[blparent] Carseats for children 1 year-old or older?

[Miranda Borka]

Hi Leanne,
If you go to Walmart's website and search for MyRide65, you can see the feature list and Q&A.
If you want to actually get a live demo of one, Babies R Us does sell them. The MyRide65 holds up to 65 lbs with a 5-point harness and a hight limit of 49 inches. The carseat itself actually converts into a harnessed booster seat.
As I said in a previous post, we're considering using this in conjunction with the GoGo Kids Travel Mate. It seems more cost effective than buying a Sit N Stroll, moving to a harnessed booster seat and either staying with that until the child can sit in a regular car (which isn't common), or going to a non-backed/non-harnessed booster seat after the child is 50 lbs.
Also, when it comes to the harnessed and non-harnessed booster seats there's no way to carry them around. Whereas with the MyRide65, you can wheel it around with the GoGo Travel Mate.
It is recommended that a child be in a harnessed booster seat until they are 49 inches tall, because the regular shoulder straps on a seatbelt cross your shoulder at 49 inches.
Hth, and have a great day!

In Christ, Miranda 

-----Original Message-----
From: Leanne Merren <leemer02 at gmail.com>
Sent: Monday, February 22, 2010 12:13 AM
To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Subject: Re: [blparent] Carseats for children 1 year-old or older?

65 lbs?  Really?  I've never read that.  I'm thinking of my 10 year old who 
weighs 73 lbs...  He was probably 65 lbs when he was about 8 years old, 
which is the age at which they are allowed to sit without a booster now, as 
long as they are 49 inches tall.  Mason was not 49 inches tall at 8 years 
old, so his pediatrician told me to keep him in the booster seat for a while 
longer.  But the booster didn't have a 5 point harness, and he started using 
that when he was 4.  That is an interesting question.  I don't know if it's 
a new recommendation or if I just missed it somehow.
Leanne
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Miranda Borka" <knownoflove at gmail.com>
To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, February 21, 2010 4:48 PM
Subject: Re: [blparent] Carseats for children 1 year-old or older?


> Hi Melissa,
> The Graco MyRide65 holds a child from 5 to 65 lbs, and it is said to fit 
> in the GoGo Kids Travel Mate, which is basicly a carseat base on wheels.
> For us, it's a toss up between this option and the Sit N Stroll.
> Most recommendations we see online have kids in 5-point harnesses until 65 
> lbs. So, we're wondering if at 40 lbs if a child can sit in a booster seat 
> without this 5-point harness given the standard growth paterns of most 
> kids?
> Thanks, and have a great day!
>
> In Christ, Miranda
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Melissa Ann Riccobono <melissa at riccobono.us>
> Sent: Sunday, February 21, 2010 1:20 PM
> To: 'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List' <blparent at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [blparent] Carseats for children 1 year-old or older?
>
> I completely agree about the Sit 'N' Stroll on all counts!  We love ours! 
> We
> also loved our Greco seat for smaller infants; it fit in our stroller, and
> also had a handle, so you could carry the baby in the seat in that way...
> Though I found this very heavy and akward so didn't do it that way too
> often.  I've never seen a carseat that goes up past 40 pounds, though 
> there
> may be some out there.  Usually after 40 pounds a child is tall enough to
> sit in a booster seat, and those are more portable in general.  I'm just
> hoping Austin is big enough to be in a booster seat by the time our new 
> baby
> is in need of the Sit 'N' Stroll!
> Melissa
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Leanne Merren
> Sent: Saturday, February 20, 2010 12:28 PM
> To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [blparent] Carseats for children 1 year-old or older?
>
> Miranda,
> Not sure if anyone has answered this yet, but I have what is called a sit 
> 'n
>
> stroll, which is a carseat that turns into a stroller.  I pull it behind 
> me
> as a stroller (it's tricky and takes practice, but it works fine for us).
> Then if I take a taxi or metro van I can convert it to a car seat and 
> strap
> it in.  It's very convenient.  I would recommend it for older infants
> though, as it sits very upright and tiny babies just don't sit well in it