https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 17 May 2026 23:27:52 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-had-to-choose-between-these-3-seats/page/2#post-1609059 Fri, 02 May 2014 13:16:53 +0000 tinyperson 1609059@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@californiadreams: Yep, she's been in her bucket seat all this time - and still has room in it.</p> <p>I was kidding about colours (we have to choose one, but I think I can handle the decision)! We'll probably go with black or grey or something boring :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-had-to-choose-between-these-3-seats/page/2#post-1609048 Fri, 02 May 2014 13:13:51 +0000 californiadreams 1609048@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@tinyperson: yay! what color choices do you have? And does this mean that S has been in her infant bucket seat all this time? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-had-to-choose-between-these-3-seats/page/2#post-1609020 Fri, 02 May 2014 13:06:48 +0000 tinyperson 1609020@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hilsy85: Thanks! Now what colour to pick... ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-had-to-choose-between-these-3-seats/page/2#post-1608953 Fri, 02 May 2014 12:51:48 +0000 hilsy85 1608953@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@tinyperson: yay! great decision, you will love it :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-had-to-choose-between-these-3-seats/page/2#post-1608867 Fri, 02 May 2014 12:31:07 +0000 CupQuakeWalk 1608867@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hilsy85: I have it too and love it for all the reasons you listed.<br /> We will also be getting a PP infant seat for lo#2, not that we didn't love the Britax infant seat.</p> <p>Eta: we did go back and fourth between the CF and the PP. I never considered the radian because it just looks gigantic and heavy (I don't know this because I never saw one in RL). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-had-to-choose-between-these-3-seats/page/2#post-1608853 Fri, 02 May 2014 12:27:39 +0000 LovelyPlum 1608853@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@tinyperson: spectacular! That's exactly what I want to hear :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-had-to-choose-between-these-3-seats/page/2#post-1608843 Fri, 02 May 2014 12:26:05 +0000 tinyperson 1608843@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LovelyPlum: I think the seat is going to expire before she grows out of it ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-had-to-choose-between-these-3-seats/page/2#post-1608835 Fri, 02 May 2014 12:24:27 +0000 LovelyPlum 1608835@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hilsy85: @SLR: @tinyperson: I'm excited to see this thread! I totally loved the Peg before LO was born and almost went with it from birth. She's small and skinny, so I'm hopeful that when we do switch her, she will be able to stay in it for a long time! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-had-to-choose-between-these-3-seats/page/2#post-1608827 Fri, 02 May 2014 12:22:11 +0000 tinyperson 1608827@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@californiadreams: We've decided finally! I think we're going with Peg, getting a Guide 65 as a grandparents carseat/flying seat and storing it at my mom and dad's. At least I don't have to go through this research again for quite a while! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-had-to-choose-between-these-3-seats/page/2#post-1607057 Thu, 01 May 2014 20:35:34 +0000 tinyperson 1607057@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@SLR: thanks! I might be leaning that way just because of size - but still not sure (and DH isn't ready to commit). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-had-to-choose-between-these-3-seats/page/2#post-1607039 Thu, 01 May 2014 20:30:38 +0000 SLR 1607039@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@tinyperson: We also have the Peg and love it. We have the NextFit in my husbands car and he's constantly making cracks about trading seats with my car because both he and our daughter dislike that one so much. </p> <p>Ditto to everything @hilsy85: said. The Peg looks really nice and is comfy for my daughter. I especially like the fact that it has low sides so it's easy to get her in and out. Plus, the leatherette material is easy to wipe down if it gets dirty. My LO is 17 months and is tall, and she still has plenty of room to grow (rear-facing) in that seat. