https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 12 Jul 2026 00:04:12 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/convertible-from-birth/page/2#post-844255 Mon, 10 Jun 2013 09:09:29 +0000 looch 844255@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would have skipped the infant bucket, knowing what our experience was. We hardly used the car, just for a few short trips on the weekends, and we lived on the third floor, so carrying the baby and the car seat got old fast. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/convertible-from-birth/page/2#post-843211 Sun, 09 Jun 2013 14:23:21 +0000 LaineysMom 843211@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@runsyellowlites: we have the Diono Radian RXT. It's a great carseat, but it doesn't seem as safe (for newborns) as our Britax Chaperone. We got it bc it's narrow, steel frame, and DD can sit rear facing for much longer than other seats. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/convertible-from-birth/page/2#post-841400 Sat, 08 Jun 2013 06:26:38 +0000 sunshineandsushi 841400@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think the Diono Radian is marketed as a convertible that will fit three across in cars. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/convertible-from-birth/page/2#post-841350 Sat, 08 Jun 2013 01:21:47 +0000 SAHM0811 841350@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have a Diono Radian RXT for DD1 and would use 3 across if we had three kids. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/convertible-from-birth/page/2#post-841078 Fri, 07 Jun 2013 20:53:30 +0000 hilsy85 841078@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@runsyellowlites: honestly, just from looking through the threads you'll almost definitely be able to find what you're looking for --there literally seems to be a thread/comment on every carseat and car out there! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/convertible-from-birth/page/2#post-841074 Fri, 07 Jun 2013 20:52:08 +0000 runsyellowlites 841074@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hilsy85: I've seen the site but I never thought looking for this there... or I guess if I don't find anything I can join &amp; just ask! (like I need to join another online community.... lol) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/convertible-from-birth/page/2#post-841069 Fri, 07 Jun 2013 20:48:49 +0000 hilsy85 841069@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@runsyellowlites: check out car-seat.org. They have a ton of info from certified car techs on the best carseat for pretty much any scenario. There are a ton of threads about how to fit 3 across! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/convertible-from-birth#post-840856 Fri, 07 Jun 2013 18:35:06 +0000 runsyellowlites 840856@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@T.H.O.U.: So after reading our car &amp; seat manuals I now have no clue how I'll install them all! Oy! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/convertible-from-birth#post-840677 Fri, 07 Jun 2013 16:47:37 +0000 Weagle 840677@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LovelyPlum: We went with a Britax Marathon. I really wanted the Diono Radian, but it was a little too long and tall for my car. Even with the adjuster I think it would have been too tall for me to see over. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/convertible-from-birth#post-840670 Fri, 07 Jun 2013 16:45:17 +0000 LovelyPlum 840670@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Weagle: thanks! What did you end up going.with? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/convertible-from-birth#post-840644 Fri, 07 Jun 2013 16:33:25 +0000 Weagle 840644@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LovelyPlum: The Pria is huge! I was set on it until I tried it our in my car. Holy moly. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/convertible-from-birth#post-840593 Fri, 07 Jun 2013 16:09:11 +0000 LovelyPlum 840593@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@plantains: oh wow, thanks! I know we are going to have to try them out in the car before we decide, but I'm a long way from there :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/convertible-from-birth#post-840516 Fri, 07 Jun 2013 15:41:30 +0000 Mrs. Yoyo 840516@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@runsyellowlites: yes, they're good from 5 pounds and install was pretty easy RF with latch. It is a tall seat, pro being LO can RF for a long time. Con is it might mean whoever is in front of it loses a lot of leg room in smaller cars. They sell an angle adjuster for that, but I don't think you can use it until LO is 1. We didn't need the adjuster in our Sonata but did in our CRV. Another pro: it becomes a booster, so could be the only one you need. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/convertible-from-birth#post-840486 Fri, 07 Jun 2013 15:33:06 +0000 lemondrop 840486@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Dandelion: I second this, I LOVE the Graco My Ride 65!! It is very large, but would nicely hold a newborn. I loved my infant carrier though, so I didn't implement the convertible seat until he was almost a year old. At almost a year and a half he is still happily riding rear facing in the My Ride. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/convertible-from-birth#post-840420 Fri, 07 Jun 2013 15:16:28 +0000 FarmWifeGina 840420@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@runsyellowlites: This is what I'm planning to do with Cricket. I have two Cosco Sceneras now and will be getting a 5-point booster for Deere Boy in the near future so Cricket can have his seat. Then I will wear Cricket everywhere we go- with a 4- and 2-year-old to wrangle, I'm not going to have an extra hand to tote that bucket seat everywhere. Plus, our old bucket seat is expired and I'd rather invest in a nice carrier than another car seat that I'll probably use for less than a year anyways.<br /> I have a Jeep Grand Cherokee, so will be putting 3 car seats across the backseat too- but I was counting on putting Deere Boy's booster in the middle seat since he'll be able to crawl in there a lot easier by himself. Blah. I'm hopeful we can upgrade to a Suburban within the next year or so because I am NOT looking forward to squeezing them all in there. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/convertible-from-birth#post-840411 Fri, 07 Jun 2013 15:14:20 +0000 plantains 840411@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LovelyPlum: The Maxi Cosi Pria is huge! It is one of the biggest car seats I have ever seen. