Car seat newborn insert

When did everyone take out their newborn insert for their car seat as mine is a Joie signature travel system and was wanting to know when did they take their newborn insert out of their car seat

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I have the same travel system and car seat. It says to take it out when they get to 11lbs or 60cm whichever comes first. My son was 11lb 6oz when we took it out because he started to look a little bit squashed.

Awww right I don't think we ever had my little one measured but he was weighed on Wednesday and he was 10Ib 7oz

Yeah I think it just depends on their growth and if they look comfortable, all babies are different. As long as they’re shoulders don’t look restricted or squashed then I’m sure it’s fine to leave it until he reaches the weight limit 😊

It’s fit dependent, the height/weight stated will be the minimum, 3 months is generally very young to take it out! Post a photo of baby with and without it on the Car Seat Advice UK group on here for a fit check x

It tells you on the label or instructions
It's usually as a set height or weight

Like 7 weeks because he outgrew it so quickly! I couldn’t do the straps and tighten it as it was pulling his shoulders down so much and scrunching him up, there was no way of me altering the shoulder height it was at a set position

I have the same seat and my son was born at 10lb 10. I bought mine from a local baby shop so I went and got a fit check. I think it got taken out at around 8 weeks

Aww right thanks I'll try him in it when we next go out

Mine said 60cm so took it out at that size x

Okay thank you just he's my first so I don't know when to do it x

Ours came out at about 8 weeks, LO was 9lb 4 at birth and very long so he outgrew it rather quickly and looked so squished bless him x

he was only 5Ib 6oz at birth as he was measuring small so they had to induce me so he was 15 days early and bless him

Yeah I'll have a look as I couldn't find anything in the insert

Post a photo here for a fit check. The height/weight you’ll find for the insert is the minimum and they usually need it left in for a lot longer than the minimum
https://peanutapp.onelink.me/swTP/xStRSyQ3Nplo

Okay thank you

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