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Silly question...

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eviesmom11

on Feb. 17, 2012 at 12:11 PM

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Hey I got a silly question..

My daughter is 19 pounds and 10 months old.. when would be the BEST time to change carseats.. she seems a little big for her carseat she has now.. and she HATES sitting in it!

and

What is a good carseat I could get for her next..? Something comfortable and safe..

Any advice would be good!!

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on Feb. 17, 2012 at 12:11 PM

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kirstina

Silver Member on Feb. 17, 2012 at 12:14 PM

She needs to be backward until atleast 1 but its best to leave her backwards until 2.

maria1613

Bronze Member on Feb. 17, 2012 at 12:18 PM

We switched our DD around probably 5 or 6 months to a "convertable" car seat, it allowed us to keep her backwards a little bit longer and give her more space. We switched her to forward sitting at about 8 months or so, she was super squished sitting backwards

eviesmom11

Member on Feb. 17, 2012 at 12:20 PM

Quoting maria1613:

We switched our DD around probably 5 or 6 months to a "convertable" car seat, it allowed us to keep her backwards a little bit longer and give her more space. We switched her to forward sitting at about 8 months or so, she was super squished sitting backwards

Thanks... I will have to check those convertable car seats out for sure!

YzmaRocks

Gold Member on Feb. 17, 2012 at 12:25 PM

What kind of carseat do you have now? You can switch to a convertible any time if you have an infant carrier. I had to switch my son to one when he was 4 months old. He is rear facing in a Cosco Scenera at 2 years old right now. If you are looking for a seat that you can rear face in until 3 or 4 I would not get a Scenera.

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PEEK05

on Feb. 17, 2012 at 12:30 PM

I would get the True Fit Premier or the Graco My Ride 65. I hate infant seats so as soon as my son hit 8 pounds, we moved him to a convertible seat.

teachermama924

on Feb. 17, 2012 at 12:30 PM

We switched to a convertible seat at 8 months because dd was so long. She loved it and we were able to keep her rear facing longer that way. She didn't hit the 20 pound weight limit until 13-14 months but was very long. We just turned her around yesterday and she is 17 months so we were able to keep her rear facing comfortably a lot longer in the convertible and forward facing it will still last for a long time.

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YzmaRocks

Gold Member on Feb. 17, 2012 at 12:31 PM

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You do realize that it is illegal to switch before age one AND 20 pound, not to mention extremely dangerous?

Quoting maria1613:

We switched our DD around probably 5 or 6 months to a "convertable" car seat, it allowed us to keep her backwards a little bit longer and give her more space. We switched her to forward sitting at about 8 months or so, she was super squished sitting backwards

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larissalarie

Gold Member on Feb. 17, 2012 at 12:43 PM

You can switch any time, just make sure it's a convertible seat so she can still be rear facing.

We just got a Graco My Ride 65 for my monster who had outgrown the cheap convertible seat that could "only" rear face to 30 pounds. I totally love it and wish I'd gotten one for my older children.

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maria1613

Bronze Member on Feb. 17, 2012 at 1:14 PM

That's the one we have and we LOVE it!

Quoting larissalarie:

You can switch any time, just make sure it's a convertible seat so she can still be rear facing.

We just got a Graco My Ride 65 for my monster who had outgrown the cheap convertible seat that could "only" rear face to 30 pounds. I totally love it and wish I'd gotten one for my older children.

maria1613

Bronze Member on Feb. 17, 2012 at 1:15 PM

So be it, but she's well over 20 lbs now AND over 1 now

Quoting YzmaRocks:

You do realize that it is illegal to switch before age one AND 20 pound, not to mention extremely dangerous?

Quoting maria1613:

We switched our DD around probably 5 or 6 months to a "convertable" car seat, it allowed us to keep her backwards a little bit longer and give her more space. We switched her to forward sitting at about 8 months or so, she was super squished sitting backwards