NessieNess
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Hello,
My daughter is 8.5 yo and on the large side, at least 90lbs and 4'6" (will have to double-check both at home tonight). She usually rides in a Britax Parkway SGL in high-back mode in the captain's chair of our 2006 Odyssey. We've tried it without the back but she finds it too tight and uncomfortable for her bottom. This morning, I noticed that her shoulder is barely below the shoulder belt guide on the Parkway, but I know she isn't quite tall enough to 5-step yet. We have a long roadtrip coming up, so I should probably get her used to a new seat before that.
I anticipated this situation, and first came across the Dino Hip as a good option for children with a wide bottom. And at $10.98 at Walmart, it's a steal. Now I'm having second thoughts and wondering if the Incognito ($5 more) would be the better option because it doesn't have armrests that limit the width (though I guess it wouldn't be very comfortable, not to mention unsafe, to have butt-cheek overhang on the sides).
Some other considerations: For the road trip, she would like to sit in the third row to escape the sibling germs that emanate from her sister (who sits in the other captain's chair), so I'm not sure which would work better in that seating position. She would also need to use the new seat to replace the backless Graco Turbo she uses in my MIL's Infinity because the Turbo boosts her up too high for the built-in/non-adjustable headrests in that car (and quite frankly, I'm not sure how she squeezes her bottom into that one). For the latter reason, I'm leaning toward the Incognito because the reviews says it's fairly thin, but I don't know how much thinner than the Hip. Although I would hope she doesn't hit 110lbs (the limit on the Hip) before she's ready to 5-step, the Incognito also offers a higher weight limit.
Thoughts/recommendation?
Thank you!
My daughter is 8.5 yo and on the large side, at least 90lbs and 4'6" (will have to double-check both at home tonight). She usually rides in a Britax Parkway SGL in high-back mode in the captain's chair of our 2006 Odyssey. We've tried it without the back but she finds it too tight and uncomfortable for her bottom. This morning, I noticed that her shoulder is barely below the shoulder belt guide on the Parkway, but I know she isn't quite tall enough to 5-step yet. We have a long roadtrip coming up, so I should probably get her used to a new seat before that.
I anticipated this situation, and first came across the Dino Hip as a good option for children with a wide bottom. And at $10.98 at Walmart, it's a steal. Now I'm having second thoughts and wondering if the Incognito ($5 more) would be the better option because it doesn't have armrests that limit the width (though I guess it wouldn't be very comfortable, not to mention unsafe, to have butt-cheek overhang on the sides).
Some other considerations: For the road trip, she would like to sit in the third row to escape the sibling germs that emanate from her sister (who sits in the other captain's chair), so I'm not sure which would work better in that seating position. She would also need to use the new seat to replace the backless Graco Turbo she uses in my MIL's Infinity because the Turbo boosts her up too high for the built-in/non-adjustable headrests in that car (and quite frankly, I'm not sure how she squeezes her bottom into that one). For the latter reason, I'm leaning toward the Incognito because the reviews says it's fairly thin, but I don't know how much thinner than the Hip. Although I would hope she doesn't hit 110lbs (the limit on the Hip) before she's ready to 5-step, the Incognito also offers a higher weight limit.
Thoughts/recommendation?
Thank you!