Kat_Momof3
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As some of you may/may not remember, Ruthie has always had a long torso... she outgrew the Nautilus 2wks before turning 6.
Well, she's now on the last (barely, but it is affecting the seatbelt being able to retract if I leave it lower) height spot of her Evenflo Big Kid.
Well, here are my problems... in order
1. When previously we tried the Harmony Lite Rider, the belt would slip off her shoulder if she moved/breathed hard, similar to when she was in the FPSV booster (for those who remember that seat)
2. The Combi Dakota - okay, her brother is still using it for now, but I could get him an olympian... the other day, I encouraged her to test it out... the belt was not even on her shoulder... the side closest to her neck was touching the bottom of her shoulder joint. She promptly switched seats. Now this is weird, since in my mini van, the dakota fits her SO WELL.
3. The car in question is the 2005 Chevy Cobalt 2-door coupe. The backseat is NOT made for short people and the shoulderbelt would dig into Jeffrey's neck if he didn't still use his booster.
I can't try any other boosters (except taking the back off of her evenflo) without buying them and in this heat this is NOT what I want to be doing.
She has SKINNY shoulders... the top of the booster TOUCHES the roof of the car where it grazes the top of the back windshield... I can't put a taller booster back there. I need a game plan for when she outgrows the Big Kid... I thought I had a plan and backup plans, but no.
I really don't want to be going to Target/Walmart/Kmart and buying boosters and returning them... one booster was narrow, the other wide, I need someone who has a magic ball that can tell me what backless is going to work for her.
My only other hope is that she may be right at the torso height to where she will pass the 5-step test in the funky seat in the middle of the backseat with no headrest that is a hump that kids pass in before others.
I'm going to take her to the library in the morning, so I'm going to try to get some pics (I'm having rechargeable energizer lithiums no longer wanting to hold charge issues, so not positive I can get GOOD photos... may have to use my phone) and see when we get back or before we leave (at least I can take my van... sigh.)
Oh, did I mention that in the van, the dakota only gives her a good fit if the shoulderbelt is at it's highest setting so it brings it closer to her neck?
And yeah, the guides that attach don't help... they pull it further away from her shoulder. I've just never had a kid that is tall enough for a backless who doesn't fit in a backless.
Well, she's now on the last (barely, but it is affecting the seatbelt being able to retract if I leave it lower) height spot of her Evenflo Big Kid.
Well, here are my problems... in order
1. When previously we tried the Harmony Lite Rider, the belt would slip off her shoulder if she moved/breathed hard, similar to when she was in the FPSV booster (for those who remember that seat)
2. The Combi Dakota - okay, her brother is still using it for now, but I could get him an olympian... the other day, I encouraged her to test it out... the belt was not even on her shoulder... the side closest to her neck was touching the bottom of her shoulder joint. She promptly switched seats. Now this is weird, since in my mini van, the dakota fits her SO WELL.
3. The car in question is the 2005 Chevy Cobalt 2-door coupe. The backseat is NOT made for short people and the shoulderbelt would dig into Jeffrey's neck if he didn't still use his booster.
I can't try any other boosters (except taking the back off of her evenflo) without buying them and in this heat this is NOT what I want to be doing.
She has SKINNY shoulders... the top of the booster TOUCHES the roof of the car where it grazes the top of the back windshield... I can't put a taller booster back there. I need a game plan for when she outgrows the Big Kid... I thought I had a plan and backup plans, but no.
I really don't want to be going to Target/Walmart/Kmart and buying boosters and returning them... one booster was narrow, the other wide, I need someone who has a magic ball that can tell me what backless is going to work for her.
My only other hope is that she may be right at the torso height to where she will pass the 5-step test in the funky seat in the middle of the backseat with no headrest that is a hump that kids pass in before others.
I'm going to take her to the library in the morning, so I'm going to try to get some pics (I'm having rechargeable energizer lithiums no longer wanting to hold charge issues, so not positive I can get GOOD photos... may have to use my phone) and see when we get back or before we leave (at least I can take my van... sigh.)
Oh, did I mention that in the van, the dakota only gives her a good fit if the shoulderbelt is at it's highest setting so it brings it closer to her neck?
And yeah, the guides that attach don't help... they pull it further away from her shoulder. I've just never had a kid that is tall enough for a backless who doesn't fit in a backless.