melniemi
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I called to see when the convertibles will be coming out stickered to 35 pounds for rearfacing. She was very nice and helpful and visited this site while I was on the phone with her! We were talking about how a bigger child will fit in a marathon with long legs. I also sent her an email of the album at cpsafety.com.
Anyway, she said that the convertibles have always had a 35 pound rfing limit and that they had to, by law, sticker them to 33 pounds to allow a 'safety cushion' for a child that accidentally may go over the limit. She said that any new products will have stickers that reflect the 35# limit and that the seats produced in 08 may also have the 35# sticker. She said that the 2 pounds will not in any way alter the performance of the seat rear facing. I told her I wished I had called a year ago when I had to turn my 2.5 year old since she hit 33 pounds. She said that yes, indeed, my marathon would have been fine rearfacing to 35#s.
Has anyone else called to question this? She seemed very knowledgeable and knew about the 35# limit and such. She was eager to hear about rear facing toddlers and interested to read some of the threads on this site. I told her we recommend Britax often and are pleased with their products.
Anyway, she said that the convertibles have always had a 35 pound rfing limit and that they had to, by law, sticker them to 33 pounds to allow a 'safety cushion' for a child that accidentally may go over the limit. She said that any new products will have stickers that reflect the 35# limit and that the seats produced in 08 may also have the 35# sticker. She said that the 2 pounds will not in any way alter the performance of the seat rear facing. I told her I wished I had called a year ago when I had to turn my 2.5 year old since she hit 33 pounds. She said that yes, indeed, my marathon would have been fine rearfacing to 35#s.
Has anyone else called to question this? She seemed very knowledgeable and knew about the 35# limit and such. She was eager to hear about rear facing toddlers and interested to read some of the threads on this site. I told her we recommend Britax often and are pleased with their products.
