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    bubble bum question

    Hi All: I've been using a bubble bum in the center seat of a 3 booster across set up in a Prius, between 2 Evenflo Big Kid AMPs, which I use as HBBs. I had been noticing that the nearly 9 year old car pool kid who sits in it tended to slide off it a bit -- a little bit forward at the hips...
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    smallest baby bucket?

    Someone on my local parents list is expecting twins, and is finding that her passenger seat is unusable with her Maxi Cosi Mico, installed in a BMW X1 I'm going to direct her over here, but in the meantime, is there a bucket that will take up less space? She knows a convertible will, but for...
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    high harness adjustable seat to be shared...

    For my summer carpool setup, there are 3 boys, all around age 6. In the prius they'll be Big kid Amp/BubbleBum/Big kid Amp like my school year crowd is. Both of the other families also have a 3 year old. One family has a Mazda V -- no problem. The other family has a subaru outback. The plan is...
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    When did ALRs become standard in US cars?

    While I was hopeful that we'd have our (not so) trusty Prius back yesterday, we didn't, and won't for a few more days. So, still in the borrowed Volvo, which fits 3 evenflo AMP NBBs very nicely across the back. Yesterday evening I had a not quite 4 year old to transport. I've driven her short...
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    no headrest -- how high up the head should the seat come?

    My trusty prius is in the shop (not so trusty, apparently, but under warranty!) and a dear friend kindly lent us her Volvo sedan. There are 3 3point seatbelts in the back, and 3 evenflo NBBs fit nicely (I carpool with 3 boys total -- ages 5.5, 6 and 8) In the Prius, the 8 year old sits in the...
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    looking for a tech...

    San Francisco -- can't find a link to the list. thanks! Michelle
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    3 boosters across in Prius!!!!

    I am here to announce, for all to read, that today I successfully and safely boostered 3 boys (ages 5, nearly 6 and 7.5) in the back of my prius! Evenflo Big Kid Amp HBBs outboard, Bubblebum center. It was a little tricky getting the lap belt into the bubble bum guides, but I think that's always...
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    center back seat -- any rider?

    I recently had occasion to ride in the center position in the back of my mom's Rav4, between DS in a HBB (next to the window -- not nice to puke in grandma's car...) and DD (no seat, 5'4" tall at almost 12 years old.) It was HORRIBLE. It was really hard for me to fasten the seatbelt without...
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    bubble bum/hip question

    Hi All: I know that a booster has 2 purposes -- to raise the child to the right size to allow for seatbelt fit, AND to provide "artificial hips." How does the bubble bum fit the second criteria? Thanks. Michelle
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    circumstances where a LBB is acceptable in front seat...

    We're gearing up for a carpool with some neighbors in the fall, when our youngest starts K. While the parents are fine with me keeping all 3 boys in the back of our Prius (hurray for the bubble bum!) they choose to allow their almost 8 year old to ride in the front seat in a LBB in their car...
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    safety of gate checking/luggage checking booster

    Planning some upcoming travel, and not relishing figuring out how to get our booster (evenflo amp) from SFO to JFK. I know it can't be used on the plane. I would never check a carseat, but is it OK to check a booster? The alternative for us would be to try to carry on the bottom part of the...
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    narrowest boosters?

    Planning for the fall, when we're going to attempt a carpool with a family who has 2 boys... and we have a prius! The kids will be 5, 6 and 8, all still riding in HBBs for the carpool. (it might be that the 8 year old can do a LBB, but I'm not sure...) The other family says they've...
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    rstv question -- sliding hips forward???

    I'm considering buying a RSTV for upcoming travel, and as an easy "toss in the backpack" solution for day trips where we start out in public transport and might end up in someone's car later in the day. I've been puzzling over this, though.... kids who don't pass the 5 point test can't sit w/o...
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    carpool with 3 HBBs?

    Planning ahead to Kindergarten... neighbors 2 doors down have 2 boys who will be attending the same kindergarten as DS. Because we live in a city with a weird school assignment system, this school is not particularly near our house, and there is no bus service provided. They've approached us...
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    does evenflo amp hbb require headrest?

    Manual has been put somewhere for "safe keeping" (thanks kids!) and I'll tear the house apart to find it tonight. In the meantime... I had taken the headrest out to get a better install on the evenflo triumph advance which is DS's main seat. we're using the booster to transport the big girl and...
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    should I lock the shoulder belt with a newbie in a booster?

    Thursday I'll be trying little boy (almost 5, 40lbs, very reliable to sit still) in his brand new evenflo amp high back booster. Since it has been many years since I booster trained a kid (big girl is 11, and, not knowing better, we moved her at 3.5 or so, and at 5'3" she hasn't been in a...
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    narrowest booster?

    In order to fit big girl (11, 5'3", no carseat) and little boy (5, 40lbs, usually in an Evenflo Triumph Advance) AND the neck of big girls' cello in the back of our prius this Thursday night (back seat has a 1/3 2/3 split) I need to borrow a HBB for little boy for that night. I've put the word...
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    minimum booster weight for a 5+ year old

    So, DS will be 5 at the end of April. He's average height, but skinny. So, at last weigh in at the doctor, around 38lbs. He has gained <2 lbs in the past year. We've been talking about doing some booster training in prep. for possible car pools, but it dawned on me that he may just be too...
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    boosters as checked luggage?

    We're traveling to NY (from CA) this summer, with our son who will be 5. He'll mostly be using a harnessed seat at home, but we'll be booster training him soon (I posted about this a few days ago). I'm comfortable with him staying in the lap belt on the plane. I know a booster can't be used...
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    Good booster for car napper?

    DS is almost 5. He's in an evenflo triumph advance, and we'll keep him harnessed in our vehicle until he outgrows it. That said, with Kindergarten around the corner, we'll be looking at occasional, of not permanent, carpooling. Realistically, we're going to have to look at booster training. I'm...

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