What age can I remove the newborn pads in carseat? Chicco

christy1009

We have the chicco travel system, and I still have the newborn pads in his carseat. He seems snug, but I haven't removed them yet. DS weighs 13 pounds. I couldn't find out manual on the carseat (except the assembly instructions...no information on weight restrictions, etc). When did you remove the head support pads, etc...?

 

Thanks!

heather_09_15_07

We have the chicco keyfit 30 and there is a sticker on the side of it that says to remove them at 11 pounds.

jdiaz79

they are supposed to come out at 11 lbs.

Liss_37

You can check their website, they will probably have the manual available for viewing online

i removed DS' when he seemed crunched and uncomfortable

jennylynne_01

My DD grew out of those things a while ago and she's 3 months, they were too tight and her head did not fit well.  Probably around 6-8 weeks old.  She has a big head though! 

IEtoLA

jdiaz79:

they are supposed to come out at 11 lbs.

This!

krisim

We just removed ours this weekend, DD is 11 lbs 12 oz.  With her big winter coat on and a hat,she was kind of cramped. 

jamie7751

My manual said 11lbs...

livinreality

We took out the bottom part when he started screaming in the car seat (guess he was cramped)  but still have the head part in, he tends to sleep in the car and I liked the way it snuggled his head.

bim38106

the bottom part is 11 lbs. The top part is whenever you decide to. We took that out about a month ago because DD seemed smushed in there. She's a big baby though, 16 lbs now.

jam1111

11 pounds?  Oops, theyre still in our Keyfit 30 and DS is 17 pounds!  Off to take them out!

mwalliser

yeah, the sticker on the seat says until 11 lbs... but honestly, if your kid still fits in there comfortably and is over 11 lbs then it's fine to leave them in.  LO should fit snugly in the seat and not all babies will even if they've hit the 11 lb suggested limit for the inserts.