Hellobee Boards Topic: At 9 months old, were your LOs in infant car seats or convertible?

Hellobee Boards Topic: At 9 months old, were your LOs in infant car seats or convertible? https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 14 Apr 2026 13:37:02 +0000 ballerinabee on "At 9 months old, were your LOs in infant car seats or convertible?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/at-9-months-old-were-your-los-in-infant-car-seats-or-convertible/page/2#post-2562406 Mon, 06 Jun 2016 09:16:17 +0000 ballerinabee 2562406@https://boards.hellobee.com/ My DS is another one who was tiny, and at 16 mos still fit perfectly in his infant seat, but he HATED being in the car. I would literally get panic attacks driving him. I hated it. Once we switched him to a convertible? He loved being in the car, and actually occasionally fell asleep! He was a totally different kid in a convertible. He hated that infant seat from day 1. He's still rear facing in his convertible at almost 4.5, and loving it. :grin: lovehoneybee on "At 9 months old, were your LOs in infant car seats or convertible?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/at-9-months-old-were-your-los-in-infant-car-seats-or-convertible/page/2#post-2562128 Sun, 05 Jun 2016 10:11:40 +0000 lovehoneybee 2562128@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We switched E at like 6 months. He was just so big, and that outweighed the convenience of being able to carry him in the bucket seat. G is 5.5 months and is still in the bucket seat and I haven't thought about switching yet. QBbride on "At 9 months old, were your LOs in infant car seats or convertible?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/at-9-months-old-were-your-los-in-infant-car-seats-or-convertible/page/2#post-2562059 Sun, 05 Jun 2016 02:08:52 +0000 QBbride 2562059@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Both my kids were in their infant seats until about 10 months. They hadn't outgrown them (I make small kids!) but they were getting too heavy to lug around. ChelseaRose on "At 9 months old, were your LOs in infant car seats or convertible?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/at-9-months-old-were-your-los-in-infant-car-seats-or-convertible/page/2#post-2562049 Sun, 05 Jun 2016 00:30:10 +0000 ChelseaRose 2562049@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We switched to the convertible at six months because my son was able to sit up well enough for highchairs and grocery carts. He was too heavy (20lbs) to carry around in the infant seat anyway. LilSprinkles on "At 9 months old, were your LOs in infant car seats or convertible?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/at-9-months-old-were-your-los-in-infant-car-seats-or-convertible/page/2#post-2561070 Fri, 03 Jun 2016 04:57:35 +0000 LilSprinkles 2561070@https://boards.hellobee.com/ DS was in an infant seat until he was 19 months. He was pretty tiny, though. Pumuckl on "At 9 months old, were your LOs in infant car seats or convertible?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/at-9-months-old-were-your-los-in-infant-car-seats-or-convertible/page/2#post-2561064 Fri, 03 Jun 2016 03:31:35 +0000 Pumuckl 2561064@https://boards.hellobee.com/ DS (at the time ~95% for height and weight) had outgrown his infant seat at around 7 months, DD could still fit in it now at 16.5m. We moved her to the convertible at around 14.5m. Ms. RV on "At 9 months old, were your LOs in infant car seats or convertible?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/at-9-months-old-were-your-los-in-infant-car-seats-or-convertible/page/2#post-2560924 Thu, 02 Jun 2016 18:14:52 +0000 Ms. RV 2560924@https://boards.hellobee.com/ DD was barely 27 inches at her 9 month appt a couple weeks ago. We are actually still on only the second notch on her bucket seat. Her shoulders are still not above the third notch. We'll be in the bucket for a while. My niece didn't outgrow her bucket until 25 months! Jennibenni on "At 9 months old, were your LOs in infant car seats or convertible?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/at-9-months-old-were-your-los-in-infant-car-seats-or-convertible/page/2#post-2560905 Thu, 02 Jun 2016 17:34:45 +0000 Jennibenni 2560905@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We switched to a convertible at six months and he was soooo much happier in the car! Mrs. Turtle on "At 9 months old, were your LOs in infant car seats or convertible?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/at-9-months-old-were-your-los-in-infant-car-seats-or-convertible/page/2#post-2560848 Thu, 02 Jun 2016 15:55:33 +0000 Mrs. Turtle 2560848@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Just installed our new Graco Extend2Fit and took our first trial run to T's visitation this afternoon. He seems happy in it, looking out the window, sitting much more vertical and way less scrunched. I hope he likes it for our long drive tomorrow! (5 hours for a weekend away with just me and him) daniellemybelle on "At 9 months old, were your LOs in infant car seats or convertible?