mamaofthree
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My 6.5 yo is barely using the top slots of the Nautilus. So of course the headrest is quite high, and the red belt guides are way above her shoulders. It doesn't look too bad though, and I feel safe using it. Even if I did try to use the third slots (which I can't because she is def just over them), the belt guides looked like they would touch her shoulders in that position.
My 3.5 yo is close to outgrowing her Triumph, and I had planned on getting her a Nautilus too, so yesterday I tried her out in it while my oldest was at school. She was just barely over the second slots, so I put them on the third set. However, it looked ridiculous. The belt guides were so high, they looked like they were in her face. Of course they weren't, since they are recessed, but I didn't like how it looked at all. I wouldn't want to use the seat like that.
So basically, the smaller the child, the more drastic that diff in headrest positions is going to seem. I know this is not a new speculation, and that there isn't any apparent safety hazard to the belt guides being so high, but has anyone else not wanted to use the Nautilus for a smaller/younger child for that reason? I do NOT want to pay nearly $300 for a Frontier, especially because I love everytning else about the Nautilus, but I prob will if it fits my younger dd better.
Kimberly
My 3.5 yo is close to outgrowing her Triumph, and I had planned on getting her a Nautilus too, so yesterday I tried her out in it while my oldest was at school. She was just barely over the second slots, so I put them on the third set. However, it looked ridiculous. The belt guides were so high, they looked like they were in her face. Of course they weren't, since they are recessed, but I didn't like how it looked at all. I wouldn't want to use the seat like that.
So basically, the smaller the child, the more drastic that diff in headrest positions is going to seem. I know this is not a new speculation, and that there isn't any apparent safety hazard to the belt guides being so high, but has anyone else not wanted to use the Nautilus for a smaller/younger child for that reason? I do NOT want to pay nearly $300 for a Frontier, especially because I love everytning else about the Nautilus, but I prob will if it fits my younger dd better.
Kimberly