https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 04 Jun 2026 15:47:09 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-can-lo-be-in-car-seat-before-needing-a-break#post-1374345 Fri, 24 Jan 2014 16:45:49 +0000 MrsRcCar 1374345@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>N is 15 months old and will only stay happy in his car seat for about 2.5 hours. I can't ride for more then 2 hours normally anyway it works out. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-can-lo-be-in-car-seat-before-needing-a-break#post-1374339 Fri, 24 Jan 2014 16:43:42 +0000 Mommy Finger 1374339@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The most we've done is the 2-2.5 hr drive to my ILs. DS would always get antsy at the end. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-can-lo-be-in-car-seat-before-needing-a-break#post-1374335 Fri, 24 Jan 2014 16:42:49 +0000 Alivoo01 1374335@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS stayed in his car seat for about 5 hours when he was 4 months old. We were driving to Houston. He slept, woke up and looked around and went back to sleep after awhile. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-can-lo-be-in-car-seat-before-needing-a-break#post-1374300 Fri, 24 Jan 2014 16:35:01 +0000 Zbug 1374300@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would just follow her lead and keep going till she lets you know she needs a break. Good luck! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-can-lo-be-in-car-seat-before-needing-a-break#post-1374275 Fri, 24 Jan 2014 16:27:21 +0000 Brassgiraffe 1374275@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@NurseMommy: @LuLu Mom: @prettylizy: @HabesBabe: Thanks for your input! We're on the road now... :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-can-lo-be-in-car-seat-before-needing-a-break#post-1371386 Thu, 23 Jan 2014 17:43:59 +0000 HabesBabe 1371386@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For that short of a drive, we'd go until she got fussy/hungry or needed a change-- so prob 2 hours or so? I forgot how often you need to change them at that age! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-can-lo-be-in-car-seat-before-needing-a-break#post-1371360 Thu, 23 Jan 2014 17:35:31 +0000 prettylizy 1371360@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Brassgiraffe: personal expierence, we did a 3.5 hour drive when she was 3 weeks old and she slept the whole way. We planned to stop if needed but since she was sleeping we just powered through. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-can-lo-be-in-car-seat-before-needing-a-break#post-1371354 Thu, 23 Jan 2014 17:34:19 +0000 LuLu Mom 1371354@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We stop every 90 minutes just to give her time to stretch, unless she's sleeping then we've gone just over 2 hours. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-can-lo-be-in-car-seat-before-needing-a-break#post-1371352 Thu, 23 Jan 2014 17:33:36 +0000 NurseMommy 1371352@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our community health nurse said that it should be no longer than two hours at a time just due to how their necks sit in the carseat. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-can-lo-be-in-car-seat-before-needing-a-break#post-1371346 Thu, 23 Jan 2014 17:30:05 +0000 Brassgiraffe 1371346@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We're going out of town this weekend, and our drive will be about 3.5-4.5 hours each way depending on traffic. DD is 8 weeks old and usually sleeps well in the car, but I would expect her to be awake for part of the drive and be hungry at some point. We'll be driving in the middle of the day.</p> <p>How long can I let DD stay in the car seat before taking her out? I thought I heard something once about taking them out every 90 minutes or so. How do you handle the length of time your LO spends in the car seat? </p>