kandamom
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DS1 has always been either average or leggy as far as proportions go, so I don't have much experience with this...
DS2 seems to be very long in the torso. I might need to get a travel seat soon, so I tried him in a Scenera today. At almost 27 months, he only has 1/2", or at MOST 1", before he is even with the top slots. (He was not very cooperative.) He is 38" tall. He is using the second from the top slot rf in his Radian65. (He's above that slot when viewed from the height of the slot vs. from above, if that makes sense.) Is this an exceptionally long torso? I can't even remember how much ds1's torso growth slowed down as he got older, but I'm pretty sure it did. I have a Regent, but it expires when ds2 is (just) 5 1/2. I was thinking of selling it to help fund a frontier (which would be used as a booster for ds1 until ds2 is ff). I really want him to be harnessed until around age 6 or at least until 48". I might sell the Radian instead, once he is ff. I should probably hold on to the Regent for this kid, unless I could be fairly sure that the Radian would last him past 5 1/2.
For those of you who have had kids with long torsos, how old where they when they outgrew the standard 40/40 sized seats such as the scenera by height? Do you think I need to worry that ds2 might be on track to outgrow the harness of a seat such as the Radian or Frontier before age 5 or so?
Thanks for your help.
DS2 seems to be very long in the torso. I might need to get a travel seat soon, so I tried him in a Scenera today. At almost 27 months, he only has 1/2", or at MOST 1", before he is even with the top slots. (He was not very cooperative.) He is 38" tall. He is using the second from the top slot rf in his Radian65. (He's above that slot when viewed from the height of the slot vs. from above, if that makes sense.) Is this an exceptionally long torso? I can't even remember how much ds1's torso growth slowed down as he got older, but I'm pretty sure it did. I have a Regent, but it expires when ds2 is (just) 5 1/2. I was thinking of selling it to help fund a frontier (which would be used as a booster for ds1 until ds2 is ff). I really want him to be harnessed until around age 6 or at least until 48". I might sell the Radian instead, once he is ff. I should probably hold on to the Regent for this kid, unless I could be fairly sure that the Radian would last him past 5 1/2.
For those of you who have had kids with long torsos, how old where they when they outgrew the standard 40/40 sized seats such as the scenera by height? Do you think I need to worry that ds2 might be on track to outgrow the harness of a seat such as the Radian or Frontier before age 5 or so?
Thanks for your help.