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    Dad with daughter on airplane

    I will be flying to Europe with my daughter this summer. She currently is 2 years old (35in and 27 lbs). Reading through some posts, I see two options: Take the car seat or the CARES harness. The CARES Harness seems very practical but I don't think it will work for the seats we will have on the...
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    What to do with handle when seat in the car?

    Hello, Rear facing car seat are pretty darn big and while safety of our child comes first, my wife's comfort comes close second :) We have the Graco SafeSeat with a base installed in my car behind the passenger's seat. Because of the space the seat takes, the passenger seat has to be moved...
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    Signo - Harness adjuster strap safety issue

    Hello, Both my wife and I have the Recaro Signo and I just saw today that the harness adjuster strap gets loose in my wife' seat (no problem with mine that I can tell) when you pull on the harness. It is as if the adjuster lever (buckle) that holds the strap is not able to secure the strap...
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    Britax Boulevard and Recaro signo

    Hello, My little girl is outgrowing her graco safeseat setp 1 and I have been looking at the Britax boulevard (maybe CS) and Recaro Signo. First, are these good choices? Both look pretty similar based on what I can see. Any important differences that I might have missed? I have also read that...
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    When can I start using Recaro Signo?

    Hello, We currently have a Graco SS1 for our little one (6 weeks old) but I am considering starting using the Recaro Signo rear facing in my car (I think it just look good :)) as long, of course, that it is safe. Reading the specs, it seems that if the baby is over 5 pounds you are ok. Any...
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    Install question Graco SS1

    Hello, I had some problems with the install of my SS1 and got some valuable answers from this forum. Even though the seat indicator showed blue, the angle seemed a little to vertical for our small baby. So, following the advice of this group, I went onto a flat surface and reinstalled the seat...
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    Help with SS1 and small newborn

    Hello, My wife and I just had a litle girl (she is not big 5 pounds 9oz and 19 inches) and when we put her in the SS1 on our way back from the hospital, it seemed like her head was tilting forward as if the angle of the seat was too upright and I am concerned with the fact that it might create...
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    Seatbelt install SafeSeat step 1 base

    As it seems that the middle position is the safest, I am trying to install my SS1 base in the middle. The SS1 manual specifies that the latch anchors should be less than 11 inches apart. This is the case for the left and right position but not the middle so I guess I have to use the seatbelt. I...
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    Help with graco safeseat step 1 (base) install

    Hello, I am trying to install the base for a graco safeseat step 1 in my 2006 Audi A6 and as it is the fisrt time I am installing a baby car seat, I want to make sure that I am doing it right. 1) Should I install in middle (no latch but seat belt) or on one of the side? 2) I read in the...
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