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De_lady
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First, I have been reading old post and I have learned SO much. Thanks!
Well, to start it all off, I was in a bad winter accident in my 98' Caravan almost 2 years ago. A guy lost control of his SUV on the slippery roads and spun into my lane. I t-boned him head on at 45 mile an hour. My then 5 year old was in the back seat. Luckily my sister in law was watching my two youngest girls ( almost 4 and 19 months), and they were safe at home. My van was totaled. My daughter had only one minor burn from the seat belt. She was in a Graco backless booster.
I was told that my daughter's booster needed replacing after the crash, which we did. What no one told me was that ALL my seat should have been replaced that were in the crash, even though there was no kids in them at the time. Although the infant seat is long gone and the booster has been replaced, I still have been using the my roundabout with my youngest for almost 2 years. It was in the car during the crash.
As soon as I found this information out, I stopped using the roundabout. I had to get something quickly and ended up getting the Cosco high back booster with 5 pt. harness for my 3 year old. She is almost 30lbs. and is 36". Is this a good car seat for her or was it cheap for a reason?
Doing more research into my other kids car seats, led me to get my 6 year old a high back booster to replace her backless. She falls asleep and falls sideways when we are in the car for a long time or it's late. I never knew that could be dangerous until I read the posts! The problem is solved and thanks again for the info!
Now the questions about my 8 year old,
My almost 8 year old is currently riding in a Cosco backless booster. I am planning on getting a new booster for her. Then Grandma can then have the 2 extra boosters for when she occasionaly picks the kids up from school or takes them out.
I can't decide on what type to get, backless or high back. I realy like the Graco Turbo booster high back. It is what my 6 year old is in. I would like to get the same seat for my 8 year old. Is it worth my money to get the high back? She only sleeps if we are in the car till very late and she almost never slumps over like her sister does.
My new Van doesn't have side curtain air bags.
Should I get her a high back or save my money and get her a backless?
What would you pick?
Well, to start it all off, I was in a bad winter accident in my 98' Caravan almost 2 years ago. A guy lost control of his SUV on the slippery roads and spun into my lane. I t-boned him head on at 45 mile an hour. My then 5 year old was in the back seat. Luckily my sister in law was watching my two youngest girls ( almost 4 and 19 months), and they were safe at home. My van was totaled. My daughter had only one minor burn from the seat belt. She was in a Graco backless booster.
I was told that my daughter's booster needed replacing after the crash, which we did. What no one told me was that ALL my seat should have been replaced that were in the crash, even though there was no kids in them at the time. Although the infant seat is long gone and the booster has been replaced, I still have been using the my roundabout with my youngest for almost 2 years. It was in the car during the crash.
As soon as I found this information out, I stopped using the roundabout. I had to get something quickly and ended up getting the Cosco high back booster with 5 pt. harness for my 3 year old. She is almost 30lbs. and is 36". Is this a good car seat for her or was it cheap for a reason?
Doing more research into my other kids car seats, led me to get my 6 year old a high back booster to replace her backless. She falls asleep and falls sideways when we are in the car for a long time or it's late. I never knew that could be dangerous until I read the posts! The problem is solved and thanks again for the info!
Now the questions about my 8 year old,
My almost 8 year old is currently riding in a Cosco backless booster. I am planning on getting a new booster for her. Then Grandma can then have the 2 extra boosters for when she occasionaly picks the kids up from school or takes them out.
I can't decide on what type to get, backless or high back. I realy like the Graco Turbo booster high back. It is what my 6 year old is in. I would like to get the same seat for my 8 year old. Is it worth my money to get the high back? She only sleeps if we are in the car till very late and she almost never slumps over like her sister does.
My new Van doesn't have side curtain air bags.
Should I get her a high back or save my money and get her a backless?
What would you pick?