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Anyway, we recently learned we are expecting a 4th child in April. Our other kids will be, at that time, 9, 6, and 3. Right now the 2.5yo is RF in a Britax Advocate, 6yo is harnessed in a Britax Frontier 85, 8.5yo is in the Frontier 85 as a booster.
I currently drive a GMC Acadia with 2nd row captains chairs. The Frontier booster is latched/tethered in the 2nd row, and the RF Advocate is in the other 2nd row seat. My 6yo is in the middle seat of the 3rd row, Frontier installed with a seatbelt, tethered.
Problem I have is that there is only 1 tether hook in the 3rd row and no latch hooks at all. So when this new baby comes along, convenience wise I need to put both the baby and my 3yo in the 2nd row. The 3yo will have to turn FF because otherwise my older kids couldn't get in (unless they climb under the seats, which they have done, but for my oldest that is pretty tough). Not ideal as she's super small (35" and 24lbs at 2.5yo), but has to be done.
Anyway, that leaves the older 2 in the back, where I can't tether their seats. My 6yo can stay harnessed for awhile (he's 45lbs and 45"), and the oldest one really needs the booster still as the seatbelt doesn't fit her properly without one. (At 8.5yo she is pretty big, 55" and 65lbs, but she doesn't pass the test, at least not in my car.) I can't do a backless booster for her because then her head is over the headrest and it isn't adjustable.
So what are the options? First, can my 6yo stay harnessed in the Frontier without the tether? Second, what about the Frontier as a booster? I think I remember reading in the manual that it doesn't have to be latched, but what about the tether? Other issue is the seatbelts are fairly small in the outboard 3rd row seats, so when I have put the Frontier back there as a booster, the seatbelt has locked up, which is then a pain to undo.
What do other people with 4 kids do? I'm open to other seats or also a different car as we had been considering getting one anyway.
Anyway, we recently learned we are expecting a 4th child in April. Our other kids will be, at that time, 9, 6, and 3. Right now the 2.5yo is RF in a Britax Advocate, 6yo is harnessed in a Britax Frontier 85, 8.5yo is in the Frontier 85 as a booster.
I currently drive a GMC Acadia with 2nd row captains chairs. The Frontier booster is latched/tethered in the 2nd row, and the RF Advocate is in the other 2nd row seat. My 6yo is in the middle seat of the 3rd row, Frontier installed with a seatbelt, tethered.
Problem I have is that there is only 1 tether hook in the 3rd row and no latch hooks at all. So when this new baby comes along, convenience wise I need to put both the baby and my 3yo in the 2nd row. The 3yo will have to turn FF because otherwise my older kids couldn't get in (unless they climb under the seats, which they have done, but for my oldest that is pretty tough). Not ideal as she's super small (35" and 24lbs at 2.5yo), but has to be done.
Anyway, that leaves the older 2 in the back, where I can't tether their seats. My 6yo can stay harnessed for awhile (he's 45lbs and 45"), and the oldest one really needs the booster still as the seatbelt doesn't fit her properly without one. (At 8.5yo she is pretty big, 55" and 65lbs, but she doesn't pass the test, at least not in my car.) I can't do a backless booster for her because then her head is over the headrest and it isn't adjustable.
So what are the options? First, can my 6yo stay harnessed in the Frontier without the tether? Second, what about the Frontier as a booster? I think I remember reading in the manual that it doesn't have to be latched, but what about the tether? Other issue is the seatbelts are fairly small in the outboard 3rd row seats, so when I have put the Frontier back there as a booster, the seatbelt has locked up, which is then a pain to undo.
What do other people with 4 kids do? I'm open to other seats or also a different car as we had been considering getting one anyway.