Hi all- I've been reading this board for months and hopefully have been able to narrow down my wants and needs for a convertible seat.
I want a new seat to replace our Chicco Keyfit. She has not outgrown it yet, but it's just become to much of a hassle, lifting her up and over into the seat (in the rear middle) that is very tall due to being on the infant base.
Here are the relevant issues (hopefully!):
-My daughter is almost 10 months, 50th percentile for height and weight.
-We have a 2003 Jeep Liberty which means not a huge amount of room in the back.
-I want to keep her rear facing as long as possible.
-I thought I had settled on a Marathon, but after reading that it was difficult to tighten the harness when RF I had second thoughts. Ease of tightening the harness is very important to me.
-Budget is not as important as the above.
Thank you all so much for this board...it's given me a real education - which of course has given me way more choices to mull (obsess) over. I decided not to list the seats I was considering as I would rather leave your suggestions wide open, as I might have gotten hyperfocused on certain seats for the wrong reasons...
I want a new seat to replace our Chicco Keyfit. She has not outgrown it yet, but it's just become to much of a hassle, lifting her up and over into the seat (in the rear middle) that is very tall due to being on the infant base.
Here are the relevant issues (hopefully!):
-My daughter is almost 10 months, 50th percentile for height and weight.
-We have a 2003 Jeep Liberty which means not a huge amount of room in the back.
-I want to keep her rear facing as long as possible.
-I thought I had settled on a Marathon, but after reading that it was difficult to tighten the harness when RF I had second thoughts. Ease of tightening the harness is very important to me.
-Budget is not as important as the above.
Thank you all so much for this board...it's given me a real education - which of course has given me way more choices to mull (obsess) over. I decided not to list the seats I was considering as I would rather leave your suggestions wide open, as I might have gotten hyperfocused on certain seats for the wrong reasons...