height limit on rear facing car seat

[Eenee]

Mycar seat the same before markers were introduced rear faces until 12kg if that helps.

[misty]

I 'm not sure if I'm allowed to post the group lik here or not?? If not I apologise. But here it is:

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[willow5]

That's a great group Misty!

[AlligatorsMum]

Tt40 - my DS is 10mnths aand 75cm and nearly 10kgs so a big boy and I have him rear facing still. I took a small insert piece put from between his legs first and then took out the newborn insert after that probably a few months ago now so maybe 8mnths but it gives them ALOT more room to grow in height markers. Take it out and see how she fits in it. My DS didn't notice a difference I don't think and still sits rear facing no problems.

[~TT40~]

I got a photo, but its too big to put here... so here is a link to it on fb, it is public so you should be able to see.

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she is in right isn't she?

those big wing things near her bum are part of the infant insert. so if i take it out she will get more height, but im not convinced she will be supports around the bum itms

[Eenee]

Cute! Yep she's fine I'd say!

[LuluHB]

I think the confusion is because they've changed from basing the guidelines on weight to height and the line are an indicator of the MINIMUM a child need to be. It could just be that the interpretation of that in the instruction manual is flawed. FWIW, my girls both had SNS Meridiens and I didn't turn them until past 12 months. Miss A is in a new SNS Meridien and again I won't be turning her until she reaches the weight limit, not the height.

Taking the insert out might help and I'm sure I would have taken it out with my first two by the time they were 8kgs - maybe just see how she goes in terms of moving around if she doesn't have her little bott area padded. Miss A's still got a long way to go to get there yet so you must be giving Miss R the serious top shelf stuff ;-)

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[willow5]

I just found this Meridian brochure from Britax it states on page 11 that the infant insert can be removed to give more growing room when rear-facing and recommend having them rear-facing until at least 12 months

Thanks Mad you beat me Sorry link isn't allowed, but TT40 I have Pm'd you.

[~TT40~]

Thankyou Willow! that is exactly what I have been trying to find but didn't have any luck. thankyou!

[melbel]

The first batches of the new meridian were issued with very low height markers...they have since raised them. I think you must have one of the original ones. You can ring Britax and ask for a replacement seat cover with the newer markers. And yes you can take the infant insert out now.

[melbel]

The infant insert is only there for comfort and to make sure that the buckle sits low enough on their pelvis when they are little. You don't want the buckle to sit too high because it can cause damage to their organs in a crash. You want it To be sitting across their pelvis region so in an accident that area absorbs the impact. If the buckle is sitting in the right spot with the infant insert removed then it is fine to take it out.