Pixels
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DS is 15 days old. He was 8 lbs 2 oz at birth, and 8 lbs 4 oz (and gaining) three days ago. He has an ~8 inch torso.
The harness pads were too thick, and were basically strangling him as I tried to tighten the harness. This is the tightest I was able to get the harness. There is gapping over the belly, and it does not pass the pinch test. However, DS was complaining and it was starting to look like his head would pop off, so I couldn't tighten any more. Also, because he doesn't really have a neck yet, those thick pads were holding the harness out to the edges of his shoulders. :thumbsdown:
I took the harness pads off just to see what difference that made, and the fit was much better. I was able to properly tighten the harness and DS did not complain. However, the harness pads are required in RFing mode, so IMO this seat is not good for newborns. The harness in the lowest position is just at his shoulder or slightly above. This seat requires the harness to be below the shoulder (not at) when RFing, so he needs to grow some more torso or wear a cloth diaper instead of the disposable he was wearing today to begin to fit the seat.
For comparison, here he is in a BabyTrend. It's difficult to see, but his shoulder is just at the slot in the bottom position.
The harness pads were too thick, and were basically strangling him as I tried to tighten the harness. This is the tightest I was able to get the harness. There is gapping over the belly, and it does not pass the pinch test. However, DS was complaining and it was starting to look like his head would pop off, so I couldn't tighten any more. Also, because he doesn't really have a neck yet, those thick pads were holding the harness out to the edges of his shoulders. :thumbsdown:
I took the harness pads off just to see what difference that made, and the fit was much better. I was able to properly tighten the harness and DS did not complain. However, the harness pads are required in RFing mode, so IMO this seat is not good for newborns. The harness in the lowest position is just at his shoulder or slightly above. This seat requires the harness to be below the shoulder (not at) when RFing, so he needs to grow some more torso or wear a cloth diaper instead of the disposable he was wearing today to begin to fit the seat.
For comparison, here he is in a BabyTrend. It's difficult to see, but his shoulder is just at the slot in the bottom position.