https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 11 Apr 2026 02:34:06 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/any-reason-to-switch-from-infant-car-seat-to-convertible-early#post-1106672 Mon, 23 Sep 2013 22:45:28 +0000 winniebee 1106672@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@tinyperson: my son is small - at 12 months was 18 lbs and 29 inches. We switched him at a year. I would hold off until you need to because he doesn't really like the upright any better and if he's sleeping we can't transfer him! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/any-reason-to-switch-from-infant-car-seat-to-convertible-early#post-1106557 Mon, 23 Sep 2013 20:57:21 +0000 Ree723 1106557@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We switched LO to a convertible at five months, mainly because infant capsules here only go up to six months (18 lbs and/or 27 inches). That being said though, the last few weeks of hauling an infant seat in and out of the car were torture - even if we had the option of going longer here, I wouldn't have. I infinitely prefer our convertible!</p> <p>The only thing I would say is to make sure your LO still has enough cushioning around her in the convertible. We bought a Safety 1st that has air pocket inserts that can be removed when the baby is too big (at 15 months we're still using them comfortably), but I know not every convertible has that. BIL and SIL went with a convertible from the start and haven't added any infant inserts, so even though they're technically compliant with the law, when I see pictures of their 7 week old LO in the car seat, with all that room around her and see her head flopped off to the side, it makes me cringe with horror. I just can't see how that would provide any protection in a side impact, but technically it's compliant.... Anyway, that would be my only advice, make sure your LO is snug in the seat, otherwise, I can't see any issues with it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/any-reason-to-switch-from-infant-car-seat-to-convertible-early#post-1106546 Mon, 23 Sep 2013 20:49:41 +0000 LazyLightning 1106546@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sarac: I could understand it in the winter with a newborn because brrrr!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/any-reason-to-switch-from-infant-car-seat-to-convertible-early#post-1106540 Mon, 23 Sep 2013 20:48:08 +0000 sarac 1106540@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LazyLightning: I literally never understood that, either. Lugging those car seats around is crazy heavy! Mine never came out of the car, nearly. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/any-reason-to-switch-from-infant-car-seat-to-convertible-early#post-1106508 Mon, 23 Sep 2013 20:30:55 +0000 Cole 1106508@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>As long as it works for you and she fits there is no reason you need to switch. Some people switch on the early side because some car hating babies are happier in a convertible but that is the only reason I can think of. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/any-reason-to-switch-from-infant-car-seat-to-convertible-early#post-1106437 Mon, 23 Sep 2013 19:48:28 +0000 Periwinkle 1106437@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We are still using ours and don't plan on switching anytime soon. LO is ~19 lbs or so and about 28 inches. Our seat goes up to 30 lbs/30 inches and we are still benefitting from the convenience of carrying him in the seat. He fidgets quite a lot when we put him in, but he also does not like to go in the stroller or the high chair, so I am not sure if a convertible seat would help at all. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/any-reason-to-switch-from-infant-car-seat-to-convertible-early#post-1106430 Mon, 23 Sep 2013 19:42:24 +0000 boots 1106430@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I just switched my daughter out of her infant seat this month. She was getting really close to the height limit, I *hated* lifting the stupid thing in and out of the car, and we had the convertible already so we figured we'd make the switch. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/any-reason-to-switch-from-infant-car-seat-to-convertible-early#post-1106414 Mon, 23 Sep 2013 19:25:59 +0000 skibobrown 1106414@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>There's no safety issues, but I found that my daughter just got way too heavy in the infant bucket well before she was near the weight limit (and she wasn't quite at the height limit yet either). Once I wasn't using the bucket to tote her around anymore, I decided to just switch to the convertible. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/any-reason-to-switch-from-infant-car-seat-to-convertible-early#post-1106398 Mon, 23 Sep 2013 19:13:54 +0000 LazyLightning 1106398@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@PurpleUnicorn: ah. I can't get my baby to sit in a stroller or carrier/sling without crying so I just carry her... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/any-reason-to-switch-from-infant-car-seat-to-convertible-early#post-1106391 Mon, 23 Sep 2013 19:09:04 +0000 PurpleUnicorn 1106391@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LazyLightning: haha, I stopped hauling the seat around months ago! The seat stays in our car or gets lifted into the stroller... and that is when the stroller is standing as close as possible to the car door! if I am running a quick errand and don't want to take the stroller out, I use the Beco. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/any-reason-to-switch-from-infant-car-seat-to-convertible-early#post-1106389 Mon, 23 Sep 2013 19:05:57 +0000 tinyperson 1106389@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Great, thanks everyone! