OK - please don't be cross with me! I know most of you are able to keep your little ones RF as long as poss and on my previous post advised this BUT..................... have been reading up on fitting etc of higher weight RF seats and they just don't seem to be made for UK cars - they seem to mostly all (ones available her from sweden etc) to need bottom teather straps and take up loads of room in the back of the car (I have 3 kiddies needing car seats) - my car has no bottom teather points. AND I can't see DD being happy being RF again after being FF for a year.
Any way - to cut a long story short ish:
DD will be 2 years in September, weighs 37lb 90cm tall (35.5") 13" seated shoulder height.
She has been FF in a Maxi cosi Tobi for a year now but is soon to be over the 39lb weight limit for that seat (we don't have over 39lb 5 point harness seats in the uk - except Britax Elite - which I feel isn't suitable) uk only offers high back booster's after 39lb
I have been looking to import a US car seat which will harness her untill 60+ lbs and going round and round in circles looking at reports and spec's on line (as I can't get to "play" with the seats)
I want the new seat to be/have:
5 point harness to 60+ lbs
Adjustable recline FF while the seat is installed.
Have built in lock offs (non locking seat belts in UK)
Must fit with 3 point seat belt - no ISOFIX/LATCH (Edit to add this "wish")
*Worried silly new seat might not fit my car when it arrives*
So far the only seat I can see that ticks all the boxes so far is The first years True fit.
would I be right in saying it's only worth having the True fit Premier for RF as the only difference is the RF "foot rest" thing? DD is too heavy to rear face in this seat.
Are there any other seats that "tick my boxes?"
Many thanks in advance
Emily and little Lumplet xx
Any way - to cut a long story short ish:
DD will be 2 years in September, weighs 37lb 90cm tall (35.5") 13" seated shoulder height.
She has been FF in a Maxi cosi Tobi for a year now but is soon to be over the 39lb weight limit for that seat (we don't have over 39lb 5 point harness seats in the uk - except Britax Elite - which I feel isn't suitable) uk only offers high back booster's after 39lb
I have been looking to import a US car seat which will harness her untill 60+ lbs and going round and round in circles looking at reports and spec's on line (as I can't get to "play" with the seats)
I want the new seat to be/have:
5 point harness to 60+ lbs
Adjustable recline FF while the seat is installed.
Have built in lock offs (non locking seat belts in UK)
Must fit with 3 point seat belt - no ISOFIX/LATCH (Edit to add this "wish")
*Worried silly new seat might not fit my car when it arrives*
So far the only seat I can see that ticks all the boxes so far is The first years True fit.
would I be right in saying it's only worth having the True fit Premier for RF as the only difference is the RF "foot rest" thing? DD is too heavy to rear face in this seat.
Are there any other seats that "tick my boxes?"
Many thanks in advance
Emily and little Lumplet xx
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