Comments on: Graco My Ride 65: The First Convertible Car Seat to Rear-Face to 40 Pounds! http://celebritybabies.people.com/2009/06/18/graco-my-ride-65-the-first-convertible-car-seat-to-rear-face-to-40-pounds/ Tue, 14 Feb 2012 19:03:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ Moms & Babies - People.comhttp://img2.timeinc.net/people/static/i/v4home/peoplelogo.pnghttp://celebritybabies.people.com20485 By: Diane http://celebritybabies.people.com/2009/06/18/graco-my-ride-65-the-first-convertible-car-seat-to-rear-face-to-40-pounds/#comment-439615 Tue, 23 Aug 2011 13:28:22 +0000 http://celebrity-babies.com/?p=52890#comment-439615 Having legs crumpled up is usually not a problem for the child. They are so much more flexible than we are as adults. And if a leg gets hurt in a crash, it can be fixed. The spinal cord cannot. Watch some of the forward-facing crash test videos on youtube to see what truly happens to little necks when they are forward facing.

]]> By: Karen http://celebritybabies.people.com/2009/06/18/graco-my-ride-65-the-first-convertible-car-seat-to-rear-face-to-40-pounds/#comment-417976 Mon, 30 May 2011 09:11:51 +0000 http://celebrity-babies.com/?p=52890#comment-417976 Any tips on a VERY tall toddler (she just turned 2 this month) who only has about 1-2 inches of height left on the myride? She is all torso, she wears 5T shirts, and so this really is an issue. I would love to keep her in a 5 point harness until at least 3 (well really longer, but I’ll take what I can get), but have never seen a seat taller than the myride (which is why we got it 2 years ago). Weight is not an issue, since she is nowhere near the weight limit. And I will comment on the rearfacing that some of us were forced to turn our kids sooner than we would have liked. My DD outgrew the height for rearfacing in this seat at about 11 months!

]]> By: mom2_4boyz http://celebritybabies.people.com/2009/06/18/graco-my-ride-65-the-first-convertible-car-seat-to-rear-face-to-40-pounds/#comment-411835 Wed, 04 May 2011 03:48:55 +0000 http://celebrity-babies.com/?p=52890#comment-411835 The seat is very comfortable I do have 1 MAJOR complaint with it and it’s the buckles, they are not stiff enough and my son was unbuckling himself before he was 2! There really needs to be a recall on the buckles and a different style that is harder for little ones to unbuckle.

]]> By: trish http://celebritybabies.people.com/2009/06/18/graco-my-ride-65-the-first-convertible-car-seat-to-rear-face-to-40-pounds/#comment-211053 Fri, 31 Jul 2009 13:42:05 +0000 http://celebrity-babies.com/?p=52890#comment-211053 just to let you know the carseat above is not the flair!! the flair is prettier with gray and a purple and pink center that is the alma there is a link to the flair on the graco website
http://www.gracobaby.com/Search%20Results/Pages/Search.aspx?search=my%20ride#/1831

]]> By: Kat http://celebritybabies.people.com/2009/06/18/graco-my-ride-65-the-first-convertible-car-seat-to-rear-face-to-40-pounds/#comment-211051 Tue, 23 Jun 2009 04:29:02 +0000 http://celebrity-babies.com/?p=52890#comment-211051 Again, your focusing on weight. The top slots on this seat are just shy of 17 in. Very few kids would fit in this seat past 5 or 6. Its mostly about torso height, not weight. Sure, on average a 9 yr old weighs 65lbs but very few have a torso of 17in or less….. even the munchkins.

]]> By: Tara http://celebritybabies.people.com/2009/06/18/graco-my-ride-65-the-first-convertible-car-seat-to-rear-face-to-40-pounds/#comment-211049 Mon, 22 Jun 2009 22:33:45 +0000 http://celebrity-babies.com/?p=52890#comment-211049 I don’t understand why people get their panties in a knot about needing their kid to forward face as early as possible. If it’s so important to you for them to do that, stop coming on here and protesting so. You must feel guilty that you’re not doing the right thing even though it’s what you prefer to do. My son is still a baby but I’m going to keep him rear facing as long as I can because I’ve learned from these safety experts that it’s the safest thing to do. Your coming on here telling me your kid is too long or complains doesn’t help me or anyone. It’s like those moms who use formula and always have to pipe up on posts about breastfeeding that their kid is doing just fine on formula. I don’t care! Keep it to yourself and let the rest of us learn from the people who know best – the experts and the ladies at CBB, who try to provide us with the most current and correct info.

]]> By: CBB Danielle http://celebritybabies.people.com/2009/06/18/graco-my-ride-65-the-first-convertible-car-seat-to-rear-face-to-40-pounds/#comment-211048 Mon, 22 Jun 2009 22:28:46 +0000 http://celebrity-babies.com/?p=52890#comment-211048 Neither Graco nor I said you can use this car seat till your kid is 9. I pointed out that you CAN use it for a LONG time as most kids will be 9 by the time they’re 65 lbs. If you have a munchkin like my daughter Anya, who is in the 10th percentile for height and 25th for weight, she’ll likely be in the car seat much longer than the typical kid and definitely a lot longer than the tall kids some of you have so the 65 lbs weight limit is important for families like mine.

]]> By: Kat http://celebritybabies.people.com/2009/06/18/graco-my-ride-65-the-first-convertible-car-seat-to-rear-face-to-40-pounds/#comment-211047 Mon, 22 Jun 2009 19:37:34 +0000 http://celebrity-babies.com/?p=52890#comment-211047 Just b/c it says 65 lbs does NOT mean it will last until the child is 65lbs. People (AND CBB) need to stop focusing on the weight limit of these car seats. The MOST important thing is the harness height. Yes, its a great option for keeping your child rear facing but if the top harness isnt very tall then most kids will outgrow it LONG before 65lbs when forward facing. My average 5yr old outgrew her popular Britax 65lb seat long ago and she is 40 lbs.

I just find is irresponsible to CBB to tell people that this seat will last their child to 9 yrs (on average) without even reporting the top harness height.

]]> By: PK http://celebritybabies.people.com/2009/06/18/graco-my-ride-65-the-first-convertible-car-seat-to-rear-face-to-40-pounds/#comment-211046 Mon, 22 Jun 2009 17:27:54 +0000 http://celebrity-babies.com/?p=52890#comment-211046 Although this is a great idea, just remember that car seats do expire, so it is unrealistic and misleading that Graco is advertising that you can use the same seat until the child is nine. The limit for a car seat is 6 years (5 years if you live in a hotter climate like Florida). The heat from being in a car is damaging to the seat over time and the seats should be disposed of after their expiration date (found on the bottom of the seat, if the seat doesn’t have one, it’s too old because they’ve been putting expiration dates on seats for over 6 years).

]]> By: kgirl http://celebritybabies.people.com/2009/06/18/graco-my-ride-65-the-first-convertible-car-seat-to-rear-face-to-40-pounds/#comment-211045 Sat, 20 Jun 2009 02:32:31 +0000 http://celebrity-babies.com/?p=52890#comment-211045 While I think this is a wonderful product for new mothers, I already have two children in two expensive car seats, and I really don’t want to spend my time feeling guilty that my kids are at a greater risk because I cannot afford to buy them both this latest, greatest product.

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