my girl is 3 months old, in a Pavlik harness and about 16-17lbs. we upgrade to the nuna revv maxx 360 and wondering if this fit is good. she’s on recline position 2, so we could do one more more reclined.
I’m anxious about my new borns fit in the car seat. It’s the joie mint latch. Im noticing I think that his chin is resting on his chest (can see it more in second picture), should I remove the head cushion or something or could it be how I set him in there? Is there anything else wrong?
*I contacted Britax about this already and I’m waiting to hear back :)*
I recently bought my 2 year old a Britax One4Life as his old seat was being passed down to younger sibling. I read the manual, removed the padding that didn’t apply, installed the seat, adjusted the headrest, etc. He is still rear-facing, so I ensured straps were coming from just below his shoulders. Tried to buckle him in and he started crying saying, ouch! The straps were loosened all the way and I couldn’t get them loose enough to connect and click the buckle(!!!!!). He is a big kid, 90%ile in height and weight and has a long torso.
But what am I doing wrong that I can’t get the straps loose enough to buckle my 2 year old?!? (I pull on the loosener strap until it won’t give any more.) He rides in a Nuna Rava in our other car and that seat still has plenty of slack in the straps for him to ride in longer. I’m shocked because I bought the One4Life BECAUSE it was supposed to have the highest harness height for rear facing, which should mean longest straps. Am I missing something? Should I just get him another Rava? 😅
I am expecting baby #4. I used the same Grace snug fit for my 3 older children and had no problems. However I no longer have it and now need a new seat. I am considering either the Joie Mint Latch or the Graco GoMax. It will be in a Honda Odyssey and occasionally a Honda CRV. If you have experiences with either of these seats, I would love to hear your thoughts! Are they worth it, or just hype? Easy to get a good install and fit for baby? Thanks!
I have tried everything to get this carseat right, but following all directions from the manual and having it level is not working. I have tried recline positions 1, 2 and 3. I have tried to have it leveled in the light blue circle and dark blue. I have adjusted the headrest different positions. I still do not feel comfortable with how her head sits. Please tell me what I am doing wrong! Baby is 6 months old, 16lbs. I have a toyota sienna.
We got a nuna rava next for the new born (expected due date in mid Sept). We realized nuna rava next has only 4 incline setup for rear facing. The car seat class asked to verify the line needs to be straight. There is no straight line indicator in the rava next.
When we placed it in the car (model 3) which already has a slanting back seat, the car seat looks more upright for a newborn than when placing it on a flat surface and definitely looks more upright than an infant car seat. Worried if it's not safe enough for a new born. Has anyone used nuna rava next for new born? (not nuna rava, which has 5 level recliner setting)
Looking to get a 2026 palisade and have 3 kids. Have tried the car seats and thought it worked but then noticed booster overhang. What high back booster can fit in the third row?
Current kids and seats:
9 month old, 18.5 lbs, 28 inches graco slimfit lx will be in a captains chair
4.5 year old, 37 lbs, 41 inches chicco Myfit forward facing will be in third row (this one didn’t seem to overhang much? Is this allowed?)
8 year old, 56 lbs, 53 inches peg Viaggo flex 120 will be in third row. There was overhang which I think is not allowed?
ETA: yes, we discontinued use of these car seats. I stopped using them immediately then asked the below question.
Our truck got backed into in a store parking lot. We were left with this dent and that’s all. Do we really think we need to replace our car seats?
I know the technical answer is yes according to graco and evenflo (the brands of car seats in the truck). But I’m having a moral dilemma about throwing these car seats out over a dent as big as my hand.
ETA: Despite the facts my husband still doesn’t think we need to replace which is unpleasant to say the least.
Currently looking at these options:
I drive a Honda CRV
If you have any of these what do you love/don’t love? Is a revolving seat worth it or are standard seats fine and worth going with for the max limits and being less bulky?
We have a Graco 4 Ever DLX carseat. Currently moving my kid from forward facing to backless booster. I have everything done and ready to be put back in the car tomorrow morning but my question is what do I do with the top half I removed?
I was told at some point not to put carseats in with the regular stuff on trash day but unsure if that's accurate for half a seat or what to do with this?
I have a 15 month old and a newborn. Both are in rear facing car seats. In my primary vehicle, this works just fine. I also have a pickup truck that I occasionally need to use when I have both kids. Because of the (lack of) depth of the back seat, I can’t put a rear facing seat on the drivers side. My options are:
If I go with option #1 is it safer to have the toddler up front or the baby?