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-had-to-choose-between-these-3-seats/page/2#post-1607013 Thu, 01 May 2014 20:19:24 +0000 californiadreams 1607013@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@tinyperson: haha, i was just scrolling down and saw you replied to this thread and was like "oh, she made a decision!" ...... nope. :silly: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-had-to-choose-between-these-3-seats/page/2#post-1606942 Thu, 01 May 2014 20:01:38 +0000 tinyperson 1606942@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@californiadreams: I just saw your reply. DH is usually the researcher, but he feels like I know more, so I've been appointed in his place -- which means I have to do way more research than I bargained for.</p> <p>Thanks for your input on the Foonf. We still haven't decided! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-had-to-choose-between-these-3-seats/page/2#post-1601631 Wed, 30 Apr 2014 09:57:57 +0000 hilsy85 1601631@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Foodnerd81: nope not at all! Because it's not "real" leather, lol. Just looks like it! And it's only the trim--the rest of it is a super breathable jersey like fabric that is super cushion-y. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-had-to-choose-between-these-3-seats/page/2#post-1601619 Wed, 30 Apr 2014 09:54:20 +0000 Ginabean3 1601619@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have a crv and have the radian RF in the middle seat! We also bought the angle adjuster to allow for more leg room for the front seat people. I LOVE it....so easy to get her in and out (LO is 14 months, 23 lbs) and I love how you can fit 3 across and the fact that we got a purple one. Lol. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-had-to-choose-between-these-3-seats/page/2#post-1601604 Wed, 30 Apr 2014 09:49:46 +0000 littlebug 1601604@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have the Foonf in my car. I love it, but it is a BEAST. But D seems pretty happy in it cuz he can see out the window. And we drove 10+ hours out to Michigan and (and then back) and he seemed comfortable.</p> <p>In Hubs's car we have a Graco MyRide 65, and that one is great, too. But it doesn't sit as high and I don't think he can see out the window yet. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-had-to-choose-between-these-3-seats#post-1601585 Wed, 30 Apr 2014 09:43:41 +0000 Foodnerd81 1601585@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hilsy85: Do you find the black "leather" gets hot in the car? I was wondering about that. I agree I like the look of this one the most. But I feel like I shouldn't pick a car seat based on looks :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-had-to-choose-between-these-3-seats#post-1601537 Wed, 30 Apr 2014 09:32:22 +0000 californiadreams 1601537@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@tinyperson: you are researching this far more than i ever did! i just went for the most popular when i found a deal, LOL. My vote went to Clek of course. I stil love it and have no complaints and LO is very content to ride in it.</p> <p>ps. Love your new avatar, she is so precious :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-had-to-choose-between-these-3-seats#post-1601536 Wed, 30 Apr 2014 09:32:18 +0000 tinyperson 1601536@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@char54: My parents live 3 hours away and we'll be going there several times this summer -- and I often sit in the back with her to make sure she falls asleep! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-had-to-choose-between-these-3-seats#post-1601530 Wed, 30 Apr 2014 09:29:54 +0000 Charm54 1601530@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@tinyperson: yes the narrow footprint is AWESOME and one of the main reasons I narrowed it down to diono or foonf. I was able to sit in the middle back seat comfortably for a 4 hour road trip with DD in the foonf to my right. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-had-to-choose-between-these-3-seats#post-1601526 Wed, 30 Apr 2014 09:28:30 +0000 Charm54 1601526@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@tinyperson: it is a tough decision!! I live in a town where I couldn't try any of them out so had to take a chance, it was risky!!' Lol</p> <p>I didn't want to have to deal with tethering either and DD would be too small for the britax long term so the foonf it was. The one thing I read about the Peg was that if you need new parts it could take 6+ weeks to ship since they come from Italy. Not sure if that's true though! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-had-to-choose-between-these-3-seats#post-1601519 Wed, 30 Apr 2014 09:26:54 +0000 tinyperson 1601519@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hilsy85: We've seen them all in person, and even tried the Radian in our vehicle (friends had an older one that they weren't using anymore, so we borrowed it to see how it looked).