Which car seat to lend?

Brianna

New member
Seats available: Tribute, EFTA, MR (old-style newborn insert)
Newborn may or may not fit into her AOE and before I check if she fits, I'd like to know which seat would be best to offer to lend until she grows into the AOE.

J needs to keep at least one seat. He fits in the EFTA RF, barely fits into the MR RF, and doesn't fit in the Tribute RF.

If we lend the EFTA, J may or may not outgrow the MR RF'ing before we get the EFTA back and he would have to FF. Mom plans on FF him in less than a month anyways, even if he does have a smidge of growing room left.

If we lend the MR, then mom will have to install the EFTA daily, she's not familiar with installing this seat and I'm concerned about misuse.

If we lend the Tribute then mom can continue to RF J in his MR which she knows how to install, and I keep the EFTA in my car. The Tribute doesn't have any newborn inserts, so I'm concerned about fit.

I hope that makes sense.
 
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christineka

New member
The tribute. It's the cheapest (in case it doesn't come back) and doesn't take a seat from your kid. Just roll up some receiving blankets for support.
 

Brianna

New member
J's mom plans to take the Tribute to FL (plane trip) 4/18 if he still fits FF by height. It's either that or the Argos, and she'd much rather take the Tribute. Sorry, I'm trying to talk to a couple people at once about this :) Any input on that?

He only has 1 1/4" above his head in the MyRide, and once it's outgrown RF it was only going to be kept around as an emergency FF seat, so no huge loss if it doesn't come back.
 

canadiangie

New member
I already posted in your thread in Senior. I vote nothing. You're too generous. These people should buy themselves a seat that will fit their newborn. The ComfyCarry Elite is 99 up here. Must be uber cheap in the US. Can they not manage a different seat? Why would they not return the AOE?

Sorry for being a grumpy pants about this, but I just don't think it's your respnsibility.
 

Brianna

New member
It's not my generosity, it's J's moms. They're her seats. I'm trying to stay as behind the scenes as possible while making sure the LO is safe in the car. They're too stubborn to return the AOE, which was a baby shower gift. They don't want the person who gave it to them to be offended. I don't think they could swing the CCE right now, possibly a Scenera.

*No snark intended. I appreciate the advice :)
 

StillThankful

New member
My first choice would have been the tribute as well. But since J's mom is taking it to FL, then the MR would be my next choice (given your information above). It has the insert and (to me) is a very easy rf install.

HTH
 

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