Britax convertible- best for chubby baby boy? Any recommendations?
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Try the Britax Boulevard. The depth of the seat in the Marathon is shorter than the Roundabout. My son is average size, almost three and still has lots of growing room. I love how easily the straps can be raised or lowered (easier than the Marathon) and it has added side impact protection. I have reviews of all three car seats on my profile (just click on my name), with pictures of the Roundabout with a 21 lb baby.
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Will do! :) How funny. I am now actually looking at the Graco Quattro Tour Duo for my first primary stroller, just because it's cheaper and comes with cupholders, carseat attachments, etc. I looked at the Duoglider in the store and it was horrible, but the Quattro has better reviews and supposedly folds down 20% smaller. Looking at the measurements, it SHOULD fit... never know though. I'm going to try that one out this week. The boutique I went to to look at the City Mini actually had the Quattro Duo in stock but I just totally didn't even look at it, ha.
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I also bought the Uppa Baby tray and it fits. It's a much better tray than the Britax.
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We are using the Baby Trend Snap and Go Universal stroller for now and got a "nice" stroller for use without the carseat. I have a Maclaren and a Citi Mini. It works really well for us.
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I don't think it's any worse or better than the Britax Advocate that we use in the 2nd car. It's hard to say because of the vehicle types in use. It's certainly a comfortable seat, but if you have a taller baby/toddler, consider the Britax as it is more accommodating to taller bodies.
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Hi Mary, I am a certified Child Passenger Safety technician, and Safe Kids and the American Academy of Pediatrics recommend having your child in a rear facing car seat for two years at minimum, preferably to the height/weight limits of the convertible car seat. As this forward facing only car seat is intended for older children, Britax specifies that the child must be at least 2 years old and I believe 25 lbs to use this particular seat. I would recommend looking for a convertible car seat for your 13 month old. Hope that helps!
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We recently purchased the joovy egro. We have the britax b ready carseat system as well and it works with the joovy. I looked at both the graco and joovy before deciding on the joovy egro caboose. The joovy is a bit heavier than the graco but the quality was much better.
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No, I bought my convertible after she grew out of the infant seat. Although newborns fit in the wheight criteria, I do suggest an infant car seat until they grow out of it because of the snug fit as well as the ease of carrying around an infant seat and snapping onto matching stroller, these do not leave the car.
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We have had the Roundabout and the Marathon. You can go directly from a carrier to this seat, but your baby will look SO tiny. This is also bulkier than the roundabout and may not rear face in smaller cars. But it will buy you a few more years. I love both seats.
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Discovery and Adventure are not models they are the color style. Chicco technically only makes one model of their travel system, which is called the Cortina. It is available with a KeyFit or KeyFit30 infant car seat, the difference being that the KeyFit is only recommended up to a 22lb baby, and the KeyFit30 will last until your baby is 30lbs. To answer your question a little better, I believe that Discovery is exclusive to the KeyFit and Adventure is exclusive to the KeyFit30. I personally would recommend the KeyFit30 it is slightly more expensive, but most convertible car seats that you would purchase as the next step for your baby have a minimum weight of 30-35lbs and you don't want your baby outgrowing his KeyFit carseat at 22lbs and be stuck without a seat or using a seat that doesn't fit him for such a period of time.
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The new Blvd has an infant insert you can purchase through Britax that makes it an acceptable fit for larger newborns but the average to smaller newborns still won't fit even with the insert. Their top harness slots are just too high for most newborns since the slots need to be at or below for rear facing. The Scenera, True Fit, MyRide65, Triumph65, Cocorro and a couple others fit newborns well.
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I believe only the Chicco Keyfit/Keyfit 30 (Chicco's infant carrier carseat) will work. Their carseats are a different size than most (most are made to also fit in the top portion of a grocery store shopping cart, Chicco's do not) so other brand's carseats won't fit in (at least not correctly and securely). I have the Chicco carseat already and I have the opposite problem - when I look at info for double strollers made by other brands the Chicco has limited options of what it will fit into.Graco makes double strollers and you might check to see if the Graco carseats fit into Baby Trend double strollers as well. I believe only the Chicco Keyfit/Keyfit 30 (Chicco's infant carrier carseat) will work. Their carseats are a different size than most (most are made to also fit in the top portion of a grocery store shopping cart, Chicco's do not) so other brand's carseats won't fit in (at least not correctly and securely). I have the Chicco carseat already and I have the opposite problem - when I look at info for double strollers made by other brands the Chicco has limited options of what it will fit into.Graco makes double strollers and you might check to see if the Graco carseats fit into Baby... » Read More I believe only the Chicco Keyfit/Keyfit 30 (Chicco's infant carrier carseat) will work. Their carseats are a different size than most (most are made to also fit in the top portion of a grocery store shopping cart, Chicco's do not) so other brand's carseats won't fit in (at least not correctly and securely). I have the Chicco carseat already and I have the opposite problem - when I look at info for double strollers made by other brands the Chicco has limited options of what it will fit into.Graco makes double strollers and you might check to see if the Graco carseats fit into Baby Trend double strollers as well. « Show Less
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Has anyone found something similar that will work with the Britax B Safe Carseats (especially in price)? We've got twins on the way and I'd rather get something like the Britax B-Agile double for long-term use, but it only holds one car seat. Can't see that long-term, the babies/toddlers would enjoy the front-back configuration of the B-Ready stroller, especially being the same age and all . . .
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I have a safety first car seat. The snap n go itself is light and compact. I just think there have to be better ones out there. Now I either use the baby bjorn or my carriage!
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My son is 8mo's old and is 25.5lbs and 31" tall and fits wonderfully with lots of room to grow. I have the seat in my Lexus GX470 and it takes up less room than the infant seat. I am more than glad to send you pics if you need!
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When my son was just starting to learn to sit up, he slumped to the side too. He did better when I set the seat up straighter and attached the tray. I also grabbed our insert from our mama roo and it fit perfectly! Plus looked cute. But I'm sure the Britax insert would work too.
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Britax's website (I don't think I can post a link here but it's their name, then usa, .com). They have a great tool for side by side comparison for all of their seats, height & weight restrictions, etc) If I'm reading the specs right (please don't quote me on this), the height restrictions are the same (49'). It's the weight that's the big difference. It goes up to 40lb rear facing, 70lb front facing. My son is on the smaller side (he's 18 months and just now getting into 12-18 mo clothes) and I bought this seat because I knew it would last a while rear facing.