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Posted: Aug 15 2011 at 2:53pm | IP Logged Quote organiclilac
I've been reading all the old carseat threads, and the Radian seems like a favorite here. I can't find one to actually look at, though, since no store around here seems to carry them. I am wondering if anyone here has used one for a newborn? It's hard for me to tell from pictures whether there will be enough padding to support a little baby.

When my son was born, we used a convertible carseat that theoretically was fine for a baby as small as 5 pounds, but I never felt that he was really secure in it (he was 6 pounds, 5 oz at birth) until he had gained several pounds and filled out the seat a bit better.

I'd love to hear if anyone has experience with this! Or, if there is another convertible carseat you love that you used with a newborn, I'm all ears!

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Posted: Aug 17 2011 at 12:19pm | IP Logged Quote SaraP
We have used a Radian with two of our newborns and the padding and adjustability were enough to support and secure them. But the were both big babies(10.10 and 8.4) and I did find that the buckle seemed really large and awkward to fasten on a newborn. So in my experience the Radian is adequate, but not great for newborns.

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