Fit of older child in EFTA!

Mommy2Marcus

Mommy2Marcus

New member
Okay, so I have had my friends kids the last 2 days. I was checking her seat today for the dreaded Scenera spikes, which it has BTW, and I am waiting on a call back from Cosco/Dorel on it. Well, her seat needed cleaning as did my EFTA, so I took the time to clean them both. Then I decided to try her children in my EFTA. They both fit. The oldest is 5 with a 15 1/2 inch torso & weighs 57lbs without shoes. She fit in the EFTA with about 1-1 1/2 inches of growing room, however she is over the weigh limit. Here are a couple of pictures of her in the EFTA. (I have her moms permission to share these)

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joolsplus3

joolsplus3

Admin - CPS Technician
Man, and here I've been telling people all along, "Don't worry, you won't need the harness to go higher than 50 pounds, they'll be way too tall by then". Sure would be nice if that seat went to 65, it's so roomy and comfy looking! :)
 
Mommy2Marcus

Mommy2Marcus

New member
joolsplus3 said:
Man, and here I've been telling people all along, "Don't worry, you won't need the harness to go higher than 50 pounds, they'll be way too tall by then". Sure would be nice if that seat went to 65, it's so roomy and comfy looking! :)
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Yeah, I know what you mean. I know that some kids reach 50lbs by then, but alot are not either. It is a good seat for the skinny little ones like mine & my friends youngest! Her 3 1/2 year old still fits the Scenera & has just barely gotten to needing the top slot! If I like the MR she will be buying whatever seat I decide to sell for her son from me. She HATES the Scenera.
 
snowbird25ca

snowbird25ca

Moderator - CPST Instructor
You know one of the things I like so much about the EFTA is how well it fits babies all the way to older children. The harness fit seems perfect on them at all ages and I just love that. I haven't had my dd in the EFTA for a number of months now, but last time I did she fit well too. She would've been 4.5 at the time and about 39lbs. I imagine at this point she probably has an inch or so of growing room left in it and she weighs 41lbs. So she likely will outgrow by height before weight... sure would be nice if it had a bit higher limit though - even 55lbs might be enough for 98% of kids.
 
TheQueenMother

TheQueenMother

New member
She is adorable. I wish the weight limit were slightly higher on this seat as well. My dd has a shorter torso and weighs 45 lbs, clothed and sneakered. I need a seat for my mom's car and I have considered the EFTA for her as my ds and my dNE could use the seat as well. I hate to get one of these for her though as I am afraid she will outgrow it in less than a year.
I wonder if there are plans to test to a higher weight limit soon?
Amanda
 
CTPDMom

CTPDMom

Ambassador - CPS Technician
I wasn't awake enough to get pics but a few weeks ago when my sister was in town with my nieces I took the kids to get bagels one morning. I had their 2 MAs installed in my van along with my ds's EFTA. The kids wanted to play 'musical car seats' and so I let them. My older niece, who is 6.5 and about 45lbs, went into the EFTA. Still had room above her shoulders and her head was just at the top of the shell, still had several inches before she would have outgrown. I was thrilled that she still fit! And, of course, it was nice not to have to do anything but push the harness up for it to fit her properly.
 
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