Chicco Keyfit 30 Users

Nurse Lisa · October 2011

Do you still have the head support insert in? If not, when did you take it out?

Surreal123 · October 2011

yes I still have the head support that came with the car seat on. It is so thin and it doesn't seem to bother her. I hadn't even thought about taking it out.

Sarafuss · October 2011

We took the infant insert out but left the head support in. I'll only take it out once his head gets bigger and seem squished.

kikijbunny · October 2011

DS will be 6 months next week (and he's 20 lbs already) and yes, we still have the head support in. We probably can take it out now though. He wasn't ready for it to be removed when we took the rest of the insert out.

Mrs.Purdue · October 2011

planning on keeping mine in until we have to move the shoulder restraints to the highest level, which is where the head insert is currently.

SFBayMrs · October 2011

I took it out about a month ago. He's much more comfortable now. If your LO seems squished, take it out. If not, leave it be.

UMwife · October 2011

Sarafuss:
We took the infant insert out but left the head support in. I'll only take it out once his head gets bigger and seem squished.

ditto

mrambo3 · October 2011

We took it out bc the shoulder straps are now at the highest level.

MiamiMergers · October 2011

Mrs.Purdue:
planning on keeping mine in until we have to move the shoulder restraints to the highest level, which is where the head insert is currently.

This.

virginiagirl11 · October 2011

We took it out a couple of months ago because DS hit the highest strap level.

ac311 · October 2011

No, I just took it out a week ago. DD is starting to always want to sit up and pushes herself forward. With the padding in she would really push against it and look uncomfortable in there with it. Plus, I think she has a big head. (sorry to my baby but I felt like I was squishing her head in there).

everam01 · October 2011

We just took ours out last week. I didn't realize how much it was restricting their movement until I did. Now they look all around and seem to enjoy more of the scenery.

MsDragonfly · October 2011

I took it out when the harness straps had to be moved up to the top slots. Here is what the manual says about the head insert

NEVER use head support with harness in upper slots.

Head support could interfere with harness adjustment.

Babalonia · October 2011

I took it out a while ago, but it also says that the insert shouldn't be used when the baby reaches a certain pound (the number escapes me).

11kacey · October 2011

Babalonia:
I took it out a while ago, but it also says that the insert shouldn't be used when the baby reaches a certain pound (the number escapes me).

It is ten or eleven pounds. We stopped using ours when M was a month old or maybe 6 weeks.

lorist202 · October 2011

I removed it a couple of weeks ago when I noticed that his ear was always bent with it in there. I can't decide if the bent ear is worse or the lack of support for his neck when he falls asleep in the seat...