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    What seat to buy now

    I need advice and at least one new carseat. Cars: 97 Toyota Camry, 2006 Ford Escape, both kids ride in each car daily Kids: K-2.5 years, 26ish pounds, outgrowing the Roundabout (original version) rearfacing by height. Also in Marathon (also original version) S-5 years, 34 pounds, in a...
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    Booster for Grandma's car? Or...?

    Sanna is starting gymnastics classes shortly after she turns 5 (in two weeks!:eek:). My mom will probably take her sometimes. It's about two miles from her house. I need to figure out what to do about a seat for her. The current set-up: Main car: Nauti and Marathon (rf for Karl) Secondary car...
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    When to start booster training?

    My daughter is nearly five and 33 pounds. She rides in a Nautilus in the main car and a Marathon (which she hates) in the secondary car. At what point is it appropriate/smart to get her a booster for training? I know 40 lbs is the magic number, but I'd rather have a booster for occasional use...
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    Convertible with more legroom

    Karl is almost 2 and is getting close to outgrowing his Roundabout (the original) rearfacing. He has a little more than an inch above his head. I have a Marathon for him. I just used it again and hated adjusting it. I adjust the harness each time we get in the car, so I notice it. I'm thinking...
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    Baseless Chicco KeyFit install help

    We are flying out tomorrow, and had planned to take the Keyfit without the base. DP tried to install it in FIL's 4 Runner (leather seats), so we didn't need to uninstall our seats. There is a really big gap at the feet which makes it unstable. Taking a rolled towel will be really hard since...
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    Would a new seat help?

    (Disregard my outdated siggie) My daughter is 4 and 31(ish) pounds. She's riding in a Marathon forward facing. She's on the top slots, although she *might* still be technically okay on the next ones down. Last night she slept for quite awhile in the car (holiday traffic + rain +...
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    Which seats to bring on plane?

    We are flying cross country in two weeks. We are renting a car as well. We'll be gone for a long weekend. Sanna is four and 31 pounds. Karl is 18 months and 24(ish) pounds. We have 2 Marathons which I would rather leave at home, 1 Roundabout (probably fits either kid), 1 Scenera (definitely...
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    Will my 4-yo still fit in a Scenera?

    My daughter is taking the train (not alone, obviously) to visit her grandma for her birthday. My mom has a Scenera. Is it likely my daughter will still fit in it? Gma will be picking them up late at night at the station. How easy is it to install forward-facing? Any tricks to know? DD...
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    2 RF seats next to each other in 2006 Ford Escape

    Is it possible? How about with the stipulation that at least one of them is a Britax? We are getting my mom's 2006 Ford Escape Hybrid this weekend. My daughter would like to be rearfacing, but she also really wants to be next to her brother. We frequently have another adult with us, so we...
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    location of 2009 Toyota Sienna third row tether anchors

    It's a rental, and there is no manual. It was getting dark, so I couldn't really tell. Where is the top tether anchor? We are leaving first thing in the morning, so if anyone could help me out now, I'd appreciate it.
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    School me on double strollers

    I know very little about strollers. We have a Maclaren Volo that we like, but we would like a double. One 3.5 year old (very light ~30 lbs) and one 10 month old (~22 lbs) would ride in it. We'll walk to the downtown area which is about 1-1.5 miles. Sometimes we take the train, so something...
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    Removing the cover from an Alpha Omega

    You can do that right? I have no more info about the seat (I assume it's a 3n1, those are the only ones with alpha omega in the name, right?), but good friends of mine said it isn't removable. Any idea roughly how to do it? I would obviously suggest looking in the manual, but other than that...
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    4 adults + 4 kids in seats in Expedition-advice please

    It is, apparently, impossible to rent an 8 passenger minivan around here, so we'll be getting an Expedition (or possibly a Suburban). I need to fit 4 adults plus 4 kids in seats. The seats are: 2 Marathons 1 Roundabout 1 Keyfit30 One Marathon will be forward facing with a four-year-old. One...
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    The pool noodle footrest

    I'm not sure who came up with that, but I want to say THANK YOU! I drove all the way to daycare and didn't have my seat kicked once.
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    We turned her. Sigh.

    Sanna asked for the third time to face forward. So, I switched the Marathon for her, and then we went to Trader Joe's. She loved it. I feel ambivalent. She's almost 38 months and (according to daycare) 29 pounds fully clothed with shoes. On the plus side, she's in the middle, and Karl is on...
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    Should I turn her?

    Sanna just turned 3. She's about 36 inches, 26 lbs, and all leg. So she isn't close to outgrowing her Marathon rearfacing. But, today she asked to "face the other way." Getting her in and out and buckled has been getting more challenging. In fact, it's kind of been driving me crazy. Her...
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    Toyota Tether Retrofit Look-Up

    Someone (crunchy?) said Toyota retrofits tether anchors for free now. Does anyone have the service bulletin number for that? Thanks.
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    Do you have to use the Keyfit infant insert?

    My son is two weeks old and probably around 8 lbs. He seems to fit better without the insert (but with the head support) in his Keyfit. Is this okay? The manual doesn't seem to require it, but the side of the seat makes it seem like it must be used until 11lbs. BTW, this kid is totally...
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    Rules about puzzling seats? (Did I do this right?)

    This weekend I installed a Marathon rearfacing outboard and a Keyfit center in my 97 Toyota Camry, both seatbelt installs (obviously). If the Keyfit is on its base, they touch. That's okay, right? When the seat is out, the base doesn't touch the Marathon. I can't change position of the...
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    Going to a check, what should I know?

    My daughter's daycare is doing a seatcheck next week. I signed up for two slots (one for her seat and one for the bucket which I need to get in this weekend). Aside from the fact that I am freaking out about having the infant seat installed (OMG we're going to have a BABY. SOON.), I'm a...

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