My younger son, at 6 months, is getting too heavy to carry around in his Graco Snugride, and since that was the one selling point of an infant carseat for me, it's time to move him into a convertible.
My older son, at 2 years, is in a Britax Boulevard CS 65 that we bought a year and a half ago, and he loves it. However, while I'm researching new carseats for my younger son, I'm willing to buy a new carseat for my older son as well (and sell his Boulevard).
Here are things I need to factor into the decision:
1) My older is in the 10-15th percentile for height and weight; my youngest is in the 85-90th for height and 40th for weight. However, both boys have short legs and long torsos, so even the older one is about average for "height" in his carseat.
2) We have 2010 Subaru Forester, and it's my understanding that the Radians are difficult (ok, impossible) to install in this car, sadly.
3) My younger son has GERD, and the Britaxes were one of the few carseats that didn't seem to aggravate my older son's reflux when we moved him into a convertible at 6 months. (This is less of a concern, as we expect the GERD to be outgrown and we are not in the car on a daily basis.)
I've compiled a list of seats that allow RF up to 40 pounds (Britaxes, the Complete Air, the Evenflo Triumph 65, the Evenflow Momentum 65, the Evenflo Symphony 65 E3, the Radians, the Cosco Scenera 40, the Graco Myride, the Graco Smart Seat). But based on the CDC and WHO growth charts, it appears that the boys are going to outgrow every seat on the list by height literally years before they outgrow them by weight, with the possible exception of the Complete Air.
So. Does anyone have suggestions for carseats that are good for ERF by height, install well in a 2010 Forester, and which have a seat with more of an obtuse angle (for less pressure on his stomach to avoid upsetting the GERD)? Has anyone with a 2010 Forester tried to install a Complete Air?
All input appreciated! Thanks!
My older son, at 2 years, is in a Britax Boulevard CS 65 that we bought a year and a half ago, and he loves it. However, while I'm researching new carseats for my younger son, I'm willing to buy a new carseat for my older son as well (and sell his Boulevard).
Here are things I need to factor into the decision:
1) My older is in the 10-15th percentile for height and weight; my youngest is in the 85-90th for height and 40th for weight. However, both boys have short legs and long torsos, so even the older one is about average for "height" in his carseat.
2) We have 2010 Subaru Forester, and it's my understanding that the Radians are difficult (ok, impossible) to install in this car, sadly.
3) My younger son has GERD, and the Britaxes were one of the few carseats that didn't seem to aggravate my older son's reflux when we moved him into a convertible at 6 months. (This is less of a concern, as we expect the GERD to be outgrown and we are not in the car on a daily basis.)
I've compiled a list of seats that allow RF up to 40 pounds (Britaxes, the Complete Air, the Evenflo Triumph 65, the Evenflow Momentum 65, the Evenflo Symphony 65 E3, the Radians, the Cosco Scenera 40, the Graco Myride, the Graco Smart Seat). But based on the CDC and WHO growth charts, it appears that the boys are going to outgrow every seat on the list by height literally years before they outgrow them by weight, with the possible exception of the Complete Air.
So. Does anyone have suggestions for carseats that are good for ERF by height, install well in a 2010 Forester, and which have a seat with more of an obtuse angle (for less pressure on his stomach to avoid upsetting the GERD)? Has anyone with a 2010 Forester tried to install a Complete Air?
All input appreciated! Thanks!