Worth the investment
December 30, 2017
I had a previous child and plenty of experience with different styles of car seats. This one fits the bill for many of my previous challenges. 1. If I had 2 children side by side with any type of a seat -infant/booster/convertible it was next to impossible to put 3 children side by side. I'd have to squeeze a 3rd person between the two and it was not pretty. Now it is much easier to put them side by side, as well as someone in the middle. Huge difference. 2. As my first child grew, the higher arm rails became problematic because they were so high it was difficult to get in and out of the car and then into the seat. Plus because the arm rails came around both sides there was not a lot of wiggle room as he grew, which made sitting in it feel "tight." Being able to have the lower sides is invaluable both with my newest addition in getting her in and out of the seat because it is less of a bucket style, and for her as she gets older as well. 3. My second gets to be lugged around town quite a bit, and I had no idea how uncomfortable most car seats are, these seats have a memory foam cushion, not just a thin strip of fabric on top of plastic. I cannot imagine traveling on plastic all day long!?! How uncomfortable. 4. It's so easy to take in and out of the car. Yes it's tall, but it's easy to clip in, tighten and done. Just like a base for an infant car seat. 5. I rest assured knowing my child has more than just plastic protecting her :)
Pros
- 1. If I had 2 children side by side with any type of a seat -infant/booster/convertible it was next to impossible to put 3 children side by side. I'd have to squeeze a 3rd person between the two and it was not pretty. Now it is much easier to put them side by side, as well as someone in the middle. Huge difference.
- 2. As my first child grew, the higher arm rails became problematic because they were so high it was difficult to get in and out of the car and then into the seat. Plus because the arm rails came around both sides there was not a lot of wiggle room as he grew, which made sitting in it feel "tight." Being able to have the lower sides is invaluable both with my newest addition in getting her in and out of the seat because it is less of a bucket style, and for her as she gets older as well.
- 3. My second gets to be lugged around town quite a bit, and I had no idea how uncomfortable most car seats are, these seats have a memory foam cushion, not just a thin strip of fabric on top of plastic. I cannot imagine traveling on plastic all day long!?! How uncomfortable.
- 4. It's so easy to take in and out of the car. Yes it's tall, but it's easy to clip in, tighten and done. Just like a base for an infant car seat.
- 5. I rest assured knowing my child has more than just plastic protecting her :)
Cons
- make sure the dimensions with the height of the seat will fit when facing backwards and leaning back at the same time :)