OK, so I've been at this for about 2 weeks now, and I'm stumped. Am I missing something, and wwyd?
I need a 5 point harness carseat for my 6 yo. He weighs 46 lbs, 44" tall and impossible to safely contain in the Graco booster in our Chevy Astro van. I have 2 other carseats in the van, each on the middle captains chairs for my toddler and baby-in-waiting, and the 6 yo sits on the rear/bench seat of the vehicle, which has no headrests. He currently uses a Graco booster, and it's a terrible setup. When he sizes out of whatever seat I get for him, that seat will be passed down to his now - 2yo brother, who is built quite differently and already off the growth charts for his height. The other 2 seats are not in question and do not need to be replaced.
The van is not latch or tether equipped. I've not yet found out if I can have a tether hook installed. I cannot use the Apex seat, as the backseat of the van has no headrests. I cannot use the Regent, b/c once he hits 50 lbs I need the tether, and do not have tether in the vehicle.
I was able to get my hands on a Radian, and had my son sit in it. He would use the top slots, with just 1 inch before his shoulders are above them, sizing him out of the seat altogether, well before the 65 lb weight limit. The seat is narrow, and he complained about how the straps rubbed on his neck b/c the strap slots are quite close together. His 2 yo brother would inherit this seat, and he's already 30 lbs and 37 inches tall.
Other than putting my soon-to-be-born infant son in a rearfacing carseat in the backseat of the van to allow my 6 yo to use the Apex on a captain's chair so there is the required head support, I can't figure out any other options. We cannot replace this vehicle, I have to work with what we've got.
What variables/options/combos might I be missing? I've been looking at this for so long my head is spinning when I try to concentrate on it................
I need a 5 point harness carseat for my 6 yo. He weighs 46 lbs, 44" tall and impossible to safely contain in the Graco booster in our Chevy Astro van. I have 2 other carseats in the van, each on the middle captains chairs for my toddler and baby-in-waiting, and the 6 yo sits on the rear/bench seat of the vehicle, which has no headrests. He currently uses a Graco booster, and it's a terrible setup. When he sizes out of whatever seat I get for him, that seat will be passed down to his now - 2yo brother, who is built quite differently and already off the growth charts for his height. The other 2 seats are not in question and do not need to be replaced.
The van is not latch or tether equipped. I've not yet found out if I can have a tether hook installed. I cannot use the Apex seat, as the backseat of the van has no headrests. I cannot use the Regent, b/c once he hits 50 lbs I need the tether, and do not have tether in the vehicle.
I was able to get my hands on a Radian, and had my son sit in it. He would use the top slots, with just 1 inch before his shoulders are above them, sizing him out of the seat altogether, well before the 65 lb weight limit. The seat is narrow, and he complained about how the straps rubbed on his neck b/c the strap slots are quite close together. His 2 yo brother would inherit this seat, and he's already 30 lbs and 37 inches tall.
Other than putting my soon-to-be-born infant son in a rearfacing carseat in the backseat of the van to allow my 6 yo to use the Apex on a captain's chair so there is the required head support, I can't figure out any other options. We cannot replace this vehicle, I have to work with what we've got.
What variables/options/combos might I be missing? I've been looking at this for so long my head is spinning when I try to concentrate on it................
So I"m going to do something ELSE today, like making sure the baby's room is ready for arrival, and maybe I'll stop obsessing about the horrible safety setup I have in our vehicle.....
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