Am I missing something?

mplesset23

My cousin and I had our LO's 10 days apart.  She just got a new convertible carseat for her LOs (she had twins).  The carseat I bought goes up to 35 lbs and/or until LO is too tall for it.  At this point my LO could literally use it for years.  He's only in the 7% for height and weight.

 Am I the only person not getting a new carseat now?  Are any of you getting a new carseat sooner than later?  Why was I told to get one that can hold LO for up to 35 lbs if people don't use them for that long?

Am I missing something here?

TIA!

 

nbbride06

We just installed a convertible this morning.  DD wasn't close to outgrowing the 30Ib. weight limit on her infant seat or the height on it either.  We also haven't taken it out of the car in months.  However, she began to hate being so reclined.  She would try to sit up constantly.  She also started to seem cramped at her shoulders.  We'll see if she likes the convertible better.  

Caseyk1127

I just ordered ours last week. Our infant seat is good for 30 lbs and/or 30 inches (Chicco). DS is only 17 lbs but he's already 29 1/2 inches.

lucylea

DS is in his convertible already, but that's because he didn't like being reclined so far in the infant seat and I was tired of lugging it around.  If he didn't mind the recline we would have just left the seat in the car and carried just him, but being able to sit more upright and look around has made him much happier in the car.  

I personally never would have spent extra on an infant carseat that goes up to 35 pounds, though, as DD still isn't there and she will be 4 at the end of the month.  Obviously she would have outgrown the length long before the weight and she is a shorty.   

CarlaAndJames

we got a new one way before approaching the weight limit because she was over the recline and starting to fuss a lot in her seats. Also, we split dropoff/pickup and were sick of carrying that seat inside and leaving it every day.

We figured we have to buy convertibles some time, we'd be buying two seats and they'll last the same amount of time whether we buy them now or wait until she really needs it, but what's the point?

dairygirl19

 I just got a convertible in last week and my LO is 8 months.

It wasn't that I NEEDED to trade. She was nowhere near the height or weight limit on her carrier.

However, I'm a strong girl and it just got too heavy to carry around. She also sits up so well in highchairs and carts now, that it's way easier just to carry her in and save the cart space.

Also, my LO loves to look around esp. in the car and a in convertible she seems to be able to see better. She doesn't lay as flat either, which makes her happy.

Lastly, leaving her original carrier in the car got to be hard because I had to bend so far down/deep to strap her in. She'd scream, my back hurt. This way I can stand like a normal person.

missbrightside10

DS is 20 pounds and 28 inches long, he was too tall for our seat and I was squeezing him in. He is so much happier in the convertible and my back is thanking me.

My pedi's daughter is a teeny thing at 13 months, she's still in her infant seat! 

Galaxy8227

DS was getting too uncomfortable in there with his height.  We moved him around 5 months

IlliniQT

Our LO is getting close to the height limit, and target was having an unbeatable sale, so I went ahead and bit the bullet.  Although I liked being able to take LO in and out of the car without unbuckling him when he was little, I do feel like the infant seat was a bit of a waste of money.

But again, we live in a cold climate, so I don't know if I completely regret it.

gymnst1013

We switched at 6 1/2 months.  N was just too squished in his infant seat.  It was good for 30 lbs or 30 inches and he was 29 inches at his 6 month appointment.  Keep in mind it's a weight OR height limit, not both, so if your LO surpasses either, you should switch.  It's usually the height limit they hit first.  What is the height limit on your seat and how tall is your LO? 

ElatedMom2B

We have the Chicco Key Fit 30 and I switched it out a couple of months ago and she was much happier in the convertible.  That being said, when taking my older daughter to school during the freezing winter months it was a PITA to take her in and out of the car seat so I put the infant seat back in.  It weighs a ton but it is easier for getting her in and out of the car for now.  If it weren't for that fact, I would have her in the convertible.  We didn't buy a new one though because we had it from my older daughter.  We had two for each car when I was working.  Now that I am home, they were both in my car.

mplesset23

gymnst1013:

We switched at 6 1/2 months.  N was just too squished in his infant seat.  It was good for 30 lbs or 30 inches and he was 29 inches at his 6 month appointment.  Keep in mind it's a weight OR height limit, not both, so if your LO surpasses either, you should switch.  It's usually the height limit they hit first.  What is the height limit on your seat and how tall is your LO? 

It's 35 lbs and I think 30 inches.  Our LO is maybe 16 lbs and around 22-23".  He's a little guy.

katie4253

We moved the infant seat to Hs car and installed a convertible into my car.  We'll use the seat until he grows out of it.  But, he is too heavy to carry and transfer. 

katncrack

We still like our infant seat and she will use it until she outgrows it.  She is 7 months.  We love our snap and go so we want to use it until we have to stop using the infant seat. 

Snapdragon750

I don't know who told you to get a car seat that holds a baby up to 35 lbs; everyone I spoke to said that their babies outgrew the height limit far before the weight limit!  DD is 20 pounds now at 9 months, but she outgrew our Graco 30 almost 3 months ago.  It wasn't the height or weight limit really; she just looked so squished and uncomfortable in it.  So we bought a new one at 6 months.

 So it's just a matter of different babies!  But I don't think there are really any babies who could realistically use an infant car seat up to 35 pounds.  I think it's just a marketing trick.

aecrowley22

I heard the infant one you are currently using are safer than the convertible seats so if he is fine and fits in the infant one i suggest using it as LONG as you can.  PS weight is more important than height so if he meets the height but is still under weight keep him in the infant seat.  We just took a carseat class and this was all the info we were given.  We somehow ended up with a 22# carseat and he is huge so he hit the weight limit.  The convertibles are SUCH A PAIN!!  you have to get them out and take them everywhere even when they are sleeping and I would give anything to have it back.

katie4253

Snapdragon750:

I don't know who told you to get a car seat that holds a baby up to 35 lbs; everyone I spoke to said that their babies outgrew the height limit far before the weight limit!  DD is 20 pounds now at 9 months, but she outgrew our Graco 30 almost 3 months ago.  It wasn't the height or weight limit really; she just looked so squished and uncomfortable in it.  So we bought a new one at 6 months.

 So it's just a matter of different babies!  But I don't think there are really any babies who could realistically use an infant car seat up to 35 pounds.  I think it's just a marketing trick.

Mine probably will.