carolinakiwi
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I’ve done the transition from infant carseat carrier to a convertible before with DS who is now 3 ½. My DD just turned 5 months old this past Sunday. Both of my kids are tall. My daughter was 26.5” at her 4 month checkup, which was exactly a month ago. She is around 95-99% for her height and around 50-60% for weight. We have the KF30 – so if her torso is tall like her mommy, then we only have approximately 3” – 3 ½ “ left of her growth (if that).
My DS used the same KF30 and somehow we kept him in it until 11 months (right around when he hit the 1” below top of shell). However, already, my husband and I think it’s starting to get heavy carrying our DD to the car. At 4 months she was 12lb 13oz……and for reference, at 4 months, my son was 17 pounds (and 27”). I have no idea how we kept him (carrying his weight) in the KF30 until 11 months.
Even though the bubble on the KF30 is level, I’ve noticed when my DD falls asleep, her head falls forward a lot. I try to push it back but it usually falls back down. Would a convertible solve this problem?
I don’t necessarily spend money on a convertible before we HAVE to, but I wonder if she’d be more comfortable in a convertible. I do baby wear some, whenever DD will tolerate it while shopping. But the convenient thing about an infant car seat, that if by chance (which is more rare these days) she’s asleep when we turn the car off while doing errands, we don’t have to wake her up to get the carseat out and just put it in the big part of the cart.
What are your experiences with transitioning to a convertible carseat for those that used an infant carrier first. Did you transition only b/c you hit the height or weight limit of the infant carseat, or did you do it for other reasons (comfort of baby), etc.?
We have a Combi Corroco we could use, otherwise we'll have to buy something. We do have a Britax Boulevard 70 that is my son's in our spare car, that we could try out on my DD if we choose to. My son's primary seat is the Diono RXT that's in our main family vehicle. I'd like to get two Diono's possibly, but they don't RF very well in the vehicles we have, since DH and I are tall and need our seats pushed all the way back. We drive a Toyota Tacoma and a Saturn car.
My DS used the same KF30 and somehow we kept him in it until 11 months (right around when he hit the 1” below top of shell). However, already, my husband and I think it’s starting to get heavy carrying our DD to the car. At 4 months she was 12lb 13oz……and for reference, at 4 months, my son was 17 pounds (and 27”). I have no idea how we kept him (carrying his weight) in the KF30 until 11 months.
Even though the bubble on the KF30 is level, I’ve noticed when my DD falls asleep, her head falls forward a lot. I try to push it back but it usually falls back down. Would a convertible solve this problem?
I don’t necessarily spend money on a convertible before we HAVE to, but I wonder if she’d be more comfortable in a convertible. I do baby wear some, whenever DD will tolerate it while shopping. But the convenient thing about an infant car seat, that if by chance (which is more rare these days) she’s asleep when we turn the car off while doing errands, we don’t have to wake her up to get the carseat out and just put it in the big part of the cart.
What are your experiences with transitioning to a convertible carseat for those that used an infant carrier first. Did you transition only b/c you hit the height or weight limit of the infant carseat, or did you do it for other reasons (comfort of baby), etc.?
We have a Combi Corroco we could use, otherwise we'll have to buy something. We do have a Britax Boulevard 70 that is my son's in our spare car, that we could try out on my DD if we choose to. My son's primary seat is the Diono RXT that's in our main family vehicle. I'd like to get two Diono's possibly, but they don't RF very well in the vehicles we have, since DH and I are tall and need our seats pushed all the way back. We drive a Toyota Tacoma and a Saturn car.