New Graco seat to RF to 40#

[nevaehsmommy]

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[PassionateWriter]

omg really? i dont like Graco but my son is 32.5 lbs. right now. He will more than likely reach 35 lbs. by the summer (the max of his current seat).

please tell me this is true. do you have links? i will pay any amount of $$ to keep him rear facing longer.

[nevaehsmommy]

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[goodheartedmama]

I've heard about it. I think it's great and also think that it will hopefully light a fire under Sunshine Kids and Britax's butt to get working on a higher RF weight seat, too.

[Dabble]

Mmmm, I'm going to want that.

[JudiAU]

Terrific news. Thanks for sharing.

[Drummer's Wife]

oh, wow. I hope it really is released this summer. I may end up going w/that over the True Fit just to keep DS RF'ing past 35 lbs.

[linguistmama]

Ooh, squeal, squeal!!!!!!!!!!!

[hottmama]

If it's affordable and out soon, I'd consider buying one for my 3 yr. old-- who was 35 lbs. at his annual checkup 3 months ago. What great news!

[alegna]

very interesting.... of course, in the carseat world, a summer release date means at least christmas

-Angela

[PassionateWriter]

rumor is that its going to be between $150 and $175...which is awesome!

[an_aurora]

Originally Posted by alegna

very interesting.... of course, in the carseat world, a summer release date means at least christmas

-Angela

Usually, but then again Graco vehemently denied the existence of the Nautilus until the very day it appeared at BRU.

[katie9143]

wow....i had to ff my 33lber a couple months ago in her '07 marathon and almost cried. my dh made fun of me and loves her ffing.....she just looks so vulnerable now however, i doubt it will be worth it for me since she grew 2" (in the last 2 mos!) and is 35lbs now.....especially if angela is right and its not out til christmas.

although our backup costco scenera only goes to 40lbs, so i suppose even if she is close to 40 when it comes out i could get it as a replacement.....i was considering getting a radian or a regent when the time came for the costco to be retired - i think it will all depend on the height limits for me, since i seem to be raising a redwood tree dh would freak if i bought a new seat without the actual "need"

[Fujiko]

Geez, at this rate, dd can rf until she's seven in that seat!

[Smithie]

Very good news! Maybe this new dd can be kept RFing until she is ready for college Maybe, just maybe, dd1 would be willing to go RFing again is I got her and her little sister matching pink seats!!!

The big question, of course, is how wide the darn thing will be. (Imagines dd1 and dd2 RFing in twin My Rides while ds sits in the middle in an Ollie backless booster, wearing a sign that says "Mom loves me the least" or "I'm the expendable one" :

(No, my ds does not ride in an Ollie backless booster. I kid! I kid! Do not flame me!)

[Ironica]

dh is gonna kill me, I told him that, barring accident, we were done buying carseats! ;-)

[nevaehsmommy]

Originally Posted by Smithie

Maybe, just maybe, dd1 would be willing to go RFing again is I got her and her little sister matching pink seats!!!

Who said anything about a pink seat? It has been forever and a day for the nauti to get pink(and it is like a pinky-orange)

It will be grey on grey :

[pastrygirl]

Thanks for the info! I've been scouring c-s.org but hadn't noticed those threads. I already planned to buy a new seat for my son when the baby comes, but now I'll be able to RF him again!!!!!!! (He hit the limit of our 33-pound limit MA.)

[treehugginhippie]

That's awesome! I can't wait to see it. I'll still get the new TF cause I need it soon and if DD2 grows around the same as DD1, the TF would probably be better anyways. Gosh, if DD1 was rf until 40lbs she'd be like over 8-10 yrs old!

[alegna]

Just remembered- I thought an issue with the higher weight rf seats was that there wasn't an appropriate dummy to test with.... or am I remembering wrong?

-Angela