Mama Jo
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I got the RA55 for DS to use in his dad's car because the RN doesn't fit. I used it for the first time on Saturday, and I actually wanted to use it in my car first. In moving the seats around though, I realized something. The RN has compressed the seat of the car so far down that it appears to be angled past 45*. Even being braced against the driver's seat, it's still managed to drop. I can see the marks on the back of the driver's seat where the top of the RN used to sit compared to where it sits now, and it's dropped about 6"!!! I don't think I can use the RN rf in that seat anymore, and unfortunately, I can't switch him to the other side because DD needs to be on that side for school drop-off.
So I was actually planning on using the RA55 for awhile, since I can get it more upright. But DS HATES it. (And to be honest, after using the RN for so long, I don't really love it either.) He screams that he's stuck, that he can't move, and he pushes with all his strength against the seat because he feels too confined - all the while screaming and throwing a fit. There's a LOT less room in the RA55 than there is in the RN.
Today, I couldn't take it anymore. He was pulling at his straps, trying to push the button on the buckle and undo the chest clip, trying to get out of the seat, screaming, kicking, throwing his shoes at me over behind his head... so I pulled over, took him out of the seat, and flipped it around. Then he freaked out because he didn't want to sit that way either. I told him he either get in the seat the way it was or I was turning it back around. So he finally did.
So now I'm thinking, if he can't rf in the RN because it's too angled due to the seat compression; and if he can't rf in the RA55 because he's a psycho; why the do I have the RA55 anyway???? I can't return it - I've used it for 2 days. But it's completely stupid to have a convertible that I'm never going to use rf. And I'm not going to go around and around trying to find another convertible that he's going to be happy in and that I'm going to be happy with myself, and that dad will be willing to use also. So screw it. I think I'm throwing in the towel. I think I'm gonna sell the RA55, ff the RN in my car, and get a GN for dad's.
Unless someone has some brilliant idea for me that does NOT involve buying a bunch of different convertible seats just to see if he'll last longer than 2 days in them.... Like some magical tip on how to "puff" the seat back up so I can rf the RN again...
So I was actually planning on using the RA55 for awhile, since I can get it more upright. But DS HATES it. (And to be honest, after using the RN for so long, I don't really love it either.) He screams that he's stuck, that he can't move, and he pushes with all his strength against the seat because he feels too confined - all the while screaming and throwing a fit. There's a LOT less room in the RA55 than there is in the RN.
Today, I couldn't take it anymore. He was pulling at his straps, trying to push the button on the buckle and undo the chest clip, trying to get out of the seat, screaming, kicking, throwing his shoes at me over behind his head... so I pulled over, took him out of the seat, and flipped it around. Then he freaked out because he didn't want to sit that way either. I told him he either get in the seat the way it was or I was turning it back around. So he finally did.
So now I'm thinking, if he can't rf in the RN because it's too angled due to the seat compression; and if he can't rf in the RA55 because he's a psycho; why the do I have the RA55 anyway???? I can't return it - I've used it for 2 days. But it's completely stupid to have a convertible that I'm never going to use rf. And I'm not going to go around and around trying to find another convertible that he's going to be happy in and that I'm going to be happy with myself, and that dad will be willing to use also. So screw it. I think I'm throwing in the towel. I think I'm gonna sell the RA55, ff the RN in my car, and get a GN for dad's.
Unless someone has some brilliant idea for me that does NOT involve buying a bunch of different convertible seats just to see if he'll last longer than 2 days in them.... Like some magical tip on how to "puff" the seat back up so I can rf the RN again...