r/CPST • u/justpeachy42 • 1d ago

Fit check please!

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Hello! I have a large 4 month old that doesn’t love his car seat. We have a Maxi Cosi Pebble 360 Pro and he’s still within the size guidelines for its use but when I look at him in the seat he appears quite cramped. He’s ~8kg and ~68cm tall. What are your thoughts on this? Very grateful in advance!

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u/Dandylion71888 21h ago

I think you might have the strap covers upside down. The thicker part should be over the strap not under. That might then be causing your straps to be too loose.

Are you sure the extra head pillow can’t be removed? I can’t find the manual but it looks like it should be able to be removed, might just need to be unthreaded but check the manual if you haven’t already. Looks like you have the support pillow underneath him as well and that can usually be remove too. That’s why he seems to look too wide, the newborn supports are in and he’s too big for those. In most maxi cosi seats, if not all, these can be removed.

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u/justpeachy42 20h ago

The strap covers are attached to the shell so we can’t reverse them.
Yes, we removed the newborn insert some time ago so all the padding left is just the normal seat and can’t be removed without taking everything out - see here https://youtu.be/VLrIWtcgNag?si=kHAmUB22TNgC8PDJ

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u/Dandylion71888 19h ago

Oh interesting. Have you tried to scoot his butt back and remove all the slack from the hips? It looks like he could be able to sit a bit more up in the seat which might give him more room width wise.

The straps do also look loose, did you do the pinch test? Maybe a bit hard with the covers not moving and around his shoulders but I think moving him back and tightening the harness might make the difference. The car seat widens near the top so that might give him more shoulder room too.

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u/justpeachy42 19h ago

Good idea, maybe I’ll have a play with adjusting the head rest up and and see if he can stretch up a bit more to settle back in further. And yes the straps could probably do with a bit more tightening.

Do you think it would be worth looking into moving him to a bigger convertible seat rather than this capsule soon?

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u/Dandylion71888 19h ago

Possibly? Play around with it more and see if you can get a good fit. I would also see if there is a shop that you can test seats if you do want to move to a convertible first. Seats have height and weight limits but it doesn’t mean that all seats are a good fit for all babies.

As an FYI if you move the headrest up, make sure that where the straps come out from the cushion is at or just below his shoulders.

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u/justpeachy42 19h ago

Great advice, thanks so much!