kphil
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We have baby #4 due at the end of February, and I have car seats on the brain now. Currently I have dd nearly-10 in a Monterey, dd 7 harnessed in a Nautilus and ds nearly-4 in a Blvd. DS will be 4 in January, and just turned ff in his Blvd a few weeks ago. It's an older Blvd with a 33-lb rf limit, and will expire in the Fall. I have the KeyFit 22 I used with ds to use with this baby (I assume there's no reason not to--still a great seat, right? I sure liked it with him.)
So, the Blvd will need to be replaced before the end of the year anyway, and with the more recent crash tests that have been discussed, I'm considering if I should just get ds a new seat now--a MyRide or a True Fit Premier?--and then when the baby is ready to move to a convertible, baby would get that seat, ds would move to dd's Nautilus, and dd7 would get a booster (she turns 8 in August, which is probably the soonest I would be moving baby out of the KeyFit, unless she screams in it like my dds both did in their SnugRide).
That's option 1. My other thought is that I could put dd 2 in a booster now (but what? I thought I was waiting for the Cybex, but didn't like the crash tests for it), put ds in the Nautilus, and wait and get baby whatever convertible looks best for her when the time comes.
Of course, option 3 is that I really don't *need* a new carseat right now, and I should just sit tight with the arrangement we have, and get a new seat when it becomes necessary (either Blvd expiring, or baby needing a convertible).
So, any thoughts for me, on which seat you would get, and for who? Oh, it's probably helpful to point out that my kids are on the small side--ds is really, really short, and just hits 33 lbs on his heavier days. My 7yo still fits harnessed in the Nautilus with plenty of room to grown--her big sister was over 9 by the time she outgrew the Nautilus harness (though she never rode in it). My babies usually start out chubby though, so I don't expect an itty-bitty baby.
So, the Blvd will need to be replaced before the end of the year anyway, and with the more recent crash tests that have been discussed, I'm considering if I should just get ds a new seat now--a MyRide or a True Fit Premier?--and then when the baby is ready to move to a convertible, baby would get that seat, ds would move to dd's Nautilus, and dd7 would get a booster (she turns 8 in August, which is probably the soonest I would be moving baby out of the KeyFit, unless she screams in it like my dds both did in their SnugRide).
That's option 1. My other thought is that I could put dd 2 in a booster now (but what? I thought I was waiting for the Cybex, but didn't like the crash tests for it), put ds in the Nautilus, and wait and get baby whatever convertible looks best for her when the time comes.
Of course, option 3 is that I really don't *need* a new carseat right now, and I should just sit tight with the arrangement we have, and get a new seat when it becomes necessary (either Blvd expiring, or baby needing a convertible).
So, any thoughts for me, on which seat you would get, and for who? Oh, it's probably helpful to point out that my kids are on the small side--ds is really, really short, and just hits 33 lbs on his heavier days. My 7yo still fits harnessed in the Nautilus with plenty of room to grown--her big sister was over 9 by the time she outgrew the Nautilus harness (though she never rode in it). My babies usually start out chubby though, so I don't expect an itty-bitty baby.