https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 10 Jul 2026 04:24:50 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-remove-the-newborn-head-support-piece-from-your-car-seat#post-945241 Fri, 19 Jul 2013 08:54:28 +0000 JerricaBenton 945241@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We just did at 5 months and 16ish lbs. I'm sure we could have done it a lot earlier, but honestly I didn't think about it until we had to move the straps up for her length. She's so much more comfortable without it, especially in this heat. I wish I did it sooner. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-remove-the-newborn-head-support-piece-from-your-car-seat#post-945035 Fri, 19 Jul 2013 08:09:08 +0000 cmomma17 945035@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>uh oh. LO is about 12 lbs (probably a little more) and has pretty good head control. We have an eddie bauer seat from Target. Should I remove ours?? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-remove-the-newborn-head-support-piece-from-your-car-seat#post-945007 Fri, 19 Jul 2013 08:02:35 +0000 sslm 945007@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I tried it without today and she seemed totally fine and comfortable!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-remove-the-newborn-head-support-piece-from-your-car-seat#post-942612 Thu, 18 Jul 2013 15:07:22 +0000 Crisark 942612@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Still using ours and she's 14weeks and 13lbs. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-remove-the-newborn-head-support-piece-from-your-car-seat#post-942277 Thu, 18 Jul 2013 13:52:33 +0000 dookie32 942277@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We took it out when it seemed like it was squashing my son's head. Then I read the manual and saw it should have been taken out at like 11 lbs (I think he was like 14 at the time). FTM fail! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-remove-the-newborn-head-support-piece-from-your-car-seat#post-942270 Thu, 18 Jul 2013 13:47:48 +0000 BlueWolverine 942270@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Well, crap. LO is about 14 pounds and we still have the infant insert in the Chicco Keyfit 30. Just read the manual and wll be removing the insert tonight... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-remove-the-newborn-head-support-piece-from-your-car-seat#post-942238 Thu, 18 Jul 2013 13:43:03 +0000 CupQuakeWalk 942238@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We still have ours in.<br /> We use the britax infant seat (dh's car) &amp; the Combi Coccoro convertible (my car).<br /> He's 9m old. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-remove-the-newborn-head-support-piece-from-your-car-seat#post-942221 Thu, 18 Jul 2013 13:40:29 +0000 Weagle 942221@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We used it the entire time she was in the infant seat. However, Britax leaves that to the parents' discretion. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-remove-the-newborn-head-support-piece-from-your-car-seat#post-941634 Thu, 18 Jul 2013 11:32:19 +0000 HabesBabe 941634@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrsbells: this exactly! Our head support thing detached (velcro) from the body support portion, so we used that since she would always fall asleep in the car.</p> <p>Now I always think that her neck is aching when she dozes off in the convertible without it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-remove-the-newborn-head-support-piece-from-your-car-seat#post-941555 Thu, 18 Jul 2013 11:10:04 +0000 Revel 941555@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Like @Smurfette: , we took ours out at like 4 or 5 weeks. She's not super floppy and would get so hot in the seat with the inserts. She tolerates the seat better without the insert, and still seems secure. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-remove-the-newborn-head-support-piece-from-your-car-seat#post-941338 Thu, 18 Jul 2013 10:17:04 +0000 edelweiss 941338@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@blackbird: we had the same issue. once as we removed the infant headrest around 12 weeks, LO was not as crabby in the car seat. still doesn't love it, but it's better. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-remove-the-newborn-head-support-piece-from-your-car-seat#post-941271 Thu, 18 Jul 2013 10:02:33 +0000 sslm 941271@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@merriment: I know! I thought it was weird too. We have the graco snugride30. I googled and couldn't find any info about it. So weird. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-remove-the-newborn-head-support-piece-from-your-car-seat#post-941260 Thu, 18 Jul 2013 10:00:42 +0000 merriment 941260@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sslm That's crazy! Those manuals are so intense, it seems like a critical piece of information to leave out! We had a chicco keyfit 30 and I think we removed it when DD hit 11 lbs. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-remove-the-newborn-head-support-piece-from-your-car-seat#post-941253 Thu, 18 Jul 2013 09:58:06 +0000 sslm 941253@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@merriment: I checked the manual and it doesn't mention when to stop using it! </p> <p>@blackbird: Interesting... maybe I will try it without and see how she seems... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-remove-the-newborn-head-support-piece-from-your-car-seat#post-941216 Thu, 18 Jul 2013 09:51:05 +0000 merriment 941216@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>You should read the instructions that came with the car seat and follow their guidelines. My car seat (though I expect all car seats are similar) required that it be removed by a certain weight/height. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-remove-the-newborn-head-support-piece-from-your-car-seat#post-941206 Thu, 18 Jul 2013 09:48:20 +0000 Smurfette 941206@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Like a month. She has always had really good head control. But she seemed annoyed by it and would get really hot from it. She started hating the car seat less once we took it out. We used some blankets for support. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-remove-the-newborn-head-support-piece-from-your-car-seat#post-941198 Thu, 18 Jul 2013 09:46:54 +0000 Mrsbells 941198@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>we never removed it until we switched to the convertible seat around 8 months. It was handy to have it there when she fell asleep </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-remove-the-newborn-head-support-piece-from-your-car-seat#post-941185 Thu, 18 Jul 2013 09:44:24 +0000 autumnlove 941185@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Last week after I read a comment on the boards. We have a Chicco and the newborn insert needs to be removed at 11lbs...my baby was about 13lbs. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-remove-the-newborn-head-support-piece-from-your-car-seat#post-941179 Thu, 18 Jul 2013 09:43:12 +0000 blackbird 941179@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I removed it last week. She was 14 weeks, 13.5 lb. </p> <p>For babies 11 lb+ with good head control, our ped said we should remove it to continue fostering good neck strength. She's been MUCH less crabby since we removed it. Maybe it was too restrictive. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-remove-the-newborn-head-support-piece-from-your-car-seat#post-941087 Thu, 18 Jul 2013 09:25:58 +0000 loveisstrange 941087@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Um... she was like 5-6 months old? She got too tall for it </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-remove-the-newborn-head-support-piece-from-your-car-seat#post-941085 Thu, 18 Jul 2013 09:25:26 +0000 sslm 941085@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Just wondering! DD is almost 13 weeks and is 14.5 lbs. </p>