Tangentially related to carseats, something I've been pondering...

carseatcoach · Mar 31, 2009

Does torso or legs weigh more? I know all kids fit in all seats differently, and I'm trying to make some sense of this.

My daughter is 48" and 51#-52#. Her weight percentile has always been higher than her height percentile, and she's not skinny, but she's not chubby either (at least, I don't think so). She has a very long torso -- she wears mostly 7 and even some 6 pants, but I've been buying size 8 shirts for length.

Edit: I don't have many good body photos, but this shows both her general size and shape.

mommaon112903 · Mar 31, 2009

Josef is 41lbs, and just recently grew in the torso again which makes his torso height now 16.75" (gotta move those straps-again!) and overall 42". He seems to be a child who is always very close to the same height as weight....40" 40lbs, 36" 36lbs, etc....my child is weird I guess, lol.

http://i475.photobucket.com/albums/rr112/Josef1129_momma/DSCN4656-1.jpg This is the most recent pic I have of little man with his short little legs, lol. Those legs make for some interesting soccer games, lol.

AtTheSouthDam · Mar 31, 2009

Bethany is also long torsoed, 48" while weighing about 54-55 lbs now. She is thick in the thighs but she is not chubby. She has 17.5" torso I think, about 1" over the sencd from the top slots in the Regent. She wears an 8/10 in shirts and 6x/7 in pants.

wendytthomas · Mar 31, 2009

I would assume the torso weighs more per inch. It's got bone and muscles and blood vessels, like the legs, but then it also has all of our organs. Granted quite a few organts are usually empty or filled with air, but still.

Wendy

Tangentially related to carseats, something I've been pondering...

carseatcoach

Carseat Crankypants

mommaon112903

New member

AtTheSouthDam

New member

wendytthomas

Admin - CPST Instructor

Car-Seat.Org Facebook Group

Sponsors

Forum statistics