Hi, I am grateful to have found this site Lots of great info. I have a three year old (3yrs 7m) who is very close to the weight limit of his carseats. I am a single mom so I am looking to buy two carseats (one for his dad's car and one for mine). I plan to take my Evenflo Triumph Advance and put it in my mom's car since she has him while I am at work.
Here's the details on my son-
41inches tall
14.25 inches to shoulder
39.6lbs
I need a carseat for a 1999 Camry (I currently have the EFTA in my car- but I will be placing that in my mom's 2006 Accord.)
I also need a carseat for a 1996-7ish Camry for his father's car.
I just bought a Nautilus but haven't taken it out of the box as I am not sure if I should keep it or decide on something else. I got a relatively good deal on it at 115 dollars (using a gift card ).. but now I don't know what else I should get. I was either thinking another GN on amazon for 144 or getting a ETA for 105 and then putting him in a booster at 50lbs?
What do you think.. I don't really want to spend too much more than 300 altogether for two if possible. I am not sure if I should give the GN to his father and get something else for me. However I do think that the Evenflo might be a better bet since it doesnt have to be rethreaded for height and I am nervous of his father being responsible for judging when to rethread it.
Also- is the nautilus easy to loosen the straps as we loosen and tighten straps a lot in the spring since New England weather is very unpredictable.
PS- My son is very sensitive and has severe SPD.. He truly hates the car and even more so his carseat (all the buckles and stuff) so he tends to try to unlatch himself at the chest. I was hoping to get one that seems tougher to pull down.. he pushes the chest clip down and that puts his arms out.. (I wish I could word that better..)
So what carseats would you suggest? I am really at a loss what to do I hope I wasn't too confusing in this post..
Here's the details on my son-
41inches tall
14.25 inches to shoulder
39.6lbs
I need a carseat for a 1999 Camry (I currently have the EFTA in my car- but I will be placing that in my mom's 2006 Accord.)
I also need a carseat for a 1996-7ish Camry for his father's car.
I just bought a Nautilus but haven't taken it out of the box as I am not sure if I should keep it or decide on something else. I got a relatively good deal on it at 115 dollars (using a gift card ).. but now I don't know what else I should get. I was either thinking another GN on amazon for 144 or getting a ETA for 105 and then putting him in a booster at 50lbs?
What do you think.. I don't really want to spend too much more than 300 altogether for two if possible. I am not sure if I should give the GN to his father and get something else for me. However I do think that the Evenflo might be a better bet since it doesnt have to be rethreaded for height and I am nervous of his father being responsible for judging when to rethread it.
Also- is the nautilus easy to loosen the straps as we loosen and tighten straps a lot in the spring since New England weather is very unpredictable.
PS- My son is very sensitive and has severe SPD.. He truly hates the car and even more so his carseat (all the buckles and stuff) so he tends to try to unlatch himself at the chest. I was hoping to get one that seems tougher to pull down.. he pushes the chest clip down and that puts his arms out.. (I wish I could word that better..)
So what carseats would you suggest? I am really at a loss what to do I hope I wasn't too confusing in this post..