Question 2 year old in infant only "baby carrier" bucket car seat

tinabina1212 · Aug 31, 2009

I have a friend who is stll using her travel system infant only car seat for her 2 year old. The baby is bigger than the car seat. She is not a big baby, mabye average hight and weight. She seems to think it is safer. Is this dangerous? She still uses it exclusivly even carring her around in it after she gets some where. I think she saw all the stuff about staying rear facing and just figure she would keep using the same seat. Do any of the "bucket" travel systems even go up past 20 lbs? Let me know. Everyone keeps commenting but no one wants to say anything to her and hurt her feelings. But heaven forbid she gets into an accident I do not want to see the baby hurt.

wendytthomas · Aug 31, 2009

It depends what seat she has. I don't think any stop at 20 pounds anymore. The small ones stop at 22 pounds, some go to 30, one goes to 32, and one goes to 35 (though she would have had to have bought those last two recently).

If he has more than an inch above his head he fits by height.

What is safe is a seat that he fits in rear facing. If she's got a 30 pound seat and he's got more than an inch above his head, and he's only 27 pounds now, then he's just fine in it. If he's over the weight limit, or has less than 1" above his head, she'd be better off by far with a rear facing convertible. If his head is too high he's at risk for whiplash (and on the initial collision, not the rebound like most of us), and if he's too heavy he's at risk of ejection as the harness rips out.

Wendy

Shaunam · Aug 31, 2009

It depends on the seat and the kid. My almost 2 year old can still fit in the graco safe seat and I use it all the time. If the child is under the weight limit and has at least 1" of shell above her head, it's safe.

You can see my DD in it in my siggy. That's how a 2 year old can still be safe in a bucket (she's right about at the height limit). However, if her head is farther up than that, or over the weight limit, it is not safe at all and she should move her to a convertible right away, preferably still rear-facing.

NannyMom · Aug 31, 2009

I agree with the PPs. It depends on the seat and the child. I have the Graco Safe Seat 1 that goes up to 30 pounds, and is a big carrier. My daughter outgrew it height wise when she was about 2.5 and 27 pounds. No way I'd carry her in it though, I barely carry my 20 pound 8 month old in the seat.

Shaunam · Aug 31, 2009

NannyMom said:
No way I'd carry her in it though, I barely carry my 20 pound 8 month old in the seat.

Oh no kidding. DD is 20 lbs and it is a huge pain in the butt to carry her in it. I would never do it with a typical kiddo, but because she can't sit, it just makes sense. SO awkward though!

cadensmommy · Aug 31, 2009

My nearly 2 year old still fits in our SS1 and we still use it once in a while but I never carry her in it and she only 20 pounds!

PHaley · Aug 31, 2009

my friends 18 month old fits the same in our SS1...well actually she has MORE room than my dgs at 7 months, so I put dgs in the MA and let my friend borrow the SS1 to use (should last 6-12+ months) as she welcomes a new baby... main idea being if they both fall asleep she can move them without one waking the other! lol and if friends & fam want to take dd off her hands the SS1 is super easy to install w/ or w/o the base.

So to answer op question yes I'd see a 2 yr old in a bucket "infant" seat as long as they fit weight wise and have min 1" above their head

JerseyGirl'sMama · Aug 31, 2009

You've already gotten great advice, just wanted to say thank you for caring about your friend and her little one to come and ask.

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