https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 30 Jul 2026 12:23:04 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-important-is-weight-of-a-car-seat#post-1444727 Mon, 24 Feb 2014 07:23:11 +0000 looch 1444727@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Well, if the seat becomes too heavy, you can always leave it in the car, attached to the base. I know that kind of negates the point of the bucket, but it's a good way to get the longest use out of it.</p> <p>For me, the bucket seat became too heavy to maneuver when my son was 6 months old. I couldn't engage the mechanism to remove him without waking him up. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-important-is-weight-of-a-car-seat#post-1444536 Sun, 23 Feb 2014 22:43:00 +0000 bookwormmama 1444536@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think if you like the convenience of the infant carseat you can make the weight work. I loved using an infant carseat for the toddler I nanny for...even though it was heavy at the end I still preferred it to using a convertible, especially when they are under a year!</p> <p>Sometimes it might suck to carry from the car, but if you will just be snapping it into your stroller most of the time, I don't think the weight will be that big of a deal. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-important-is-weight-of-a-car-seat#post-1444499 Sun, 23 Feb 2014 22:11:20 +0000 spaniellove 1444499@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Beehive: @raintreebee: That just happens to be the only infant seat that fits in DH's car...don't tempt me!</p> <p>Do you feel like it's sturdy? We tried one out and the sides felt rough. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-important-is-weight-of-a-car-seat#post-1444496 Sun, 23 Feb 2014 22:08:58 +0000 spaniellove 1444496@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@CupQuakeWalk: We have an UB Mesa, which is really nice but so heavy! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-important-is-weight-of-a-car-seat#post-1444493 Sun, 23 Feb 2014 22:04:57 +0000 CupQuakeWalk 1444493@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@spaniellove: I personally did not feel that the MC was sturdy. I ordered it and returned it for the B-Safe with my son.</p> <p>Which seat are you looking at? The Peg Perego are the best! :) But they are heavy right now. BUT: They are coming out with their new design and it is 2 pounds lighter (in late April). When I get pregnant with #2, that's what we'll get get. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-important-is-weight-of-a-car-seat#post-1444492 Sun, 23 Feb 2014 22:03:37 +0000 MoonMoon 1444492@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We've just now started leaving the seat in the car-carrying it was torture, especially as the baby got bigger. He's 8.5 months, the seat is the B-Agile from Britax.</p> <p>ETA: I couldn't imagine having a smaller carseat, though-as it is, he's pretty much outgrown this one. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-important-is-weight-of-a-car-seat#post-1444491 Sun, 23 Feb 2014 22:02:58 +0000 raintreebee 1444491@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We also love our aton! Super light and doesn't take up much room in the backseat. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-important-is-weight-of-a-car-seat#post-1444487 Sun, 23 Feb 2014 21:57:58 +0000 Beehive 1444487@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@spaniellove: Have you looked into the Cybex Aton? Also extremely light, and has a better height limit. We had both and I greatly preferred the Cybex. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-important-is-weight-of-a-car-seat#post-1444396 Sun, 23 Feb 2014 21:12:43 +0000 lawbee11 1444396@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have a Maxi Cosi, my LO will be 7 months in a week, and she's 16lbs (42%). We're about to transition to the convertible and she still has plenty of room to grow in the infant...it's just a pain to lug around! It's crazy how much of a difference a few pounds makes. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-important-is-weight-of-a-car-seat#post-1444388 Sun, 23 Feb 2014 21:03:10 +0000 spaniellove 1444388@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Confetti: If it helps any, he's been bordering on IUGR and leg percentile is extremely low... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-important-is-weight-of-a-car-seat#post-1444378 Sun, 23 Feb 2014 20:49:34 +0000 Mrs. Confetti 1444378@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It is hard to say til your LO is in it. If you have a smaller LO it will likely not be a big deal. If you have a high percentile LO, you will likely upgrade sooner (but the weight of the seat won't be a huge factor in that case anyway). Think of those extra pounds as building those mommy muscles (which you will need anyway once you are lifting a toddler) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-important-is-weight-of-a-car-seat#post-1444377 Sun, 23 Feb 2014 20:49:00 +0000 spaniellove 1444377@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My only hesitation with the 8 lb seat (the Maxi-Cosi Mico AP) is that it has a shorter height limit (29" vs 32") so I think we'd have to switch to a convertible earlier anyway. Do you think it would still be worth it? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-important-is-weight-of-a-car-seat#post-1444370 Sun, 23 Feb 2014 20:45:59 +0000 Mrs Green Grass 1444370@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had the Chicco and carried it for a year...it's low weight was key! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-important-is-weight-of-a-car-seat#post-1444367 Sun, 23 Feb 2014 20:44:46 +0000 bhbee 1444367@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have a b safe too and I thought it was heavy. But I don't know if a few pounds lighter would have made a huge difference. We switched at 7 months since LO was tall and starting to be smushed. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-important-is-weight-of-a-car-seat#post-1444337 Sun, 23 Feb 2014 20:35:19 +0000 swedishfish 1444337@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have a B Safe infant seat and it's 9.8 pounds. Carrying the baby and the seat was no problem until R started getting heavier. We switched her to a convertible at 6 months old partially because she's so long and partially because I was having back trouble carrying the infant seat with her in it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-important-is-weight-of-a-car-seat#post-1444336 Sun, 23 Feb 2014 20:35:16 +0000 Ash 1444336@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have the britax chaperone and it's super heavy - it sucks carrying it with a 16lb baby inside. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-important-is-weight-of-a-car-seat#post-1444323 Sun, 23 Feb 2014 20:29:41 +0000 spaniellove 1444323@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The car seat we have is...heavy, 11 lbs. I'm wondering how much I'm going to regret not getting the 8 lb car seat once LO is here. Do you just get used to carrying these things or would I always notice the difference? </p>