What is a safe and easy to install rearfacing seat for 6 month old. She doesnt fit in her carrier anymore? thx

Question

also do you know where I can learn to properly install it?

Answer 1

we use the cosco alpha omega elite.  it is a convertible carseat.  it can be backwards starting at 10 lbs and then rides forward to 100lbs.  i had the fire department install the first one until i knew what i was doing.

Answer 2

Infant seats are outgrown when a child reaches the weight limit, or more commonly when the child has less than one inch of plastic shell above his head.

Infants then move to a rearfacing (RF) convertible seats and MUST remain RF until at least 1 year AND 20lbs, but should remain RF until the limits of the seat (30-35lbs in the US).

The recommendation from safety experts and the American Academy of Pediatrics is to rearface (RF) to the limits of the seat which is 30-35lbs on all convertible car seats sold in the US. My daughter rode RF until she was 3 ½ and would love it if she still could, but she reached the weight limit on her Britax Marathons and had to be turned FF.

I have included several links with great pictures and videos of what happens to children’s necks when they are FF in a crash.

Most people are concerned about their child's legs being scrunched or broken in a crash. There is absolutely no evidence that shows a child's legs are in danger and I would much rather deal with a broken leg, than a broken neck.

Highly recommended convertible carseats are the Britax Decathalon, Boulevard and Marathon; Sunshine Kids Radian; Evenflo Triumph ADVANCE; Cosco Scenera and Safety First Uptown.  Stay away from the Alpha Omega 3-in-1 seats only harness to 40lbs and most 40lb weight limit seats are outgrown before a child is mature enough for a booster seat.  They also have very low top harness slots, so are outgrown by height at around 2 or 3 years old.  The Graco Comfortsport also has very low top slots.

Answer 3

We got a seat that can be rear or forward facing and were glad we did - it went from 6 months and he can be in it unil he is 35 lbs - still a good year or 2 away.

Here is the kind we got - the instructions tell you how to put it in.  I like ours a lot.

You can research all models by looking up "convertible car seats":   that means it goes from rear to forward facing (don't use forward until a year and 20 lbs.)

http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp...

Answer 4

You can go to your local fire station and they can teach you for the best way and safest way to install

Answer 5

You need a convertible car seat, which is one that can go rear-facing or forward-facing. It's best to keep a child rear-facing as long as possible (even after they are a year old) and convertible car seats usually have rear-facing weight limits of about 30-35 lbs, depending on the seat.

Once they reach the rear-facing max weight, you turn the seat around and they stay in that one until they reach the forward facing max weight.

Then you go to a belt-positioning booster seat. This seat raises the child up so that the vehicles lap/shoulder belt goes across their lap (rather than the waist) and goes across their shoulder (rather than their neck or face).

The recommendation on booster seats is to keep using one until your child is 8 yrs old, 80 lbs, at least 58" tall, with a sitting height of at least 29". For a petite child, this could mean they could be 10 years old or even older before they can safely ride without the booster seat.

Concerning installation, no one can tell you which one is easy to install unless they have your specific model of car. My sister's baby's car seat fit very securely in my car, but we could not get it snug in hers.

If you go to a store like Babies R Us, they will usually let you take the store display seat out into your car to try it out and see if you can get it snug.

When installing it, be sure to read all instructions carefully, and call or go to a police or fire dept...they will usually check the installation for free.

Answer 6

The car seat will come with instructions....follow them.   You can also call a Fire Station....a lot of them will make sure it is installed safely free for you.

Answer 7

Usually the local police department can install it and show you how its done correctly.  You can ask in your town if they do that.

You should always look on consumer reports for car seat ratings.  They give you info on safety and ease of use.

http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/babie...

THIS IS FROM THAT PAGE. SEE LINK FOR THE WHOLE RATINGS CHART

Ratings  Infant car seats

Below is the Ratings chart for infant car seats. Models are organized by type and listed by overall score, from best to worst.  

  

   Chicco KeyFit (In June 2008, Chicco car seats with serial numbers 080226 through 080317 manufactured between Feb. 26, 2008 and March 17, 2008 were recalled because a defect can prevent the base from being tightly secured to a vehicle when the lower LATCH attachments are used. Chicco is offering free replacement bases to car seat owners. More information can be found on the Chicco Web site or by calling [phone].)  $160 88. Pass    

   Britax Companion  $200 77. Pass    

   Peg Perego Primo Viaggio SIP  $220 76. Pass    

   Baby Trend Flex-Loc Adjustable Back CR Best Buy $90 75. Pass    

   Compass I410  $130 75. Pass    

   Graco SnugRide with EPS (In December 2007, Graco SnugRide car seat model numbers 8609, 8616, 8643, 8645, and 8646, manufactured between Aug. 1, 2006, and June 30, 2007, were recalled because fiberfill from the seat pad could become exposed and pose a choking hazard to babies. Graco is offering free replacement kits to car seat owners. More information can be found on the Graco Web site or by calling [phone].) CR Best Buy $90 74. Pass    

   Graco SafeSeat  $150 72. Pass    

   Evenflo Embrace  $70 69. Pass    

   Safety 1st Designer  $70 68. Pass    

   Combi Centre ST (On March 3, 2008, Combi recalled approximately 67,000 Centre, Centre ARB and Shuttle child safety seats that could fail to adequately protect children in a frontal collision. Models 8065, 8074, 8086, 8087, 8520, 4400, 4515, 4520 manufactured from October 2005 through December 2007 were affected by the recall. Parents should check their seats immediately, and contact Combi toll-free at 1-800-543-7734 or visit their website at www.combi-intl.com for more information.)  $110 55. Pass    

   Evenflo Discovery (On February 1, 2008, Evenflo recalled approximately one million Discovery child safety seats that could fail to adequately protect children in a high impact side collision. Models 390, 391, 534 and 552, manufactured between April 2005 and January 29, 2008, were affected by the recall. Parents should check their seats immediately, and contact Evenflo toll-free at 1-800-356-2229 or visit their website at safety.evenflo.com for more information.)  $50 55. Pass

Answer 8

When my little man was about 7 months he was too big for his car seat. We ended up getting a toddler seat and on the instruction manual it had how to install as a rear facing. Make sure when you purchase the seat it has the ability to be rear facing... some seats dont