Talk to me about this booster (Harmony Dreamtime)

mamakc

Active member

• Feb 8, 2012

• #1

I got the harmony dreamtime hbb from target today to see if it would fit in my center seat. No other booster fits there. I wasn't expecting much, but it fit! So please help me evaluate the belt fit. I'm not crazy about it, the lapbelt seems high. But I want a second opinion.

Now here's the funky thing about my car, is it just me or is the fit better backless?

I'm not crazy about the idea of putting a 5 year old in a backless booster, but if the fit is better I will probably return it and just get a cruz or something else with a shorter seat depth. Or the rstv, but I am trying to avoid that cost if I can. This is only going to be used on the rare occasion I need to do three across.

 

Qarin

New member

• Feb 8, 2012

• #2

Re: Talk to me about this booster

I might click the headrest up a little, but the lap belt looks fine to me. Not sure what you're seeing that's not great?

 

mamakc

Active member

• Feb 8, 2012

• #3

I'm only familiar with the tb and it it's higher than that one. I'm not sure how high is too high I guess. I couldn't decide which setting was best for the back. It's on the second in that pic, on the third it rubbed on her neck.

 

LISmama810

Admin - CPS Technician

• Feb 8, 2012

• #4

Is there a belt guide on the Harmony, and is the belt going through it? (I assume so on both counts, but I haven't seen it in person.)

Also, maybe it's just the angle of the photo, but it looks like the booster is skewed...like, the headrest and arm rest are up higher on her left (our right). It's not really doing anything weird, right?

Anyway, the lap fit looks great. The shoulder belt does look better without the back, but having it close to her neck isn't a safety issue, just a comfort one. As long as she doesn't complain (or move the belt out of position), I wouldn't worry.

 

mamakc

Active member

• Feb 8, 2012

• #5

Yes that seat is so weird. It sinks down on the edge where the seat split is, every seat I put there tilts, but the bottom of the booster is flat on the seat. Is that ok?

The belt guides are in use. Should I move the head rest up then?

 

mamakc

Active member

• Feb 8, 2012

• #6

Here it is with the head rest up a click. Also the lap belt is more visible in this pic. How does it look?

 

steph_s

New member

• Feb 8, 2012

• #7

Re: Talk to me about this booster

I don't like the way the shoulder belt looks like it's cutting her neck (in both pics).

 

firemomof3

New member

• Feb 8, 2012

• #8

Re: Talk to me about this booster

The same thing happened to my dd2 in her Dreamtime so I moved it to a different seating position. But yes, the belt cutting into her neck is not good

 

Kac

Ambassador - CPS Technician

• Feb 8, 2012

• #9

Re: Talk to me about this booster

The lap looks okay, but I'm not a fan of the shoulder belt cutting into her neck.

 

mamakc

Active member

• Feb 8, 2012

• #10

So what would you recommend regarding the shoulder belt? Higher, lower, backless? Return it?

 

JerseyGirl'sMama

New member

• Feb 8, 2012

• #11

The shoulder belt cutting into her neck isn't a concern itself. The concern is that it will bother her and she will try to put it behind her etc. Can you try it as is and see how she does in it?

 

mamakc

Active member

• Feb 9, 2012

• #12

I don't think it will bug her. She has no issue what so ever with the maestro, which definitely bothers most kids.

 

Genevieve

CPST Instructor

• Feb 9, 2012

• #13

Re: Talk to me about this booster

I love my dreamtime because I have very narrow shouldered kids. I think the lap belt looks fine, and I would gauge the shoulder belt based on how she feels about it. I'm not initally concerned about it's placement unless it's going to bug her and cause her to fiddle with it,

 

mamakc

Active member

• Feb 12, 2012

• #14

So I was reading through the manual and I'm wondering if this booster requires vehicle head support? It says do not use if the midpoint of the head is above the vehicle seat back, but it does not specify if it is with or without the back or both. It's not really clear. Anyone know for sure?

 

Qarin

New member

• Feb 12, 2012

• #15

Re: Talk to me about this booster

Looking at the downloaded manual, I see two references: page 8 differentiates:

With Back Support:
Child is too tall when top of ears (mid-point of child’s head) are above the top of the booster seat.

Without Back Support: Child is too tall when top of ears (mid- point of child’s head) are above the top of the vehicle seat back or vehicle headrest.

But then page 14 says:
DO NOT USE if, when sitting on the booster seat, the mid-point of your child’s head is above the top of the vehicle seat back.

Now, I have a feeling that the second section is copied from the manual for their backless boosters, and what they mean is the first section, but I don't know that.

 

mamakc

Active member

• Feb 12, 2012

• #16

I'm inclined to think it doesn't need vehicle support, because it would/should be more clear if it does, yeah?

Ps it fits like a dream in the contoured seats of dh's 2000 corolla, while the parkway and tb tilted sideways pretty badly.