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/convertible-from-birth#post-840407 Fri, 07 Jun 2013 15:13:02 +0000 loveisstrange 840407@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@runsyellowlites: I think the Dionos start from 5lbs. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/convertible-from-birth#post-840394 Fri, 07 Jun 2013 15:10:22 +0000 plantains 840394@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@runsyellowlites: Thanks! I always use the stroller in restaurants, even till this day she prefers sitting in her stroller to sitting in a high chair. And at church the middle aisle has plenty of room to park the stroller so I always sit there. I have never had a problem with using the stroller in restaurants, and in the beginning we ate out every day. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/convertible-from-birth#post-840378 Fri, 07 Jun 2013 15:04:01 +0000 katsupgirl 840378@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@runsyellowlites: we have the Britax marathon and our car is an Escape. I really liked having just the convertible but the infant seat has come in handy. I mostly hold LO anyway but sometimes it's nice to eat with both hands or at least your dominant one. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/convertible-from-birth#post-840376 Fri, 07 Jun 2013 15:02:19 +0000 runsyellowlites 840376@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Yoyo: I did hear that! How are they on height &amp; install? We originally got the Combi b/c we were in a small civic but now in the Escape we have a bit more room in that arena! Does it seat from birth?.. I guess if it doesn't we can always put P in it &amp; give the new bebe the Combi! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/convertible-from-birth#post-840364 Fri, 07 Jun 2013 15:00:20 +0000 Mrs. Yoyo 840364@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@runsyellowlites: We just got a Diono Radian RXT, and it's one of the most narrow convertibles you can get, so it might be worth a look. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/convertible-from-birth#post-840343 Fri, 07 Jun 2013 14:55:07 +0000 oliviaoblivia 840343@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@zippylef: the ten pound baby was a big part of why we skipped the infant seat. She was just too heavy for me to carry like that. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/convertible-from-birth#post-840299 Fri, 07 Jun 2013 14:45:08 +0000 loveisstrange 840299@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@runsyellowlites: I definitely understand that. C was 10lbs8oz from birth, so I definitely never carried it farther than the car to the house/stroller and back. lol. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/convertible-from-birth#post-840286 Fri, 07 Jun 2013 14:42:08 +0000 runsyellowlites 840286@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@zippylef: I'm hoping in the next 18 mths we can upgrade to a Traverse.. about the time we'll be having to get a bigger seat for P anyways (well not quite but it'll be on the horizon) so the room issue will be resolved. After G I found lugging an infant seat around pretty inconvenient so it stayed in the car alot anyways. lol </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/convertible-from-birth#post-840265 Fri, 07 Jun 2013 14:37:40 +0000 loveisstrange 840265@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@runsyellowlites: We've been talking about doing this with the Recaro ProRide we're going to get C. We'll just move her back into her Alpha Omega full-time, since it converts all the way up to a regular booster/100lbs (she'll be 4-5), and the new baby can use the Recaro. I want to babywear and get the bassinet attachment for our City Mini. </p> <p>More than likely, we'll end up with another infant seat though. The convenience factor for me is a huge plus. HOWEVER, if I had 3 and had to install it in the center... I'd probably do exactly what you're doing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/convertible-from-birth#post-840240 Fri, 07 Jun 2013 14:30:52 +0000 cascademom 840240@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Is the Graco Snugride 35 a convertible car seat? It's what we've used with LO since birth. We took out the infant insert after he got too big for it. This thread just makes me want to post my favorite pic of LO ever in his car seat at 7 weeks giving me his "WTH Mommy look." </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/convertible-from-birth#post-840224 Fri, 07 Jun 2013 14:27:44 +0000 runsyellowlites 840224@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@oliviaoblivia: That's great to know!<br /> @LovelyPlum: I saw the post but didn't even think to read the comments! Thanks! I wonder how that seat fits 3 across?.. heading to research now! =) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/convertible-from-birth#post-840218 Fri, 07 Jun 2013 14:25:44 +0000 runsyellowlites 840218@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MamaMoose: I rarely took the infant seat in, especially since I didn't put them on the cart (and putting them in the basket made grocery shopping hard).. I always just woke her up &amp; wore her so that's not a big deal (she'd usually go right back to sleep.. or have fun looking around &amp; be up. lol) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/convertible-from-birth#post-840217 Fri, 07 Jun 2013 14:25:10 +0000 LovelyPlum 840217@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Look at the comments on Mrs. Polish's recent post about infant and convertible seats. I asked the same question, and a few ladies gave me suggestions for seats! I know one was the Maxi Cosi Pria with Tiny Fit, which is what we are looking at. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/convertible-from-birth#post-840215 Fri, 07 Jun 2013 14:24:21 +0000 oliviaoblivia 840215@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We skipped the infant seat. We have a Britax advocate. It has been great for us. LO fit perfectly right away and seems really comfortable in it. I used an infant seat for her when visiting family and was miserable lugging that thing plus her around. For restaurants we'd just use our stroller. I'm really glad we decided to skip the infant seat and haven't regretted not having one at all. And I'm happy to not have to store one too seeing as she's too heavy for one at five months. </p>