3yo with ataxia- carseat question

[homemademomma]

my three year old is going to outgrow her seat soon. Any recs for a good seat that will fit her for a loooong time? Does medicaid cover something like that? I don't think it does, so something not too expensive would be better. Thanks!

[mrsfru]

Unless your child can't fit in seats that are currently on the market, you probably won't be able to get any reimbursement for a carseat.

But here are a few options:

under $80--Evenflo Maestro, available only at Sears or Sears.com, forward facing combo seat goes up to 50 lbs (taller slots than Generations 65)

under $100--Evenflo Generations 65, available only at Babies R Us or BabiesRUs.com, forward facing combo seat goes up to 65 lbs

under $175 (often on sale)--Graco Nautilus, available Wal-Mart, Target, BRU/TRU, on line, etc, forward facing combo seat goes up to 65 lbs (tallest slots) (right now--$154 at Target + get a $20 Target gift card back=$134)

A few more options--rearfacing is still safest and maybe your lo still fits this way (most kids do until they are 40" tall or so...):

under $100--Safety First Avenue, available only at Kmart or Kmart.com, up to 35 lbs rearfacing and 40 lbs forward facing, really tall seat

under $150--Evenflo Triumph Advance, available everywhere pretty much, up to 35 lbs rearfacing and 50 lbs forward facing, will last kids till they are old enough and big enough to use a high back booster seat

under $150--Graco My Ride, available everywhere, too, up to 40 lbs rearfacing and 65 lbs forward facing, will also last kids till they are old enough and big enough to use a high back booster seat

hths

mrsfru