when do u change carseats from infant?

Answer 1

I bought a forward rear-facing carseat when my daughters reached the weight limit for theirs. (I have 3 daughters). You are supposed to leave them rear facing untill atleast one year AND 20LBS. It is best to leave them rear facing as long as you can. My friend who is a Lt. at the fire department and carseat safety officer, says better folded up in an accident, then turned too soon and injured. Then when the child has reached his/her goal of atleast 1 year AND 20lbs you are safe to turn them.
YOU SHOULD READ THE SIDE OF YOUR CARSEAT IT HAS INFORMATION ON WHAT THAT MODEL REQUIRES FOR HEIGHT AND WEIGHT. It also contains an expiration date.
Never use a carseat that is used if you don't know where it came from or if its been in a car accident.

Answer 2

Infants should ride in the back seat of the car in the middle rear facing until they are at least one year of age. If they out grow the rear facing infant carrier before a year you can buy a rear facing/forward facing car seat that goes from 5 lbs to x amount of lbs.

The manufacture also say that the child needs to be 22 to 25 lbs AND one year BEFORE turning the child around. In my case that was NOT possible, just two weeks before my daughter first birthday I noticed that her feet were more then just "pressed" against the back of the seat (still rear facing) and she was only about 18 lbs, but now her legs are too long. I went an bought a new car seat and turned her around. She is now 20 months old and weights only 19/20 lbs. You can not tell me that I have to FORCE my child to sit backwards because she is not the right weight! It will be WAY too uncomfortable. I talked with my ped and she said that her forward facing is fine because she has outgrown (length wise) the rear facing position.

As for the infant carrier I really found then to be a HASSLE, I usually didn't take them in the store because it is UNSAFE to place them on the car (over the child seat, I HATE when I see parents doing that) and not possible to pull one cart and push another while you place the infant carrier in the basket of the cart when you are by yourself. I only like the infant carrier for newborns that cannot hold up their own head. With my next child I will be switching her the to "real" carseat (non carrier, the one my daugher is currently in) once she can sit up (still rear facing) for my own convience, by the time I can switch the new baby my daughter should be in a booster seat (needing a new car seat anyway).

My best advice, ask the ped or call the local health department, only THEY can give you an ACCURATE answer for YOUR question and YOUR baby!!

Answer 3

It is based on the weight AND height of the baby. There should be a lable on the side of the carseat that tells the max. weight and height. My baby still weighed enough to stay in her infant seat but she was too long so make sure you take that into account too! If you are unsure, call your car seat manufacture. They are always helpful.

Answer 4

There are 2 factors to consider here - 1. When can you turn baby's seat around to face forward instead of backwards? 2. When do you have to switch from an infant seat to a bigger seat.

For issue 1: You can only have baby face forward when 2 conditions are met - the baby is at least one year old AND is at least 20 pounds. Again, it's not either or, both must be true.

For issue 2: You switch from an infant seat to a bigger seat when either one of two conditions is met - either the baby surpasses the weight limit for the infant seat OR the baby surpasses the length limit for the infant seat. You have to upgrade your seat when just one of those things happens, not both. Check your infant seat paperwork to see what the limits are for your particular seat. If you don't have the paperwork anymore just look up your model online and I'm sure you can find the specs.

Answer 5

Wow, Weez had the best advice and she/he got 2 thumbs down along with others that had good advice? My daughter grew out of the infant carseat at very early age......3 1/2 mths she was 2in too long for it going by the height limit and her feat smashing into the back of the car.

It was very hard to get her in and out of stores b/c she her neck wasnt very strong to hold her on my hip.....so we had to haul her stroller everywhere and push her in it and pull the shopping cart. We had a bassinet stroller so she was very comfortable in it. The seat we have her now will fit her until 45lbs and is very comfy looking for her.

Answer 6

If you are talking about going from an infant car seat/carrier to the next size, most of the carriers go to 20 lbs.

If you are speaking of when you turn the car seat from rear to front facing, they say when the infant reaches a year in age and is 20 lbs.

Answer 7

Well the infant one is easier to manuever with a small baby and enables you to carry with the handle on top. They outgrow that one at like 22 pound or one year depending on the make. You can just buy the bigger ones because my sons second car seat is good from 5-100 pounds but those infant seats are just convenient.

Answer 8

There are infant carseats that hold up to 22 pounds and 32 pounds. Whenever your baby weighs that much or they can sit up by themselves comfortably, it would be safe to switch seats.

Answer 9

You need to check your carseat for height and weight limits. And remember they need to stay rear facing even though they outgrow their carseat Until they are a year old no matter of size. So you would have to buy one that can go both ways.

Answer 10

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