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? for STMs on carseats

taylormarie923taylormarie923 member
in October 2013 Moms

And so begins the dreaded task of comparing car seat/stroller safety tests, features, and comfort.  I have narrowed it down to two selections and there is only one major difference between the two.  Both are RF infant car seats, however one supports a baby up to 35 pounds, while the other only 30 pounds.  Looking at growth charts, with a boy in the highest percentile, this could be the difference of almost 10 months. 

So my question to you is should this be the deciding factor in my car seat search?  Obviously I want to use this car seat as a long as possible, and if I am going to have baby RF up to the age of 2, having a seat that can support a larger amount of weight would be more beneficial.  But, how many babies end up in the higher percentile?  

Am I just over thinking this whole thing?

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  • jarebearsmomjarebearsmom member
    You could end up with a peanut that isn't even on the charts or a kid that is in the 95th percentile. Is it a convertible seat or baby carrier?
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  • dlphndocdlphndoc member
    There are also height limits on infant seats. My son was/is on the small side. He just hit 10% for weight. We moved him to a convertible seat way before he would have hit the weight limit because he had exceeded the height limit for the seat. He is still


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  • jennielizjennieliz member
    If you're looking at an infant car seat most are out of it by 9 months to a year so I wouldn't let that be a factor.  Both of my big kids were in Britax marathons until they went to boosters.  I highly recommend the Britax brand.
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  • taylormarie923taylormarie923 member

    Damnit!  Now I have to start the search all over again! Smile

    DH and I are both really short from really short families, so I don't see this kid growing like a weed,

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  • RunningGal900RunningGal900 member

    Your kiddo is far more likely to outgrow the seat by height before he/she outgrows the weight. My son is 2 years old, in the 77th percentile for weight and he weighs 29 lbs. By weight, he could probably be in his snug ride 35 for at least another year.

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  • CousinVickiCousinVicki member

    don't owrry about it-- if your child hits the limit just put in the convertible carseat RF

     

    ETA: Britax Marathon has SUPER high weight/height limits and is one of the safest.    also, my son is 4 and only 33 lbs lol </p


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  • taylormarie923taylormarie923 member
    imageRunningGal900:

    Your kiddo is far more likely to outgrow the seat by height before he/she outgrows the weight. My son is 2 year

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    imagetaylormarie923:

    Damnit!  Now I have to start the search all over again! <img src="https://community.thebump.com/cs/emotico

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  • taylormarie923taylormarie923 member
    imageCousinVicki:

    don't owrry about it-- if your child hits the limit just put in the convertible carseat RF

     

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    imageCousinVicki:

    don't owrry about it-- if your child hits the limit just put in the convertible carseat RF

     

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  • shelley1002shelley1002 member
    My infant carrier had a 22lb weight limit.  DS never hit the weight limit in it.  He almost hit the height requirement before we switched him.  We switched DS to a convertible seat (the Britax Marathon Classic) at 7 months.

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  • deltagirl79deltagirl79 member

    I agree with PP's, LO will most likely hit the height limit on an infant seat before the weight. Our infant seat only went to 22 lbs, but DS still hit the height limit first, at around 11 months. (DS is a peanut)

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  • jackiesue586jackiesue586 member

    No car seats are proven safer than others. They all meet the same safety standards but some have extra bells and whistles and claim they are safer but there is no way to tell because they do not tell anyone the crash test results. 

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  • taylormarie923taylormarie923 member

    I truly want to thank everyone for their feedback on this, there are so many styles and brands to choose from and with absolutely no knowledge this is an extremely daunting task. 

    If I go with a convertible car seat I am giving up the abili

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    imagetaylormarie923:
    I truly want to thank everyone for their feedback on this, there are so many styles and brands to choose from and w
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  • karo112karo112 member
    Just fwiw - my kids are off the chart for length and in the top %iles for weight and at 2.5 years old JUST NOW weight 30 pounds...29 actually. Two girls...

                                                

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