When are you planning to switch to the convertible car seat for your LO? Or did you already? How do you know when to transition?
DD was almost 16 lb at her Ped appt a few weeks ago and is getting too heavy for me to carry in her infant seat. She is not sitting up yet though. Not sure when to transition... DH and I just bought the new Chicco Next Fit carseats.
Re: Transition from Infant to Convertible Car Seat
you can put a newborn in a convertible carseat! so you can really use it anytime. they rear face & recline as much as an infant carrier. we plan on getting one once we are done carrying ds around in his infant carrier
If the seat you have is forward facing only, it's not a convertible. Convertibles CONVERT from rear facing to forward facing and I would urge you to get a different seat. Your child absolutely has to stay rear facing until they are 1 year old AND 20 pounds and that is that barest of minimums. The new recommendations are to keep them rear facing for as long as possible, but to a minimum of two years old. Their spines are not strong enough to sustain the forward motion typically associated with accidents. You can Google internal decapitation for more information on the risks specifically associated with forward facing.
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I am going to try to keep using ours, but now that it's warmer out and he's 17 lbs I'm going to just take him out of it when we get out of the car and not take the carrier with since it's so heavy.
I want to get as much use out of this as possible before switching to a convertible car seat. He still can fit in it height and weight wise for now.
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When he exceeds either the length or weight limit of his infant seat. I'm sure it will be length though...
I'm hoping it's not for awhile b/c DS1 isn't going to be ready for a combo/booster, and I really don't want to buy two more convertible seats (one for each car).
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I will be transitioning very soon. I stopped carrying DD in the bucket a while ago, but DH still did so I left it til now. Now that shes heavier (13.5 lbs) its easier to put her in a carrier than tote the bucket around. Our convertible is more compact than our bucket so Im very excited to get more leg room up front.
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