Infant Carrrier Straps

mrs.pelletier

Has anyone moved up the straps? How big was LO when you did this?

grinsandgiggles

My LO is pretty much out of his carrier and he's still below both the height and weight requirement.

We moved the straps up when he was probably around 1.5-2 months old.  He's a long one (26 inches).

ETA:  At 1 month he was 10lb 8oz and 23.75 inches and at 2 months he was 12lbs 13oz and 24 inches.  So somewhere around there.

Payne2B2008

We just moved the straps up to the last spot

jenn11980

We moved the straps up around 2 months, he was 12 lbs.  We are getting ready to move them up again, he is around 15 lbs 6 oz. now.  I'm not sure how much longer the carrier is going to last.  His feet are starting to hang off the end, he is 26".

LVila

Feet position doesn't matter. Their feet can touch the seat of the car. It's the position of their head that determines when the seat is outgrown.

From carseat.org:

Is it safe for my rear-facing baby?s feet to touch the vehicle seatback?

Some older convertible safety seat instructions said that a child should face forward when her feet touch the vehicle seatback or if the legs must be bent. However, there is no evidence that longer legs are at risk of injury in a crash, and these instructions have now been revised. Most children learn to fold up their legs for comfort when their feet touch the back of the vehicle seat. The only physical limit on rear-facing use is when the child's head comes near the top of the safety seat. At this point, the child should be moved to a rear-facing convertible restraint, or, if the child is already using one and is over one year, he should be turned to face forward. For taller rear-facing children, the concern is not potential leg injuries but possible head contact with the vehicle interior in a severe rear impact or during rebound from a severe frontal collision. This can be controlled by using a rear-facing seat equipped with a rear-facing tether (Swedish style).

 

Also, as far as the strap holes go, they should be AT or BELOW the should in an infant seat.

From carseat.org:

Straps should be threaded through the slots at or below the child?s shoulders on a rear-facing safety seat and through the top strap slots in most forward-facing convertible seats. Straps should be at or above the child's shoulders in seats that only face forward, such as combination seats.