https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 03 Apr 2026 19:34:31 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-lo-use-their-infant-car-seat-past-one-year/page/2#post-1259258 Wed, 04 Dec 2013 12:55:05 +0000 MusicaV 1259258@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We moved to a convertible around 13 months. I really miss the infant seat when he falls asleep in the car! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-lo-use-their-infant-car-seat-past-one-year/page/2#post-1259178 Wed, 04 Dec 2013 12:38:27 +0000 californiadreams 1259178@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yup. Soon to be 13 months and still using. Though we just bought a covertible so switching soon. Though I will use the bucket as part of the stroller travel system for as long as possible </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-lo-use-their-infant-car-seat-past-one-year/page/2#post-1259159 Wed, 04 Dec 2013 12:34:27 +0000 littlek 1259159@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@autumnlove: Yes, we used it as long as we could. B falls asleep in the car, so I loved that we could move him without waking him. We changed him to convertible around 14 months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-lo-use-their-infant-car-seat-past-one-year/page/2#post-1259090 Wed, 04 Dec 2013 12:22:26 +0000 fairy 1259090@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I bought my baby a Nextfit for Christmas and she'll be 6 months. That seat is way nicer than her hand-me-down infant seat so we might switch at Christmas or wait a month or so. I am more sad about using the regular stroller seat instead of the carseat! And lately she has been staying asleep for a while when we bring her carseat inside from the car, so it will definitely suck having to unstrap her. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-lo-use-their-infant-car-seat-past-one-year/page/2#post-1256468 Tue, 03 Dec 2013 13:57:48 +0000 autumnlove 1256468@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@prettylizy: Exactly! I was so excited about LO's zebra seat! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-lo-use-their-infant-car-seat-past-one-year/page/2#post-1256451 Tue, 03 Dec 2013 13:52:24 +0000 prettylizy 1256451@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think as a FTM I was just excited to put her in her 'big girl' seat. This time I'm probably not going to feel the same urge to rush it since it just means buying MORE stuff! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-lo-use-their-infant-car-seat-past-one-year/page/2#post-1256441 Tue, 03 Dec 2013 13:50:06 +0000 Aimed 1256441@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Almost 11 months and still in the Graco 35, hoping to get past the holidays so he will likely be over a year and still in it. I dread changing as I use the snap and go everywhere, so easy just to take him out of the car in his seat and snap him in to the snap and go! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-lo-use-their-infant-car-seat-past-one-year/page/2#post-1256307 Tue, 03 Dec 2013 12:58:13 +0000 sarac 1256307@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My daughter used that seat until 17 months! She is a tiny little thing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-lo-use-their-infant-car-seat-past-one-year/page/2#post-1256122 Tue, 03 Dec 2013 12:11:03 +0000 swurlygurl 1256122@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>10.5 months and we're still using the infant seat. I'm dreading having to switch to a convertible seat, because we have to buy 2, one for each of our cars... that is a lot of money! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-lo-use-their-infant-car-seat-past-one-year/page/2#post-1256069 Tue, 03 Dec 2013 11:54:31 +0000 mrsmate 1256069@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, DD stayed in her Graco SR35 until 14.5mo. I think she could have gone a few months longer but we were going out of the country and I was afraid she would outgrow it while we were away. But we started leaving it in the car around 6-8mo. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-lo-use-their-infant-car-seat-past-one-year/page/2#post-1255379 Tue, 03 Dec 2013 07:54:38 +0000 ValentineMommy 1255379@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wish we could have used it longer, but DS is TALL. He outgrew it by 6 months. At 9 months, he's now 34'' tall! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-lo-use-their-infant-car-seat-past-one-year/page/2#post-1236950 Fri, 22 Nov 2013 15:50:45 +0000 Andrea 1236950@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No way! I love the convertible seat! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-lo-use-their-infant-car-seat-past-one-year/page/2#post-1236949 Fri, 22 Nov 2013 15:49:57 +0000 shopaholic 1236949@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>K's 8.5 months and we're still using the convertible! But I usually just leave it in the car/base and put her in the car. I just find it more convenient. On the rare occasions she's fallen asleep, I still keep the stroller adapter or I can try to move her in the house. We got our convertible car seat already too, so I might set it up in DH's car soon. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-lo-use-their-infant-car-seat-past-one-year#post-1236931 Fri, 22 Nov 2013 15:42:11 +0000 beachbee 1236931@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@autumnlove: yep! LO turned 13 months this week and we just switched her over yesterday. we were in no hurry! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-lo-use-their-infant-car-seat-past-one-year#post-1236896 Fri, 22 Nov 2013 15:30:50 +0000 sslm 1236896@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We just switched a couple of weeks ago at 6.5 months! She is 29" so getting close to the 30" limit. She loves the convertible! