Question Good HBB for occasional sleeping?

Unregistered · Apr 9, 2018

I need a new seat for a 6 year old who may occasionally fall asleep in it. Currently harnessed in a Nautilus but need a new seat for another car and would like to transition to a HBB.

The Graco boosters I've looked at seem to offer less head support than the Nautilus, but I'm not sure if I'm right about that. Should I just get another Nautilus or is there a moderately priced HBB that offers good support for occasional sleep?

Since I've never used a booster, I'm not even sure what to look for in one. Anything else I should keep in mind in terms of child's comfort/getting a few years' use out of it as child ages?

TIA

murphydog77 · Apr 12, 2018

Hi. If you want to keep harnessing, then another Nautilus makes sense because then you can transition to booster at your leisure. For dedicated high-back boosters, look for one that works well with your shoulder belt geometry so that the shoulder belt slides freely through the belt guides in the booster's headrest. If the one you buy grabs the shoulder belt, look for one that has the belt guide at a slightly different angle.

I'd look for one that is pretty tall, like the Britax Parkway (discontinued, but readily available), Britax Highpoint (released soon in the Parkway's place), or Essentials by Britax Skyline, Evenflo Spectrum, Cosco Pronto (if you have tall vehicle seat backs or a head restraint behind the booster), or the Diono Monterey. The Graco TurboBooster gives a reliably good belt fit as well, but isn't as tall as the others.

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