When do you move to the next car seat?

Question

My daughter is 4 1/2 months old and weighs 14 lbs- really heavy once you add the infant carrier. How old was your baby when you moved them to a regular carseat (I know it still has to be rear-facing)

Answer 1

I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM.

I JUST CARRY THE CARRIER TO THE CAR AND IF I GO INTO ANY PLACES I LEAVE THE CARRIER IN THE CAR. SAVES ME MONEY AND I DON'T HAVE TO LUG THAT STUPID HEAVY CARRIER ALL OVER.
MY DAUGHTER IS 4 1/2 MONTHS AND IS 16 LBS WITH THE CARRIER SHE IS LIKE 20 LBS NOT A LOT UNTIL YOU HAVE TO CARRY HER ALL OVER.

BUT ANYWAY THE RECCOMENDED AGE TO MOVE AN INFANT IS WHEN THE INFANT OUT GROWS THE CARRIER BY HEIGHT. OR BY 20-25 LBS. YOU CAN FACE THEM FORWARD.

Answer 2

The youngest child I have moved out of the infant car seat was 3 months old at 19#, the oldest was 11 months and 20#. The infant seat is outgrown when she exceeds the maximum weight and/or height limit on the car seat (check the labels on the side of the seat) Most carriers only go to 20-22 #, 1 goes to 30#. As long as she is within the weight limit and her head is less than 1" from the top of the shell, she can stay in the carrier. For your sake, if you don't want to carry her in the carrier, alot of parents will just leave the carrier in the car and take the baby in and out. At 14 # if you really want to switch her you can, just find a convertible seat that has a five point harness not the tray shield version and keep her bakcwards as long as possible (minimum 1 year AND 20 pounds, but it is safest to stay RF as long as the seat will allow, most RF to 30-35 #) As far as the grocery cart issue, I have seen alot of parents move their not yet sitting up babies to the convertibles and then they keep the carrier with them and at the grocery store they take it out of the trunk and use it in the cart.
Hope that helps!

Answer 3

I had to move my son to a convertible car set when he was 4 months old. He was too long for his carrier car seat and was already 20 pounds
Thankfully he was sitting up so he could sit in the grocery basket seat with a fluffy blanket

Most Infant carrier car seats max out at 20-25 pounds.

The convertible car seats normally in the rear facing position are safe from 5 to 30 pounds.

Answer 4

I moved my son to a convertible car seat when he was 6 months old (able to sit up on his own). The seat was rear facing and reclined back fully, because he is long. I ended up moving him forward facing just shy of 12 months because even in the reclined position his legs were bent up under the lap barrier. He still does not meet the requirement for the weight (he weighs 18 lbs, the seat says 22 lbs), although he is over a year old now, and meets the length requirement. Just make sure your little one is secure in the seat, keeping it rear facing as long as possible. Make sure the straps of the seat are snug (you should be able to get two fingers in between the strap and the child's chest, snug fit), and make sure the car seat is installed properly. The seat should not move more than an inch in either direction. Good luck to you!

Answer 5

We moved our daughter to a regular carseat at 5 1/2 months because the carrier was pointless by then for us. The carrier was extremely heavy and it seemed as though she could benefit from the extra space provided by regular carseats. It has been so much easier for us.

Answer 6

As long as she is rear facing till she is at least 1 year old AND 20 LBS you can change her to the next seat. Then after she is 1 year and 20 LBS you can turn her forward facing. Below is a very good website you can use. You can type in her height and weight and it will tell you what kind of seat you should be using.

Answer 7

You know it's been too long. My little one is 16 months old. I just went by the weight on the boxes. You should really look into getting the 1,2,3 step car seat. It may be a little more expensive, but worth it in the long run. The one I have now has a stage for infants, toddlers, and then the booster seat is the base. It was around $160 at WalMart...really worth it!

Answer 8

usually the infant carriers can go up to about 29" and 22lbs. Its almost impossible to carry though. I recommend purchasing a the next seat that costs a little more than others, I got the Eddie Bauer 3in1 delux something or other... until they are 1 they need to face backward .. doesnt matter their weight and this can face backward from 5lbs up to 35lbs and then can face forward from 20lbs to 100lbs. I found a good deal but it is usually $179.99. Otherwise you'll have to purchase a backward facing one until they are over a year and then a booster and some only go up to 40lbs and others dont work until they are 40lbs..... its annoying but u dont have to worry about it if it does all. THey have a little less expensive ones - i recommend a (deep) cup holder too! If u shop around on ebay or something u can usually find good deals with these.

Answer 9

It really depends on your car seat. Most car seats say that when they are around 18lbs or 20in that they have grown out of it. My daughter was a very big baby and by the time she was 7-8 months she needed to be changed to a convertible (toddler) car seat that can be both front or rear facing and that goes to a higher weight and length. Just check your car seats recommendations and when she out grows it change it asap to help insure that she is in a safe seat.

Answer 10

my second son was never in a carrier. i don't think it's required. when you look at carseats at the store there should be weight requirements on the box. the box will say something like rear-facing: 5-30 lbs; forward-facing: 20-40 lbs.

Answer 11

Your doctor will let you know. My son was 5 months old when he was put into his toddler seat. rear facing. It depends on what your daughters heighth is. Don't get into a rush to put her into a toddler seat. Infant carrier might be heavy, but a toddler seat to me, is a pain, when rear facing. Easier if I would have had a 4 door vehicle!