Hello, I have a 6 month old daughter who weighs 12 lb 4 oz.. we currently have a chico ketfit 30 that (which i LOVE) is supposed to last until she is 30 pounds. I know she is still too small to have to move up to the next, but I am thinking into the future. When did your child move from an infant carseat to a convertable one? My daughter has absolutely everything she may need and I was thinking of giving her a carseat for Christmas. I am looking at the Britax Marathon 70 Convertible Car Seat which is everywhere for about 0, but I found it for 224 not tax free 1 day shipping. Is this a good deal and should I get it now, or should I wait till she needs to move over to the next carseat up. This could possibly not be untill she is a year old in May. Anyone with this carseat? Any input would be greatly appreciated. I really just dont want to miss out on this deal if I may not get it again. It’s a cyber week thing.
I just HAVE to comment on Christy’s questions and say that in completely dissagree witht he fact that all carseats are the same, sure they have to meet certain standards but I have noticed a difference in my daughter’s chicco vs. her cousins gracco, the chicco is SOLID the gracco is flimsy and moves all over the place in the base in the car fastened as tight as possible. So I just HAVE to comment on that! alos factors like ease of use and confort are a big deal to me.
sorry responded to that last detail in a hurry and my spelling is all over the place!

I tried to install a second child seat in our 2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee over the weekend. Believe it or not, the manual says to install the second one in the front seat, as there is a special adapter on the seat belt buckle that keeps it tight. Obviously, this isn’t acceptable these days – can’t put a car seat in the front seat.

Have any of you had this problem? What did you do? The back seat belts do not have this adapter, and do not "cinch (spelling?)".

I am currently looking for a baby carrier that can be used from the newborn period into the toddler years. I have a pouch sling that my 2.5yr old daughter STILL gets in sometimes, but it’s purple..so while I will use it with my son (23.5 weeks along) around the house, I’m going to need something for town.

Since I have the pouch sling, and not 100% in love with it, I want to try a carrier instead. I’m really interested in either an Ergo baby carrier or a Babyhawk mai tie. The thing is, I’m not sure what the difference is between them, other than price.

http://www.ergobabycarrier.com

http://www.babyhawk.com/

Has anyone used either of these? How good are they at transitioning from an infant to a toddler, as I don’t want to have to buy a different carrier for every stage. How about breastfeeding? Is that something that’s easier to do in a sling and not a carrier?

Thanks for any advice/suggestions.
"Mei Tai"…..I promise my spelling is usually better.

We have a nice one but w/out a carrier (spelling?). Where is the best place to get a carrier and a base and do they sell bases separately so we can have one in both of our cars. Also, is it one base size fits all brands or does each car seat company make its' own base.

Thanks!