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[NCMAMA11]

Are there any seats that would work? It's in grandma's car which currently has a Nextfit and Graco safety surround. Shes only been able to carry 2 kids around and now that #3 is getting older and we're getting ready to move slightly further away just switching cars isn't cutting it anymore. Hoping for a solution so she can cart all 3 around. The Nextfit and Graco would be rearfacing and we were planning to get a pinnacle since DS has outgrown the Graco and we could just pass it down. Would these work together or any suggestions for replacing some combination of these without buying all new seats?
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[lgenne]

What Graco seat is it? Maybe a Headwise or a Milestone?

It looks like the center seat is really narrow, and none of the seats you're talking about are very narrow or good for puzzling (except maybe the Graco, depending on exactly which one it is).

What other car seats do you have?

 

[NCMAMA11]

What Graco seat is it? Maybe a Headwise or a Milestone?

It looks like the center seat is really narrow, and none of the seats you're talking about are very narrow or good for puzzling (except maybe the Graco, depending on exactly which one it is).

What other car seats do you have?

Headwise! I knew I was leaving something out

You're question regarding other seats reminded me that we have a radian xtsl but I truly despise everything about it from installing it to adjusting it. And it may be expiring soon too, I'd have to check. We have a my ride too but I am pretty sure it is expired. The other seats we have are in my car which are their main seats so I don't really want to switch any of them out.
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[lgenne]

Are you saying that you wouldn't want to use a Headwise and a Nextfit as primary seats? Or that they won't fit in your vehicle? Those are pretty nice seats.

Assuming that you aren't going to swap any seats out of your vehicle, and the Radian won't work at all, I would probably start by acquiring a Harmony Defender or a Graco Tranzitions/Wayz. It might fit between the RF Nextfit and Headwise. If it doesn't work next to one or both of them, you either would need to start replacing rear facing seats with narrower options, or choose to work on backless booster training with a very narrow booster like a Bubblebum.

 

[mamah]

The radian may fit better in grandma's car then yours and they last 10 years. It's a great one for three in a row. I would at least try it.

 

[NCMAMA11]

Are you saying that you wouldn't want to use a Headwise and a Nextfit as primary seats? Or that they won't fit in your vehicle? Those are pretty nice seats.

Assuming that you aren't going to swap any seats out of your vehicle, and the Radian won't work at all, I would probably start by acquiring a Harmony Defender or a Graco Tranzitions/Wayz. It might fit between the RF Nextfit and Headwise. If it doesn't work next to one or both of them, you either would need to start replacing rear facing seats with narrower options, or choose to work on backless booster training with a very narrow booster like a Bubblebum.

There's nothing wrong with the Headwise or Nextfit, it's just the rear facing seats in my car are both advocates which I love for their ease of use and know they are likely too big for the other scenario anyway.

The reason we were going with the pinnacle is because DS is quite tall and it is the only seat that can still harness him. He is 6 and not ready to booster. My mom would not be comfortable with him in a backless booster anytime soon either, nor would I unfortunately. We were going to get the frontier but she decided on pinnacle because the price difference wasn't significant. Although that wouldn't change anything as far as puzzling I assume? If the radian still has life left would that work with some combination of Nextfit or Headwise, and Pinnacle?
Just thinking ahead to one of those being a ff seat, DD1 will still be rf for the next year or two and she's so tiny she could probably go til 3rd gradebut we'll turn her around when she starts kindergarten since she still fits. DD2 is not even 2 so it will be a while.

 

[lgenne]

Are you sure it's the only thing that will still harness him? My tall, long waisted almost 7 year old has plenty of growing room in the Evenflo Sureride, for example. It has a harness height that rivals the Pinnacle/Frontier/Pioneer, and has a shape that's much better for puzzling. He's only 5 pounds from the weight limit on the Sureride though, so that could be a consideration.

What makes him not ready for booster training? Is he developing typically, from a gross motor and behavioral standpoint?

 

[NCMAMA11]

Are you sure it's the only thing that will still harness him? My tall, long waisted almost 7 year old has plenty of growing room in the Evenflo Sureride, for example. It has a harness height that rivals the Pinnacle/Frontier/Pioneer, and has a shape that's much better for puzzling. He's only 5 pounds from the weight limit on the Sureride though, so that could be a consideration.

What makes him not ready for booster training? Is he developing typically, from a gross motor and behavioral standpoint?

I am fairly certain it is. I asked in another thread here what seats could still harness him and that was the only combo seat that was mentioned. I asked about others but the harness height was lower. DS is 49" and has a long torso. I haven't measured it in a while so don't have that exact number at the moment. Im guessing the Sureride was not suggested because it is a convertible seat and I asked about combination seats. It seems a bit silly to me to buy a convertible seat for DS at this point since we already have other convertibles to pass down so it might be kind of a waste since we would still need to buy a booster when it's time.

As far as not boostering yet, he still falls asleep in the car -we are working on trying to keep head in a certain position so as not to slump forward but we're not there yet and until we are able to move we have a decent drive to and from school. Also since he is harnessed, he cannot move around, but he would if he could especially since his sisters are in the 3rd row and he's in the 2nd row. I just feel at this point it would be safer for all of us if he were to remain harnessed a while longer. He is a good kid but we are working on listening skills too and I don't think it would safest for me to need to be constantly feeling the need to turn around and correct him, etc while driving when we could wait until he is a little more mature.
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[lgenne]

Worth bearing in mind: a Sureride plus a dedicated booster is cheaper than a Pioneer, and way cheaper than a Frontier or Pinnacle. Dedicated boosters are easier to use than those combination seats in booster mode, too.