https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 14 May 2026 21:56:04 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-was-your-lo-when-you-moved-them-out-of-the-infant-seat/page/2#post-721187 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 20:27:31 +0000 pl0508 721187@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@allison: i regret getting an infant seat too :/ </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-was-your-lo-when-you-moved-them-out-of-the-infant-seat/page/2#post-721181 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 20:25:12 +0000 CupQuakeWalk 721181@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We haven't made the move yet but I plan on pushing it as long as possible. Then we will RF in a combi coccoro until he is 2 or as close to 2 as we can. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-was-your-lo-when-you-moved-them-out-of-the-infant-seat#post-721144 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 20:12:01 +0000 Rhdscait 721144@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We moved our first out of his infant seat around 5 months. He was no longer comfortable due to his reflux. He is still RFing at over 2 years old and will be for another 3 years (or until he reaches the limits on his Radian).</p> <p>We moved our second out of his when he was around 6 months because he, too, was no longer comfortable. He screamed wherever we went. He's still RFing and will be for many years more. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-was-your-lo-when-you-moved-them-out-of-the-infant-seat#post-721131 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 20:08:02 +0000 pinkcupcake 721131@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We moved her into the britax advocate around the 11th month. She still fits into the Chico key fit fine but we had the advocate ready so thought we would just transition her </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-was-your-lo-when-you-moved-them-out-of-the-infant-seat#post-720799 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 16:59:05 +0000 lavender 720799@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>9ish months, now she's rear facing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-was-your-lo-when-you-moved-them-out-of-the-infant-seat#post-720777 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 16:51:04 +0000 SugarplumsMom 720777@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We bought a "big girl" carseat for DD a few weeks ago, but we've been too lazy to replace her infant seat. At almost 10 months, she still fits in it, but a little more leg room would be nice. </p> <p>The new seat we bought fits all the way up to 55 lbs, backwards facing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-was-your-lo-when-you-moved-them-out-of-the-infant-seat#post-720762 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 16:45:23 +0000 teamjse 720762@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>4.5 months because he hated his infant carseat. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-was-your-lo-when-you-moved-them-out-of-the-infant-seat#post-720737 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 16:35:18 +0000 pregnantbee 720737@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We just did last week at 9.5 months. More that the bucket seat/baby combo was getting way too heavy to transfer from car to car than that he truly outgrew it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-was-your-lo-when-you-moved-them-out-of-the-infant-seat#post-720716 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 16:24:04 +0000 allison 720716@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO is 2.5 months and already too heavy for me to carry him in his infant seat. We got a Maxi Cosi Mico (22 lbs) and he weighs about 15 lbs. I kind of regret getting that infant seat! Should've just gone with the convertible from the start. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-was-your-lo-when-you-moved-them-out-of-the-infant-seat#post-720634 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 15:50:49 +0000 iheartleopardprint 720634@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We never used an infant seat, just a convertible car seat- I don't know any one that used an infant seat. By guidelines they can be turned around to front facing at 8kgs (I think that's about 17.5lbs) as that is usually around 6 months or so. DD is 7 months and not yet 8kgs so is still rear facing. We faced DS forward at 8 kgs.</p> <p>I am in Australia, so the laws are a lot different. By the guidelines on my car seat it can be rear faced until 12 kgs (26.5lbs or so) and then must be forward facing. DS is 13.5kg at 2 years 7 months and I can't imagine him being rear facing when he was 12kg! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-was-your-lo-when-you-moved-them-out-of-the-infant-seat#post-720624 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 15:39:41 +0000 Rubies 720624@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO was 13 months when she got put into a rear-facing convertible seat. At 19 month, we turned it to forward-facing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-was-your-lo-when-you-moved-them-out-of-the-infant-seat#post-720613 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 15:35:56 +0000 Mrs. Pen 720613@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm in the minority but J is still in his bucket seat and he will be 14 mos next week. His seat caps at 35 lbs (he is barely 20 lbs) and 30" (he is 28"). We tried to transition awhile ago but he hated it so we've been putting it off. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-was-your-lo-when-you-moved-them-out-of-the-infant-seat#post-720599 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 15:32:40 +0000 littleveesmommy 720599@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We moved DD to a convertible car seat when she was 9.5 months old. We were moving and storing a bunch of stuff, so it made sense to store the infant car seat and just go to the convertible. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-was-your-lo-when-you-moved-them-out-of-the-infant-seat#post-720456 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 14:53:45 +0000 loveisstrange 720456@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>10 months old when she hit the height limit. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-was-your-lo-when-you-moved-them-out-of-the-infant-seat#post-720439 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 14:49:32 +0000 Rainbow Sprinkles 720439@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>8 months? </p> <p>Still rear facing </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-was-your-lo-when-you-moved-them-out-of-the-infant-seat#post-720433 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 14:48:41 +0000 Sweet T 720433@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS was about 9.5 months old. