Got the Pink Nautilus!

tjham · Nov 24, 2008

I took the plunge and bought the Mariposa Nautilus,
even though my granddaughter is 7 1/2 and 42 lbs.
She is finally definitely too big for the MA.
She is in a TurboBooster in her mom's car, Radian in dad's truck,
TB in dad's girlfriend's car (and watching her buckle herself in was a nightmare

) and Naulilus in grandpa's truck.

I was wondering how she would react when she saw it,
because she had asked me to get her a booster.
I picked her up from school and
watched her reaction when I opened the back door.
At first, she said, "Yeah, a booster!"
Then she climbed in.
I held my breath as to what she would say when she saw the harness.
She didn't skip a beat, just buckled in as usual.
Then she said 'It's about time you got me a pink seat!"

I had to bite my tongue to keep from laughing!

Now normally I would have chastised her for being mouthy, but...
I was so thrilled she was OK with a harnessed seat that I overlooked
the sarcasm!

BookMama · Nov 24, 2008

tjham said:
I was wondering how she would react when she saw it,
because she had asked me to get her a booster.
I picked her up from school and
watched her reaction when I opened the back door.
At first, she said, "Yeah, a booster!"
Then she climbed in.
I held my breath as to what she would say when she saw the harness.
She didn't skip a beat, just buckled in as usual.

You know, one thing I really love about the Nautilus (for bigger kids - say 5+) is that it really LOOKS like a booster. You can't even tell that it's a harnessed seat unless you're up close. Helps minimize the possibility of peer pressure. :thumbsup: (At least for my DS, since we almost never have other kids actually in the car with us. And they can't tell from a distance that DS is in a harnessed seat.)

Kat_Momof3 · Nov 24, 2008

I agree..... the Nautilus (and Frontier) are definitely not little kid seats and they don't look like them.

They look like boosters and, because they do function as boosters, kids know they are for big kids.

I'm glad she loves it.

juliebelle · Dec 7, 2008

wow..7 1/2 and only 42 lbs!

i don't think my 5 1/2 year old would fit in one.

catsmom · Dec 7, 2008

The nautilus comes in pink? When did that happen? Do you have a link to a pic?

Tyler'sMom1117 · Dec 7, 2008

juliebelle said:
wow..7 1/2 and only 42 lbs!

i don't think my 5 1/2 year old would fit in one.

I was thinking the same thing and I know my 5 year old doesn't fit in one.

tjham · Dec 7, 2008

http://www.car-seat.org/showpost.php?p=563302&postcount=46

(It won't let me copy and paste

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carseatcoach · Dec 7, 2008

juliebelle said:
wow..7 1/2 and only 42 lbs!

i don't think my 5 1/2 year old would fit in one.

It's a rare 5-year-old who doesn't fit in a Nautilus. How tall is your child, how much does she weigh, and what is her torso height?

Kat_Momof3 · Dec 8, 2008

I agree.. My daughter is at the top end of the charts for height AND has a long torso. She'll be 5 in March and I expect her to last until age 6, but hopefully longer.

bobandjess99 · Dec 8, 2008

juliebelle said:
wow..7 1/2 and only 42 lbs!

i don't think my 5 1/2 year old would fit in one.

please tell me you are talking about the Ma she just outgrew and not a nautilus? Because it's making my head hurt trying to think about a 5 year old who wouldn't fit in a nauti.??.......

bobandjess99 · Dec 8, 2008

BookMama said:
You know, one thing I really love about the Nautilus (for bigger kids - say 5+) is that it really LOOKS like a booster. You can't even tell that it's a harnessed seat unless you're up close. t.)

yes, this!!!!! It really does just look like a turbobooster. The teachers at dd's school still sometimes try to buckle her in with the seatbelt...LOL.

ketchupqueen · Dec 8, 2008

bobandjess99 said:
please tell me you are talking about the Ma she just outgrew and not a nautilus? Because it's making my head hurt trying to think about a 5 year old who wouldn't fit in a nauti.??.......

I think by the time my 2 year old is 5 she probably won't fit in a Nauti. At 2 1/2 she uses the top slots on her Radian...

lemurmommies · Dec 8, 2008

Great to know that she liked her seat, tjham. The Nauti really doesn't look like a baby seat at all, which is so great. Hopefully a lot of people will keep their children harnessed longer because of that.

bobandjess99 said:
please tell me you are talking about the Ma she just outgrew and not a nautilus? Because it's making my head hurt trying to think about a 5 year old who wouldn't fit in a nauti.??.......

I honestly don't think that my son will fir in the Nautilus at 5. Maybe, but I wouldn't count on it. At 2, he's using the top slots on his MA and TF and the third (of four, as you know) slots on the Nautilus.

An Aurora · Dec 8, 2008

I'm betting DD won't last until 5 in her Nauti. She's on the top slots now at 3.5.

bobandjess99 · Dec 8, 2008

:dizzy: What are you people feeding these children?????

carseatcoach · Dec 8, 2008

There will always be kids on both ends of the curve -- my daughter, who is on the second from top set of slots at 6y9m, will probably fit in the harness past her eighth birthday. I don't think it's inaccurate, though, to say that *most* 5-year-olds would be able to use the seat.

An Aurora · Dec 8, 2008

Oh I agree, I would think most 5-6-7 year olds would fit!

Heather98012 · Dec 8, 2008

Ok, so what is it that would make a 5 year old outgrow it? Is it the height? I was sorta considering the Mariposa Nauti for my parents car to drive my dd in occasionally (I did NOT want to fork out the cash for a 3rd Frontier), but my dd is REALLY tall. She's like 43" & all legs & just turned 4 last week. I'm thinking the Nauti might not be a good option, then. Thoughts?

tjham · Dec 8, 2008

My granddaughter is all legs too, and short torso, that's why she still fits so well. She just barely outgrew the MA.

What seat is your daughter in now?

ketchupqueen · Dec 8, 2008

I shudder to think when my youngest is going to outgrow her seat. I forsee a RSTV in her future because I have an inkling that's the ONLY way she'll be able to stay harnessed past 2 or 3 (considering she has a 15 inch torso at 7 months.) I am so, so envious of all of you with short- to normal-torsoed kids.

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