Feel free to flog me if this has been asked a thousand times before, but I've not really found the answer or figured this one out. If your LO is under 33# (in a Britax), why would they have to be turned FF due to "outgrowing" their seat RF?
The specs that I've been looking at for RF on the seats I've been considering always give the weight limit for RF, but not a height limit The torso lengths in the specs only differ between RF and FF at the lower number-the max torso length (upper number) is the same for RF/FF. I keep reading posts (mostly about the diplomat/RA) that some seats may be outgrown for RF before 33/35 lbs./ when the child is still too young to FF. Is this just because in general the child may outgrow the seat by height (whether FF or RF) before the overall weight limit is reached? Or does it have to do with how close the top of the head will be to the top of the shell in only the RF position since it may be more upright?
Is this only an issue with the compact convertibles? I feel like somewhere I read that someone's child outgrew the BV as well RF by height ahead of the 33# weight limit. Was this just a very tall child or does this happen pretty frequently with the less tall seats? Am I missing something?
TIA for any help! I'm so glad I found this forum at just the right time
The specs that I've been looking at for RF on the seats I've been considering always give the weight limit for RF, but not a height limit The torso lengths in the specs only differ between RF and FF at the lower number-the max torso length (upper number) is the same for RF/FF. I keep reading posts (mostly about the diplomat/RA) that some seats may be outgrown for RF before 33/35 lbs./ when the child is still too young to FF. Is this just because in general the child may outgrow the seat by height (whether FF or RF) before the overall weight limit is reached? Or does it have to do with how close the top of the head will be to the top of the shell in only the RF position since it may be more upright?
Is this only an issue with the compact convertibles? I feel like somewhere I read that someone's child outgrew the BV as well RF by height ahead of the 33# weight limit. Was this just a very tall child or does this happen pretty frequently with the less tall seats? Am I missing something?
TIA for any help! I'm so glad I found this forum at just the right time