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bnsnyde

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I was actually driving to Buy Buy Baby to test seats and I'm too sick with morning sickness. So here I am wondering what fits, lol. I want to figure this out before I get huge.
Want a new seat for girl who will be 5 November 1. She is 40.5 lbs. and 43 inches. It's the 8th seat of 2011 Honda Odyssey, with latch or a ceiling seatbelt. I could
1. Keep her in her Radian (note it's latched in so I guess if I had an option I'd prefer something else). Anyone confirm the ceiling setbelt works well in this case? I could not find so searching posts, so probably not?
2. Get a Frontier85 since I heard that installs with the ceiling seatbelt due to long belt path, and then she's set for years.
3. Get a Clek Oobr (which I think are adorable and I love the rigid latch)

The kicker? The seat has to allow functional rotation of an Orbit Toddler next to it. The FF Radian allows nearly FULL rotation and the hold-up is the side of the Radian, but hardly. Looking at the Frontier85 with the armrests, and even the Clek, both don't look promising.
 
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Carrie_R

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Hmmm, what about a Go? IIRC, the Toddler is sort of temporary, right? So she wouldn't have to last forever in the Go. What is the rest of your setup?
 

bnsnyde

New member
She is on the top slot of the Radian, with room to grow. I don't know her exact torso (have not measured recently) but it's about average.

We'll be adding baby #5 in May our set-up is kind of where it needs to be. Not much room to play with, lol.

Since baby #4 is in the Orbit now and baby #5 will be in it whenever he/she can safely do so...the seat behind driver is going to have an Orbit toddler there for a LONG time!

6-year-old is behind passenger in a Radian. (needs to be curbside for school)
3-year-old is RF in 3rd row middle, Radian.
Newborn will go behind driver in infant bucket until old enough for Orbit toddler seat. And the current baby #4 will simply move to the 3rd row next to his brother (who will be almost four by then and likely going FF depending on his growth.) And baby #4 can then RF in the Radian and will be 2.
 

Kat_Momof3

New member
I would try installing the Radian with the center seatbelt... see if it will work before you give up.

Otherwise, I'd consider moving the 6yr old to a Recaro Vivo or Clek Oobr in the center if one of those fits.

if not, I think it's just a matter of trial and error.
 

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