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/any-reason-to-switch-from-infant-car-seat-to-convertible-early#post-1106388 Mon, 23 Sep 2013 19:05:28 +0000 LazyLightning 1106388@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have no idea how you women haul around these heavy seats! I saw this thread and came in to comment because "early" to me meant something else -- I installed our convertible this weekend and my daughter is 17 weeks. I hurt my shoulder carrying that infant seat in and out of daycare every day. Plus she cries and screams in it and spits up everywhere - rarely ever sleeps in it, so I end up hauling around the seat in one hand and the baby in the other... what a nightmare.</p> <p>All this to say, we switched 'cause we wanted to and I'm so glad we did. It's way easier for us. And she seems to like it more, too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/any-reason-to-switch-from-infant-car-seat-to-convertible-early#post-1106385 Mon, 23 Sep 2013 19:04:19 +0000 PurpleUnicorn 1106385@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've been thinking about convertible seats as well. L is going to outgrow his in 4 inches, though someone told me today that they need to be 2 inches below the top of the seat. Since @Mrs. Yoyo: says its one inch, I will look into it some more. </p> <p>I also want to use the infant seat as long as possible because I love it as part of the travel system with my stroller! I am so not looking forward to my babe not facing me when we go for walks (so much so I am tempted to get a new stroller when that time comes!) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/any-reason-to-switch-from-infant-car-seat-to-convertible-early#post-1106381 Mon, 23 Sep 2013 19:02:02 +0000 MamaMoose 1106381@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We are in no rush to switch. LO is almost ten months and only 17lbs / 27 inches. But carrying her in the bucket seat was starting to be a struggle for me. So we but her convertible in my husbands car and just leave the bucket seat in my car. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/any-reason-to-switch-from-infant-car-seat-to-convertible-early#post-1106376 Mon, 23 Sep 2013 18:56:40 +0000 banana 1106376@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My DD is 14 months and she's still fits within the height and weight limit so we don't plan on switching her until later. I love using the infant seat. She's comfortable, it has a sun shade (LOVE) and it has a nicer recline than the convertible one that we have. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/any-reason-to-switch-from-infant-car-seat-to-convertible-early#post-1106370 Mon, 23 Sep 2013 18:52:09 +0000 runsyellowlites 1106370@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We just switched b/c we wanted too... P JUST hit the height limit for her infant seat, but she's been in her Combi since March. Really we had the funds to get the seat then &amp; I wanted to start using it. Since we don't carry her in the infant seat anyway there was no real reason to continue using it over her new one.. plus the Combi is a great orange so I liked it better aesthetically as well. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/any-reason-to-switch-from-infant-car-seat-to-convertible-early#post-1106369 Mon, 23 Sep 2013 18:47:59 +0000 birdofafeather 1106369@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>we just switched when she hit the height limit, but for us, that was 7 months. :/ </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/any-reason-to-switch-from-infant-car-seat-to-convertible-early#post-1106361 Mon, 23 Sep 2013 18:39:02 +0000 sarac 1106361@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope. My girl was in hers until she finally outgrew it at 18 months. No issues at all. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/any-reason-to-switch-from-infant-car-seat-to-convertible-early#post-1106351 Mon, 23 Sep 2013 18:25:53 +0000 Mrs. Yoyo 1106351@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope, as long as she's comfortable. And I believe most seat manufacturers require that there be an inch of seat shell above their heads, regardless of height!</p> <p>We switched early because LO was a big guy and clearly getting scrunched. Carrying him in the infant seat became next to impossible! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/any-reason-to-switch-from-infant-car-seat-to-convertible-early#post-1106348 Mon, 23 Sep 2013 18:23:22 +0000 lemondrop 1106348@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We waited as long as we could to switch since the infant seat was so darn convenient for us! The firefighters who installed our new one at a year (when he grew almost too tall) said we actually could have gone longer and been ok. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/any-reason-to-switch-from-infant-car-seat-to-convertible-early#post-1106334 Mon, 23 Sep 2013 18:14:50 +0000 HabesBabe 1106334@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Just make sure that if you are waiting to switch, to watch the height and weight limits separately... it's whatever comes first (and usually the height max is reached first, typically one inch below the top of the bucket). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/any-reason-to-switch-from-infant-car-seat-to-convertible-early#post-1106328 Mon, 23 Sep 2013 18:11:31 +0000 tinyperson 1106328@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO will be one in December. She's currently at the bottom of the charts (14.5 lbs &amp; 24.5 inches), so she still has a ways to go before she outgrows her car seat. Ours is good to 30 lbs/30 inches.</p> <p>Are there any safety issues keeping her in the infant car seat until she reaches the max height/weight? Any other reason to switch early?</p> <p>Thanks! </p>