CPW: carseats

andrea0418 · April 2014

Which seat is everyone using now that our babies are getting bigger?

[Deleted User] · April 2014

Switched last week. He still doesn't really like the car.

heatherbrownm · April 2014

We've always used a convertible.

fieldpetal · April 2014

Convertible from day one here too.

Mommy1stTimer · April 2014

Still in infant seat.

LauraB1016 · April 2014

Still in infant. Looking forward to moving into the convertible seat.

Stacey099 · April 2014

Switched to convertible a few weeks ago

Stina2012 · April 2014

Still in an infant seat, but that probably won't last too long!

shara3333 · April 2014

Still infant seat (LO is approaching 28" so we still have time), but it stays in the car. I have no interest in carrying him in it up and down stairs.

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Pink724 · April 2014

Switched to the convertible a few weeks ago. She loves it so much more than the infant seat.

hollandmama · April 2014

No car, no seat! I am getting a baby seat for my bike soon though

Something like this:

Edit: added pic!

KMRR86 · April 2014

We are switching to the convertable next week. Still in the infant seat right now.

mdlorenz · April 2014

sandraynic said:

No car, no seat! I am getting a baby seat for my bike soon though

Sweet! We installed a seat on the back of DH's mountain bike and E had her first long ride last weekend - she hates being strapped in but once she's in it, she loves it.

In terms of car seats, we switched to a convertible two months ago and in the last few weeks, E has finally been falling asleep in.the.car. I don't know where this baby came from. There is hope for car seat screamers.

kaylakim · April 2014

We are switching to a convertible soon now that the weather is nicer. He's to heavy for me to lug around in the bucket.

sparkymcgeee · April 2014

I really need to move him over to the convertible. It's driving me crazy. However, I have to get DD a seat then and I am having a hard time deciding what booster to get. It's a big decision because she'll be in it for the rest of her carseat days.

atlvol · April 2014

He is in a convertible in my car, the infant seat is still in MH's car.

macncheese0712 · April 2014

We switched to the convertible at 4 months. It helped some with car meltdowns.

valstulas · April 2014

Forward facing in a booster.

J/k. Finn's still in the bucket.

bobcee · April 2014

Still in the bucket, but we have the convertibles and will switch as soon as DH is back from Japan.

jeng100 · April 2014

We just switched last weekend. She got to the point where she was ALWAYS crying in the bucket, and I thought she was uncomfortable. She seems to be slightly happier in her new seat. I have to say, she looks like such a big girl in the convertible, it makes me sad

DenverBride2005 · April 2014

Still in the bucket, though we may need to switch to convertible soon--that bucket is getting so heavy (and he may be nearing the 30" mark). I just need to figure out the logistics of getting the kids in and out of the car for daycare dropoff/pickup with one in my arms and one walking next to me--I don't entirely trust DS1 to not run into the parking lot yet, so it's been easier to set the baby down in his bucket while I get DS1 in and out.

jennipalmer · April 2014

Just got the new convertible seat this week

grapeskittles4lyfe · April 2014

@sandraynic, @mdlorenz

we got our bike seat a few weeks ago, but the guy in the bike shop told us not to use it before LO is a year old b/c their heads wouldn't support a helmet before then.

am I being paranoid? are your LOs using helmets already? which ones? we're looking into bike trailers, too ( @chrissiemeas which brand is yours again?) but even those aren't for infants unless they have the head support thingy in there.

thoughts?

FWIW this is the one we got:

TheLittleRedM · April 2014

I put that we switched to the convertible since that's what we have in our car but he uses his bucket seat when he's with his sitter. So both.

ashie624 · April 2014

We switched about a month ago. Dd is really long. She hadnt reached the height limit but she just looked uncomforable. By now shes probably passed the limit.

geoffandjen728 · April 2014

Convertible seat since day one. We have loved it. Hate all the judgey comments from IRL friends/family though... We have followed all laws and guidelines to the letter and beyond yet they seem to think we must be misinformed and reckless. Sigh.

mdlorenz · April 2014

amparo1981 said:

@sandraynic, @mdlorenz

we got our bike seat a few weeks ago, but the guy in the bike shop told us not to use it before LO is a year old b/c their heads wouldn't support a helmet before then.

am I being paranoid? are your LOs using helmets already? which ones? we're looking into bike trailers, too ( @chrissiemeas which brand is yours again?) but even those aren't for infants unless they have the head support thingy in there.

thoughts?

@amparo1981: We have that exact seat and my DH just picked up a helmet from Target (for 1+ years, but somehow it fits E really well). I was twitchy about the whole set-up at first but we are limiting rides to paved paths - no street riding near traffic.

queenbone · April 2014

Still in the infant seat. Every time I think we should make the switch she falls asleep in the car and I am able to carry her in w/o waking her up.

queenbone · April 2014

amparo1981 said:

@sandraynic, @mdlorenz

we got our bike seat a few weeks ago, but the guy in the bike shop told us not to use it before LO is a year old b/c their heads wouldn't support a helmet before then.

am I being paranoid? are your LOs using helmets already? which ones? we're looking into bike trailers, too ( @chrissiemeas which brand is yours again?) but even those aren't for infants unless they have the head support thingy in there.

thoughts?

FWIW this is the one we got:

We have a burley single trailer. We have never used it before the babies are 1 yr old. We're looking forward to family bike rides later this summer after DD's b-day.

(Note to self: buy new helmet for DS1 so everyone can move up a size.)

fabk · April 2014

We moved to the convertible in January. A was not comfy in the infantseat.

joyfultrex · April 2014

all 3 of 4 choices. He uses the bucket in DH car. Switched to a convertible for my car and has used a convertible since birth in my parents van. He does not seem to have a preference at all. He is happy when he wants to be and other times with scream no matter what seat.

hollandmama · April 2014

@amparo1981 we haven't put LO on a bike yet, but here bikes are like feet to people... sometimes I even think babies learn to bike before they can run properly haha so here they say you can put LO on the bike seat at 8 monts-old or when he can sit by himself. However, most babies don't use a helmet in Holland, but mine will... so if he can't support one, then he can't ride with us for the next 3 months!

Also, we will get a bike trailer too because most of the year we have horrible weather and I don't want LO to take rain and wind directly on his face! So yes, we will have seats and trailers, helmets and flags haha I'm so excited about getting all the baby bike gadgets!

giraffeluvspi · April 2014

amparo1981 said:

@sandraynic, @mdlorenz

we got our bike seat a few weeks ago, but the guy in the bike shop told us not to use it before LO is a year old b/c their heads wouldn't support a helmet before then.

am I being paranoid? are your LOs using helmets already? which ones? we're looking into bike trailers, too ( @chrissiemeas which brand is yours again?) but even those aren't for infants unless they have the head support thingy in there.

thoughts?

FWIW this is the one we got:

@amparo1981 I'm not sure? We haven't even pulled it out of the box yet or tried to find S a helmet. I didn't know about the 1 yr rule. Hmmm...

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