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Platinum Supermommy
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Join Date: Jan 2008
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I need some opinions please on this car seat....
Amazon.com: The First Years True Fit Convertible Car Seat, Cappuccino: Baby
I like Cappuccino and chocolate! LOL Anyone got one of these? Its seems like it will cover us from birth to 65lbs, and the safety stuff on it sounds good....but since I really don't know what to look for otherwise I thought I would get your opinions on it!
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No experience with it but I say get it and cross one thing off your list. I mean honestly, a car seat is a car seat, you know? I like the color, and it seems like it would suit your lifestyle 
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Platinum Supermommy
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Join Date: Jan 2008
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^^ Troy's mom will be buying the car seat of our choice when she hits town on the 23rd--it will be nice to have my first big item off the list! Next big item--luggage! LOL
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Mega Super Mommy
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Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Massachusetts
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baby luggage... hope Troys work will pay all the extra fees from the darn airlines! haha Youre going to need 5 extra people to help carry just his/her bags!
I really like that car seat.. I bookmarked it for my future reference.. 
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I like that car seat the only thing Im really looking for is one that reclines. You know what I mean. Esp for you if your not gonna get an infant seat. I looked but I didnt see it say that it did recline.
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Platinum Supermommy
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Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: St. Louis, MO
Posts: 14,102
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Oh I really like it!!
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<-- Just do it.
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Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: The Tar Heel State
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You might have already said this in your other carseat thread so I apologize if this is a repeat question! Are you planning on having an infant carseat? The only reason I ask is because it is SO NICE to not have to wake a sleeping infant when you need to get out of the car. Just something to think about.
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Platinum Supermommy
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Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Indianapolis, IN
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It looks nice but I'm all about getting a Britax carseat next.
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Reading the reviews, quite a few people say that it's not the best seat for rear facing, which you will be in for at least a year. For that price, I would personally go with the Britax Marathon, which you can find for $199-$229.
I do like the colors though!
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Mamma to Mia
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Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Grimsby, England
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I really like that! have you read any reviews on it online?
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Platinum Supermommy
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Join Date: Jan 2008
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Kaleigh
baby luggage... hope Troys work will pay all the extra fees from the darn airlines! haha Youre going to need 5 extra people to help carry just his/her bags!
I really like that car seat.. I bookmarked it for my future reference.. |
Baby's stuff is going to have to fit in its one big bag (under 50lbs) just like ours--it does make it more interesting to baby shop LOL.
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Originally Posted by greeneyes
You might have already said this in your other carseat thread so I apologize if this is a repeat question! Are you planning on having an infant carseat? The only reason I ask is because it is SO NICE to not have to wake a sleeping infant when you need to get out of the car. Just something to think about. |
We are hoping to just get one because we could end on a long assignment and baby grow out of one into another and its VERY hard to find these overseas! I do see the waking a baby as an issue that will probably suck---I'm HOPEING that they just get used to it *crossing all crossables!* LOL
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Originally Posted by Bre+Will=Reid
Reading the reviews, quite a few people say that it's not the best seat for rear facing, which you will be in for at least a year. For that price, I would personally go with the Britax Marathon, which you can find for $199-$229.
I do like the colors though!
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Ok now I must be looking in the wrong area because the reviews I was reading said it was one of the best for that because it could go longer?...UGH Where is a good place to look up reviews?
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Originally Posted by Mummy2Mia
I really like that! have you read any reviews on it online? |
I am but I don't think the right places. I do know it has the highest safety rating that "they" give!
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<-- Just do it.
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Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: The Tar Heel State
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Ah, I gotcha. Hopefully baby will get used to it then!
As for the carseat, girl, I am ALL about the Britax. They are actually made in Charlotte, NC (where I'm from) and I used to handle some of their accounts when I was a bank manager. I've been to their offices for different bank business here and there and I can tell you that they are truly a company that CARES. So much goes into the planning, design, and creation of the carseats and the top concern is always safety. They are the "Volvo" of carseats and well, you know how I am about my Volvos!! 
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Mega Super Mommy
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Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Charlotte
Posts: 1,841
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Totally thread hijacking (sorry Angela), but Kate---we've gotta get together next time you are in town!
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Platinum Supermommy
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Join Date: Jan 2008
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Britax----the issue I possible see for their seats is that its so long when rear facing. I am nervous our little overseas cars will not fit them. The True Fit has that removable top part to prevent this problem up to 23lbs child in it. Does anyone have a little car that has the Britax? I do like how the Britax is 5lbs lighter though! (every lb counts with us!)
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<-- Just do it.
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Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: The Tar Heel State
Posts: 6,308
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Originally Posted by niknok
Totally thread hijacking (sorry Angela), but Kate---we've gotta get together next time you are in town!
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For sure! I'll be there again in July!
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Mega Super Mommy
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Join Date: Mar 2008
Posts: 2,931
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Why don't you get both the infant seat and convertible now....hit MIL up for both (HE HE HE)  The infant seat is really worth it....those convertibles just seem sooooo big for a newborn. But if you're convinced -----I'm also a Britax girl so I am going to say go with the Britax. DH just installed Harrison's new Britax Frontier in our Jeep Cherokee....and it fits perfect. I will get a picture of him in it and post it!
Like I said before I'm going to reuse our infant car seat that is an Evenflo (part of a travel system) - but as soon as she hits a year we're going to put her forward facing in a Britax convertible....not sure which one yet but I'll shop around.
I do like the seat - but I'm a Britax fan!
Elite carseats has comparison charts etc. And there is a website called CarSeatData.org - user ratings of carseats fitting into cars where you can look up different carseat models with different cars and see what people have to say about it.
Good luck!
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Platinum Supermommy
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Join Date: Jan 2008
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^^^ we thought about getting both---but then if we get sent on an assignment we can't take both with us and many times we leave thinking we are gone for a month and it turns into 6 months--so they would out grow it while out.
We went to BRU tonight and checked out the seats---WOW thats over whelming! AND BIG WOW there is a big difference in wt!!!! It bumped out the True fit--its like 25lbs. Now we are looking at Graco ComfortSport and the Britax Roundabout.
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Platinum Supermommy
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Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Earth
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I really like it... but did you notice the warning, it said
WARNING:
CHOKING HAZARD -- Small parts. Not for children under 3 yrs.
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Originally Posted by soImarriedAnerd
^^^ we thought about getting both---but then if we get sent on an assignment we can't take both with us and many times we leave thinking we are gone for a month and it turns into 6 months--so they would out grow it while out.
We went to BRU tonight and checked out the seats---WOW thats over whelming! AND BIG WOW there is a big difference in wt!!!! It bumped out the True fit--its like 25lbs. Now we are looking at Graco ComfortSport and the Britax Roundabout. |
Both of those look great! They both have great ratings!
I know what you mean about it being over whelming. I just had a hard time picking out a high chair... and I only had 5 to chose from lol!!!!
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little miss needs a nap
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Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Minnesota
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Angela - I have read really great things about that seat, actually. Have you been to car-seat.org? They are AMAZING there and if you do a search in their forums about that seat, you will get tons of reviews. Many of the regular people who post there are carseat technicians.
Also, having an infant seat doesn't necessarily guarantee that the baby won't wake once you're done in the car...my little man broke that idea right out of the water! He's awake the second the car stops, infant seat or not. It's incredibly frustrating!
I have heard really great things about Recaro seats, too. We got the Signo for Ben's next seat...but that's huge, too.
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