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    Boostapak or ? Looking for a travel booster

    We are traveling next month and I am in need of a 2nd booster to use mostly in taxis or Uber. We have a bubble bum and neither kid is really a fan, they fight over who has to sit in it. The 9 year old will use the bubble bum, I'm looking for something for the 5 year old to ride in. Should I get...
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    When to go from high back to backless booster?

    I have a newly minted 7 year old who would very much like to ride in her booster minus the high back. We just had her 7 year old checkup yesterday and she is a tiny thing - 50 lbs and 46 inches tall. She is currently riding in a turbobooster and almost never falls asleep in the car unless we...
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    2 questions about Marathon FFing install in Highlander

    My DD just met the rfing height limit on her Marathon so I flipped it around and installed it FFing in our 2012 Highlander. I'm pretty confident on my install but I have two questions about my install. 1. I installed the seat using the seat belt since she is close to 40 lbs, but I don't have...
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    Outgrown rear facing or not?

    My DD is very close to outgrowing her RFing BLVD by height so I have been measuring her in the seat on a regular basis. A couple of times when she is sitting up very straight up in the seat with her butt pushed all the way back (usually right when I put her in) I have gotten a measurement of 1...
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    Best FFing to booster travel seat?

    Looking for a lightweight, inexpensive FFing converts to booster travel seat to replace our expiring Scenera. DD is 2.5 and huge, 30+ lbs and tall. She rearfaces in her regular seat but I am ok with her FFing in a travel seat and I want to get us something that will last a while. Is the Maestro...
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    Parkway SGL vs Monterey?

    I want to upgrade DD's booster to one with LATCH since we finally upgraded our car to one with LATCH and I suck at buckling in an empty booster. I've narrowed it down to the Parkway SGL or the Monterey. Our car is a 2012 Highlander. Advantages of one over the other? DD is small - 5.5, 39 lbs...
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    Question Rfing seat can't touch seat back in a Toyota?

    We just got a new 2012 highlander and I was planning on having my 18 month old Rfing behind the driver's seat since the main access to the 3rd row is on the passenger side. Then someone told me that I can't have the car seat touching the front seat back due to the airbags. My dh is very tall and...
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    Advice on booster with LATCH?

    We finally got a new car that has LATCH and I really want to get DD1 a LATCHable booster. I suck and I never remember to buckle her turbobooster in when she isn't riding in it which is a lot now that she is in kindy all day. My DD has requested/demanded that her booster be "pretty" which...
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    Securing cargo in an SUV?

    We just bought a new Highlander after years of having a sedan. I generally car a bunch of stuff in my trunk - stroller, spare diaper bag, spare bag of snacks, umbrella, ice scraper, jumper cables, reuseable grocery bags, how the heck do I secure all this crap now? The stroller I use several...
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    Question Scenera expiration question

    I have a Scenera that was manufactured in July 2006. Stamped on the back is "do not use past 2012" but no month is listed. Does it expire in June 2012? Or December 2012 like the Gracos do? Thanks!
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    Traveling with a BLVD, a few questions

    We are flying this weekend and I am planning on putting my 15 month DD in an older model BLVD both for the plane ride and the car ride. I can't find the HUGS that go with the older BLVD, but I do have the HUGS from a newer model BLVD, can I use the new HUGS with the old seat? I plan on RFing in...
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    new Britax lockoffs?

    I got my new marathon and installed it today. I tried to use the lockoffs since we have to do a seatbelt install (no latch) and I could not get it closed. I tried for about 5 minutes and then gave up. And I could barely close the lockoff totally empty! Is it just my seat that is this hard or are...
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    Help me pick a new seat for my 9 month old.

    I got a Complete Air for 9 month old DD for Christmas and I have tried to like it, but I just don't so it is going back. So what to get now? A radian is out, it won't install in my car. I've got a 99 accord with no latch, but shoulder belts in all 3 positions. In addition to the baby, I've got...
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    Graco All in One?

    Saw this in a babies r us ad the other day. What do we know about it yet? Anything?
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    Complete Air, am I nuts or....

    We got a complete air for Christmas from the in laws (at my request) for my 9 month old, but I didn't get a chance to install it until this week. It installed fine, but I am really not loving it. For one the straps "bunch up" in the buckle when it is buckled, I took a picture, is this normal...
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    4 quick questions, need quick answers, thanks!

    1st question - we are renting a 2010 Dodge Grand Caravan, and the only manual I can find in the car has NO info about carseats at all. I've got a BLVD installed RFing in the 3rd row using latch for my 8 month old and right now I've got it tethered RFing to the back of the 2nd row seat (to where...
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    Complete Air Regular vs LX/SE model?

    So we decided to get the Complete Air for my 6 month old DD for when she outgrows her snugride, but I am confused about the different models. There is the "regular one" with the 50 lb weight limit The Complete Air 65 same as the original but with a 65 lb weight limit And then the LX or the SE -...
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    Help me pick a convertible seat for my 6 month old (Sorry for the novel!!)

    My 6 month old DD2 is getting close to outgrowing her snugride and my in laws have offered to purchase a convertible for her, now I just have to decide which one. I was at Babies R Us today checking them out and I've narrowed it down to either the Complete Air, the Evenflo Triumph 65 or the...
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    How does this booster fit look?

    This is my 4.5 yo 40 in 38 lb (without shoes) DD in a Turbobooster. She'll be riding in it 2x a week for 30 mins for a carpool situation, on vacation (she outgrew our travel scenera) and for occasional booster training in our car. She is very motivated to use it and is working hard at sitting...
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    help with narrow booster or combination seat?

    I drive a 1999 Honda Accord with a Britax BLVD FFing behind the driver with my 4.5 yo approx 40 in, 38 lbs and a graco snugride with my 6 mo DD behind the passenger seat. I'm trying to work out a situation with a boy from my DD's preschool who needs to carpool with us 1x per week for 30 mins...

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