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/at-9-months-old-were-your-los-in-infant-car-seats-or-convertible/page/2#post-2560815 Thu, 02 Jun 2016 15:00:03 +0000 daniellemybelle 2560815@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We moved to the convertible when she was 7 months old. SaltySea on "At 9 months old, were your LOs in infant car seats or convertible?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/at-9-months-old-were-your-los-in-infant-car-seats-or-convertible/page/2#post-2560672 Thu, 02 Jun 2016 12:21:25 +0000 SaltySea 2560672@https://boards.hellobee.com/ DD is 13 months and is in a convertible in my car and a bucket in DH's. She's pretty small and still has a couple inches before she's outgrown the height limit on the bucket. The convertible is a big monetary investment so we're trying to make sure we really love the convertible we got before buying a second. GoGoSnoGirl on "At 9 months old, were your LOs in infant car seats or convertible?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/at-9-months-old-were-your-los-in-infant-car-seats-or-convertible/page/2#post-2560641 Thu, 02 Jun 2016 11:51:45 +0000 GoGoSnoGirl 2560641@https://boards.hellobee.com/ LO is 12mo & still in her infant seat at the moment. She is just shy of the height limit, though, so we need to upgrade ASAP. I have really appreciated the convenience of pulling her out in the bucket, so I'm really not looking forward to moving up to the convertible, but certainly will do it for her safety & comfort. milano14 on "At 9 months old, were your LOs in infant car seats or convertible?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/at-9-months-old-were-your-los-in-infant-car-seats-or-convertible/page/2#post-2560622 Thu, 02 Jun 2016 11:35:09 +0000 milano14 2560622@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Moved both of my boys to a convertible around 8/9 months. With DS1 I was just excited to move onto the next thing. DS2 is a big kid and his height got him out of the bucket quickly. MrsGeePerez on "At 9 months old, were your LOs in infant car seats or convertible?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/at-9-months-old-were-your-los-in-infant-car-seats-or-convertible/page/2#post-2560584 Thu, 02 Jun 2016 10:50:31 +0000 MrsGeePerez 2560584@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We switched from the infant carrier to convertible right around 7 months, before our first road trip. My baby boy was super heavy in the carrier (about 35 pounds total - haha I probably should have switched earlier). He loves the convertible seat! He can see out the window better and isn't as scrunched up. However, I really miss the convenience of the carrier and would still be using it if he wasn't such a little lug! MoonMoon on "At 9 months old, were your LOs in infant car seats or convertible?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/at-9-months-old-were-your-los-in-infant-car-seats-or-convertible/page/2#post-2560488 Thu, 02 Jun 2016 09:12:24 +0000 MoonMoon 2560488@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Infant seat for way longer than should be-until 18 months! I still miss the convenience... dolphin on "At 9 months old, were your LOs in infant car seats or convertible?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/at-9-months-old-were-your-los-in-infant-car-seats-or-convertible/page/2#post-2560474 Thu, 02 Jun 2016 09:01:17 +0000 dolphin 2560474@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We plan to switch her this weekend. She's almost 11 months. Charm54 on "At 9 months old, were your LOs in infant car seats or convertible?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/at-9-months-old-were-your-los-in-infant-car-seats-or-convertible/page/2#post-2560402 Thu, 02 Jun 2016 08:01:34 +0000 Charm54 2560402@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Convertibles at 8 months. Both of them stopped staying asleep in the bucket when we brought them in and they were big babies so way too heavy on my back. Ms maths on "At 9 months old, were your LOs in infant car seats or convertible?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/at-9-months-old-were-your-los-in-infant-car-seats-or-convertible/page/2#post-2560401 Thu, 02 Jun 2016 08:01:20 +0000 Ms maths 2560401@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Our 15 month old (who is 20 lbs and short) is still in the bucket seat. We're trying to hold out as long as possible to minimize cost as we move the two kids between seats. We haven't carried her in it since 6 months probably. lilyann on "At 9 months old, were your LOs in infant car seats or convertible?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/at-9-months-old-were-your-los-in-infant-car-seats-or-convertible/page/2#post-2560397 Thu, 02 Jun 2016 07:55:53 +0000 lilyann 2560397@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I had big babies and they stopped staying asleep in the bucket seat around 9/10 months, so we switched them then. delight on "At 9 months old, were your LOs in infant car seats or convertible?