MA limit poll

[momto2princes]

Of course our MA's are only rated to 30lbs RF. Mind you the same seat (who really knows for sure if they are identical {I think they are})is rated to 33 or 35lbs in the US depending on if you have the older version(48lbs) or the newer version(65lbs). It comes down to Canadian testing standard regulations (I think).

DS#2 is a few lbs shy of the the 30lb limit. I only weigh him every 3-6 months or so. How strict would you be at monitoring his weigh gain? Also how strict would you be at turning him FF when he weighs more than 30lbs? (FYI - He will be 3 in April)

I am leaning towards not sweating it. I think he would be perfectly safe RF above 30lbs as long as he didn't exceed 35lbs. I won't purposely not flip him until 35lbs but I am not going to be anal and weigh him every week waiting for him to hit that magic number.

What would you do?

[canmom]

I didn't vote between 1-2 because I feel that when he is 30lbs you need to turn him. We do not know if the Canadian MA and the American MA are exactly the same and even so most Canadian provinces have proper use laws meaning if you are not following the manufacturers guidelines, you could get ticketed or in a collision your insurance may be voided. I think that is a parental decision only you can make. If you really want the extra 5lbs, buy a TF or another 35lbs rfing seat. Basically....you absolutely need to following the guidelines on your specific seat. Just my :twocents:

[momto2princes]

I am confused. If the limit is 30lbs shouldn't he be allowed to be RF in it while 30lbs? That is why I started the poll at turning him at 31lbs.

Thanks for clarifying for me.

I am not wanting to break rules or jeopardize his safety in any way I am just curious so thank you for responding.

[hipmaman]

I didn't quite understand your 3rd and 4th choices so I didn't vote the poll. However, you don't see any tech telling you to disregard the manufacture posted limit of your MA - which mean 30 lbs as the rf limit. And yes, use it to when she reaches 31 lbs is fine.

[canmom]

I don't know... I am debating it back and forth 30, 31??? I think up to 31 would probably be ok but lets see what the other techs say cause I can't totally decide.

Does anyone know... when they say the limit is 30lbs does that include 30.2lbs or 30.5lbs?? Is it as soon as they are over 30.0lbs?

[momto2princes]

No not expecting anyone to tell me to disregard the posted limits not at all. I am just wondering if I should be weighing him every week as he is getting close to ensure I don't go over or just continue to weigh him every 3 months like I do and when I weigh him and he is over flip him.

[momto2princes]

I didn't quite understand your 3rd and 4th choices so I didn't vote the poll. However, you don't see you will see any tech telling you to disregard the manufacture posted limit of your MA - which mean 30 lbs as the rf limit. And yes, use it to when she reaches 31 lbs is fine.

options 3 or 4 is just a side poll about if I should just turn him the MA or buy a Frontier. Curious to know which seat would be better or safer than the other FF?

I responded to your comment about the weigh limits in my post prior to quoting this one I forgot to do that.

[canmom]

Personally, I would just stick with the MA ffing for now if you don't need to pass it down or something. One seat is not safer/better than the other, they are all tested to the same standard. You might as well use the MA till it is outgrown with that said you will likely need to buy a Frontier or GN at a later time. I don't think the MA will take most kids to a booster.

[hipmaman]

No not expecting anyone to tell me to disregard the posted limits not at all. I am just wondering if I should be weighing him every week as he is getting close to ensure I don't go over or just continue to weigh him every 3 months like I do and when I weigh him and he is over flip him.

Perhaps it was my backward way of saying, yeah keep weighing closely because that seat is not usable rf after 31 lbs. :)

[momto2princes]

Perhaps it was my backward way of saying, yeah keep weighing closely because that seat is not usable rf after 31 lbs. :)

Gotcha!!

[momto2princes]

Personally, I would just stick with the MA ffing for now if you don't need to pass it down or something. One seat is not safer/better than the other, they are all tested to the same standard. You might as well use the MA till it is outgrown with that said you will likely need to buy a Frontier or GN at a later time. I don't think the MA will take most kids to a booster.

