Booster or no booster?

Mom2FiveGirls · Mar 31, 2011

Here is DD1 (10 years, 80 lbs, 56'') in her nbb (harmony literider...the only one I could get to work on each side of the radian...).

I think the lap belt fit is good, but I'm not so sure about the shoulder belt fit...it seems too low, too far off her shoulder...something...

But here she is without the booster:

Not really liking that belt fit either...

So what do you think? I can't move her to a different seating position, because with the girls and the seats they are in, I really don't have any other options unless I put DD3 (7 on April 11) in a NBB and I don't want to do that. She still sleeps even on shortish trips.

christineka · Mar 31, 2011

I don't like either. Can she use the shoulder belt positioner? That should help position the shoulder belt. The lap belt looks good with the booster.

Mom2FiveGirls · Mar 31, 2011

christineka said:
I don't like either. Can she use the shoulder belt positioner? That should help position the shoulder belt. The lap belt looks good with the booster.

I don't like either either

I swear I don't think the literiders came with shoulder belt positioners. They should have, right? I bought 2 at the same time and don't remember either of them having one... hmm...

christineka · Mar 31, 2011

The positioner is attached to the bottom of the seat. It may be tucked into the cover.

Mom2FiveGirls · Mar 31, 2011

christineka said:
The positioner is attached to the bottom of the seat. It may be tucked into the cover.

That's exactly where it was...lol. I feel like such an idiot

I just went out to the van and flipped it over and couldn't believe how stupid that post was going to make me look...lol. I'm uploading new pics now. Its cold and raining (well drizzling anyway) so I didn't stay out there long, but I think it looks better with the positioner!

Mom2FiveGirls · Mar 31, 2011

Well I'll post pictures with the positioner tomorrow. The ones I took were way too dark to see anything (taken with my cell phone) and my camera battery is dead. I'll get some tomorrow.

Genevieve · Mar 31, 2011

I want to see it with the positioner, too. But, I'm still not sure if I'll like it. It will pull the shoulder belt where it needs to be, but then you introduce some slack into the belt. The positioner isn't going to hold in a crash, so where are those couple of inches in the belt going to go?

I have this problem in my van too. Luckily, my kids are not to nbb age yet so I've been able to avoid issues, but I'll run into it eventually.

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