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-lo-use-their-infant-car-seat-past-one-year#post-1236894 Fri, 22 Nov 2013 15:30:34 +0000 MrsRcCar 1236894@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We switched N in my car around 8 months but kept him in a bucket seat in DH, my Moms, and my Fathers car till just after about a year. Really would could still use the one in a pinch but we have two convertibles now. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-lo-use-their-infant-car-seat-past-one-year#post-1236888 Fri, 22 Nov 2013 15:27:42 +0000 rattles 1236888@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Right at a year. We got DD a Foonf as one of her birthday gifts for her 1st birthday next week. She's just about to outgrow her Keyfit, and we're road tripping across country for the holidays, so the timing was right. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-lo-use-their-infant-car-seat-past-one-year#post-1236884 Fri, 22 Nov 2013 15:26:13 +0000 LuLu Mom 1236884@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We switched at 9 months, she was small so she could still be in it, but the Convertible was on sale and we thought she would be more comfortable. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-lo-use-their-infant-car-seat-past-one-year#post-1236830 Fri, 22 Nov 2013 15:11:27 +0000 FarmWifeGina 1236830@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No, we switch to a convertible pretty quickly. This baby would be going straight into the convertible, but then I got to thinking about strapping a tiny baby into a seat while out in -10 and windchill weather and decided investing in another bucket seat for bundling up while still in the house for the first few months would be worth it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-lo-use-their-infant-car-seat-past-one-year#post-1236829 Fri, 22 Nov 2013 15:11:22 +0000 MamaMoose 1236829@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO will be one on Tuesday and she's still in the infant seat in my car. She has plenty of room. And she often falls asleep on the way home from day care so I love the flexibility of carrying the seat in and not having to wake her. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-lo-use-their-infant-car-seat-past-one-year#post-1236823 Fri, 22 Nov 2013 15:09:23 +0000 lovehoneybee 1236823@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We switched at 7 months. He still technically fit but he was getting cramped (and was too heavy for me to easily carry him in it anyway). It was a PITA to get him buckled in. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-lo-use-their-infant-car-seat-past-one-year#post-1236821 Fri, 22 Nov 2013 15:08:52 +0000 cascademom 1236821@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No, we switched him to a convertible car seat at about 12 months old. He's tall, so he was getting uncomfortable with it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-lo-use-their-infant-car-seat-past-one-year#post-1236816 Fri, 22 Nov 2013 15:07:37 +0000 lamariniere 1236816@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>He was too big for it by 9 months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-lo-use-their-infant-car-seat-past-one-year#post-1236541 Fri, 22 Nov 2013 14:02:40 +0000 Mrs Green Grass 1236541@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>D is 10 months adjusted and we still use it. I'm planning to make the switch over the holidays. He's a peanut in weight at only 16 lbs, but he's getting a little long... We have the Chicco Keyfit too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-lo-use-their-infant-car-seat-past-one-year#post-1236477 Fri, 22 Nov 2013 13:45:47 +0000 Smurfette 1236477@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@photojane: Yeah she looks fine to me but still watch the overall length. Our seat as a limit of 32" but R was only 25" at 6 months, so we have plenty of time.<br /> R was 87% for height when born and at 6 months her doctor was like wow, she has really leveled off and then looked at both of us and well, y'all aren't tall so I won't be concerned about it. Ha! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-lo-use-their-infant-car-seat-past-one-year#post-1236441 Fri, 22 Nov 2013 13:37:03 +0000 JerricaBenton 1236441@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@photojane: too cute! That's kind of what LO looks like in there...hopefully we have some time before we have to switch! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-lo-use-their-infant-car-seat-past-one-year#post-1236431 Fri, 22 Nov 2013 13:33:56 +0000 photojane 1236431@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@JerricaBenton: @Smurfette: here's a recent picture. Her head isn't close to the top... definitely more than 2 inches to spare. I still feel like she's safe in there! The doc did say her height should start evening out (Dan and I are short), but I think by her first birthday she'll be pushing it &amp; we'll need a new one. </p> [attach=1879/13/mwogwl.400x600.image.jpg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-lo-use-their-infant-car-seat-past-one-year#post-1236417 Fri, 22 Nov 2013 13:31:14 +0000 birdofafeather 1236417@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD outgrew hers at 7 months! she's a long one and we had a small seat because of our small cars. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-lo-use-their-infant-car-seat-past-one-year#post-1236385 Fri, 22 Nov 2013 13:23:21 +0000 Smurfette 1236385@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@photojane: It doesn't matter if her feet don't hit the seat back, she could still outgrown the length. </p> <p>I am glad R is a peanut still, I am going to hold off buying two seats for as long as we can! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-lo-use-their-infant-car-seat-past-one-year#post-1236369 Fri, 22 Nov 2013 13:19:03 +0000 JerricaBenton 1236369@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@photojane: What about her head? I need to re-read my manual but I thought there was a 2 inch rule? They have to have more than 2 inches at the top above their head. That's where we are getting close. </p>