Question Is he too big??? :(

[DanaherMama]

I think my son may have outgrown his seat rear-facing. Does it look like he has more time or no? I don't want to forward face him but can't afford a new seat right now

Edited to add he is 21 months

 

[BookMama]

It's kind of hard to tell from the angle of these pictures, but it looks to me like he might have about 1" until he outgrows the seat.

 

[DanaherMama]

It's kind of hard to tell from the angle of these pictures, but it looks to me like he might have about 1" until he outgrows the seat.

I will see if I can get a better angle! I hope he still has an inch! That might give me time to save!

 

[Carrie_R]

I agree, he has a while yet. If you can find a 1" thick book and put it on his head, it will give you a better idea. An inch will last a while at his age

 

[Kat_Momof3]

right now you have the top of the headrest even with the top of the shell, so get a book... and a ruler. It looks to me like you have 1-2 inches left

 

[safeinthecar]

The black plastic part of the headrest release is 1 inch thick, so I'd say you have at least 2 inches.

 

[MFatt16]

This may be a stupid question but what good is that moveable headrest if the height still goes by the base shell? What is having the padding go up doing for you if not extending the height of the seat?

 

[zeo2ski]

This may be a stupid question but what good is that moveable headrest if the height still goes by the base shell? What is having the padding go up doing for you if not extending the height of the seat?

Not a stupid question--it seems pretty useless, right? When forward facing though, that extra height makes a difference. Some rear facers will use it too. Three of my kids have outgrown the BLVD 65 with the head rest part raised up above the shell rear facing.

 

[MFatt16]

Just wanted to make sure I understood the whole thing.

 

[mylittlet]

Here's a great explaination about how to measure:
http://www.car-seat.org/showthread.php?t=30201