Outgrowing the SS1?

NannyMom

Well-known member

• Oct 18, 2010

• #1

Child is 18 pounds, 6 months, and about 28 inches I think I was told. Could he really be running out of harness? Or did they likely miss an adjustment?

 

Mae

Well-known member

• Oct 18, 2010

• #2

Probably missed an adjustment.

Flip the seat over and on the end of the hip straps, there is an extra set of loops. Move the metal "H" type clip to the outer loop. You can also do the same at the end of the splitter plate.

Lemme grab a screen shot of the manual.

 

Mae

Well-known member

• Oct 18, 2010

• #3

Ok, here. Click to make bigger.

 

jess71903

Ambassador

• Oct 18, 2010

• #4

:yeahthat:
No way no how. My super-chunk fit until he was 18 months old.

 

NannyMom

Well-known member

• Oct 18, 2010

• #5

Thanks, that's what I thought. I last used mine when LittleS was 11 months, about 22 pounds, and I don't remember how tight the harness was.

I know all the adjustments for the SS1 But this was over the phone, and she didn't seem to want to be walked through it (SIL had adjusted for her). I'll see the seat in a few days, to see if she really did miss one.

 

Mae

Well-known member

• Oct 18, 2010

• #6

jess71903 said:

No way no how. My super-chunk fit until he was 18 months old.

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Yeah. My superly-massive-huge nephew fit in the SafeSeat all the way up to the 30lb limit. And you know how huge he was/is. lol.

 

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lorismurph

Senior Community Member

• Oct 18, 2010

• #7

We had plenty of harness left when my super long guy outgrew his at 11 months. He was just too tall but certainly not out of harness.

 

jourdysmom

CPST Instructor

• Oct 18, 2010

• #8

DS is 5.5 months... 26.5"+ and 15#+ (those were at 4 months). I just went to the outer loops and if i pull it as tight as it will go it is right at the end of the adjuster, and he fits perfectly... so MILES of room to grow HTH

 

Kobain's Mommy

Well-known member

• Oct 19, 2010

• #9

I think I'm going to change mine tomorrow. DS was at the Dr last Thursday and was just shy of 22lbs. We use his SS1 as a back up right now but we are taking a trip that we need it. We'll be taking a hotel shuttle van to public transport to meet up with DH's parents, but they will be driving us back to the hotel.

 

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amy&girls

New member

• Oct 19, 2010

• #10

Mae said:

Probably missed an adjustment.

Flip the seat over and on the end of the hip straps, there is an extra set of loops. Move the metal "H" type clip to the outer loop. You can also do the same at the end of the splitter plate.

Lemme grab a screen shot of the manual.

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yep, that. At first, I thought the seat was too big for my youngest, then I remembered that her older sister was the last to use it and it was still set on the lower loops. fixed it and she fit! Then I *forgot* about it again, and thought for sure she was done with it at 5 months (and 17lbs) and realized my error, and fixed it again. She then used it till 13 months or so!

 

amyd

New member

• Oct 19, 2010

• #11

NannyMom said:

Child is 18 pounds, 6 months, and about 28 inches I think I was told. Could he really be running out of harness? Or did they likely miss an adjustment?

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No way. My DS was still in the Snugride 22 at those stats.

 

fyrfightermomma

New member

• Oct 19, 2010

• #12

J outgrew the SS1 at 6 months and still had miles of harness length left.

 

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grumpybear

New member

• Oct 19, 2010

• #13

Also, make sure they aren't trying to strap baby in with winter coat on.
I only say it because I did that with DS and I thought I was running out of harness and was politely informed by Graco (whom I called in the hopes of getting a longer harness) that thick coats are not allowed for car seats. And from there I was introduced to car-seat.org.

 

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jaded

New member

• Oct 23, 2010

• #14

I have to laugh at this, because my son rode in his SS1 until 22 months of age, when I passed it down to someone having a baby soon. He was really close to outgrowing it in height at that point. But the harness still fit no problem.

There are 2 sets of loops on the harness(where the harness adjuster attaches to the other straps) so perhaps it's on second set of loops and it needs to be put on the first set instead.

 

NannyMom

Well-known member

• Oct 23, 2010

• #15

grumpybear said:

Also, make sure they aren't trying to strap baby in with winter coat on.
I only say it because I did that with DS and I thought I was running out of harness and was politely informed by Graco (whom I called in the hopes of getting a longer harness) that thick coats are not allowed for car seats. And from there I was introduced to car-seat.org.

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:thumbsup: Thanks. She said she just had a fleece on him, and she could barely wrestle him into the seat, so she took it off.


I'll find out which loops they missed when I see the seat tomorrow

 

Kobain's Mommy

Well-known member

• Oct 25, 2010

• #16

How'd it look?

I just relooked at one of my SS1s and sure enough the straps were all on the tighter setting. I'll have to look at my other SS1 when I'm at my parents' place.