Worry Mama
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Please help – the 3 across saga continues... I’ve done so much research my shoulder and arm are numb from using the computer! Baby #3 is due around Christmas. We only have a 2002 Camry so need to do 3 across…
DD is 8 (56” and 65#) and currently boostered in a Nautilus which I know likely won’t work for 3 across. DS is 5 (47” and 55#) and just slightly over the top strap on his Radian.
My plan was to use the Radian RF for the baby, get my son a booster and my daughter a backless booster. If I put my boostered son in the middle I thought a backless could easily be scooted away to allow my son to buckle. However, the Camry’s rear headrests are very uncomfortable for my daughter -so I guess she will need a hbb too. I bought a Parkway SGL, but buckling it next to a Radian was nearly impossible. Are there boosters that would fit bigger kids and be easier to buckle next to a RF Radian?? What about Graco Affix? Monterey? Recaro Probooster? Compass? Harmony Defender? Was the Graco Airbooster discontinued??
I thought about buying another Radian so I could keep my son in a 5 pt, but that seems a little foolish since he is already at the top slot, and I know there is controversy about using it above the top slot. (We plan on getting a 2nd car in about 3 years so if I got another Radian the baby could have one in each vehicle). Since I tend to have large, fast-growing kids it seems a waste to spend so much on a Cocorro. Do you think something like a My Ride, True Fit, Complete Air or Evenflo Momentum would have a narrow enough base to allow for buckling of boosters on either side? (but when installed in the middle wouldn’t push my 6 foot husband’s seat up too far)? Thank you so much for your help!
DD is 8 (56” and 65#) and currently boostered in a Nautilus which I know likely won’t work for 3 across. DS is 5 (47” and 55#) and just slightly over the top strap on his Radian.
My plan was to use the Radian RF for the baby, get my son a booster and my daughter a backless booster. If I put my boostered son in the middle I thought a backless could easily be scooted away to allow my son to buckle. However, the Camry’s rear headrests are very uncomfortable for my daughter -so I guess she will need a hbb too. I bought a Parkway SGL, but buckling it next to a Radian was nearly impossible. Are there boosters that would fit bigger kids and be easier to buckle next to a RF Radian?? What about Graco Affix? Monterey? Recaro Probooster? Compass? Harmony Defender? Was the Graco Airbooster discontinued??
I thought about buying another Radian so I could keep my son in a 5 pt, but that seems a little foolish since he is already at the top slot, and I know there is controversy about using it above the top slot. (We plan on getting a 2nd car in about 3 years so if I got another Radian the baby could have one in each vehicle). Since I tend to have large, fast-growing kids it seems a waste to spend so much on a Cocorro. Do you think something like a My Ride, True Fit, Complete Air or Evenflo Momentum would have a narrow enough base to allow for buckling of boosters on either side? (but when installed in the middle wouldn’t push my 6 foot husband’s seat up too far)? Thank you so much for your help!