Mumsnet Discussions - 3yo in Highback booster - not sure she is safe? 5 point harness for 18kg+?

Talk : Products

Start new thread within this topic | Watch this thread | Flip this thread |

This is page 1 of 2 (This thread has 20 messages.) First | Previous | Next | Last Go to page

3yo in Highback booster - not sure she is safe? 5 point harness for 18kg+?

(20 Posts)

By Mon 02-Nov-09 22:28:37 Add message | Report | Contact poster

Sorry in advance for yet another car seat thread. From January I am childminding my nephew and have had Mothercare fit child seats for DD (3yo, 96cm, 16kg), DS (1yo, 25kg) and my nephew (1yo, 21kg) they all need to travel regularly in the back of my Honda CRV.

Currently I have DS in his rear facing Britax Isofix infant carrier which will last him another couple of months and DD in a Maxi Cosi Priorifix (also Isofix) which should in theory last her until 4yo but she is starting to grow off the top of it - her head is no longer wholey contained within the side impact part of the seat iykwim. She is nearly 16kg and 96cm tall.

When my nephew is with us from Jan DD will travel in a high back booster seat which was fitted by Mothercare and she was checked by them for height/weight etc. They assured me she was safe to travel in it. I wanted a 1-2-3 seat but because of DD's weight they said not to buy one as she would outgrow the 5 point harness too quickly and would be left just with a basic booster at about 4/5yo which is too young. My nephew will travel in DD's Priorifix.

However, I don't really feel like DD is mature enough to be without a 5 point harness even if she is big enough. What do you think? And does anyone know of a 5 point harness seat that goes beyond 18kg?

Add message | Report | Contact poster By Sat 07-Nov-09 20:34:34

Add message | Report | Contact poster By Sat 07-Nov-09 19:43:47

Am taking delivery of a TWE on Monday - thanks all for your help. Not sure if going to fit rearfacing in the centre but going to change all my seats if need be so it does, am totally sold on rearfacing now. Thanks again for your help.

Add message | Report | Contact poster By Thu 05-Nov-09 21:34:20

Both DD1 & DD2 forward faced in GPs car when GPs looked after them while I had DD3 and they went back to rear facing with no problems. The TWE is a big boy/girl seat, it really looks nothing like a baby's seat.

Add message | Report | Contact poster By Thu 05-Nov-09 20:49:05

Hmm, I'm not so sure! He's already desperate to be in his big sister's seat (FF Britax Evolva 123) and he's bloody minded stubborn too. Would've been perfect if I'd known about it when he was still a baby.

Sherry - make sure the DVD players are very secure, if you were to crash they could fly forward and hit a child in the face if they're RF...

Add message | Report | Contact poster By Thu 05-Nov-09 20:31:42

your ds might surprise you. my 3 yo mindee is ff in her mums car but likes rf in mine. they can see so much out the back and side window. i took the headrest off so they were looking out and not at the headrest.

Add message | Report | Contact poster By Thu 05-Nov-09 20:21:20

The elite can be used forward facing as well, not recommended below 15kg though.

Add message | Report | Contact poster By Thu 05-Nov-09 20:18:57

I was thinking that too since DD has been forward facing since about 11mo. But I asked her about it today and she said she'd like to go backwards like her brother. I also have some of those in car DVD players that fit to headrests, if I put those on her headrest not only would it entertain her but I'd no longer have to have childrens tv fed directly into my ears! Now ordinarily I am anti-tv but I breed very bad travellers so needs must!

Add message | Report | Contact poster By Thu 05-Nov-09 20:12:32

Ah, it sounds like RF seats create a bit more room if there are 3 in a row in the back. Unfortunately there's no way DS would revert to rear facing now sad

So the search for the ideal carseat (and car!) continues...

Add message | Report | Contact poster By Thu 05-Nov-09 20:08:08

Ideal combination for me would be a TWE for DD, another rf group 1 pref isofix for DS(like the look of the BeSafe ones) and then my priorifix for my nephew as there is no chance his parents will fund a rf seat - they had him ff at 7mo shock

for some reason. My rear seats are bench style ones that can be slid forwards and backwards so I'm thinking I could adjust the seat behind the passenger seat forward to take the priorifix and then fit the TWE on the middle seat pref rf but ff if it won't fit rf and the rf group 1 seat behind the driver - any ideas if this would work? Might copy and paste that onto the rearfacing.co.uk board.

Add message | Report | Contact poster By Thu 05-Nov-09 19:46:43

I've got a TWE, a Britax Nordic Secura and a Britax First Class all rear facing in a Mazda Premacy. The TWE is really quite narrow and has a really low profile as it doesn't have a base like some seats.

My 3.7 y/o loves her seat and she has loads of room left in her seat (she is 17kg and 104cm tall).

This is page 1 of 2 (This thread has 20 messages.) First | Previous | Next | Last Go to page

Add your message here

Message

Nickname:
Password:

To post a message you need a valid mumsnet nickname and password. If you have forgotten your nickname, click here for a reminder. If you are not yet a member of mumsnet, you can join here.

Emphasis: To bold a word, surround it with asterisks, so *hello* will display hello. For underline use _ , so _hello_ gives hello. For italics use ^, so ^hello^ gives hello. To strike out a word, surround it with two hyphens either side, so --dog-- gives dog

Links and smileys: To insert a smiley face,

, type [smile] or :)
For a big grin,

, type [grin] or :o
For a wink,

, type [wink]
For a shocked face,

, type [shock]
For an angry face,

, type [angry]
For an embarrassed face,

, type [blush]
For a sad face,

, type [sad] or :(
For an envious face,

, type [envy]
For a sceptical face,

, type [hmm]
For a no comment face,

, type [biscuit]

Links The simplest way to insert a link is to enter the link itself, surrounded by [[ and ]]. So if you type [[www.mumsnet.com]], the link will display as http://www.mumsnet.com. If you want your link to display text other than the web address itself, leave a space after the address then add the text before the ]]. So "Look at [[www.mumsnet.com this page]]", would display "Look at this page".

Mumsnet Talk

Mumsnet latest

Useful tools

Recipe of the week

MN Local

Follow mumsnet on...

Mumsnet Talk

3yo in Highback booster - not sure she is safe? 5 point harness for 18kg+?