Car Seat Weight

All infants and toddlers should ride in a rear facing seat until they reach the highest weight or height allowed by their car safety seat manufacturer.
Car seat weight. From group 0 up to 13kg birth to around age 12 15 months to group 1 2 3 9 36kg around age 9 months to 12 years find out why car seat weight groups matter and when to go up a car seat group. Child s weight group seats. Lie flat or lateral baby carrier rear facing baby carrier or rear facing baby seat using a harness. Booster car seat weight and height restrictions vary according to manufacturer.
Most convertible car seats weight somewhere between 15 and 30 pounds however there s really an extremely wide range. Real convertible car seat weight examples. Those aged 3 7 years may exceed the weight and height limits of their rear facing car seat. Babies and toddlers weighing about 20 40 lbs and between 1 4 years of age can ride in such convertible seats.
Graco milestone all in 1 convertible car seat 20lbs. If this is the case they should instead sit in a forward facing car seat in the back seat of the vehicle. Guide to car seat weight groups explains when to move your baby or child up a car seat category. The american academy of pediatrics aap recommends babies be in rear facing seats until age 2 or until they reach the car seat s height or weight limit.
Generally children between ages 5 and 9 with heights under 4 feet 9 inches and weighing less than 80 to 100 pounds are the appropriate age and size for a booster car seat advises the safe kids website 5. If your car seat does not have a label you can determine the maximum allowable child weight for lower anchor use by subtracting the weight of the car seat usually available in the car seat s instruction manual from 65 pounds. Infants and toddlers should ride in a rear facing car seat infant only rear facing car seat or rear facing convertible car seat until they are 2 years old or until they have reached the weight and height limits of their car seat. Although this means that some larger infants and toddlers might have to graduate to a rear facing convertible car seat there are several models of infant only.