hsjwmom
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I mentioned to a few of you that I woud be taking dh's SUV for it's state inspection. To do this, I used the girls' spare boosters for the ride. This was my 4.5 yo's first time using one and she loved it. Well, I have to say...
I HATE BOOSTERS!
I can't imagine anyone thinking they are easier to use than a carseat! I locked the seatbelt on both of them just to doubly make sure the wiggle-worms would stay still. I ended up making a stop before the auto place, too. My problems:
1) Neither girl could buckle herself
2) It was a pain for ME to get them buckled (easily 2-3 times as long as to buckle them in their carseats)
3) Each time we got back in the truck, I had to free up the seatbelt so it could retract all the way, then start over threading it through the guides, etc. On the BG, I also had to unlock the lockoffs, etc.
Now, I AM glad I didn't have to take out the MA and Regent and install them in dh's truck and will still use the boosters as backups, but that's it. Since my 4.5 yo is close to outgrowing the MA eek: ), I had considered putting my 6 yo in her booster and not buying another Regent. Forget that! As soon as the "girl" Regent comes out in May, baby girl is getting one of her own!
BTW, no arguing at all about who got which booster! The girls decided themselves...dd6 wanted the BG to match her dark jeans, dd4 wanted the light blue suede TB to match HER jeans! LOL
I HATE BOOSTERS!
I can't imagine anyone thinking they are easier to use than a carseat! I locked the seatbelt on both of them just to doubly make sure the wiggle-worms would stay still. I ended up making a stop before the auto place, too. My problems:
1) Neither girl could buckle herself
2) It was a pain for ME to get them buckled (easily 2-3 times as long as to buckle them in their carseats)
3) Each time we got back in the truck, I had to free up the seatbelt so it could retract all the way, then start over threading it through the guides, etc. On the BG, I also had to unlock the lockoffs, etc.
Now, I AM glad I didn't have to take out the MA and Regent and install them in dh's truck and will still use the boosters as backups, but that's it. Since my 4.5 yo is close to outgrowing the MA eek: ), I had considered putting my 6 yo in her booster and not buying another Regent. Forget that! As soon as the "girl" Regent comes out in May, baby girl is getting one of her own!
BTW, no arguing at all about who got which booster! The girls decided themselves...dd6 wanted the BG to match her dark jeans, dd4 wanted the light blue suede TB to match HER jeans! LOL