Seats For 8 Month Old Baby

Babies usually outgrow their infant car seats by the time they’re 8 or 9 months old. When this happens, change to a convertible or all-in-one car seat, and use it rear-facing until age 2. Convertible Seat: A convertible seat can change from a rear-facing seat to a forward-facing seat.

Children 8 years and older legally are not required to use a car or booster seat (though booster seats are still recommended for shorter children until they fit a seat belt properly). However, they are required to use a seat belt and remain in the rear seat.

The rear facing car seat should be in a semi-reclining position at a 45 degree angle. Never place an infant in the front seat with a passenger side airbag. The back seat is always the safest place for your infant or child. In fact, children 12 years old and younger are safest in the backseat.

While 1 year and 20 pounds used to be the standard for when to flip car seats around, most experts now recommend using rear-facing child seats until children are 2 years old and reach the top weight and height recommendations of the car seat manufacturer, which is typically around 30 pounds and 36 inches.

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.