Question Outgrowing Britax Roundabout and need recommendations

knittinkninja · Sep 28, 2009

Because we had a compact car, we got a Roundabout for our son. He's 2 and is still RF-ing, but is very close to reaching the height limit for RF-ing in that seat. Because the Roundabout has a 40" limit, and he's 36" now, we are looking to get a new seat.

So my question is this: Do we get him another convertable and have him rear-facing longer? Or do we turn him and go with a 3-in-1 FF-ing 5 point harness seat? I'm inclined to have him RF-ing as long as possible.

My other question is what recommendations any of you have for seats. We have a larger car now, a 2003 Chevy Malibu, so we should be fine with a larger seat. I've been looking at the Britax Boulevard. What other seats would be good?

Thanks so much! The more I think on this subject, the more confused/worried I've been getting.

all together ooky · Sep 28, 2009

The Roundabout is a very short seat and is outgrown by height early. I'm guessing he's already outgrown it by height for rear-facing (it is outgrown when there is less than 1 inch from his head to the top of the shell). Please disreagard the stated height limit on the seat (every kid is shaped differently-some with long legs, some have long torsos).

How much does your child weigh?
At 2 he is still much safer rear-facing (his head is still large for his body and his vertebrae haven't started to fuse).
While the BLVD is a nice seat, it has a 35lb RF limit and has a shorter back than some others on the market. It also doesn't have as much leg room as some others. Others to consider are:
*True Fit 35lbs RF limit, tall shell;
*Radian 40-45lbs rear-facing limit-depending on model, tall shell;
*Complete Air 40lb rear-facing limit, very tall shell
*My Ride 40lb rear-facing limit, not as tall as the previous two-similar to BLVD
*Triumph Advance 35lbs rear-facing limit, similar to My Ride for height

knittinkninja · Sep 28, 2009

He's 28 lbs. And he's coming close to having only an inch between his head and the top of the seat. His torso height is 13 inches.

all together ooky · Sep 28, 2009

Oh yeah, he's still little (with long legs?). Definitely keep him rear-facing. Any of those seats mentioned above will give him plenty of time to RF. :thumbsup:

armywife12 · Sep 28, 2009

I love our True Fit and MyRide. Since he is still under 30lbs, it doesn't sound like he'll need the higher rear facing weight limit so I'd probably go with the True Fit. He'd have tons of room left rear facing in that, probably another 2 yrs or so in height. My son is 2, 37.5 inches tall but is 33-34lbs so he's fastly approaching the max weight limit to rear face in his True Fit. That is why the MyRide is perfect for us right now. I've had the Marathon, True Fit, MyRide, and como rear facing in our Neon and all fit great so you should have no problems fitting any seat rear facing in your vehicle.
While I love Britax, they are far behind in the convertible seats these days so I'm not crazy about them anymore. I wouldn't buy one for a 2 yr old. I would rather go with a True fit, MyRide, Triumph Advance, or Radian.

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