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/at-9-months-old-were-your-los-in-infant-car-seats-or-convertible/page/2#post-2560365 Thu, 02 Jun 2016 06:50:27 +0000 delight 2560365@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We switched to convertible after her first birthday. She was 20 lbs. ValentineMommy on "At 9 months old, were your LOs in infant car seats or convertible?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/at-9-months-old-were-your-los-in-infant-car-seats-or-convertible/page/2#post-2560362 Thu, 02 Jun 2016 06:35:40 +0000 ValentineMommy 2560362@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We switched both boys around 6 months. They were both close to 25 lbs at that point. Mrs. Turtle on "At 9 months old, were your LOs in infant car seats or convertible?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/at-9-months-old-were-your-los-in-infant-car-seats-or-convertible/page/2#post-2558197 Fri, 27 May 2016 11:53:34 +0000 Mrs. Turtle 2558197@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @wrkbrk: haha! T is the same. 27.5 inches and 20 lbs 2 oz. ☺ It's funny, though, everyone who sees him comments that he's big for 9 months. Go figure. MrsKoala on "At 9 months old, were your LOs in infant car seats or convertible?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/at-9-months-old-were-your-los-in-infant-car-seats-or-convertible/page/2#post-2558137 Fri, 27 May 2016 10:52:20 +0000 MrsKoala 2558137@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Still infant. We switched him to the convertible at 11 months. wrkbrk on "At 9 months old, were your LOs in infant car seats or convertible?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/at-9-months-old-were-your-los-in-infant-car-seats-or-convertible/page/2#post-2558118 Fri, 27 May 2016 10:40:40 +0000 wrkbrk 2558118@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @Mrs. Turtle: !! C is 6 months and 20 lbs. :) Little chunker. We will be switching by 9 months for sure. He is a little over 27 inches right now. sapphire on "At 9 months old, were your LOs in infant car seats or convertible?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/at-9-months-old-were-your-los-in-infant-car-seats-or-convertible/page/2#post-2558111 Fri, 27 May 2016 10:37:29 +0000 sapphire 2558111@https://boards.hellobee.com/ At that point we had a convertible in one car and the infant seat in the other. At 12 months we had her in a convertible in both cars. I loved our infant seat until about 5-6 months. Miss Ariel on "At 9 months old, were your LOs in infant car seats or convertible?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/at-9-months-old-were-your-los-in-infant-car-seats-or-convertible/page/2#post-2558055 Fri, 27 May 2016 09:44:31 +0000 Miss Ariel 2558055@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We moved dd when she was around 13 months. But she's always been teeny tiny and even at that point was still able to carry her in the car seat. 2PeasinaPod on "At 9 months old, were your LOs in infant car seats or convertible?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/at-9-months-old-were-your-los-in-infant-car-seats-or-convertible/page/2#post-2558027 Fri, 27 May 2016 09:08:16 +0000 2PeasinaPod 2558027@https://boards.hellobee.com/ DS1 we switched around 11 months. DS2 is 8 months and he's super tiny, so I don't think we'll switch until we get DS1 in a high back harness booster after he turns 4. He's still in his convertible and we're hoping to be able to use those for DS2. danda on "At 9 months old, were your LOs in infant car seats or convertible?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/at-9-months-old-were-your-los-in-infant-car-seats-or-convertible/page/2#post-2558024 Fri, 27 May 2016 09:04:26 +0000 danda 2558024@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I make giant babies - one outgrew it at 5 months based on being less than an inch from the top of the shell. The other we moved at 7 months due to an incorrect measurement at the pediatrician - could have stayed until somewhere 9-12 months. mrsbubbletea on "At 9 months old, were your LOs in infant car seats or convertible?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/at-9-months-old-were-your-los-in-infant-car-seats-or-convertible/page/2#post-2558022 Fri, 27 May 2016 09:01:26 +0000 mrsbubbletea 2558022@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I don't remember exactly when but we switched earlier... He hated the infant car seat so much. Didn't particularly like the convertible, still doesn't... krispi on "At 9 months old, were your LOs in infant car seats or convertible?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/at-9-months-old-were-your-los-in-infant-car-seats-or-convertible/page/2#post-2558003 Fri, 27 May 2016 08:47:17 +0000 krispi 2558003@https://boards.hellobee.com/ My 9 month old is pushing 22 lbs and is over 29 inches. We switched when she was around 8 months.