness to...
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    Safety 1st Summit

    I know this had a really bad reputation several years ago, but it looks like it's redesigned now. What's the current scoop on it? How would it compare with, say, an Evenflo SecureKid? My kids are short so limits don't really make a huge difference to us. Starting to scope out my options because...
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    Are you able to switch latch belts?

    If this is doable, is it allowed? We have 2 Click Connect bases, one regular, one LX. We have a minivan that doesn't fit our whole family in, so we leave the base out, only putting it in if baby is going in that vehicle (infrequently). We have a big van where we leave a base in, and it's not...
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    Sitting on a cushion

    I recently got a Nissan NV with that enormous hood. I feel safer being higher to see better over the hood (I don't have power seats to my regret; I let my husband talk me into the base model) so I got a wedge cushion. I thought it would help serve as a booster, almost, and help the seat belt...
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    Graco Infant Car Seat Bases

    So I settled on a Graco Click Connect 35 (NOT LX) in Tangerine which comes with the base with the dial. Is this the same as the additional LX base available with the dial and built in lockoffs? Or the one included in the seat doesn't have the lockoffs? I am pretty sure I want to get a second...
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    Click Connect 30 vs Click Connect 30 LX

    Is the LX really a half lb lighter? Other than the push button latch, is there any advantage to it over the regular 30 to make it worth a higher price?
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    Evenflo Embrace vs Graco Click Connect 30

    Thinking of taking advantage of the BRU trade in to get a new infant seat... Which would you pick and why? Is the padding any better on one vs another? What about the canopy? Weight seems to be slightly more in the Evenflo, but not sure .3 lbs is all that noticeable. Is it? Is it accurate...
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    Replacing Expired TrueFit

    This has not been my year, I now realized my TrueFit expired the end of July...I'm using it in RF mode for my 2 yo. My 4 yo is FF in a RA Classic. I don't have more than $100 to spend (I just bought a set of second seats for our new vehicle, albeit cheap, but still it was for 6 kids). I want...
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    Car Seat Config in Nissan NV

    I couldn't remember if I posted this question or not, but it looks like not, so I hope it's not a duplicate ;) Hopefully getting our Nissan NVP tomorrow, S trim, so no console, and we should be able to reach the second row from the front if need be. 2 kids in backless boosters, 2 kids in HBB, 1...
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    Expired Nautilus

    My Nautilus was made May 30, 2009 so it expired a couple of months ago and has been sitting in my basement. Is it worth it for me to order a new back and headrest to get another few years out of the "seat" part (since that should last 9 years I think? CSFTL says 10 for some reason) or just get...
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    URGENT! 3 Across in Buick Century (was Buick LeSabre??)

    Current seats: TrueFit Graco Snugride 35 Oldest is FF in the TF. 1.5 yo is in the SR35, but has basically outgrown it, but now has a newborn brother. I need either a combination seat or a convertible that will work. Dionos are out of the budget unless absolutely necessary. I looked at the...
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    Replacing my Combi Connection

    I have a 1 month old in a Combi Connection that expires in March. My children are on the small side, and since we have 6 seats in our Sienna, I really prefer keeping him in an infant seat as long as possible for the narrowness of the seat. I really, really like the Connection which is not made...
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    Cosco Stack It For Little Ones?

    I see Kmart has a BOGO offer for the Cosco Stack Its. I was thinking of getting a bunch for when I do carpool since the kids who ride are not always reliable in bringing their own. Problem is I'm not sure all are 40 lbs yet. Is it unsafe to use if they're 35 lbs? 37 lbs? I have no idea their...
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    Roundabout Classic vs Roundabout 55

    Trying to get 3 in the back of my Sienna. Nautilus passenger side. Will probably put a Harmony Literider on driver's side. I think I probably can get a Roundabout in between, but which version is better in terms of "cut" -- classic vs 55. I can get the 55 for basically the same price with 30%...
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    Any advice on how to get 3 across in my Sienna with just 1 car seat purchase?

    So what I have now is a Recaro Vivo and Graco Nautilus in the rear seat of my 2006 Sienna (8 seater). The middle row has a Combi Connection, Evenflo Chase, True Fit (RF). I want to be able to free up that middle row middle seat for me to sit in when travelling, and have my FF kids all in the...
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    Urgent: Which infant seats can be installed without a base?

    My brother is running out to Sears (closest store from the hospital they're trying to be discharged from) as the carseat his mother in law bought is not suitable for infants. Since they don't own a car, they want an infant seat that can be installed without a base. They don't want a convertible...
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    Recaro Vivo -- Help!

    So I ordered the Recaro Vivo as a HBB as a secondary backup for my son... We cannot assemble it. I have tried, my husband has tried -- it won't snap into place. I think the cloth might be in the way; my husband isn't so sure that's the issue. Has anyone else had problems attaching the seat...
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    Backless for Backup?

    My son is 4.5, but only 32 lbs. Very mature for his age and very careful to buckle himself properly in his 5 pt harnesses. We have someone drive him to school (25 minute drive from our home) who has a FF seat in her car. We use an FF in our car. it's happened twice already that for whatever...
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    Improper Use of FF vs High Back

    If a parent refuses to buckle his 4 year old properly in a FF carseat (comes from a different culture and is obstinate) -- he won't thread the arms through the straps, only buckles 1 of the bottom pieces sometimes -- is it better for the child to be in a high back where he will be buckled...
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    Who should go where?

    I currently have an almost 14 month old in a Combi Connection (plenty of room still but my husband will be off from school in a few weeks and he'll have more time to do carseat switcharoo :)) 2.5 year old is RF in an Evenflo Tribute V. He hasn't been to the doctor since his 2 year old visit in...

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