What am I to do about a car seat?

[SunnyRain]

My bub will be 6 months old soon. We've extended our lease on the hire capsule from QLD ambulance for another month for free, but Jude's only 6.5kgs (if that). According to his growth chart he won't be 8kgs until about 9 months old. I doubt QLD ambulance will keep letting us extend the lease.

What am I supposed to do in the interim between hiring a capsule and putting him a forward facing car seat? I had no idea that this would happen, Jude being my first baby and all. I didn't know car seats had such inconvenient weight limits so I had no way to plan for this.

I think our little hatch back is too small for a convertible seat which is part of the reason we hired a capsule, the other reason is financial.

What am I to do??

[mbear]

WHy dont you get a convertible car seat - newborn to 18kgs.....I would recommend Safe N Sound.....
A convertible car seat can be used both rear-facing for infants and forward-facing for babies.....we have the SNS meridian. Its been used for all my girls - rear facing and forward facing.
ETA - we had a hatch (pulsar) and SNS car seat rear facing did fit in there.....

[alioops]

I think they would be happy to extend the lease for as long as DS needs it, they would rather he is safe than demanding it back.

[*Belle*]

Surely there are other places that rent car capsules in QLD? there are in Sydney. If not I would buy a convertable carseat. We have always just had a convertable carseat for our kids.

[Patooties]

I had to extend our lease a couple of times, as Hannah hadn't reached the 8kg mark.
They were happy to do it. Perhaps give them a ring if you think it may be more than a couple of months that you will need to extend it by - i'm sure they will help you.

[*Belle*]

If they wont extend for you, I just looked up the net and there is a place called hire for baby that hires them in Burleigh waters.

[mako]

I would purchase a convertible carseat. I have a Safe & Sound Guardian and it fits in my little Charade hatchback. My MIL has a Safe & Sound Compact reversible seat in her little Mazda hatchback too. I should point out that its now recommended that bubs face rearward upto 12 months of age. Hope that helps

[ACJ]

My SIL had one from QLD Ambo's for 9 months and they just kept extending it!!

[SunnyRain]

My SIL had one from QLD Ambo's for 9 months and they just kept extending it!!

Did she have to pay extra? I was trying to save money buy renting.