christineka
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I think I've been reading too much... So, eps foam is important to protect the kid's head in a crash. People have also complained about the tribute's large gap between the first and second slots and that it isn't very safe either. Please advise me on what seats you'd put your kids in, if my kids were yours.
Dd age 4 yrs, 3 months, weighing 30 pounds, torso of 12.5 inches. She's in the 10th percentile for her size and her head is probably in the 0 percentile at 19 inches circ.
She currently rides rear-facing in a pink scenera. The pink scenera was what got her turned back to rear-facing at age 3. She loves her pink seat. There have been times, though when the pink seat has been the spare in the car and she is okay with sitting in a non-pink seat. She won't throw a tantrum or refuse to sit in the seat, but she will tell me all about how she likes her pink seat and wants it back. I will be buying this child a new seat within the next 3 months and it will most likely be pink.
Ds age 2yrs, weighing 25.5 pounds, with an approx. 12 inch torso. Because boys are heavier, he's also in the 10th percentile with a 0 percent head circ. of 19 inches.
He is currently in an avenue.
The other seat we have is an Evenflo Tribute with eps foam. I could put dd in the avenue and ds in the tribute. (Dd has outgrown the 30 pound rfing limit.) Both would then have eps foam. Ds' shoulders, however are just a smidge- probably .5 -.75 of an inch below the second slots on the tribute. This puts his shoulders 3 inches above the bottom slots.
Although dh has said I can buy whatever car seats needed to fit 6 car seats in the van, when presented with the actual possibility of buying a new car seat, he became bent out of shape, so I am to deal with our current car seats, while buying the one and only one that will make the 6th car seat fit. Therefore, I've got what I've got and have to deal with it until the new seat is purchased and no, I can't purchase more than one.
Which would you choose?
4 yo in seat with no eps foam or
2 yo with shoulders 3 inches above the strap slots?
Dd age 4 yrs, 3 months, weighing 30 pounds, torso of 12.5 inches. She's in the 10th percentile for her size and her head is probably in the 0 percentile at 19 inches circ.
She currently rides rear-facing in a pink scenera. The pink scenera was what got her turned back to rear-facing at age 3. She loves her pink seat. There have been times, though when the pink seat has been the spare in the car and she is okay with sitting in a non-pink seat. She won't throw a tantrum or refuse to sit in the seat, but she will tell me all about how she likes her pink seat and wants it back. I will be buying this child a new seat within the next 3 months and it will most likely be pink.
Ds age 2yrs, weighing 25.5 pounds, with an approx. 12 inch torso. Because boys are heavier, he's also in the 10th percentile with a 0 percent head circ. of 19 inches.
He is currently in an avenue.
The other seat we have is an Evenflo Tribute with eps foam. I could put dd in the avenue and ds in the tribute. (Dd has outgrown the 30 pound rfing limit.) Both would then have eps foam. Ds' shoulders, however are just a smidge- probably .5 -.75 of an inch below the second slots on the tribute. This puts his shoulders 3 inches above the bottom slots.
Although dh has said I can buy whatever car seats needed to fit 6 car seats in the van, when presented with the actual possibility of buying a new car seat, he became bent out of shape, so I am to deal with our current car seats, while buying the one and only one that will make the 6th car seat fit. Therefore, I've got what I've got and have to deal with it until the new seat is purchased and no, I can't purchase more than one.
Which would you choose?
4 yo in seat with no eps foam or
2 yo with shoulders 3 inches above the strap slots?