How many carseats have you owned per child?

doriansmummy · Jul 9, 2007

I was thinking about how many seats people usually go through TOTAL and was wondering what the average person goes through from birth to the seat belt? Also add photo and what seat if you want!

CrabbyBunchX3 · Jul 9, 2007

I'm voting 3-6 (so far) for my 3 yo dd
She's had...
2 graco snugrides - 1front adjust, 1 rear adjust
1 safety first intera
1 cosco summit
1 regent
1 evenfo titan (barely used b/c i hated it)

LuvBug · Jul 9, 2007

this is what we have used so far:

snugride, old 20lbs 26" version- outgrown at about 3-4m by 1" rule
designer22- outgrown about 8-9m by 1" rule
marathon- outgrown in my car, but not my sister's by top slots
husky- currently in use, 2nd from top slots
regent- currently in use, second from top slots
laptop- current spare

he will go into a booster when he outgrows his current seats, so add 2 more to that.

CDNTech · Jul 9, 2007

Depends which child.

DS1 is currently on his 5th carseat and this does not include ones I bought and had to return due to not fitting in our vehicle. It also does not include doubles of the same seat because we have one for each vehicle. He keeps outgrowing seats by height long before weight.

He's been in...
Evenflo On My Way Position Right V
Evenflo Triumph
Evenflo Chase
Britax Marathon
Sunshine Kids Radian

He's outgrown every single one of those by height with the exception of the Radian... that's his current seat and when he outgrows it, he will go into our Parkway. So that is six seats for him.

DS2 I got smarter with... he's been in...
Graco Snugride (20lb, 26" model)
Britax Marathon

He will most likely need to go into the Radian as well after outgrowing the Marathon in height, but we have a long ways to go before that happens, he's still RFing! So counting a booster, that will be 4 seats for him.

I'll be even smarter when our third shows up!
Our third will go in...
either a Graco SS1 OR Chicco Keyfit30
then into a Radian when they outgrow their infant seat.

Counting a booster, that will be 3 seats for #3. See, I got better!

ZephyrBlue · Jul 9, 2007

I was trying to figure this out yesterday. Best I can remember:

For 7yo DD: Century SmartFit 5pt infant seat, RA, FPSE, Husky, PW, Apex 65
For 4yoDD: Graco SnugRide, WZ, MA, Evenflo Titan 5, Scenera
For 2yoDS: Companion, BV, Scenera

Some of these seats were spares for grandma's and dh's cars. I'm getting ready to add a Radian (maybe 2, depending on what happens w/the Regent fiasco- I can't use it w/the SBP and recline bar in my van and don't have room for it LATCH) and a Recaro booster (either Young Style or Vivo) for dh's car.

Victorious4 · Jul 9, 2007

I'm not sure how to answer -- you mean.... 1) "how many seats at one time in various vehicles?" or 2) "how many seats total throughout her life?"

1 = four seats

2 = maybe two or three dozen

hsjwmom · Jul 9, 2007

For dd1:

Century Infant seat (one of earliest 22#)
RA (MA didn't exist yet!)
Graco Cargo (trying to avoid buying the MA because of cost)
MA (Cargo gave dd1 bruises on her back. Used Cargo for spare until outgrown by weight)
Regent
Bodyguard

For dd2: (most of these were passed down from dd1)

Graco infant seat (20lb limit, borrowed to fit on Graco duoglider)
Century infant seat
RA
Cargo (spare for dh's vehicle)
MA
TB (spare for dh's vehicle after outgrew Cargo by weight)

The list will be be longer, though. I am going to be getting dd2 a Recaro (I think) next! And I will be getting new seats for the baby

(I already have a new RA I'm saving for it

)

arly1983 · Jul 9, 2007

DS:
Graco Snugride (Rear Adjust, gave away)
Britax Roundabout (wrecked)
Britax Marathon
Sunshine Kids Radian
Britax Regent

DD:
Britax Companion (we did not get along)
Graco Snugride (I backed over it)
Graco Safeseat (LOVE)
Britax Marathon (didn't like RFing)
Britax Boulevard

Thats so far and DS is only 2.5 so I didn't vote...

all together ooky · Jul 9, 2007

Graco Snug Ride (old 20lb/26in) w/front adjuster
Evenflo PortAbout 5 (was a gift)
Marathon
Scenera

CandCfam · Jul 9, 2007

McKenzie: Graco Snugride, Evenflo Triumph 5, Britax Marathon, Britax Parkway - so 4 total.
Taylor: (she used the Snugride), Britax Marathon - so 1 total.

doriansmummy · Jul 9, 2007

We have had 3 seats since Dorian was born in August 2002.
Evenflo infant seat (birth-11 months)- Photo first day home!

