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Rear-facing from 5 lbs, forward-facing with a harness, then a booster — the whole span for well under the price of a premium seat, and it's quick to get a tight fit.
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A second car, or a first seat on a budget
Rear-facing tops out at 40 lbs rather than 50, so the rear-facing stage ends sooner.
Also worth your money — where we'd turn if the top pick is sold out or over budget.
An extension panel gives up to five extra inches of legroom, which is what lets you keep a toddler rear-facing to 50 lbs — the single biggest safety difference you control. Fits from 4 lbs, so it can be the first seat too.
The same extended rear-facing seat, plus a third mode as a highback booster — so one seat covers from the ride home to the school run.
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