Thank goodness for friends with children older than my own. I was at boot camp and it came up casually. I had it stuck in my head that my infant car seat was rated to 30 pounds. Superman is only 19 pounds so we were good. What these ladies pointed out to me was that it is not just weight, but height that factors into the change to a bigger seat. When they said that I had one of those, "OMG I can't believe I didn't think about that!" moments.
So I did a little research and found that the height limit for our infant seat was 30 inches. Superman was 29 inches at 9 months. Fortunately, we measured him again and he is still just 29 inches. However, the other thing the manual said was that if his head was less than an inch from the top of the seat, it was time to get a bigger seat. Sure enough Superman's head was less than an inch from the top.
So let me recap. You should know the following limits for your current car seat:
- weight limit (if it is a convertible seat, you should know the limit for rear facing and forward facing)
- height limit (if it is a convertible seat, you should know the limit for rear facing and forward facing)
- shoulder height limit
**Disclaimer- I am not an expert on car seats. I have no certifications or documents saying I should be giving advice. Therefore, take what I say as one mom's experience and do you own research. Thank you.***
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