Need new car seat?

Question

My baby is about 16 lbs 24 inches and 4 months old. He seems like he's getting too long for his infant car seat. 
This is my first baby so I'm not sure how car seats work. Is there a car seat in between infant and the toddler one? Should I be looking at a new one now or wait until he matches the maximum listed for the car seat?

Answer

Read the car seat manual. It’ll state the weight/height limit. At only 4 months, he’s likely fine still. Does he still have room above his head? Are the straps still below his shoulders? Legs/ feet don’t really matter. You can get a convertible car seat if you’d like - they are for both infants & toddlers. I have the Grace extend2fit so I can rear face my child to 50 lb.

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The feet don't matter, it's the head placement. Check the seat's weight and height limit, your baby will be fine as long as it's within those limits. But as a preference, I personally transitioned to a convertible seat once they could sit in the stroller and no longer would stay asleep in the baby seat just because all my kids preferred the convertible seat.

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Every car seat has a weight and heigth limit. 
I suggest you find a car seat safety class in your area.
If you aren't aware of basic info on car seats then you probably aren't installing or using the seat correctly.

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At 4 months your baby is probably fine, although I moved my son before he reached the height/weight limit because I felt like he was uncomfortable, so it definitely wouldn’t hurt to start looking at a new car seat. You need to find a convertible car seat next, which transitions from infant to toddler. I love the Nuna Rava and Clek Foonf or Clek Fllo, but some other nice ones are the Graco Extend2fit or Graco 4Ever, Britax Boulevard or Britax Advocate, Maxi Cosi Pria, and Uppababy Knox.

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Yeah, no. I have no idea why you think he needs a new one. Many have limits of 30 inches or longer (the user manual will tell you what the limit is). Our daughter outgrew hers at 4 months, but that's because she was 30 inches long (99th percentile for height). She actually outgrew it. Your child is a very normal height for his age and is far from outgrowing this car seat.

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The place you'll know they need a knew carseat is the head is it above the limit on the seat

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