Nedra
Car-Seat.org Ambassador
Let's say you had a newborn and your stroller didn't recline deeply enough to be used with a newborn. Could you use a crashed (no visible damage to the shell or harness) or expired seat with your compatible stroller until the kid was ready for the normal stroller seat?
Or let's say your kid has technically outgrown their seat (like their head is less than 1 inch from the top of the shell), but still is comfortable in it and prefers to be parent-facing while strolling. Could you still keep using the infant seat with the stroller? If it were outgrown by weight, would that make a difference?
I am mostly just curious, but I also have a sister who has never put her baby in the stroller without the car seat and would rather keep using it as long as it's safe to do so. Also, last summer when we had to replace our infant seat following a crash, we considered replacing it with a convertible, but I wasn't sure if she was ready for the regular stroller seat yet. Curious as to whether we could have continued to use our crashed seat with the stroller if we'd wanted.
Or let's say your kid has technically outgrown their seat (like their head is less than 1 inch from the top of the shell), but still is comfortable in it and prefers to be parent-facing while strolling. Could you still keep using the infant seat with the stroller? If it were outgrown by weight, would that make a difference?
I am mostly just curious, but I also have a sister who has never put her baby in the stroller without the car seat and would rather keep using it as long as it's safe to do so. Also, last summer when we had to replace our infant seat following a crash, we considered replacing it with a convertible, but I wasn't sure if she was ready for the regular stroller seat yet. Curious as to whether we could have continued to use our crashed seat with the stroller if we'd wanted.
. It's a great way to keep using a seat that might not be crashworthy, but is still structurally sound. I recommend it a lot for kids who are too heavy for their infant seat (well, I did, back when seats were mostly to 20/22 pounds!) but not sitting well enough to be in a restaurant high chair or whatever... travel safely in the convertible, and use the infant seat as a carrier.
