Booster Seats

[ealing]

hi,

DD is 28 months old and we are looking around for a booster seat for her as she is growing too tall for her current baby seat.

I was wondering what sort of booster seat you had and roughly how much it cost.

many thanks in advance for your input.

[KaM]

Definitely go the Safe N Sound Maxi Rider. Usually just under $300 and they can stay in it til they are almost 30kgs with a harness . .safest on the market

[SorenLorensen]

DD has a maxi rider II

there are a few different convertible boosters out there that you could look at that go from 8kg

maxi rider II (safe n sound)
explorer (safe n sound)
secure veneto/racing kid (infa)
senator (hipod)

i personally don't like the hipod one, and haven't seen the infa one but i do like the brand.
the explorer and maxi are almost the same but the explorer scored best out of the two of them for safety

HTH

[Stargazer Lily]

We've got (and had) various booster seats in various cars (mine/DH/Mums/MIL etc)

Safe n Sound Maxi Rider (convertible booster)
paid $305 PLUS $60 for Protecta Harness which is required once bub is 18kg +

Safe n Sound Pegasus (foam booster with anti submarine crotch strap)
paid approx $120 for regular and $140 for deluxe model PLUS $40 for H harness

Safe n Sound Urban & Capri (foam boosters) paid approx $60 on average plus $40 for H harness

Infa Vario Kid (hard shell anchored booster)
paid $140 plus $60 for Protecta Harness

I'm happy at answer any questions about the above seats :)

[punkbaby]

ds is 5 and still in his maxi rider :) so is dd3

[MummaBear03]

My DD is 4.5 and still in a Maxi Rider, still in the 5pt harness too, she's not upgraded to the H harness yet, such a lightweight girl she is. I couldn't speak highly enough of the Maxi Rider, and have converted many people to them who simply had foam boosters.

A lady I know went to a baby shop in Cairns looking for a foam booster, asked about a $60 and the guy from that shop said that if she buys it then yes a harness can be used with it, but as of 2009 the foam boosters will no longer be available as they are not recommended and have not been recommended for a long time. It will be all the Maxi Rider/maxi rider II/explorer/secure veneto/senator type ones that are available for sale. The others will be unable to be used. I wish I knew where to get more information on that from. She bought the foam booster since they went up there on a train for holidays and forgot the car seat so it was only to be used while they were up there for a week. She wasn't going to buy a $360 seat just for that week and you can't hire them either, only the capsules.

[ealing]

thanks ladies for the replies,

Can you tell me which stores stock the Maxi Rider - I have looked at Toys R Us and Big W, but no luck.

[KaM]

Only the big baby stores stock them. Baby co and so on

[ealing]

hi,

thanks for who stocks them. Won't waste my time heading to the other stores this week and will look at the specialist stores.