Is there a car seat on the market that is significantly less deep when rear facing? I would happily spend the money for it if there is.
ETA:
The truck is a Toyota Tacoma access cab (with the half doors). There is no middle back seat.
We have a Chicco keyfit30 and a a Chicco 360, both of which we love, except for the depth issue.
I'm in Canada. I have a 99% percentile kid. Height is in the torso, wide shoulders but lean.
I'm looking for the booster seat the gets the biggest.
He's too tall for a 5 point harness. His head is at the top and his shoulders are at the shoulder strap connections.
My older kid is still using his diono. I like the ones where the shoulder plates expand as the headrest goes up. Any notes on the Cybex G2?
I am looking at upgrading my civic with a Kia ev6. I currently have a diono radian 3r forward facing harness for my 4 year old and a diono connect3 r booster for my five year old. I am wanting to move these seats to the ev6 and add a 3rd seat rear facing for my 2 year old. The seat I am thinking about buying is a Graco slimfit3 lx. Does anyone know if this combo will work in an ev6? Chatgpt said it should be fine, but i have a hard time trusting it. I rarely transport the kids so it doesn't have to be ideal as long as it's safe and possible.
We have a Graco 3 in 1 that specifies 80% seat must be on car seat, but with our car we can’t do that and make the red line level. We are using pool noodles to level but if you look at bottom most of car seat is not touching the seat cushion.
Is this right?
Thanks!
Evenflo All4Stages Slim. I recently purchased this car seat for my son. The two white plastic pieces coming down on the sides push into my son’s shoulders. If I move the headrest higher, so the pieces aren’t touching his shoulders, then the cushion is way too high for his head. The pictures on the box do not show them hanging down. Did I get a bad unit or am I doing something wrong?
Having difficulty attaching the latches to the seat. Latch is deep in the seats. Any recommendations or just do the seatbelt method
I don't feel great about his fit in this new car seat. He seems scrunched and his head seems forced forward uncomfortably. Do i need to return this seat?
My 4.5 month old is 25.5 inches tall and 19lbs. He's about to outgrow his chicco keyfit 30 which we've loved so we bought an Evenflo Revolve 360 Slim for our honda civic.
I've removed all additional optional padding per the revolve's manual (headrest and body padding) and adjusted the buckle so it does not wrap from under his bum as the manual states. I've tried to adjust the headrest so shoulder straps are at or just below the shoulders. Tilt is in the black as he is over 11lbs. The built-in headrest just seems so bulky!
Anything I'm doing wrong or could change for a better fit? Thank you!
I can’t post photos (for obvious reasons) but I am doing a car seat study on a 36.5 2300g infant. Parents purchased a Joie Mint latch (rated for 4 lbs) but the butt pad is not securely attached. I’ve placed infant in the seat and initially get a good fit, but as baby wiggles… the butt pad slides and baby slides with the pad and ends up out of alignment. Straps are on lowest setting, maximum tightness and are about 3cm too long to get a secure fit around the hips. Removing the butt pad makes the leg straps about 8cm too long.
Baby “passed” their car seat study but I am uncomfortable sending them home with this seat. Finances are obviously at play and we don’t want them to have to buy another seat. I know it’s hard to see without a pic but I’m wondering if maybe there is a fit adjustment you knowledgeable folks can suggest.
My 15 month old sits rear facing in the car seat. We usually take him out in car only once per week. Recently he is feeling pretty uncomfortable even for a 15 minute ride and puked a couple of times in two separate instances. I know rear facing contributes to motion sickness but it is also the safest position. Are there any other parents who dealt with this?
My son is in booster mode, so I have the harness stored in the side wings of his seat. I know there is the option to remove them, but I prefer to leave them there because the less I have to disassemble a seat, the better. I followed the directions in the manual on how to store the harness, but it seems like the strap on my right (when I'm facing the seat, I circled it in the pic) always loosens/falls a tiny bit. It's not like a crazy amount, but sometimes it's enough that it works its way around to the front of the bib a little bit. I keep having to retuck it in, and I just wanted to see if that's just typical of the seat or maybe I did something wrong? I was also wondering, how the harness is stored won't affect how the seat performs in booster mode right?