You are right. We are just in the process of getting a Frontier for my almost 6 year old as he is out growing his MA in short order.

I was just looking for a valid reason to splurge on 2 seats instead of just one. It would be nice to have them match but a year from now they may have made some changes to the Frontier and who knows. The MA fit my oldest just fine until now so I am sure it will do the same for my youngest!!

[canmom]

All the more reason to stick with the MA and get your moneys worth... you never know what will be on the market in a year or two. You might pass down the Frontier and have a better option for the older child... not meaning there is anything wrong with the Frontier you just never know what will come out next ;).

[momto2princes]

All the more reason to stick with the MA and get your moneys worth... you never know what will be on the market in a year or two. You might pass down the Frontier and have a better option for the older child... not meaning there is anything wrong with the Frontier you just never know what will come out next ;).

The more I think about it the more you are right. Also because a year from now my oldest will be 7 and I would be ok with him using a HBB at that point. I might want to look into a dedicated HBB instead of the Frontier and so will pass the Frontier down to DS#2 and get DS#1 a booster.

[snowbird25ca]

Just going to add to the chorus of turn him as soon as he breaks the 30lb mark. If he's normally only weighed every 3 to 6mos, I would be inclined to do it more like once a month. Depends on how fast he gains weight really... but most kids don't gain over 2lbs in the period of a month - at least not at your ds' age.

So I'd keep an eye on it - be vigilant, but not obsessive IYKWIM? Personally speaking, at his age, I'd be inclined to flip at 29.5lbs. And if you're not ready for him to be ff'ing, to just buy a seat with a 35lb rf'ing limit. You've done great getting him to pretty much 3yrs old, and he's reaching the limit, so I wouldn't sweat out whether he's still got .5 lb to go or not. Scale says over 29, I'd flip him. If he was under 18mos I'd feel differently, and would at that point just prefer at 35lb limit seat... but an almost 3yr old is safe ff'ing. :)

(And I'm with the crowd of thinking you should just stick with the MA. I don't see much point replacing it unless you just plain want to.)

[mommycat]

Just going to add to the chorus of turn him as soon as he breaks the 30lb mark. If he's normally only weighed every 3 to 6mos, I would be inclined to do it more like once a month. Depends on how fast he gains weight really... but most kids don't gain over 2lbs in the period of a month - at least not at your ds' age.

So I'd keep an eye on it - be vigilant, but not obsessive IYKWIM? Personally speaking, at his age, I'd be inclined to flip at 29.5lbs. And if you're not ready for him to be ff'ing, to just buy a seat with a 35lb rf'ing limit. You've done great getting him to pretty much 3yrs old, and he's reaching the limit, so I wouldn't sweat out whether he's still got .5 lb to go or not. Scale says over 29, I'd flip him. If he was under 18mos I'd feel differently, and would at that point just prefer at 35lb limit seat... but an almost 3yr old is safe ff'ing. :)

(And I'm with the crowd of thinking you should just stick with the MA. I don't see much point replacing it unless you just plain want to.)
:yeahthat:

I flipped at just shy of 30lb so I wouldn't have to keep weighing. Plus, considering that depending on what scale you step on they can be off from each other by a few lbs, and clothing worn will change the weight... at that age almost 30 lb was good enough for me. And then I KNEW I wasn't going over the limit by "accident" at any point.

[momto2princes]

Out of curiosity I checked the manual and it says RF between 2.3-14kg (5-30lbs). Well 14kg converted to lbs = 30.86lbs.

I think it would be safe to have him RF while he was 30lbs and turn him when he hits 31lbs.

[CDNTech]

I don't like to obsessively weigh either. Unless you are wanting a new seat, I'd just keep the MA for now. He's almost three, that I would have no qualms about turning him whenever he hit 29lbs on the scale.

I would not wait until he hits dead even at 30lbs. Not at this age anyway, if he was under 2 maybe... but not at practically 3 years old.