Evenflo Triumph (11 months- 4 years)

Sunshine Radian (in now at almost 5)

scatterbunny · Jul 9, 2007

1. Century SmartFit Plus infant seat

2. Cosco Alpha Omega (no pics)

3. Cosco Touriva

4. Nania Airway

5. Britax Husky

6. Britax Laptop

7. Fisher Price Futura

8. Fisher Price Safe Embrace booster (no pics)

9. Graco TurboBooster

10. Britax Parkway

11. Compass B510

12. Britax Starriser Comfy (backless, no pics)

I feel like I'm forgetting a few, but that's what I can recall, so far.

Mama2J · Jul 9, 2007

I voted 4-6.

3 for my car:
Evenflo Discovery infant
Evenflo Titan convertible
Britax Regent

1 for husband's truck:
Cosco high back combo seat

Connor's Mom · Jul 9, 2007

My son is 28 months, 6 seats total. All still in use in various cars except of course the infant seat and (1) Scenara. We didn't need it (Scenara) anymore after buying the Regent so I sold it.
(1) Graco Snug Ride Infant seat
(3) Cosco Scenaras
(1) Britax Marathon
(1) Britax Regent

MySillyKids · Jul 9, 2007

DS1:

Snugride
Eddie bauer 3-in-1
SS2
Regent
(HBB-still in 5pt) in grandma's car

DS2:

Hand me down snugride
Hand me down 3-in-1
Hand me down ss2...
Have yet to have his own new seat

carseatcoach · Jul 9, 2007

One child, two cars.

We started off with a Snugride in my car and a AO (I didn't know any better!) in husband's. Moved to a Roundabout in mine and we kept the AO in husband's. Replaced the AO with a Fisher-Price Safe Embrace because I hated the AO (I was learning!). Had an unexpected cash surplus so upgraded to a Marathon for my car and Husky for husband's. Replaced the Husky with a Radian65 because the Husky was too tall and we wanted the Radian for travel.

So seven total. I expect we may have to replace the Marathon with a Radian or Recaro (leaning towards Radian) before we move to boosters.

mommyto4 · Jul 9, 2007

23 yo DD had 6 different car seats
10 yo DD has had 8 so far
8 1/2 yo DD has had 7 so far
7 yo DS has had 5 so far

Some of these were handed down to next child (not the ones from oldest DD of course). We also have two car and always had seats in each car.

stayinhomewithmy6 · Jul 9, 2007

For my 5 yr old:
1 SR
1 FP Safe Embrace
3 Triumphs (2 for our cars, 1 for grandma's car)
1 BV
1 Radian
And we're not done yet. There will be a bigger harnessing seat, probably the Regent unless something new comes out in the next 1 - 1 1/2 yrs, then a booster seat, and then finally a seat belt.

For my 4 yr old:
1 SR
1 Triumph
1 Intera
1 Signo
1 Marathon for Grandma's car (she shares it her little bro)

For my 2 1/2 yr old:
1 SR (the same one that the 4 yr old used)
1 Triumph
1 Wizard
1 Marathon for Grandma's car

ThreeBeans · Jul 9, 2007

Thinkering:

Bean the First: Graco Snugride, Britax Wizard, Graco Comfortsport, Eddie Bauer 3-in-1, Cosco Scenera and Radian65

Bean the Second: Graco Snugride, Britax Boulevard, Radian65

Bean the Third: Graco SafeSeat I

I'm getting more efficient

MsFacetious · Jul 9, 2007

Infant seat used for both.
2 Marathons
2 Cosco AO's
2 Wizards
4 Boulevards
2 Regents

So six per kid and 1 they shared.

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