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How long in infant car seat?

tarynkimtarynkim member
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 I'm a first time mom and wondering how long our baby will stay in his infant car seat?  I know it depends on how big he is etc.  My husband and I are both small people so the chances are good that he will be small to average size.  I'm wondering because I don't know if it's appropriate to put two car seats on our registry.  We both have very large families and we're running out of things to put on there so that we have enough gifts for everyone to buy.
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Re: How long in infant car seat?

  • mishu917mishu917 member

    Weight depends on which car seat you get, I have the orbit and it only goes up to 22lbs which is fine because I don't want to lug around a carseat with a heavier baby. Also, I know the baby has to be at least 1 before you can turn it forward facing but I don't know if you need to switch to a convertible at that time... I am guessing for safety reasons you would keep a smaller baby in the infant seat but I am not sure.

    You can add older stuff to your registry like toddler seats (2 are handy because they are a pain to move from car to car unlike the infant seat), high chair, potty training stuff, walking, etc... 

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  • lindseyendersonlindseyenderson member

    You should keep them in the infant seat rear facing until they outgrow it and then switch to a rear facing convertible.  New recommendations state that babies should be kept rear facing until they exceed the rear facing limits on the convertible (depends on the brand usually atleast 35lbs).  That may mean that your child will be rear facing until they are well into their toddler years and that is what is safest.  I'd definitely put 1 or 2 convertible car seats (can rear or forward face) on your registry as well, if people want to buy them they will and if not it's no harm done. 

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  • slwprincessslwprincess member
    DS outgrew his snugride 22 right around 7.5 mos.  He outgrew the height limit LONG before he hit the 22 lb mark.  This totally sucked b/c we LOVED that infant seat and it was so convenient.  So this time we went the bigger Keyfit 30 to get longer use out of it.  Hoping to make it a full year- but I'd be happy with even 10 mos.  I would go ahead and put the convertable on your registry.  We did and were pleasantly surprised when my MIL decided to go ahead and get us the bigger carseat.  It was nice to have it on hand when we needed it. 

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