BabyKaykes
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Someone asked me so I'll post this here....
Lets talk Maxi Cosi, shall we?! Can you say, tiny? I really like the seat, it's soft, compact and reclines FF. The absolute WORST thing about it is the harness adjuster. I couldn't find it (it's enclosed in the back somehow) and finally decided that if it was going to be that hard, it wasn't worth it. Isaiah can NOT RF in it. His head is pretty much even with the top of the seat. I was floored! He has more room than that in his CS! Let's take a look, shall we?
His stats at the time: 29.5mths old, 30lb fully clothed, a hair over 35" tall and has a 12.5" torso.
A nice seat, but no 2.5yo should fill it out this way! The base is short enough that his feet touch the floor while sitting in it.
Please excuse his runny nose...it's officially allergy season. If he was FF, which he'd have to be, he'd use these top slots. They are 15" The one's below that are above his shoulders, but not far enough that I'd use them.
I had my ruler with me but couldn't hold it, the camera, and measure at the same time. But there is just under .5" of shell above his head when he sits back - he has a tad more space then that in the CS, but not more than 1".
I'd buy it for a newborn to use until they outgrew it, but I wouldn't buy it for a baby outgrowing an infant seat.
The SS2. I decided it wasn't a such a terribly useless seat. If I travelled a lot by car I'd chose it over the Cargo. It's SUPER padded, the recline was easier than the MCP, the ETA, and the MA. I could also tighten the harness with one hand. Graco has a good seat on their hands, they just need to up that weight limit to work with the 17" top slots. It needs shoulder pads. The padding is even with the top slots. The next slots down are where my hand is. He's under them but I didn't want to adjust the seat.
The Apex: Today on the left, 1 year ago on the right. I'm not sure what was going on with the harness, but I could NOT tighten it. And the crotch strap was almost too short to buckle.
The second to top slots are 1" over his shoulder with the toddler insert still inside.
The Regent: Today on the left, 1 year ago on the right. My baby is getting so big! This is when I decided that the seat wasn't for us. Isaiah was sleepy and tried desperately to lean on the side of the seat to rest his head. He was mad because he couldn't get comfy. Not that I want to harness him to 18yrs old anyway (my torso is 19" and I have successfully buckled myself into the Regent before).
Today he looked to be even with the bottom slots, but once I stuck my hand in there, the slot was a good .5" over his shoulder. A year ago he was 2.5" below the slot.
For those looking for a side by side comparison...I took this last year. The Regent and the Apex fully extended.
Lets talk Maxi Cosi, shall we?! Can you say, tiny? I really like the seat, it's soft, compact and reclines FF. The absolute WORST thing about it is the harness adjuster. I couldn't find it (it's enclosed in the back somehow) and finally decided that if it was going to be that hard, it wasn't worth it. Isaiah can NOT RF in it. His head is pretty much even with the top of the seat. I was floored! He has more room than that in his CS! Let's take a look, shall we?
His stats at the time: 29.5mths old, 30lb fully clothed, a hair over 35" tall and has a 12.5" torso.
A nice seat, but no 2.5yo should fill it out this way! The base is short enough that his feet touch the floor while sitting in it.
Please excuse his runny nose...it's officially allergy season. If he was FF, which he'd have to be, he'd use these top slots. They are 15" The one's below that are above his shoulders, but not far enough that I'd use them.
I had my ruler with me but couldn't hold it, the camera, and measure at the same time. But there is just under .5" of shell above his head when he sits back - he has a tad more space then that in the CS, but not more than 1".
I'd buy it for a newborn to use until they outgrew it, but I wouldn't buy it for a baby outgrowing an infant seat.
The SS2. I decided it wasn't a such a terribly useless seat. If I travelled a lot by car I'd chose it over the Cargo. It's SUPER padded, the recline was easier than the MCP, the ETA, and the MA. I could also tighten the harness with one hand. Graco has a good seat on their hands, they just need to up that weight limit to work with the 17" top slots. It needs shoulder pads. The padding is even with the top slots. The next slots down are where my hand is. He's under them but I didn't want to adjust the seat.
The Apex: Today on the left, 1 year ago on the right. I'm not sure what was going on with the harness, but I could NOT tighten it. And the crotch strap was almost too short to buckle.
The second to top slots are 1" over his shoulder with the toddler insert still inside.
The Regent: Today on the left, 1 year ago on the right. My baby is getting so big! This is when I decided that the seat wasn't for us. Isaiah was sleepy and tried desperately to lean on the side of the seat to rest his head. He was mad because he couldn't get comfy. Not that I want to harness him to 18yrs old anyway (my torso is 19" and I have successfully buckled myself into the Regent before).
Today he looked to be even with the bottom slots, but once I stuck my hand in there, the slot was a good .5" over his shoulder. A year ago he was 2.5" below the slot.
For those looking for a side by side comparison...I took this last year. The Regent and the Apex fully extended.
