34lbs + clothes, time to turn?

Wife&MomX3

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DD1 has reached 34lbs when she's weighed naked. Im so thankful she was able to make it past her 3rd b-day (Aug 5th) still RF in her Marathon! But her time RF is coming to an end. (Buying one of the new 40 or 45lb RF limit seats is not in the realm of possibility:(). So when do I turn her? Do I weigh her fully dressed, shoes and a light jacket, and if the scale says 35lbs, she has to go FF from then on? Kids fluctuate a bit from day to day, and I know she'll go back and forth on the scale, 34lbs some days, 35lbs others. So when do U decide to turn them? Not til they are consistently 35lbs? As soon as the register 35lbs once? Let me know, thanx! I want every day RF we can get, even tho 3y3m isnt too shabby :)
 
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Raegansmom4

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You need to weigh w/ the clothes, etc. so she probably needs to turn now. Great job keeping her rfing! At 3, I don't recommend buying a new seat unless you really want to and can.
 

Wife&MomX3

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Thanx. When she outgrew the RA by height at 22mons, I never dreamed she'd make it past 3 still RF. I used a Scenera to keep her RF at that time, then we got the MA on clearance, using some of little sister's b-day money (since the seat is actually for DD2 to use in a few mons when she'll outgrow the RA, too) Those few inches of shell make a HUGE difference :) Wish I woulda known that 4.5 yrs ago when we got the RA :p
 

Kat_Momof3

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weigh her in an outfit that represents her as she would be in her seat when traveling... if you take her shoes off when she gets in (I used to do that with Ruthie), then leave them off...

I'd say it's probably time to make the switch.
 

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