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I have a 6 and 5 year old in two booster seats and just found out i'm expecting.. Will a 2011 Nissan Rogue fit 2 boosters and an infant car seat comfortably or should i start looking around for something bigger
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Congratulations!
It totally depends on what seats your children will be riding in and in what positions.
Many parents have successfully installed three car seats across as shown here: http://www.car-seat.org/showthread.php?t=33226
I would look into the Chicco Key Fit 30 infant car seat as it is typically narrower than other infant car seats. Usually the KeyFit works best when installed in the center. Another option is using a convertible car seat straight from birth. Look at the lowest bottom slots measuring about 8 inches or less to ensure the harness straps can be adjusted at or below the baby's shoulders.
The Diono Radian is the narrowest car seat on the market that measures about 14" across the thighs and 17" wide at the shoulders. It is typically outgrown around age 3-5 rear facing and another two to three years forward facing. This means that it will be the last harnessed car seat your child will need. It is spendy, but it is indeed worth it. The Radian R100 can typically be found on sale on amazon for around $207: http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=diono+radian+r100
A newborn needs their car seat in at at a 45 degree angle to keep their airway open and the Radian does take up a ton of front to back space in the vehicle. You could try installing it in the center seat and have the top part of the Radian fan between the two front vehicle seats. Or you could have the Radian installed behind the passenger seat, but have no one sit in the front passenger seat until your baby gets some head control. When your infant is older, you can always used the angle adjuster by Diono to get the seat more upright.
You can always use the Chicco KeyFit 30 then get the Diono Radian later so you don't have to eat the dashboard. It is completely up to you =]
But I have to warn you- boosters can be difficult to buckle in a three across situation. You might get some scraped knuckles, but it is indeed do-able.
Also, if you do install in the outboard seating position for the infant seat, installing with the seat belt generally gives you more room. When installing it with the seat belt, the car seat can be scooted closer to the door. The seat just needs to be installed with less than an inch of movement. The KeyFit 30 has a built in lock-off to aid seat belt installs.
My best advice for you is to go to Toys R Us and try out car seats and different combinations. If you are installing a car seat in the center position in the back seat, LATCH cannot be used as they aren't reinforced in the center (unless your vehicle manual says specifically that they can be used in the center). The lower anchors on the side seating positions are connected by a metal bar; this is (usually) not found in the center.
Congratulations!
It totally depends on what seats your children will be riding in and in what positions.
Many parents have successfully installed three car seats across as shown here: http://www.car-seat.org/showthread.php?t=33226
I would look into the Chicco Key Fit 30 infant car seat as it is typically narrower than other infant car seats. Usually the KeyFit works best when installed in the center. Another option is using a convertible car seat straight from birth. Look at the lowest bottom slots measuring about 8 inches or less to ensure the harness straps can be adjusted at or below the baby's shoulders.
The Diono Radian is the narrowest car seat on the market that measures about 14" across the thighs and 17" wide at the shoulders. It is typically outgrown around age 3-5 rear facing and another two to three years forward facing. This means that it will be the last harnessed car seat your child will need. It is spendy, but it is indeed worth it. The Radian R100 can typically be found on sale on amazon for around $207: http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=diono+radian+r100
A newborn needs their car seat in at at a 45 degree angle to keep their airway open and the Radian does take up a ton of front to back space in the vehicle. You could try installing it in the center seat and have the top part of the Radian fan between the two front vehicle seats. Or you could have the Radian installed behind the passenger seat, but have no one sit in the front passenger seat until your baby gets some head control. When your infant is older, you can always used the angle adjuster by Diono to get the seat more upright.
You can always use the Chicco KeyFit 30 then get the Diono Radian later so you don't have to eat the dashboard. It is completely up to you =]
But I have to warn you- boosters can be difficult to buckle in a three across situation. You might get some scraped knuckles, but it is indeed do-able.
Also, if you do install in the outboard seating position for the infant seat, installing with the seat belt generally gives you more room. When installing it with the seat belt, the car seat can be scooted closer to the door. The seat just needs to be installed with less than an inch of movement. The KeyFit 30 has a built in lock-off to aid seat belt installs.
