Question Please tell me if this belt fit look right on my ds in this booster

apsupermom

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• Jul 17, 2010

• #1

Please tell me if this belt fit look right on my ds in this booster MORE PICS POST 12

I am so paranoid about belt fit on my son. He just moved to a Monterrey booster, he is 6.5 years, 46 lbs, average height. What do you think?

 

Last edited: Jul 19, 2010

swtgi1982

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• Jul 17, 2010

• #2

it looks really close to the shoulder, I might move it up a notch if I were you

 

Louisa

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• Jul 17, 2010

• #3

Lap belt looks nice.
Is the shoulder belt coming out from at or above his shoulder? it's a little hard to tell in these pics. if so it looks good

 

apsupermom

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• Jul 17, 2010

• #4

Alighty...I put it up a notch and it pulls it right off his shoulder on the outer side so I don't think that helps...it is right above his shoulder, in the top pic the belt us coming through the red lead thing on the seat, the bottom of the red thing is about an inch above his shoulder...


It is okay like this? Is it going to hurt him?

 

steph_s

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• Jul 17, 2010

• #5

I like the lap belt, but the shoulder belt isn't a good fit imho. It looks too close to the outer part of his shoulder. This is the exact problem I have with the monterey in my vehicles with my children. Awesome lap belt fit, but until they get bigger and wider it just doesn't give a good shoulder belt fit.

 

firemomof3

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• Jul 17, 2010

• #6

I agree that the shoulder belt fit isn't good

 

apsupermom

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• Jul 17, 2010

• #7

Does anyone have a picture of good belt fit on the shoulder? It is really close to his neck as it is I was actually worried about that, like right next to his neck now, he is so small shouldered...I have a turbo that puts it on his tummy b ut the shoulder is pretty much the same place...arg! Why is this so hard?

 

apsupermom

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• Jul 17, 2010

• #8

Well I found this...

http://carseatblog.com/?p=342

Yeah it looks to low...I know the Turbo is suggested for skinny kids but the belt fit on hit tummy is not good...what now? Help!

 

Jocey'sMommy

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• Jul 17, 2010

• #9

I here most people like the parkway sg fit on smaller kids

 

apsupermom

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• Jul 18, 2010

• #10

So I found this thread searching for booster pics...

http://www.car-seat.org/showthread.php?t=133151&highlight=monterey

This is totally how this seat looks on him...so it bad or okay?? Everyone seems to like the fit on her??????

Maybe I need some more pics...

 

cookie123

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• Jul 18, 2010

• #11

I think the shoulder belt looks good in the first pic, and like it's on the edge of the shoulder in the second pic. Maybe that's an optical illusion because of the glare on the skin?

 

apsupermom

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• Jul 19, 2010

• #12

Okay so here are some new pictures without the crazy sun and black shirt!

Thoughts?

 

krasota

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• Jul 19, 2010

• #13

No thoughts on the seat, but I love his hair.

 

apsupermom

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• Jul 19, 2010

• #14

krasota said:

No thoughts on the seat, but I love his hair.

Click to expand...

Thank you! I do too

 

MaggieQ

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• Jul 19, 2010

• #15

Looks to me like it's been moved up a click in the second group of photos. It looks much better in those.

 

apsupermom

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• Jul 19, 2010

• #16

Cool! Yes I did finally figure out how to move it up just enough without making it too high!

 

Jennifer mom to my 7

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• Jul 20, 2010

• #17

Wow, the belt fit looks okay, but boy is he narrow shouldered! Could you try a turbo instead, until he fills out the monterey a bit more?

Disclaimer: This is not best practice, this child still actually rides rear facing

Here is my average sized 3 year old in both. Although he is broad shouldered, the turbo is a much better fit.

ANd my 4.5 year old who is about the same size as your 6 year old, but probably longer torsoed.

 

swtgi1982

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• Jul 20, 2010

• #18

the new pictures do look much better

 

apsupermom

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• Jul 20, 2010

• #19

The turbo puts the belt right over his tummy...