SN and Car seats

[anj_rn]

My DD is 9 months old and about to outgrow her bucket seat. She is already 20 lbs. I have a Evenflo Triumph, but I think she will outgrow the weight limit before I am ready for her to be FF. Any recomendations out there for a higher weight limit for a RF seat? I would prefer something not huge, since she has to ride in the back seat w/ DS in his FF seat, and an adult (to suction her trach).

[2boyzmama]

Graco MyRide
Sunshine Kids Radian
TrueFit

All of those should keep her rear facing for a while and can be used forward facing for a while too (in fact, the seat may expire before she outgrows it.)

You can check the dimensions to see which will fit better in your car.

[earthmama4]

Cosco Scenera is RF to 35 lbs and inexpensive. I got mine for about $60 at Target. The new "Rounded Squares" print edition was listed as Best Convertible Seat of 2009 for being lowest in chemicals.

http://www.healthystuff.org/departme...getrecno=11083

[anj_rn]

Thanks to both of you. We can get to 35 lbs with our triumph, so I am just going to keep my eyes out for the radian to go on sale.

-ap

[mrsfru]

Wanted to point out that the Graco My Ride has a much nicer recline than the Radian for when your child is forward facing (in several years, obviously, you know the value of keeping her rearfacing past age 2 and above). When forward facing, the recline of the Radian is really upright, which is something to consider if a child has tubes, low tone, etc. Also, the recline of the Radian when rearfacing is pretty much set, and can be difficult to adjust or fit in some cars. It's a great seat, but the My Ride may work better for a SN kiddo.

hths

mrsfru