OldJadedGamer
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I was able to snag a great condition Keyfit 30 travel system used for more than half the price new.
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Parent GAF: Question about car seats
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Yep. Get this one.
First of all; New-borns need to face backwards.
Second; if your car has the mounts, you want a ISOFIX-system. You install the base in your car, putting in the carrier takes as much as 20 seconds. After I got to take my daughter home, I put her in the backseat no problem. The dad parked next to me had the classical system where you secure the carrier with a seatbelt and he was getting nowhere.
Apart from the practical use in the months after you've taken your kid home for the first time; you can not think straight once you get the news that you pride and joy can come home with you.
To clarify; here's a picture:
Second; if your car has the mounts, you want a ISOFIX-system. You install the base in your car, putting in the carrier takes as much as 20 seconds. After I got to take my daughter home, I put her in the backseat no problem. The dad parked next to me had the classical system where you secure the carrier with a seatbelt and he was getting nowhere.
Apart from the practical use in the months after you've taken your kid home for the first time; you can not think straight once you get the news that you pride and joy can come home with you.
To clarify; here's a picture:
Look how easy it is to install the Keyfit using the latch system
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TfEjp9iNRqc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TfEjp9iNRqc
i can highly recomend maxi cosis - everyone i know uses them and with the snap in base station its so awesome
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/s/ref=a...osi&keywords=maxi+cosi&ie=UTF8&qid=1356293650
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/s/ref=a...osi&keywords=maxi+cosi&ie=UTF8&qid=1356293650
Captain Tuttle
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I don't think I'd buy a used car seat especially if it was from someone I didn't know, you don't know if it was in an accident and weakened or not.
That's just me though, I'm a bit of a mother hen
CharlieDigital
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Eh, I wouldn't think too much of it.
Your kid is going to grow out of it in a few months time and you're either going to keep it around if you plan on having another, give it to friends/family if they need it, or get rid of it somehow.
Ours is just sitting in the garage gathering dust...
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We use britax seats, the kids seem to like them.
Keep in mind that car seats expire. I would not recommend a used seat under any circumstance.
If the kid is due in a month you should buy a seat now, get it installed and ready. That last month, you never know when the kid is actually going to come.
Keep in mind that car seats expire. I would not recommend a used seat under any circumstance.
If the kid is due in a month you should buy a seat now, get it installed and ready. That last month, you never know when the kid is actually going to come.
CharlieDigital
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I've heard this as well, but I believe it to be completely bogus and used by the industry to feed off of the fear of parents.
What component of a car seat would you expect to "expire" under normal use?
It's a sham, just like the diamond engagement ring, created by the industry to move their products.
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http://baby.about.com/od/healthandsafety/f/car_seat_expiration.htm
http://askville.amazon.com/car-seats-expire-years-date-printed/AnswerViewer.do?requestId=1212189
It's mostly like the plastic becoming brittle as time goes on. Think about the temperature swings that a carseat faces throughout a year locked in a car, not only the plastic but the foam insulation inside the carseat, as well as changing safety standards..I dunno, 100-200 bucks or so per child seems worth it to me when it is your child's safety at sake.
poppabk
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You switched to forward facing at 5 months?
DJ_Lae
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Most convertible ones can rear face until the kid is 30-35lbs or so. Though height becomes a problem sooner, so I doubt anyone could get much more than two years out of them unless they have a short kid.
I can't imagine switching to forward facing any sooner. Here you're only required to do it until they're a year, and a lot of people I know have promptly flipped their kid around the instant they turn 1. Having seen forward vs rear facing crash tests, though, I couldn't do it. We kept our first rear facing until her legs wouldn't let her.
CharlieDigital
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Same can be said for your seat belt, air bags, other security measures in your vehicle and yet you don't replace your seat belt mechanism or air bag every 2 years.
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I also don't replace my car seat every two years, I would follow the expiration date. My second kid is in my first kid's old seat, but it is before the expiration date and I know it has never been in an accident.
Two things:
1) Keep your kid rear facing as long as possible. I believe it is considered much safer, even at older ages. Seems I heard a news story about how the US has kids forward facing far earlier than other countries.
2) Be careful talking about kid-rearing even around your best friends. It is a minefield. See: breastfeeding, TV habits, meat/vegetarian, circumcision, etc.
Best wishes. You are most likely in for the best experiences of your life.
1) Keep your kid rear facing as long as possible. I believe it is considered much safer, even at older ages. Seems I heard a news story about how the US has kids forward facing far earlier than other countries.
2) Be careful talking about kid-rearing even around your best friends. It is a minefield. See: breastfeeding, TV habits, meat/vegetarian, circumcision, etc.
Best wishes. You are most likely in for the best experiences of your life.
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