What do I do now?
DS is 5.5yo, but his last bone age scan showed 2y8m. He will not get another bone age scan until July. He has stayed RFing bc of the bone age delay.
Here is the dilemma:
DS has hit 40lbs (scale says 40.5 lbs with clothes and shoes). In one car, he has a rfing radian, so he's fine. In the other, he's in a Nextfit b/c the Radian kept tipping to the middle at an over 45* angle. It was bad. The foot did not stay on the seat.
We can't use LATCH b/c it's a Subaru and, even if the car didn't prohibit it, we can't get the Radian to stay tight using the LATCH strap. (It starts out tight, but is loose by the time we reach our destination EVEN without a kid in the seat). I've tried a locking clip and couldn't get the seat tight enough either.
So, what now?
Do I turn him even though his bones are under 3?
(they might be 3 by now, but even though a year passed between his last 2 bone age scans, his bones only aged 3 months) Our original goal was to not turn him until his bones were 4.
Do I buy yet another seat?
If I turn him, should I keep him harnessed or put him in a booster given his age?
His emotional and motor development are not delayed. He is displaying booster readiness at least for shorter trips, but we'd have to buy one. We have 3 potential FFing seats (Radian, Nextfit, and TrueFit)
If I should buy another seat, which seat do you rec and why?
DS is 41ish" tall (he was 41.25" tall at his endocrinology appt 2 mths ago) and 40 lbs.
DS is 5.5yo, but his last bone age scan showed 2y8m. He will not get another bone age scan until July. He has stayed RFing bc of the bone age delay.
Here is the dilemma:
DS has hit 40lbs (scale says 40.5 lbs with clothes and shoes). In one car, he has a rfing radian, so he's fine. In the other, he's in a Nextfit b/c the Radian kept tipping to the middle at an over 45* angle. It was bad. The foot did not stay on the seat.
We can't use LATCH b/c it's a Subaru and, even if the car didn't prohibit it, we can't get the Radian to stay tight using the LATCH strap. (It starts out tight, but is loose by the time we reach our destination EVEN without a kid in the seat). I've tried a locking clip and couldn't get the seat tight enough either.
So, what now?
Do I turn him even though his bones are under 3?
(they might be 3 by now, but even though a year passed between his last 2 bone age scans, his bones only aged 3 months) Our original goal was to not turn him until his bones were 4.
Do I buy yet another seat?
If I turn him, should I keep him harnessed or put him in a booster given his age?
His emotional and motor development are not delayed. He is displaying booster readiness at least for shorter trips, but we'd have to buy one. We have 3 potential FFing seats (Radian, Nextfit, and TrueFit)
If I should buy another seat, which seat do you rec and why?
DS is 41ish" tall (he was 41.25" tall at his endocrinology appt 2 mths ago) and 40 lbs.