The guidelines for the toddler carrier suggest that babies be a minimum of 18 months old 32 inches long and weight at least 25 lbs. Preschooler weight and height chart. Typically height doubles between 3 and 4 years old. Though the toddler carrier starts at 25 pounds the baby one will still last you through til your child is over 40 pounds. Most children gain about 44 pounds each year between the ages of 2 years and puberty. Baby tula recommends that toddler carriers be used between 25 60 pounds and beginning when the child is a minimum 32 inches tall.
Tulas guidelines are a good starting point but its really just a starting point. The stats for the tula toddler carrier. Ive taken some comparison photos using my daughter as the model so you can get a sense of the difference in the standard and toddler sizes on the same child. The tula toddler carrier is for children from 25 5060 pounds it looks like they might have changed the weight limit at some point and allows for two carries front and back. Then it triples by 13 years old based on height at birth. Tula does not give an upper height or age limit for the standard carrier.
They also grow 3 inches 8 cm in height between 2 and 3 years old and 2 34 inches 7 cm between 3 and 4 years old. You might not think it to look at them but by 24 to 30 months children reach half their adult height. Weight usually doubles by about 5 months of age triples by 12 months of age and quadruples from 2 to 2 12 years of age based on weight at birth. In this photo my daughter is 22 months old 25 lbs and 33 tall. This is the same child as above but at age three man did her hair grow quickly shes 39 inches tall and 34 pounds. Click here to shop our toddler carriers.