Question about my uneventful trip for the MR

So I went to check out the My Ride today. My son was not cooperating. I was trying to hurry, couldn't get the infant insert out nor find an employee to help so I just put him in it. Didn't buckle him in or anything. He was exactly even with the top of the shell. I really need to go back another day but BRU is so far away from me. I'm wondering how much room he would have properly harnessed without the insert?

I'm wondering how much room he would have properly harnessed without the insert?

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You're just referring to RF room, right? I'd say he probably wouldn't have enough room to make it worth your while. :twocents:

How old is he? How tall?

BookMama said:

You're just referring to RF room, right? I'd say he probably wouldn't have enough room to make it worth your while. :twocents:

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Yes RF. We don't even have a bench at our BRU so I'm not even sure having him sit in it on the floor is accurate.

Maedze said:

How old is he? How tall?

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3 yrs, 41" tall, 14" torso, 22" seated height


I know he's tall but I thought he might be able to get 6 months out of it. Then his little bro could use it.

My kid is shorter, but the same seated height roughly, and you see how much room she has. IIRC, when I just plopped her into it, she had less than an inch.

That's almost exactly the size of my dd. I tried the MR rf installed in the bench & she had the same amount above her head as the MA - 2". But then she shifted, and had 1". I'm hoping if I buy one to test out in real-world, installed in my car, circumstances, that she'd have at least 2". But, I'm waiting for the new colors to come out (go Bartlett!.:thumbsup:

My son has the exact same measurments.

Here is him in the MR installed on the test bench



His hair is really poofy if i remember right his head (minus the poofy hair) was about half an inch below the silver line.

That infant insert adds a LOT of height. I tried the MR out on the bench, and figured my little guy had just under an inch. Went home, debated on it, read that it tended to increase installed and then decided to buy it (with the intention to pass down to baby in just a month or two... and also knowing I could use FF if it came to that.)

I took it out to the car today, took out the padding, fixed the straps, etc, and although it wasn't 100% installed, I got 3" on the tape measure. Yeah

Little guy is 2y4m, 37 or 38" standing, and very solid, about 38lbs. He'll outgrow it by weight before height, I bet... although summer is coming, maybe I can slim him down a bit! Ha! I don't have a torso measure, or a seated height, but I can try to get those tomorrow if it helps. (The amt of room njkj has looks about right to me.)

My rationale for getting it for little guy even just for a few months of use was due to the amount of driving we do in our summers, and wanting him RFing... and even with that, I wouldn't have done it if it wasn't for being able to pass it to the babe. So if you're *only* buying it to squeak out a couple more months of RF, it may not be worth it. (Though I just noticed you said lil bro could use it, so your situation sounds similar to mine.)

HTH

Thanks for all the help everyone!!

Carrie_R said:

That infant insert adds a LOT of height. I tried the MR out on the bench, and figured my little guy had just under an inch. Went home, debated on it, read that it tended to increase installed and then decided to buy it (with the intention to pass down to baby in just a month or two... and also knowing I could use FF if it came to that.)

I took it out to the car today, took out the padding, fixed the straps, etc, and although it wasn't 100% installed, I got 3" on the tape measure. Yeah

Little guy is 2y4m, 37 or 38" standing, and very solid, about 38lbs. He'll outgrow it by weight before height, I bet... although summer is coming, maybe I can slim him down a bit! Ha! I don't have a torso measure, or a seated height, but I can try to get those tomorrow if it helps. (The amt of room njkj has looks about right to me.)

My rationale for getting it for little guy even just for a few months of use was due to the amount of driving we do in our summers, and wanting him RFing... and even with that, I wouldn't have done it if it wasn't for being able to pass it to the babe. So if you're *only* buying it to squeak out a couple more months of RF, it may not be worth it. (Though I just noticed you said lil bro could use it, so your situation sounds similar to mine.)

HTH

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That is exactly why I wanted it. He has been FF but since this summer we are going to be doing a lot of traveling on the highway I wanted him to at least RF then. And his little brother can use it after him. I was trying to figure out how much room he had b/c if it's a good amount a think I'll hold out for the Bartlett before buying one. Thanks!

Okay, I got little guy to let me measure him today, and although these are "ish," I hope they help...

He's 37" tall, and has a 13" torso and 19" seated height. I got 12" and 18" originally, but think he was slumping some. Finally installed today, and still got 3" of shell room. (Well, at first, he was coming out of the shell -- was so baffled and then figured out he was sitting on the back of it, ha!)

Sounds like your situation is similar to mine, and I'm so thrilled to be able to re-RF little guy, even if just for a little while. I'm praying for slow growth and weight gain, lol.

Good luck