</p> <p>She is small, and I know we can pretty much choose whatever seat we want and it will be fine to ERF. Foonf and Radian are also narrow, which is nice for when the in-laws come to visit (they don't rent a vehicle, so we all have to fit in ours). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-had-to-choose-between-these-3-seats#post-1601513 Wed, 30 Apr 2014 09:23:28 +0000 hilsy85 1601513@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@tinyperson: have you actually seen any of them in person? I really liked the foonf...until I saw it in person. SO I would check them out if you can! This review also helped me make my decision! Of course there are also a million positive reviews for the radian and the foonf...your LO is small though right? I think the main reason people go with the radian is if they have very tall LOs. Same for the foonf I think.<br /> <a href="http://carseatblog.com/16793/peg-perego-primo-viaggio-sip-5-70-convertible-review/" rel="nofollow">http://carseatblog.com/16793/peg-perego-primo-viaggio-sip-5-70-convertible-review/</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-had-to-choose-between-these-3-seats#post-1601503 Wed, 30 Apr 2014 09:20:40 +0000 tinyperson 1601503@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hilsy85: @char54: Gah! I'm so conflicted! </p> <p>I just heard from a car seat tech that in Canada, no vehicle manufacturer allows the "swedish-style" tethering for RF (i.e. anchored to the floor or seat track) - and only Britax allows the Australian way (over the top of the seat) - so basically no RF tethering in Canada.</p> <p>Foonf is the only one of those three that has an anti-rebound bar, so maybe that's what we'll go with. I really like the look of the Peg though. The Radian is ok, but she didn't look as comfortable sitting in it at the store as in the others. I don't know. I need someone to make a decision for me! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-had-to-choose-between-these-3-seats#post-1601482 Wed, 30 Apr 2014 09:14:31 +0000 Charm54 1601482@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Love love our foonf. She sits up so high and loves to watch out the window. The fabric is ridiculously easy to clean.. She spit up and it just beaded on top. It's a beast of a car seat with awesome safety features. Love that it's a Canadian company and has a small footprint. </p> <p>Those were my top 3 also and in the end went with the foonf...Super happy with it ! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-had-to-choose-between-these-3-seats#post-1601479 Wed, 30 Apr 2014 09:13:38 +0000 hilsy85 1601479@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MsLipGloss: there is an infant seat and a convertible. </p> <p>We have the peg perego (and I am the only person that voted for it! :) ). I really do love it though. It's super comfy for LO, has high RF limits and FF limits (I think it goes to 70lbs which is really high), is streamlined/doesn't take up a lot of room in our car (acura MDX). I personally think it's more streamlined that the foonf. Plus the peg just LOOKS really nice--they're made in italy and the black "leather" one we got matches exactly with our interior, which is a nice bonus. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-had-to-choose-between-these-3-seats#post-1601474 Wed, 30 Apr 2014 09:11:36 +0000 tinyperson 1601474@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Foodnerd81: Yeah, I've seen that list - I've compiled a bunch of comments and Canadian stats on the three seats from a bunch of articles - including that one. The weight/height limits are different for most seats in Canada versus the US, so I have to take their rankings with a grain of salt (they may like one seat better because it has a higher US height limit, but it may not be the same in Canada). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-had-to-choose-between-these-3-seats#post-1601469 Wed, 30 Apr 2014 09:09:00 +0000 tinyperson 1601469@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@blackbird: Thanks! Appreciate it... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-had-to-choose-between-these-3-seats#post-1601346 Wed, 30 Apr 2014 08:44:22 +0000 blackbird 1601346@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@tinyperson, I'll send a couple to your wall and I can take some more tomorrow morning when she's in there. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-had-to-choose-between-these-3-seats#post-1601336 Wed, 30 Apr 2014 08:41:48 +0000 Foodnerd81 1601336@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@tinyperson: Did you see this list: <a href="http://www.babble.com/baby/babble-blogger-favorites-the-best-car-seats-of-2013/" rel="nofollow">http://www.babble.com/baby/babble-blogger-favorites-the-best-car-seats-of-2013/</a> </p> <p>It has all three of these seats so I'm guessing you have seen it, but I thought the comments and pros and cons were helpful. </p>