Jazz was the same, 15kg before 2 years old, so we bought her a Maxirider AHR that goes to 26kg. Everything I read and everyone I talked to recommended that one over others, so would be interested to know what expert advice you have?
There are others that go to 26kg. I figure if that doesn't last, theres something wrong
Curious too....the professional we got to install ours said that there was nothing close to it on the market, said it was by far the safest. So just wondering what the issue is too.
ETA - Just saw your reply - the maxi rider has three or four different positions when forward facing to allow for kids who still sleep.
DS was/is big for his age but have found he has been between 15 - 16 kgs for a few months now. This is his first plateau too so just something to consider (he will be 3 in March) So we are looking at upgrading his seat from his current forward facing seat but I still want the protection of the 5 point harness and don't like the idea of just a seat belt. In my research of the convertible booster/forward facing seats is that the in build 5 point harness can't be used beyond 18 kgs either but you can buy a converter that converts the seat belt into a 5 point harness so you still get that safety aspect. As for brands I am currently looking at the Infa Secure range and have found they have very good reviews.
Thats a good point too kelebek. Jazz has been on her plateau for over 12 months now, wearing the same clothes since August 2008, and only just growing out of them now.
Hmmm. Just looked at the dimensions on the website and the Maxi rider AHR does extend higher than the booster. I wonder what this lady was going on about then? The AHR bit goes down a fair bit too so i dont understand why it wouldn't give the appropriate support for a two year old. DH said he is just going to baby bunting and buying it from there so we dont get the third degree lol. When i went to buy it yesterday they made me talk on the phone to a lady who specialized in child safety restraints but the one they got out was just the maxi rider not the ahr so maybe that makes a difference?
We have the Hipod. I wanted a 5 point harness seat, but our whole area was sold out (Coffs Harbour, Kempsey AND Port Macquarie!) & the Infa secure one we bought originally had been recalled.
I have the H harness to go with it.
That's what it'll be beautitude....the normal maxi rider rates only one star on the latest CREP (Child Restraint evaluation Programme) tests but the maxi rider AHR is a three or four star rated seat......so I would think that is where the lady has gotten confused with her info. If you go the maxi rider pay the extra and get the AHR oneI reckon
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