Carseat advice for grandchild - posted by Janice

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I need help buying a car seat for my granddaughter.She is 19 mos old and weighs 18 pounds 8 ounces..(yes she's small, born 9 weeks early). I have a 2001 Toyota Sienna. I would like to place the car seat in the second row, behind the driver. I read about the possible difficulty accessing the car seat in a mini van, because of the sliding doors.Any input will be appreciated.

 

[cookie123]

Hi and welcome! I'm also a grandmother. I found this site 8 years ago when I was becoming a grandmother for the second time.

There's a bunch of great convertible seats available that will rear face your granddaughter for quite a while. The NHSTA recommends rear facing until the convertible seat is outgrown. http://www.safercar.gov/parents/RightSeat.htm

The new Graco Size4Me 65 is attracting a lot of attention for it's long rear facing capabilities as well as it's long lasting forward facing use. It's pretty new so there's not a lot of information out there yet.

Some other well liked convertible seats here are the First Years True Fit, the Evenflo Triumph Advance 65, the Graco My Ride 65 or My Ride 70 to name a few.

Here's a link to a video showing why rear facing is safer.

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sssIsceKd6U"]Rear facing vs forward facing position in the car - YouTube[/ame]

 

[rosey2007]

I think Evenflo Trumiph Advance would be a good choice because of its ease of use. My kids grandma like the seat also.