As I posted before, we thought we had a winner in Eddie's new convertible car seat - the EddieBau.er3in1 seat. Eddie seemed comfortable in it - it wasn't a heavy material and the weight limit went to 100lbs, so that was a plus (HA! Booster seat until he is 15!). When we went to install it, we realized that the level line was so tilted that Eddie was practically laying down when it was level and if we did it that way, we would have to cut out a large chunk of both the driver's seat and the front passenger seat to make room for this mammoth seat. On the plus side - replacing a pacifier would be much easier!
Doesn't he look comfy? He loved the arm rests, the latch was easy...the straps were easy to adjust at his shoulders. Everything was good - except for the size. In this case, bigger =/= better. There is no way this car seat would have been safe leaning back as far as it was. I read on one online review that they suggest to put a towel or pool noodle under the base to push it up if the car's bench seat slopes too much...well, this woman said that she had to put 4(!!!) rolled towels underneath to get the thing level. It was probably a full 8 inches off of the seat when leaning back at the 'appropriate' level. With how tall this seat was, that was beyond outrageous. So we had to return it and get a new one.
What did we get, you ask? Why, the king of all convertible car seats - the best rated, easiest to install and, coincidentally, the ugliest one they offer.
ooOOOOOoohhhHHhhh! Isn't it hideous? If I could get the aesthetic appeal of the Bauer seat with the safety notorious with Bri.tax, I would. Unfortunately, that is not the case and safety won. Eddie promptly feel asleep in about 2 minutes the first time he was in it, so I'll take that as a good sign. Who needs arm rests, right?
Moral of the story? Pay attention to the level lines when you get to test the car seat at BRU. We just threw it in there, figured it fit, and went about our lives. And I'll admit, I might have been blinded by the cuteness of the EB one. Don't be fooled, Internet!
-maggie
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