Car seat...when to switch?

Question

My son is 10+ months. He weighs about 18 lbs. We use Graco click connect car seat carrier. It has a weight limit of 35lbs. When is he supposed to switch to a different style? My husband keeps saying it should be soon because his feet stick out over the end of the carrier.

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That seat has a 35lb weight limit and a 32” height limit. He also needs to have at least 1” between the top of his head and the top of the car seat. As long as he’s under ALL of those limits, it’s fine to keep using the infant seat. Once he is past one limit, he’s outgrown the seat and needs a convertible one.

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I switched early because it got too heavy to carry the kid in his bucket seat.

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Feet sticking out is fine. You could move to rear facing car seat I love my graco extent to fit all in one for my son. We have used it since birth he is now 15months 35lbs 32 inches tall and will stay rear facing until we reach the max height and weight of 42in and 50lbs. I like that it is adjustable and transitions to all the booster seats. 1 car seat for the next 10 year.

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My son stayed in his infant carrier until 10-11 months then went rear facing in a convertible car seat. As long as he’s under all the limits he should stay in the carrier.

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Most kids outgrow the height limit before the weight limit. Even if he still fits now is a good time to switch to a convertible seat.

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You can use the infant seat even with the feet sticking out. The top of the head support is what matters. They typically outgrow the height before the weight. But I personally switched all of my kids to the convertible seat once they could sit up in the stroller. They all preferred the convertible seat.

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It doesn’t matter if his feet stick out. It doesn’t mean he’s uncomfortable or anything. My daughter is just about to get a new car seat at 11 months old; she’s still in her infant one. She just hit the weight height on it.

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We got a bigger one around that age that you could do rear and forward facing with. My son is 3 and still using it, forward now. I just ordered him a more slim one since we’ll need to fit 3 car seats back there soon lol.

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My son was in a convertible car seat at 7 months.

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Whenever you want honestly. We switched at 3-4 months.

Car seat...when to switch?

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