which seat for Aunt/Uncle to use?

[LifeAtHome]

Baby#3 is due late next month, and the plan is for DD1 to come to the hospital with us. (My mom will be there with her too.) And DD2 will go to my Aunt & Uncles house and they will bring her up to the hospital after her baby brother is born. She will be 3 in early August, and usually rides RF in an RXT, but I don't think I trust anyone but me installing it, unless someone can tell me it installs super easy in a Camry. I also have an Onside Air that she still fits RF, but it's not the easiest install either, and usually needs a noodle. The other option is giving them DD1's True Fit to use FF, (DD2 is 35.5lbs) since it's easier to install, and they've used it before. DD1 still fits the Radian RF, prefers it actually, so she can use that just fine. I don't think I'll even need to adjust harness height for her. Am I right thinking FF for one day is better than the chance of incorrect installation? Or do the Radian or Onside happen to install really easy in a Camry? I don't know model year, it's a few years old, maybe '08, or '09ish. I don't have an AA either.

 

[MommyShannon]

Can you install the seat and leave it until it's needed? The fact that lock offs are required with the TF takes it off my list of seats I'd let DH or my mom install. Unless they know a lot about seats and have proven they can install them, I would want DH or me to install it now.

 

[LifeAtHome]

They watch their grandkids pretty often, so I'm not at all confident that it would be left installed. I have showed my uncle how to install it in their car including the lockoff, (and told him not to use latch in the center).

 

[happiness-and-balance]

What about the OnSide Air FF? I wouldn't hesitate to put a 3-year old FF in a secondary/rarely used vehicle if it meant the seat was more likely to be correctly installed. IIRC the Scenera is a relatively simple FF install. Just be sure they use the TT, obviously

 

[wavegal]

I think once in the true fit forward facing since they know how to install it at her age isn't an issue

 

[happiness-and-balance]

I think once in the true fit forward facing since they know how to install it at her age isn't an issue

My only concern, voiced by MommyShannon as well, would be the required use of the lock offs making for an increase in the opportunity for mistakes. Not that they couldn't learn, but it's another step that can sometimes be difficult.

 

[safeinthecar]

Can she go car and all to them?

 

[MommyShannon]

Can she go car and all to them?

This is what we did last time too. I didn't love going to the hospital in labor in our smaller car, but it left my mom with the van and 3 kids so it was easier. When she brought the kids to the hospital the second day, she left us the van and kids to ride home together and took our smaller car home.