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Topic: carseat guru help please
Posted By: fairy1
Subject: carseat guru help please
Date Posted: 06 September 2011 at 2:28pm
I am concerned my son is almost outgrown his carseat height wise, weight wise he is still fine. I have gone through the carseat manual and tried google but am still unsure so figured since there are some lovely carseat guru's on the website then they should be able to help. He is still rearfacing and there is no way I am turning him around any time soon and dh agrees.
What is the minimum distance that the top of the baby's head can be from the top of the carseat? TIA.

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Posted By: Bizzy
Date Posted: 06 September 2011 at 2:39pm
i think that once their ears reach the top it is time for a new one. Otherwise the other indicator is where the seat belt strap sits. If it is above their shoulder then its not good. (i think) What sort of carseat is it that a 10 month old is too tall for it?

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Posted By: Bizzy
Date Posted: 06 September 2011 at 2:43pm
this site may have some info too:

http://www.childrestraints.co.nz/carseat.php - nz child restraints

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Posted By: fairy1
Date Posted: 06 September 2011 at 2:50pm
Its a Milan convertible carseat from farmers. I've been getting concerned about it for a little while but dh keeps saying that his legs will grow and his torso should stop but it doesn't seem to be.
The side bits (which he can rest his head against if that makes sense) start at the top of the carseat so his ears won't be above them till the top of his head his already over the top of the carseat. Hope that makes sense. I'm bit confused about what you mean about the seatbelt strap. The harness starts just below his shoulders (would start about 1cm below his shoulders) and the manual says the harness should start below his shoulders.

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Posted By: Nothing
Date Posted: 06 September 2011 at 3:10pm
If he is rear facing the straps need to come up and over his shoulders.

When rear facing they outgrow them height wise when the top of the head is within 1 inch of the top of the seat. When forward facing it is when the eyes and ears a level with the top of the seat.

I recommend getting a Radian as your next seat. It can rear face up to 20kg then forward face up to 36kg with a 5 point harness. It has one of the best side impact ratings and fits most cars.

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Posted By: fairy1
Date Posted: 06 September 2011 at 3:14pm
ds is exactly at 1 inch below the top of the carseat, guess we are getting a new one. This time I am going to be adamant bout the radian.

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Posted By: fairy1
Date Posted: 06 September 2011 at 3:15pm
Thanks Wriggles and Bizzy.

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Posted By: Plushie
Date Posted: 06 September 2011 at 7:21pm
Is this the hipod milano? With the toy bar? DS outgrew it by height by the time he was 5 months. Totally blew my mind.


Posted By: InthemiddleMummy
Date Posted: 06 September 2011 at 8:40pm
maybe best to go to your local plunket for free no sales pressure advice

they hire carseats for $36 a year at ours and they fit them check them etc, so she will be able to tell you

my friend did have one of those hipod from farmers and her boy was short and he out grew it very fast as well although he was FF by time that happend about 2.5



Posted By: T_Rex
Date Posted: 06 September 2011 at 9:00pm
Plunket advise is as biased as the next place I reckon. They are sponsored by safe'n'sound and that's mostly what they hire so that's all our place knows about.

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Posted By: fairy1
Date Posted: 06 September 2011 at 9:07pm
Bowie, yep thats the one. I'm thinking of going to baby on the move as they seem to have a large selection and will install them as well.

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Posted By: Bizzy
Date Posted: 06 September 2011 at 9:59pm
Originally posted by Wriggles Wriggles wrote:

If he is rear facing the straps need to come up and over his shoulders.



Ooops thats right - i forgot about the rear facing thing.

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Posted By: clover
Date Posted: 07 September 2011 at 7:42am
I really don't get the Radian hype, yes they can be a great seat for some but they're not the best seat on the market nor do they suit everyone. Baby on the move are great, I'd recommend them.

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Posted By: RubySoho
Date Posted: 08 September 2011 at 10:00am
Originally posted by clover clover wrote:

I really don't get the Radian hype, yes they can be a great seat for some but they're not the best seat on the market nor do they suit everyone. Baby on the move are great, I'd recommend them.


I think the "hype" as you say refers to the fact that it is one of the best car seats on the market today. A child can RF in it up to 20kg (my SnS only goes to 12kg RF and 18kg FF) which means that every child should be able to RF up to at least their second if not third birthday. FF limit is a whopping 36kg, in theory you could have a 10 year old in a 5 point harness. Awesome. The seat expires after 8 years as oppose to the usual 6 years. It is nice and narrow which is a big consideration for those with 3 kids in car seats and a regular car. It has a reinforced steel alloy frame which makes it one of the strongest on the market. Do I need to go on?

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Posted By: mothermercury
Date Posted: 08 September 2011 at 1:20pm
They've also got a very tall back, so it would take a very long time to outgrow them height-wise.


Posted By: BessieBear
Date Posted: 08 September 2011 at 2:15pm
They are so epensive though. If you were having several children buying one for each would be incredible. Yes they are great but not eveyone can afford them.

We have a ezyswitch which is the same as the farmers hipod. And if my 18 month was still rear facing she'd still fit in it height a weight wise. So they aren't too bad.

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Posted By: clover
Date Posted: 09 September 2011 at 7:37am
I don't deny that there are some great features, but there are other seats just as good for a lot less cost. They may not go to quite the same kg limits but I'd personally question if those limits are even required.

I think that a lot of people who can't really afford a Radian are now thinking that it is the seat they must have when there are plenty of others that would do the job just as well.

Anyhow, not really looking for a debate, it really doesn't bother me that much, I just don't agree that it is "THE" seat to end all seats and thought I'd put it out there for people who think they need to buy one when they may not.

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Posted By: minik8e
Date Posted: 09 September 2011 at 7:41am
There are other options that don't cost quite as much as the Radian. There's the Cosco Scenera for one, which has very similar weight limits at less than half the price - Baby on the Move stocks these from memory. There's no way I could ever afford to get Radians - not when needing 2 at once - so I did research alternative seats.



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