What is the best car seat option. We got
one that goes up to 22 lbs. However for
$10 more we can get one that goes up to 30
lbs. The problem with that is that is is
about 5 lbs heavier. I want the lightest
infant carrier/car seat possible but then
again is it worth the extra lbs to be able
to have my baby in the car seat longer?
What difference is there between 22 and 30
lbs anyway? Are we talking like an extra
year? A few extra months? Will my baby
want to be in a reclining infant car seat
position all the way to 30 lbs anyway? I
have heard they will want a real car seat
to sit up in long before they reach 30lbs.
Is this true? aaaahhhhhhh What do you guys
recommend?
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jessesgirl
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Posted: 12-28-07 16:53pm
Ava was in a rear racing infant seat that
went up to 22 lbs. She's got to 22 lbs
around 9 month and is now 25 lbs at 13
months. I don't see her getting to 30
anytime soon. We had her in a convertible
car seat rear racing until she hit 1 year
then we front faced her.
If I would know what I know now, I would
have bought a convertible seat that she
could fit in as an infant. That infant
seat is kind of a waste of money, when you
can buy a seat that you can use until your
child is around 4.
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oh_mommy
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Posted: 12-28-07 19:13pm
yea i bought a infant seat that went to 22
lbs reese grew out of it before he was one
so i needed a carseeat that was still rear
faving and ended up buying a three in one
carseat.. its a infant, forward facing and
booster... if i knew that i could have
saved 100$ oh well....
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ladylee70
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Posted: 12-29-07 00:31am
I bought the infant one at 22 pounds
knowing I would spend more money later.
The reasons:
1) I am a wimp and the 5 to 8 extra pounds
would have just killed me.
2) The consumer ratings were so much
better on the 22 pound brand that I got
rather than the other one that went up to
30 pounds that I was thinking about
getting.
It sucks but oh well!
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mrsJ
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Posted: 12-29-07 00:45am
Thanks ladies this helps a lot!
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Bridget
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Posted: 12-29-07 10:24am
i'd go with the 22-pound seat. i can't
imagine lugging a 30-pound child around in
an infant seat!
