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Which booster seat?
We're not in a rush, as ds1 (coming up on 5) is still only 38-39lb, but
he will size out of his carseat at 40lb. We have the Alpha Omega, which comes apart into a booster, which is part of why we bought it. But I've since heard that a booster built to be a booster is safer. Is this true? Any good links pointing out the aspects to look for in a good booster seat? Thanks for any advice. -Karen, mom to Henry almost 5 and William almost 1- |
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dkhedmo wrote: We're not in a rush, as ds1 (coming up on 5) is still only 38-39lb, but he will size out of his carseat at 40lb. We have the Alpha Omega, which comes apart into a booster, which is part of why we bought it. But I've since heard that a booster built to be a booster is safer. Is this true? Any good links pointing out the aspects to look for in a good booster seat? Thanks for any advice. We like the Jupiter Komfort Kruiser. Mary W. |
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"dkhedmo" wrote in message k.net... We're not in a rush, as ds1 (coming up on 5) is still only 38-39lb, but he will size out of his carseat at 40lb. We have the Alpha Omega, which comes apart into a booster, which is part of why we bought it. But I've since heard that a booster built to be a booster is safer. Is this true? Any good links pointing out the aspects to look for in a good booster seat? Thanks for any advice. -Karen, mom to Henry almost 5 and William almost 1- We got the Graco booster (it's full size but comes apart) for DD and then we got the Evenflo booster as a spare ($25). Jeanne |
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dkhedmo wrote: We're not in a rush, as ds1 (coming up on 5) is still only 38-39lb, but he will size out of his carseat at 40lb. We have the Alpha Omega, which comes apart into a booster, which is part of why we bought it. But I've since heard that a booster built to be a booster is safer. Is this true? Any good links pointing out the aspects to look for in a good booster seat? Thanks for any advice. -Karen, mom to Henry almost 5 and William almost 1- One of the biggest things to look for was a large "hole" for the shoulder belt to retract through, not the "clip" type found on many combination seats. To illustrate this, look at the shoulder belt holder on the Graco TurboBooster vs. the Graco CarGo(combo seat) at: http://www.gracobaby.com/products/su...41+110&act=A20 On the TurboBooster, the belt retracts freely. With the clip type on the CarGo, when the belt is pulled through to buckle, it will not automatically retract back and the shoulder belt will be loose. Most kids will not pull it tight themselves and even if you tighten it each time, as soon as they lean forward, the belt will be loosened again. There are many models with the "hole" design, Graco TurboBooster, Britax Bodyguard, Evenflo BigKid, to name a few. |
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I see the point about the hole and the belt retraction. Are the boosters
with a back considered safer than the ones that are just a base? -K- |
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dkhedmo wrote: I see the point about the hole and the belt retraction. Are the boosters with a back considered safer than the ones that are just a base? -K- I'm not sure if they are any safer when used properly, but IME, the ones with a back are more likely to be used properly each time. With the backless ones there is a strap which goes from the seat up to the seatbelt to pull it into position if the child is not tall enough (see the seat manual). It can be awkward to use and may not always be used correctly. If the child is tall enough that you don't need the strap and the seat postion they are in has a headrest, you could probably use a backless one. The ones with a back may be more comfortable, though, and if you occasionally need to seat them in a spot without a headrest, you have that option. |
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dkhedmo wrote:
I see the point about the hole and the belt retraction. Are the boosters with a back considered safer than the ones that are just a base? -K- From what I can tell the backless boosters are just fine if a) the back of your car's seat is high enough to come up past the child's head b) the shoulder belt fits appropriately and c) the child can sit all the way back and still have his knee's bend at the boosters edge and not before. If they bend before the edge they will most likely scoot down and then the belts are in the right place. If those conditions are met there is no particular value over having the back versus the backless. My 5yo sits in a backless booster in the car because the back seat is up above his head and a booster with a back in the truck because the seats are below his ears. He meets the other conditions. I've been checking into boosters. The kind where the seat belt doesn't retract easily are a royal PITA. He leans forward and the belt comes with him but then doesn't retract back up and so remains loose. The kids can never buckle themselves in because they can't manipulate the belts when they are stuck in the guides. I was hoping to move my youngest to a backless booster because of this but I think he is to little. Actually I think he's to little for the one with the back (he's only 32lbs) but he was unfastening the 5pt. harness so I switched figuring a seat he was a tad to small for was safer then one that wasn't fastened. I'm not sure what I'm going to do with him. I tried everything to get him to leave the harness alone but I wasn't successful. I suppose I'll have to buy new carseats. Hunter likes the backless much better and since we are getting a car in place of the truck he can have one. That means one more new car seat. I would then have *5* car seats (not including the infant and toddler seats that are long gone) and it seems silly to buy yet another one for Luke but I want him to be safe. Does anyone know if there is a weight limit that needs to be met in order the the car's belt system to work? I'll have to check the manual. Does anyone know if those belt adjuster's are rated for safety? My old car had guides you could use to keep the belts down but the new one doesn't appear to. -- Nikki |
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"dkhedmo" wrote in message k.net... We're not in a rush, as ds1 (coming up on 5) is still only 38-39lb, but he will size out of his carseat at 40lb. We have the Alpha Omega, which comes apart into a booster, which is part of why we bought it. But I've since heard that a booster built to be a booster is safer. Is this true? We have had several different boosters for my DD over the years (btw, she is nearing 9 and still uses the booster - she's 48" tall and 50lbs). By far the BEST one we've had is the Graco Turbo Booster. IIRC it costs about $59 and it is the best because you can adjust the height of the headrest and mostly it is great because instead of a clip to hold the seat belt, there is a big slot that the seat belt threads thru...it is much easier to deal with than the clippy thing most of the boosters have. You can also remove the back and use it only with the base part if you want (but I've never tried that). |
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I love hearing about people who actually use boosters until the
children are old enough! Great job Tracey! K |
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"KR" wrote in message ups.com... I love hearing about people who actually use boosters until the children are old enough! Great job Tracey! It never hurts to be a little extra cautious :-) Especially when its something that the kid actually likes (she can see better). |
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