Risks of EH/booster training at 4.5

[cowgirlsmommy]

I think it just depends on the child. Of course it also depends on the seats that are on the market at the time. My oldest daughter hit the RF'ing weight limit on her seats at 18 months! So of course she had to go FF'ing in a 5-point harness and she still likes it and since she has a Frontier and a Regent, I don't feel the need to change her Frontier or buy a booster to replace her Regent right now. I tried her out in a ParkwaySG at BRU a few weeks ago and she HATED the idea of a booster but she had a perfect fit in it.

My youngest daughter is on the same growth curve so far so we'll see how things go. She currently rides in a Key Fit30 and RadianXTSL.

I do feel that EH'ing does have some safety benefit to a certain age though

 

[CarseatNerdGirl]

LOL. You totally sound like I normally do when I havent been up since 3:30 in the morning!!
But its ok.. I have Britax seats. They have the bubble

I haven't been up since 3:30 but for some reason today I'm beyond exhausted so I'm sure I'm more saracsticy than normal.

And the big pile of smileys on the side of this here box scares me, and I think I might be refusing to use them on principle.

 

[christineka]

And the big pile of smileys on the side of this here box scares me, and I think I might be refusing to use them on principle.

Use the ascii characters and the smiley will appear. No need to deal with the massive box of smileys.

 

[Maedze]

I haven't been up since 3:30 but for some reason today I'm beyond exhausted so I'm sure I'm more saracsticy than normal.

And the big pile of smileys on the side of this here box scares me, and I think I might be refusing to use them on principle.

I'm growing more fond of you by the minute. I might have to keep you in my pocket like a small, hairy, smelly pet.

 

[UlrikeDG]

I haven't been up since 3:30 but for some reason today I'm beyond exhausted so I'm sure I'm more saracsticy than normal.

And the big pile of smileys on the side of this here box scares me, and I think I might be refusing to use them on principle.

That's your prerogative, but please understand that if your posts are misconstrued, they may be edited or deleted to conform with the forum's rules. It's better to make the extra effort to ensure that you don't come across as antagonistic or disrespectful (see #13 in the guidelines I linked above). :thumbsup:

 

[babygirlsmom1005]

I haven't read the whole thread.

My oldest is 4 years and 9 months old eek: I am about to have a 5 year old totally another thread on how quickly they grow up....anyway) and is RF'ing in a RNXT (40 lbs model).

She is also booster training because her pre-school is doing field trips this summer and I want her to be able to properly use one on the trips. The director already has said she will not do a 5 point harness (and DD cannot buckle herself into any of the seats we have - you'd think with a choice of 5 seats that she could FF's in a harness she could buckle one of them, but she can't ) but does know how to use boosters. Properly restrain child wins - and she'll be properly restrained in a HBB for the field trips and short trips for training. She is 37 lbs fully clothed.

I believe we will make it past 5 RF'ing in her RNXT. So far, she rides wonderfully in a HBB - I am very proud of her. Once she gets over the 40 lbs and outgrows the RNXT RF'ing, I am not sure what route we are going to take (ie: HBB full time or EH'ing).

 

[Sadierain]

And the big pile of smileys on the side of this here box scares me, and I think I might be refusing to use them on principle.

I had to laugh at that one! And, well, most of what the thread has dissolved into.
But... considering I'm almost 37 weeks pregnant, have a 13 month old, and am running on 6 combined hours of sleep for the last 3 days... That's probably making things seem far more hilarious than they actually are.

 

[dmpmercury]

I'm wondering what to do with my own dd. Her seat expires when she is a little over 5.5. She is one of the peanuts who can probably rear face in a 40 pound seat for a long time and when the babe to be needs a convertable I'm getting either a complete air or a radian she can use. She is 28 pounds and 36inches at 3.5 so she is really small for her age. At 5.5 I am comfortable maybe moving her to a booster. I think she might be mature enough then but she probably be too tiny so I would have to get a foward facing seat. If only her seat lasted longer I wouldn't have this dilemna and I keep her rear facing until she was nearing 40 pounds then get a booster.

 

[Stacy]

I say you get a Multi Tech and just keep her backward til she's a teenager. And also make her wear a helmet in the car after you wrap her in bubble wrap and all that jazz.

That sounds like something my mom would say to me...

 

[Madeline410]

(disclaimer: I had him take it off as soon as I got a pic. I'm sure his neck would not have thanked me for the extra weight on his head if we had crashed.)

 

[CarseatNerdGirl]

I'm growing more fond of you by the minute. I might have to keep you in my pocket like a small, hairy, smelly pet.

I'm not hairy. I might be smelly. I mean...well I have..you know, adult hair, but not overly like 'ohemgee here comes the missing link chick' kinda hairy. I think I'm pretty average. Unless you're referring to the fact that I haven't shaved my legs really since my husband deployed. I think of that as my purity seal. "Look, honey, I can PROVE I haven't cheated".

Smelly is relative. I use victoria secret body sprays, so I probably am smelly the way a stripper is smelly.

Is this gonna get edited?

 

[CarseatNerdGirl]

That sounds like something my mom would say to me...

It was like a montage of all the remarks I've heard on various forums. Sorry about your mom .

 

[CarseatNerdGirl]

(disclaimer: I had him take it off as soon as I got a pic. I'm sure his neck would not have thanked me for the extra weight on his head if we had crashed.)

I *almost* want to make that my wallpaper. This is frickin hilarious. CPST WIN!!!

 

[stayinhomewithmy6]

I'm not hairy. I might be smelly. I mean...well I have..you know, adult hair, but not overly like 'ohemgee here comes the missing link chick' kinda hairy. I think I'm pretty average. Unless you're referring to the fact that I haven't shaved my legs really since my husband deployed. I think of that as my purity seal. "Look, honey, I can PROVE I haven't cheated".

Smelly is relative. I use victoria secret body sprays, so I probably am smelly the way a stripper is smelly.

Is this gonna get edited?

:ROTFLMAO:

Please stick around, pretty please with a cherry on top?

 

[SafeDad]

Is this gonna get edited?

I draw the line at photos;-) Can't speak for the other mods, though!

 

[Stacy]

It was like a montage of all the remarks I've heard on various forums. Sorry about your mom .

Nah, she just likes messing with me. It's all in good fun. I think.

I see you overcame your fear of those faces .

 

[hrice]

I say you get a Multi Tech and just keep her backward til she's a teenager. And also make her wear a helmet in the car after you wrap her in bubble wrap and all that jazz.

Sounds like some of the snarky comments from the board not to be mentioned...

 

[hrice]

:rotflmao::rotflmao:

lol. You totally sound like i normally do when i havent been up since 3:30 in the morning!!
But its ok.. I have britax seats. They have the bubble

bwahhahahaha

 

[CarseatNerdGirl]

Nah, she just likes messing with me. It's all in good fun. I think.

I see you overcame your fear of those faces .

That is awesome. I firmly believe there is nothing better in life than a mom with a good sense of humor.

 

[CarseatNerdGirl]

Sounds like some of the snarky comments from the board not to be mentioned...

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