Evenflo Symphony 65

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new2009

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Hi, I recently bought the Evenflo Symphony 65 for the grandparents' car.

http://www.canadiantire.ca/AST/brow...Symphony+65+All-in-One+Car+Seat.jsp?locale=en

However, I just read a review stating that "A baby would not have any EPP foam behind their head in the Sym65. Not until the child’s head is closer to the top of the seat (with the headrest in the lowest position) would there be any benefit from the energy-absorbing foam on the Sym65 headrest."

This worries me. Should I return the seat? My baby is tiny at 17lbs and 28" at 1 year old. TIA
 
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snowbird25ca

snowbird25ca

Moderator - CPST Instructor
I have no clue what the review is talking about - the headrest gets adjusted as the baby grows and if I remember right, the headrest has energy absorbing foam.

That being said, Canadian seats have a standard that all seats must meet in the head area - it's called compression-deflection testing. In other words, any surface that can be contacted by the head must be able to "give" a certain amount, and then "bounce back" a certain amount within a specified time frame.

Your kiddo is lightweight and petite for her age so I would use the seat without worry. It's easy to install and easy to use, and actually does make a decent booster while it fits.

I always say reviews are only as good as the person reviewing them...
 
snowbird25ca

snowbird25ca

Moderator - CPST Instructor
new2009 said:
Thanks snowbird25ca for your comments.

The review is from carseatblog.com, so I'm a bit confused now.

http://carseatblog.com/5552/evenflo...arative-review-of-features-with-lots-of-pics/
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Hmm, I hadn't read that review and the source is definitely reliable - I had thought you had read the review on a retailer site or something.

I'm not sure if the Canadian seats are the same or not - the US doesn't have the compression/deflection testing standards that we have. If you have your seat out of the box, you could always pull the cover up and look to see if your foam is the same? I'm thinking that the foam is thicker in the headrest on Canadian seats as well - but it's hard to tell based on a picture. (It's quite common that Canadian seats have modifications made either to the seat or the cover in the head area in order to meet the compression/deflection testing standard.)
 

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