when did you switch to convertible CS's ?

nikinikinine

DS weighed 9 lbs 11 oz yesterday at the pedis office. We have the Chicco KeyFit 30's and they are 9 lb 6 oz carriers, so when I am carrying him in his "convenient" infant seat I'm carrying 19+ pounds. He's gaining a little over an ounce a day right now, and growing like a weed, I can't imagine being able to carry him and his sister in the infant seats at the same time soon, but I hate the idea of having to wake them up every time I get in and out of the car. (Although I can't wait to get rid of the DSNG!)

When did you make the push to convertible car seats?

kimarino13

We switched early, at 6 months, mainly because we never went anywhere where we benefited from infant seats.  By that time, they preferred being in the umbrella stroller and hated being in the infant seat.

atc282

I didn't convert until 9 months when my DDs were simply getting to look too long for their seats. They were fine to remain in them for weights, but I just felt they'd be able to stretch out more in their convertible seats (and we weren't using the DSNG by that point anyway).

I chose to keep mine in the infant cs through the harsh NY winter last year--being able to just bundle them in the jj cole liners was so much easier than the thought of bundling them in heavy layers and then getting them in and out of the cs.

LakeGenevaBride

Yesterday!  (almost 9 months).  We have the chicco keyfit 30 seats too.  They are both over 20lbs each and they were just too heavy to carry. 

SoldiersGreenBean

We switched at home around 7 months, and left the seats at day care until about 9 months.

Haven1

Still using them at 8+ months, and we'll stay in those until the bitter end!  It's so much easier to put them the seat, bundle the seat up, snap it in the car, and carry everyone into daycare at once. 

Convertibles would mean I'd have to leave one in the car when I walked into daycare.  I'm not quite ready for that.  Carrying everything together is almost 60lbs, but I like to think of it as weight training.  I don't go to the gym because I get my arm workout two times a day!

Kimmy08

Switched them at 8 months because we got their Britax Boulevards for Christmas. It was perfect timing, because they were really starting to hate their Snugrides. They seem much happier in their convertibles.

kaiteedidit

Today! I just got done installing them. We had the Chicco Keyfits also, they were just getting too heavy to carry around and the babies hated being in them.

macchiatto

We switched at 7.5m. Alex was just over 21 lbs and our infant seats went to 22 lbs. (Will didn't hit 22 lbs till he was 13m but it was easier to just switch them both at the the same time.)

leslie13510

Just after 6 months because they're super long and DS was about half an inch from outgrowing the infant seat. 

You can always just leave the infant seats in the car instead of carrying them in and out of the house, or wherever, if you don't want to buy convertibles just yet.  Then you could still just snap them into the stroller when you use it and wouldn't have to take them out of seats everywhere if you don't want to.

GSwans

kimarino13:

We switched early, at 6 months, mainly because we never went anywhere where we benefited from infant seats.  By that time, they preferred being in the umbrella stroller and hated being in the infant seat.

This, exactly.  They loved being in the city mini, and wanted OUT of those infant seats.

fallbride110406

10.5 months.  I stopped carrying them around 8 months and just kept the infant seats in the car.  We only switched over to convertibles because my son was within 2" of the height limit (Snugride 32's).  We wanted to get the most use possible out of those infant seats since we don't plan on having another child until they would be close to expiring.

blondek8

Convertibles are on the list of stuff to buy this weekend! We'll leave them in the infant seats for a couple more weeks but holy sh!t they're too heavy to be in them anymore. We have Peg Perego seats/stroller.

SouthSeasBride

6 months

pea-kay

We did it when the boys were 8 or 9 months old. I held out as long as possible, because the infant seats were so convenient. My arms got really buff, at least.

I think they were about 18 lbs each when we switched.

keg

I switched one DD when she was about a year because she was close to the length limit of our Snugrides.  However, I kept the other DD in her infant seat for another 3 months until she hit the length limit.  For me, even though the seats were heavy, it was so much easier going in and out of daycare with DDs in their seats as opposed to trying to carry two squirmy not-quite-walkers.  Even with one still in her infant seat it was easier which is the reason I didn't switch them at the same time.  I will say my arms are in better shape than the ever have been before. :-) 

schoolsoutbride

We switched O at 5 months.  He was too tall for the carseat.  Unfortunately, he was just STARTING to sit up and it was kind of a pain.

babya2010

We're trying to hold out until 1 year. They are getting wayyyy too heavy to carry anymore though, so I've been leaving their Snugride 32s in my car. Now if we could just do without the big bulky winter coats...

I'm hoping convertible CSs will be a birthday gift from someone.

Rangergal9

My girls are about 16lbs each, probably over that actually and they are still in the infant seats.  I plan on keeping them in them until they hit the 22lb weight limit because it is just so much easier to have them in those seats.  With my older DD we moved her to a convertible seat at 7 months when she hit the 29in height limit.  I am already worrying about how I am going to get all 3 kids in and out of the house and daycare once they aren't in the infant seats!

mrs.cam

We switched at 4 months, the boys were 18 lbs and i could barely lug the carriers around. Not to mention that the babies (and I) hated the dsng. They love the convertibles and our "big boy" stroller! (indie twin)

kaitley44

We are still using ours. We will be using them up to the height or weight limit. Hoping to get a whole years use. We have convertibles installed in DH's car that we use when we take his car.

nandc

We managed to get 16 months out of ours (Graco snugride 35), but our girls are on the smaller side.    We had to switch because they hit the height limit at that point, but at 2 are still far from the weight limit!