My best advice for you is to go to Toys R Us and try out car seats and different combinations. If you are installing a car seat in the center position in the back seat, LATCH cannot be used as they aren't reinforced in the center (unless your vehicle manual says specifically that they can be used in the center). The lower anchors on the side seating positions are connected by a metal bar; this is (usually) not found in the center.
Are you going to circumcise your baby boy?
Proud Momm
Why or why not?
Answer
No national or international medical association recommends routine circumcision.
No. It is a cosmetic surgery, medically unnecessary. It is extremely painful (see the video link at the end of my message). Genital Integriy, Intact Genitals, Rights to an Intact Body are for all.
If you are religious, "God Designed. Mother Approved. Revision is Circumcision"
Every baby boy on the planet is born with a foreskin and yet very few have them removed. The foreskin is a perfectly normal natural body part.
It is illegal to circumcise baby girls. Would you be asking this question if your baby is a girl? The answer is probably no. So, the answer to would "I amputate normal healthy body parts of my baby boy,at the risk of death, perform cosmetic elective surgery on my perfect newborn?" The answer is no.
Doctors tell you the amputated Lie when it comes to Circumcision. I beg you to learn the WHOLE TRUTH.
Every YEAR, more than 100 babies die from Circumcision. If this was a product, a toy, a crib, stroller, bottle for sale, on the market, for babies, it would have been recalled long ago.
Here is a video made by doctors for doctors on circumcision.
http://www.drmomma.org/2011/01/neonatal-circumcision-video-for.html
Here is a another link containing the actual surgical procedures of circumcision
http://www.drmomma.org/2009/08/plastibell-infant-circumcision.html
www.NoCirc.org
•No national or international medical association recommends routine circumcision.
•Only the USA circumcises the majority of newborn boys without medical or religious reason.
•Medicalized circumcision began during the 1800s to prevent masturbation, which was believed to cause disease.
•Today's parents are learning that the foreskin is a normal, protective, functioning organ.
•Today's parents realize circumcision harms and has unnecessary risks.
•Circumcision denies a male's right to genital integrity and choice for his own body.
www.drmomma.org
www.nocirc.org
www.stopinfantcircumcision.org
www.thewholenetwork.org
www.intactamerica.org
www.circumcision.org
www.mothersagainstcirc.org
No national or international medical association recommends routine circumcision.
No. It is a cosmetic surgery, medically unnecessary. It is extremely painful (see the video link at the end of my message). Genital Integriy, Intact Genitals, Rights to an Intact Body are for all.
If you are religious, "God Designed. Mother Approved. Revision is Circumcision"
Every baby boy on the planet is born with a foreskin and yet very few have them removed. The foreskin is a perfectly normal natural body part.
It is illegal to circumcise baby girls. Would you be asking this question if your baby is a girl? The answer is probably no. So, the answer to would "I amputate normal healthy body parts of my baby boy,at the risk of death, perform cosmetic elective surgery on my perfect newborn?" The answer is no.
Doctors tell you the amputated Lie when it comes to Circumcision. I beg you to learn the WHOLE TRUTH.
Every YEAR, more than 100 babies die from Circumcision. If this was a product, a toy, a crib, stroller, bottle for sale, on the market, for babies, it would have been recalled long ago.
Here is a video made by doctors for doctors on circumcision.
http://www.drmomma.org/2011/01/neonatal-circumcision-video-for.html
Here is a another link containing the actual surgical procedures of circumcision
http://www.drmomma.org/2009/08/plastibell-infant-circumcision.html
www.NoCirc.org
•No national or international medical association recommends routine circumcision.
•Only the USA circumcises the majority of newborn boys without medical or religious reason.
•Medicalized circumcision began during the 1800s to prevent masturbation, which was believed to cause disease.
•Today's parents are learning that the foreskin is a normal, protective, functioning organ.
•Today's parents realize circumcision harms and has unnecessary risks.
•Circumcision denies a male's right to genital integrity and choice for his own body.
www.drmomma.org
www.nocirc.org
www.stopinfantcircumcision.org
www.thewholenetwork.org
www.intactamerica.org
www.circumcision.org
www.mothersagainstcirc.org
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