Thursday, June 18, 2009

Cool Car Seat!

As you may or may not know, I am a huge advocate of car seat safety! Emery Jai STILL rides in a 5 point harness (she meets the height and weight requirements for a booster, but 5 point harnesses are SO much safer!) and will until she is 60 lbs. G has the same car seat, so he will be equally as restricted:)!
The AAP now recommends rear facing car seats to 40 lbs. This car seat is then forward facing to 64 lbs! This is really the only seat our little one will need! Really, the only draw back I have read about is that it is not a carrier. This is not an issue for us b/c I wear our babies! We had a convertible with Guice and loved it. We never used our carrier seat that we had for EJ, just took her out and use a sling. I am also a huge advocate of baby wearing:)! Other great features of the My Ride 65 include:
its side impact protection (SIP) tested for “occupant retention by the harness system” and constructed with EPS energy-absorbing foam
in addition to the mandatory National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) sticker on the base of the seat, there’s also labels on the side of the seat in an easier to read location that reminds you of the weight and height limits for each set-up
there are two LATCH belts (one for rear- and one for forward-facing) so you don’t need to re-thread them when it’s time to turn the seat around
when the seat rear-faces, there’s a deep recline so baby’s head doesn’t flop forward
the 5-point harness adjusts from the front, something inexpensive car seats typically don’t include
infants will be super comfy with the infant insert, while bigger kids will like the toddler headrest and two built-in cup holders

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