NannyMom
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I installed my brand new Marathon today. I'm not as thrilled as I thought I'd be
It sits up alot higher and I can't reach Sofi. In her Titan I could reach back and give her the pacifier, or a drink, or little snack or whatever. Now I can barely get my arm over the back of her seat. Before I could see her and sort of tell if she was awake or asleep, now I can't see her at all.
There's a sticker on the side of the seat that says "LATCH strap here" and shows you exactly where the strap should be for RF, and it's not there. I got the seat in at a good angle, and nice and tight, but the strap is moved up about 1/2- 1 inch from where the seat says it should be. I don't know how vital that is, I guess Britax is closed. My CPST-I says she's never heard of that (she didn't know there's a sticker) but Britax will probobly tell me I can't use LATCH. Well, I can't use the seatbelt either because it won't lay flat to go in the clips. UGH!
I don't know if I can return it (I still have the receipt and box) because I traded covers (oops!).
We spend alot of time in the van and I feel like I need a seat I love and really works well. Should I return the Marathon and use my Titan (It was going to go in DH's Durango). Sofi's tiny and I'm sure will be RF forever (she's 23 months and 23 pounds).
I also have to pull the harness adjuster a million times to get it tight enough. THe TItan I could just pull until it was tight. And that harness protector on the back (big black thing) is a pain. I sometimes just pull the harness tight from the back and then pull the strap in the front...can't do that anymore
It sits up alot higher and I can't reach Sofi. In her Titan I could reach back and give her the pacifier, or a drink, or little snack or whatever. Now I can barely get my arm over the back of her seat. Before I could see her and sort of tell if she was awake or asleep, now I can't see her at all.
There's a sticker on the side of the seat that says "LATCH strap here" and shows you exactly where the strap should be for RF, and it's not there. I got the seat in at a good angle, and nice and tight, but the strap is moved up about 1/2- 1 inch from where the seat says it should be. I don't know how vital that is, I guess Britax is closed. My CPST-I says she's never heard of that (she didn't know there's a sticker) but Britax will probobly tell me I can't use LATCH. Well, I can't use the seatbelt either because it won't lay flat to go in the clips. UGH!
I don't know if I can return it (I still have the receipt and box) because I traded covers (oops!).
We spend alot of time in the van and I feel like I need a seat I love and really works well. Should I return the Marathon and use my Titan (It was going to go in DH's Durango). Sofi's tiny and I'm sure will be RF forever (she's 23 months and 23 pounds).
I also have to pull the harness adjuster a million times to get it tight enough. THe TItan I could just pull until it was tight. And that harness protector on the back (big black thing) is a pain. I sometimes just pull the harness tight from the back and then pull the strap in the front...can't do that anymore