Brigala
CPST Instructor
This probably isn't a huge issue for us, since our only 40 lb RF seat only gets used rarely so I can always weigh her on the way out the door if she's going to be using it, but when I weighed my 32 month old last night at 38 lbs and change, it got me thinking.
Let's say for argument that your 2.5 year old child were approaching the RF weight limit on his/her primary car seat. At what point do you decide to turn FF? To buy a new seat? At what point is age a factor in how close you push "outgrown"?
Last night, DD measured 38" tall and 38 lbs 3 oz. That was in pajamas and a thick cloth diaper (she only wears diapers at night). But it was also after going potty. This morning right after she went potty, she got out the scale and weighed herself again, same pajamas but underwear instead of a diaper. 36 lbs 11.5 oz. The diaper may account for a few oz of that but certainly not a pound and a half. I figure 1 lb of this is this is normal fluctuation, going 12 hours without eating or drinking, etc., and maybe half a pound is due to the heavy bamboo diaper (I should weigh a diaper, I guess).
So, I'm kind of looking for generalizations but also input on our situation. Aeryn rides in 45 lb Radians in our two main vehicles. she's also really long in the torso and may not have much growing room for height. I estimate she had about 2" above her head today. It's close enough that I need to get out my measuring tools and really check. I'm not super fond of the Foonf in my cars, but, gah, I am not feeling ready to flip her FF yet. She's only 32 months old!
The RF Radian is incompatible with the pickup truck's seat belt. So we use a Complete Air in that vehicle. We haven't determined a way to retrofit a top tether anchor in there, so when she goes FF it will likely be tetherless (since I'm ignoring Judi's suggestion that I start booster training her in that vehicle ). She only rides in that vehicle rarely, typically 3 or 4 times a year, and usually for short trips. No back seat and no airbag, so she goes on the front passenger seat in there.
You know what I really need? A Complete Air with a 45 lb, 45" RF limit.
Let's say for argument that your 2.5 year old child were approaching the RF weight limit on his/her primary car seat. At what point do you decide to turn FF? To buy a new seat? At what point is age a factor in how close you push "outgrown"?
Last night, DD measured 38" tall and 38 lbs 3 oz. That was in pajamas and a thick cloth diaper (she only wears diapers at night). But it was also after going potty. This morning right after she went potty, she got out the scale and weighed herself again, same pajamas but underwear instead of a diaper. 36 lbs 11.5 oz. The diaper may account for a few oz of that but certainly not a pound and a half. I figure 1 lb of this is this is normal fluctuation, going 12 hours without eating or drinking, etc., and maybe half a pound is due to the heavy bamboo diaper (I should weigh a diaper, I guess).
So, I'm kind of looking for generalizations but also input on our situation. Aeryn rides in 45 lb Radians in our two main vehicles. she's also really long in the torso and may not have much growing room for height. I estimate she had about 2" above her head today. It's close enough that I need to get out my measuring tools and really check. I'm not super fond of the Foonf in my cars, but, gah, I am not feeling ready to flip her FF yet. She's only 32 months old!
The RF Radian is incompatible with the pickup truck's seat belt. So we use a Complete Air in that vehicle. We haven't determined a way to retrofit a top tether anchor in there, so when she goes FF it will likely be tetherless (since I'm ignoring Judi's suggestion that I start booster training her in that vehicle ). She only rides in that vehicle rarely, typically 3 or 4 times a year, and usually for short trips. No back seat and no airbag, so she goes on the front passenger seat in there.
You know what I really need? A Complete Air with a 45 lb, 45" RF limit.