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-was-your-lo-when-you-moved-them-out-of-the-infant-seat#post-720420 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 14:46:35 +0000 Koolbreeze 720420@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My oldest was one year old when we switched him (and kept him rear facing until he was 3). My youngest came home from the hospital in a convertible seat and it still rear facing in it at 15 months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-was-your-lo-when-you-moved-them-out-of-the-infant-seat#post-720415 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 14:45:00 +0000 LazyLightning 720415@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@kiddosc: really interesting! Good to know. I bought a small infant seat but the convertibles all look HUUUUUGE to me! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-was-your-lo-when-you-moved-them-out-of-the-infant-seat#post-720377 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 14:37:32 +0000 kiddosc 720377@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LazyLightning: I was actually able to move my front seat further back with the convertible seat rear facing than where it was positioned with the infant seat and I drive a Mazda 3, so a tiny car. There are lots of seats out there that are designed to fit into smaller vehicles. </p> <p>We moved E at 9 months in my car and 10 months in DH's car. He was getting pretty near the height limit of our snugride 30 and he was too heavy for me to carry in the seat. I want to keep him rear facing until he reaches the limits of our seat, so 40lbs. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-was-your-lo-when-you-moved-them-out-of-the-infant-seat#post-720351 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 14:31:13 +0000 looch 720351@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It's important to look at the height and weight requirements on the seats, and use those as a determination of whether your kid should be rear facing or not. </p> <p>In Sweden, where they have some of the longest rear facing periods in the world, the seats are designed in a way that allow the hips and legs to not be scrunched up. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-was-your-lo-when-you-moved-them-out-of-the-infant-seat#post-720260 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 14:10:14 +0000 LazyLightning 720260@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@highwire: ah - ours is one of the laxest ones because there's basically no traffic or interstates/freeways. lol </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-was-your-lo-when-you-moved-them-out-of-the-infant-seat#post-720255 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 14:09:12 +0000 DillonLion 720255@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LazyLightning: It depends on the laws in your particular state. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-was-your-lo-when-you-moved-them-out-of-the-infant-seat#post-720240 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 14:05:22 +0000 LazyLightning 720240@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@highwire: Ok so... I knew the guideline was 2 years... but isn't the law still 1 year? </p> <p>Honestly I'm waiting for the studies to come out in a few years citing hip and knee problems in toddlers related to being crammed in a backwards car seat when they're much too tall for it. But isn't that everything these days? It's 'safer' until it's not. </p> <p>(I'm not denying it isn't safer in a crash. I just know I wouldn't want to ride like that, knees to chin. Nor is it safe for mom to be jammed up against the steering wheel like a sardine I suppose.) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-was-your-lo-when-you-moved-them-out-of-the-infant-seat#post-720238 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 14:04:57 +0000 Sammyfab 720238@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I couldn't vote!</p> <p>We switched him to a convertible seat at 5.5 months because we gave our infant seat to my nephew. My LO could still fit in an infant seat now (according to the guidelines). He is 13 months and we plan to keep him rear-facing until at least 2. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-was-your-lo-when-you-moved-them-out-of-the-infant-seat#post-720235 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 14:04:24 +0000 googly-eyes 720235@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have the graco snug ride 35 and are moving to the britax advocate at ~7.5 months, 18-19 lbs, 28-29 inches. We'll still use the bucket seat for travel til 1 yr if she legally fits it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-was-your-lo-when-you-moved-them-out-of-the-infant-seat#post-720225 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 14:01:30 +0000 DillonLion 720225@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Here's a list of the current guidelines if anyone is interested!: <a href="http://www.healthychildren.org/english/safety-prevention/on-the-go/pages/car-safety-seats-information-for-families.aspx?nfstatus=401&#038;nftoken=00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000&#038;nfstatusdescription=ERROR%3a+No+local+token" rel="nofollow">http://www.healthychildren.org/english/safety-prevention/on-the-go/pages/car-safety-seats-information-for-families.aspx?nfstatus=401&#038;nftoken=00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000&#038;nfstatusdescription=ERROR%3a+No+local+token</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-was-your-lo-when-you-moved-them-out-of-the-infant-seat#post-720221 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 14:00:52 +0000 LazyLightning 720221@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@bpcmarj: Yeah I really doubt we'll make it a year in the infant seat. I haven't had her yet but she's already measuring 'large' and we got a small infant seat too (snugride22). So, whatever we need to do to keep her safe of course... if the convertible seat has to rear face, we'll make it work. I have trouble seeing how we could put it in the middle of either of our cars though - seems like it'd still interfere with the seatbacks. We'll see though, maybe there is more room back there than I think. We both drive small SUVs. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-was-your-lo-when-you-moved-them-out-of-the-infant-seat#post-720217 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 13:58:55 +0000 bpcmarj 720217@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LazyLightning: my super tall baby was out of hers at her 9 month appointment because she was 30 inches (height limit in snugride30). Thankfully we have a big sedan and with her in the middle we can all fit comfortably in the front seat. So we'll try to stay rear facing as long as possible. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-was-your-lo-when-you-moved-them-out-of-the-infant-seat#post-720206 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 13:56:15 +0000 sera_87 720206@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>He's coming to the end of his infant seat. I'd say within the next month or so - he'll be 9 months &amp; we'll be going to rear facing until 2yrs or 40pounds. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-was-your-lo-when-you-moved-them-out-of-the-infant-seat#post-720196 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 13:51:47 +0000 Weagle 720196@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We just moved a couple of weeks ago at almost 11 months. But we still have the infant base in our car because I often have friends with babies carpool with us. LO fits in both seats. </p>