RF in Roundabout?

Unregistered · Dec 29, 2007

So, I just bought a Britax RA because, after reading the specs on the Britax web site, I thought I could use it rear-facing to 33 lbs and 40". Now (after the box has been discarded and we're getting ready to install it -- argh) I notice on my Canadian label that the seat is only rated to 30 lbs and 30". So I was wondering: Are the seats different in Canada and the US, or only the labels?

Should I (can I) keep my son rear-facing until 33 lbs in this seat? Actually, it is not so much the weight I am concerned about (he's pretty skinny and only 20 lbs now) but the height, since at 11 months he is already almost 30". As long as I am within the weight limits, can I use the seat RF until his head comes within an inch of the shell top? Other guidelines? I want to keep him RF as long as possible, of course, so any tips would be appreciated.

Thanks for your help -- I am going to continue reading to find the answer to this, but I am getting so very, very confused and we need to get him out of his infant seat very soon.

Tina

Jewels · Dec 29, 2007

You can only use your Roundabout rf until 30lbs. Height is a guideline. As long as the weight limit hasn't been reached and his head isn't even with the top of the shell then he should be ok. Here it shows how to tell when a rf seat is outgrown.

Have you used your Roundabout yet? Would it be possible for you to return it and get a Marathon instead

The Marathon would give him more room height wise both rf and ff.

mama2three · Dec 30, 2007

I would return it for a Marathon if you can. The weight is definite, but not the height. My dd just outgrew her RA rfing at 21 months, 24 pounds, and 33 inches. She has a Marathon in our main car and I'm not sure what I'm doing in the other. I really don't want to forward face her when she's only 24 pounds, even if it's only sometimes. The RA is a nice seat, but if I had of known the MA would fit I would have bought one of those instead.