Clothing sizes for car seat longevity?

Nedra said:

I remember seeing a comment in here about what size shirt a kid can get to in a Britax before it is outgrown. Like, somebody said something like, "britax convertibles will usually keep a kid rear-facing until they are in ____ size shirts." The blank space was a size -- like 2T or 3T or 4T, but I can't remember which one. Can anyone help me out?

Also, any idea what size shirt a kid would get to in other convertibles? Particularly interested in Guide 65, Nextfit, Radian, Evenflo Symphony DLX.

I know it's not foolproof, but since I don't have a growth curve specifically for torso height, I will take any kind of estimates i can get!

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wendytthomas said:

Britaxes are a solid 3T generally.

Guide 65 is 40", so before torso height. The average 40" is 4, so about a 4T on average.

NextFit is about a size 6.

Radian is a very solid 4T.

Symphony is about a 2T.

NOT foolproof, NOT guaranteed, I'm sure there will be people coming on to tell me about their 4T child fitting in the Britax and their 3T child outgrowing the Guide, but this is a rough estimate.

Wendy

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linneabw said:

Is this rfing?

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YinzerMama said:

The radian tends to be outgrown rf at 4t?? I thought it was about as tall as the nextfit? I am keeping a radian around in case my son gets tired of the high sides of the nextfit before outgrowing the height/weight but will it really not last as long? That's bizarre.

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