Rear-Facing: Older Child
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Rear Facing Car Seat
Asked by C.F. from Duluth
on March 21, 2011
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I just have a doubt after reading a news article about new suggestions for kids in car seats. I know they say to have your child rear-facing until at least 1 year old ...
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- Your son is NOT too long to rear face! Even an infant carrier that comes with a travel system will rear-face to 29.5" and a convertable seat or one designed for bigge...
- Please turn him around! If his feet are on the headrest... no big deal! He can cross his legs, bend them, tap them... whatever. Just know that most states have an "...
- What type of car seat do you have? When my girls were 2.5 feet long, they sat crosslegged when rear facing. It's certainly safer to have kids sit rear facing, but it's...
Rear Facing Extension
Asked by A.H. from Portland
on August 10, 2011
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I am genuinely curious. I thought about my daughter, 2 1/2 and she is front facing now, but I have read the extension of the rear-facing seats. How do you accommodate ...
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- My DD has been RF since birth. She is 3 now and she just crosses her legs. She doesn't complain, and my kid would seriously complain if it bothered her. She gets a lit...
- They sit with their legs going up the seat back, crossed indian style, or hanging over the sides. My oldest sat RF-ing until 3.5 and he was able to vocalize his likes...
- I wonder the same thing. Ive seen the reports about keeping them rear facing until 2, but my grand daughter at 1 was too long to fit in the seat without her knees up i...
Rear Facing Until 33 Lbs?
Asked by J.A. from Kansas City
on March 11, 2008
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I went to the OP Police Department last week fully intending on turning my twins car seats forward facing. Both boys are 12 months and 22 pounds. Once I got there, the...
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- It is really supposed to be much better to have them rear-facing if you are in an accident. That way their heads are pushed up against the seat back instead of the ne...
- Wow! I never heard of waiting this the child is 33 pds. My son is going to be 9 months old tomorrow and he weighs 20 pds. now. I bought him a face forward seat for whe...
- Think about a bowling ball on top of a flower stem. That is what a childs head is like in an accident. If you turn them around forward facing too early, their neck...
Front and Rear Facing Car Seats
Asked by S.H. from Green Bay
on March 19, 2012
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My son is about ready to upgrade to a bigger car seat, but I would like him to stay into a rear facing one as long as possible since he is only 12 months. Does anyone...
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- Thank you for asking such a great question, I'm also looking for a good rear-facing car seat. I don't have a recommendation for you, but I did want to commend you for ...
- I have the evenflo triumph. Been very happy with it.
- Another Marathon family here. Friend has another Britax (Frontier?) that she is doing extended RF in, too. We are happy with our Marathons and DD is fine - she just da...
Rear-facing Convertible Carseat Recommendations?
Asked by A.G. from Atlanta
on April 20, 2009
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Any recommendations on a convertible car seat that can be used rear-facing? My daughter is 15mos but only 17lbs so we have a ways to go before she can face forward. ...
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- I had the EARLY ( 7 yrs ago ) version of the Evenflo Triumph it had great ratings then and still does now. My daughter didn't stay in her infant seat very long becaus...
- Britax Boulevard. It works great. My daughter was/is a lightweight like yours and she loves it. Expensive but worth it.
- First off congrats on keeping her rearfacing, and keep her rear facing to the max limit of the seat weight limit, or unless she out grows it by height first. First...
Rear-facing Carseats Vs. Forward Facing Carseats
Asked by J.B. from Los Angeles
on October 5, 2008
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Hi everyone! I was just wondering what the normal protocol is for moving from a rear facing car seat to a forward facing carseat! My daughter is only 4 months old but ...
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- The law (I think it is a law, anyway) is 20 pounds and a year old before they can face forward. It is totally normal for their feet to hit the back seat- my daughter ...
- I believe CA law is 20 pounds AND one year old.
- The American Academy of Pediatrics says that Baby should be AT LEAST 1 year old and 20 lbs to be in a front facing seat. Our pediatrician said to keep our daughter...
Rear Facing Car Seat Age and Laws - - Probably Opening a Can of Worms
Asked by J.S. from Dallas
on February 8, 2012
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Ok so here is my issue. My best friend has a 7 month old son, and they just recently purchased a Learning Curve True Fit Car Seat for him as he is getting to big for h...
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- How frightening! Yes, you should be worried! I would also ask if she understands why the rule is what it is. And then I would make her watch (in my presence) the vi...
- Actually, the new rule of thumb is rear facing until AT LEAST 2 yrs old. Shocking, yes, but that's what the American Academy of Pediatrics says. I second Tracy's s...
- I would just ask if she knows that he still needs to be rear facing and see what she says and then go from there. If she knows but still insists on doing things her ow...
Rear Facing Car Seats - How Long Do You Plan on Keeping Your Child This Way?
Asked by ✩.!. from Los Angeles
on November 15, 2011
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I apologize that I am asking, b/c I have seen in the past that it has been asked..
I was searching for a car seat this weekend for my peanut and was reading the con...
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- I'm in the same boat as Jenny S. I have a 4yr old who we turned around shortly after he turned 1. But I have no idea what we'll do with our 8mo old either. Both of ...
- My first DD was 2 1/2 when we turned her forward and she was perfectly fine rear facing. She's average height. She would just cross her legs, put them up on the seat, ...
- My older daughter was rear-facing until she was 3 years and 3 months old because her car seat went up to 35 pounds rear-facing. We just put her forward facing a month ...
1 Year Old Car Seat Safety Dilemma - Forward Middle or Rear Facing Side?
Asked by K.M. from Redding
on April 9, 2010
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My daughter is about to turn 1 year and is 22 lbs. I would like to keep her rear-facing as long as possible, but she has almost outgrown the height of her infant car ...
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- Keeping your child rear-facing until 2 is a recommendation, not the law. My daughter turned 1 and was over 20 lbs before this recommendation came out (she's 2.5 now)....
- I would definitely go with rear facing in the side seat. No question.
- Check the weight limit for rear-facing in the Britax & keep her rear-facing until she hits that weight. And, get it installed by people who are certified. It's not a...
Rear-facing Until 2?
Asked by K.R. from Denver
on August 22, 2011
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My little guy is almost 1, and I was looking forward to turning his car seat to face the front. Just easier in my opinion to pass back a sippy, keep an eye on him etc...
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- My son faced rear until he was 3! This was before they made the change, but he was developmentally delayed, low muscled toned, and took FOREVER to reach 20 lbs. He w...
- not a law, but what is recommended; as its the safest. my son is 16 mo. and we plan to keep him rearing facing as long as possible. is your son still in his infant s...
- To the best of my knowledge, it's not a law - just a suggestion...while it IS safer to be rear facing - for ANYONE (except the driver!! LOL!!)...but I totally see how ...
