coleslawcat
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My in-laws live across the country. My MIL bought a Graco Comfortsport for us to use when we visit. She bought it new, although it is now about 3 years old. We used it with my daughter when she was 6 months and it worked fine. But we used it again when she was 18 months old and she had to FF in it based on fit. Plus the straps seemed very short, like we couldn't loosen them enough. I keep my kids very snug in their carseats and I felt like it was too tight.
We are planning to go back this summer and are only buying my daughter a seat on the plane. I know it's recommended to get all children their own seat and not fly with lap children, but I also know my husband will not be convinced to drop over $400 getting an additional seat for my son. We are bringing my daughter's Recaro Como, we have flown with it before and it fit great on the plane. My husband thinks we can use my in-laws Comfortsport for my son while we are there. I'm just not sure if he will fit. Is the short strap problem a normal problem with the Comfortsport? He will be 20 months old and he's quite a bit bigger than my daughter was at that age. I just wonder if perhaps we did something wrong last time. It just doesn't make sense to me that the straps can be too short for an 18 month old. Have others had this problem as well?
I want to bring our Radian XTSL for our son, but I'm so hesitant to check it. I don't want it to be damaged and I've seen how they just toss baggage around when it's checked.
We are planning to go back this summer and are only buying my daughter a seat on the plane. I know it's recommended to get all children their own seat and not fly with lap children, but I also know my husband will not be convinced to drop over $400 getting an additional seat for my son. We are bringing my daughter's Recaro Como, we have flown with it before and it fit great on the plane. My husband thinks we can use my in-laws Comfortsport for my son while we are there. I'm just not sure if he will fit. Is the short strap problem a normal problem with the Comfortsport? He will be 20 months old and he's quite a bit bigger than my daughter was at that age. I just wonder if perhaps we did something wrong last time. It just doesn't make sense to me that the straps can be too short for an 18 month old. Have others had this problem as well?
I want to bring our Radian XTSL for our son, but I'm so hesitant to check it. I don't want it to be damaged and I've seen how they just toss baggage around when it's checked.