Switching to Big Car Seat...

Cassie is only 17 pounds but she is 28" long. She still weighs enough to ride in the carrier but she is too long I think. Should I just go ahead and switch her now? She is 7 months.

She'll be fine.....just made sure you keep her rear facing  

Quoting Cassie's Taxi:“ Cassie is only 17 pounds but she is 28" long. She still weighs enough to ride in the carrier but she is too long I think. Should I just go ahead and switch her now? She is 7 months.”

You really need to check your state laws. If you get pulled over you can get in a lot of trouble if your baby isn't in the proper seat. I know the laws vary ny state.

Quoting Kim-MarieC:“ You really need to check your state laws. If you get pulled over you can get in a lot of trouble if your baby isn't in the proper seat. I know the laws vary ny state.”

I agree. We were told we can only have Makenna in the newborn carrier seat (one that comes with a travel system) until she was 6months.

Quoting Kim-MarieC:“ You really need to check your state laws. If you get pulled over you can get in a lot of trouble if your baby isn't in the proper seat. I know the laws vary ny state.”

A convertible car seat(as long as still rear facing) is totally acceptable, from what I've researched. It isn't law to buy an Infant Car seat, I've been told the law is rear facing.

Edited to add; I'm probably wrong if you both have been told you have to have infant car seats, I'll try to find a link!

Edited again to add link from AAP
http://www.aap.org/FAMILY/carseatguide.htm

I just switched my daughter over to a "big girl" carseat about two weeks ago. She just turned 6 months, but she is almost 20lbs and 1/4" shy of 27inches. Just keep her rear facing - which I'm sure you are well aware of.  

Get a convertible carseat, but keep her rear facing. Most convertible carseats go from 5lbs-about 40-50lbs. We have the Evenflo Triumph Advance DLX. I LOVE IT!http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2734224
We put Gabriel in it about a month ago.

Here she must stay rear facing until she is at least 25 pounds AND is 1 years old. I have the big car and will still keep her facing fear but she is so long I dont think I can keep her in the infant much longer.

Quoting MandiJo:“ A convertible car seat(as long as still rear facing) is totally acceptable, from what I've researched. ... [snip!] ... Edited to add; I'm probably wrong if you both have been told you have to have infant car seats, I'll try to find a link!”

You could be right. I am just going by what I haveread. I know the laws have changed in NY since I had my daughteralmost 6 years ago.

If it matters at all, I got the Britax Marathon. It is rated from 5-65lbs., so I don't have to worry about puchasing another carseat/booster for a little while. I love it so far!

Quoting Cassie's Taxi:“ Here she must stay rear facing until she is at least 25 pounds AND is 1 years old. I have the big car ... [snip!] ... have the big car and will still keep her facing fear but she is so long I dont think I can keep her in the infant much longer.”

Sorry! I guess we got off on a tangent with the convertible car seat bit! IMO if you aren't using her infant car seat as a carrier anymore then you can switch over and(as long as you get good seat) the only difference is she might be more comfortable!

On another note... I also found out that car seats actually expire. I am not sure of the details of that but I also found out that if you are in an accident, by law (in NY) you have to throw out your car seat regardless of the impact.

i say awitch because if she is too long for what the seat says she is no longer safe in that seat and needs to be moved up, thats why they have the regulations on car seats, ailey was only 18 pounds but 30 inches so i had to move her because her seat said 22 pounds and 29 inches

i have to move ben and gavin into new seats. lol. they are 27 and a half inches and like 19 lbs. they are only 5 months.   i'm kinda sad. but i'm excited kinda too.

Just get a convertible that goes from 5-100 pounds and keep it rear.  My friend put her son in a forward facing at 6 months because she "didn't feel like carrying him around in that stupid seat anymore."  Uh...it's a law to have them rear-facing and unsafe to put them in a forward facing toddler seat that young.  They don't have the neck control.  I don't really hang out with her anymore anyway, she's kind of trashy.