My daughter is 1 1/2 and she weight around 30 lbs... I still put her in the car seat that comes together in the travel system with the stroller...what do I need to buy next? is that the booster seat? or is that one until she is like 3? im confused...help!
2006-06-23 03:44:42 · 46 answers · asked by Lorena 3 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
OK..as far as your current seat, if it came with a travel system, it is an infant carrier (with the handle) most of these seats can only be used to 20 or 22 pounds, depending on the seat. The only one on the market that goes to 30# is the Graco Safe Seat. So, if you have her in any other carrier, she needs to come out of that ASAP as seats are only crash tested to the maximum weight limit printed on the label on the side of your seat. After an infant seat is maxed out (child has reached the highest weight or height limit as the label indicates) then she should move to a convertible seat. A convertible seat goes rear facing and forward facing. Many seats out there rear face to 30-35 #, check the label. If you select a seat that RF past 30#, it is safer to keep her rear facing until the maximum weight limit of the seat is reached. Then you can turn her forward facing as she has met the minimum criteria for forward facing, 1 year AND 20#. Then when she outgrows her convertible seat forward facing, usually 40 # or when her shoulders exceed the top shoulder slots, then she moves into a booster seat. Most kids are not ready for a dedicated booster seat until they hit at least 4 years old, as they need the maturity to sit properly. A child is much safer in a harness than in a booster as long as possible, so check the label again to determine your seat's maximum harness weight limit. I would not suggest a forward facing only seat or booster seat with harness at this point because they lack the side protection a convertible seat offers at her age.
HTH..
2006-06-24 05:14:59 · answer #1 · answered by carseat xpert 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are still putting the kid in what's called an infant carrier, I think she is too big for that. The next step would be either a regular car seat or a booster seat. If she is 1 1/2 yrs old, I would opt for the regular car seat, but you have to shop around and check which seats would better suit her weight. I wouldn't put my 2 yr old in a booster seat yet because they can more easily unbuckle the seatbelt. A car seat with a 5 point harness that suits her weight is what I would use.
2006-07-05 14:30:27 · answer #2 · answered by T.R 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
most recomendations will tell you to keep your child in a car seat until they're at least 3 and then a booster seat at 4 yrs/40 lbs. the reason is that when you use a booster seat, you are using the seat belt in the car and if a child is not tall enough, the shoulder strap can cut against the childs neck, making it a safety hazard, not to mention uncomfortable for the child.
Hope it helps
2006-07-01 05:42:54 · answer #3 · answered by liz 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my son is 1 and he has a car seat. He weighs the same thing your baby does. Are u using a carrier/car seat? Because i have the travel system that came with carrier/car seat, but i stopped using that when he got too big. I bought a regular car seat. The bigger ones that face foward. It fits him just fine, I use a booster for my four year old. But i dont think u should use it on a one year old because it doesnt seem safe. He is too small...You can get a car seat at any major super store. I consider the one that comes with the stroller in a travel system a carrier/infant car seat. To me a car seat is foward facing and made for kids ages 1-3 Maybe try a baby super store.
2006-07-06 16:41:46 · answer #4 · answered by Nena_555 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to check with your local PD to find out what your weight/age requirements are for car seats and booster seats. She wont be old enough or weigh enough for a booster seat. Get a car seat that converts to a booster seat and goes up to 80-100 pounds. You need to keep her in the harness belt for as long as you can. A seatbelt cant protect her well enough and may even do damage if you are in an accident.
2006-06-23 05:52:12 · answer #5 · answered by Stewiesgal 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my son is exactly the same, he is 20 months and 31 Lbs. Your daughter should be in a forward facing carseat, the middle stage, she is too young and too small for a booster. I don't know how long it will take you to get to a booster but that usually isn't until they are 40Lbs or so. The one I have is 20-40 Lbs and my son had to be at least 12 months before we could turn him around even though he really was getting too big for the rear facing seat we had, the stroller and infant seat with base system.
If you want reasurance you should ask either the police department as they soemtimes have car seat clinics where they will properly put in your car seat for free so you know that it is for sure in right. We went to one when it didn't seem like Gabe's infant seat was sitting straight anymore, we needed to have a pool noodle put in to level it out. I want to get in for another one with this seat we have now because it still doesn't seem to be in straight because it leans into the middle sometimes and I don't feel it is in properly.
Good luck.
2006-07-03 17:11:08 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
She's way to little to be put in a booster seat.
You need a forward facing car seat with the 5 point harness.
Booster seats are designed for kids who are over 40 pounds.
2006-06-23 07:45:39 · answer #7 · answered by ktwister 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need a forward-facing seat.. they have ones that convert to belt-positioning boosters but for now you have to continue to use the straps... do NOT just use it as a booster!
Also, the middle of the back seat is still the best place to put it, with a back seat on one side or the other as the next best choice...
2006-06-23 03:50:59 · answer #8 · answered by Katherine 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Booster seat isn't until she is big enough to handle only a seatbelt but not tall enough. Sounds like what you have is an infant carseat. What you need now is just a regular carseat. The front facing ones you seatbelt into the car that still has straps that go on your child until she is about 5-7, then the booster seat.
2006-07-04 09:21:38 · answer #9 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
CAR SEAT! The one that comes with the travel system is rear-facing only to 20 lbs or 1yr. You then get a forward-facing one until the child is 40 lbs or 4 yrs old (or whatever your state laws are). How could you not know this?? It's totally unsafe to drive your kid around like that! If you put her in a belt-adjusting booster not only will it not protect her in an accident, but if you're pulled over you'll get a ticket for not properly restraining her - and those are REALLY expensive.
2006-07-02 16:53:48 · answer #10 · answered by mom2babycolin 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