Rear-Facing: Preschooler
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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 Seats???
Asked by B.W. from Washington DC
on May 7, 2011
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Hey Mamas,
Recenlty I heard that studies have shown babies "should" be rear facing until 2 years of age to help minimize injuries to head and neck should an acciden...
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- If you want to do what is best for your little girl, you will keep her rear facing. It's a pain... but worth it if you were in an accident. Check your car seat manual ...
- Don't know about the Britax, check the manual. Regarding being bummed, watch some Youtube videos of crash test dummy babies forward facing and you'll get over it. ...
- If it makes you feel better.... that info has been out for at least 8 years (since it was out when my son was an infant). Also, at the time, there was no rear facing s...
Rear-facing Until Age 2?
Asked by S.H. from Dallas
on April 11, 2011
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I know the latest recommendation is to keep little ones rear-facing in their carseats until age 2. However, my kids are very tall. At 8 months, my daughter's legs ar...
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- The article I read at AAP in regards to this said that the legs being too long is not a concern in terms of safety. My son always scruches his legs up in his carseat a...
- Keep her rear facing, even if she is tall. Keeping children rear facing reduces their chances of getting certain spinal cord injuries if you have an accident, even a ...
- Both my guys were rear-facing past their second birthdays, and they just crossed their legs in the seat. They didn't mind at all, and it was nice that dropped toys us...
Rear Facing After 12 Mos and 20 lbs...How Is There Enough Legroom?
Asked by K.J. from Chicago
on May 27, 2010
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I know the AAP now recommends having your kid remain rear facing until closer to 3 or 4, but how the heck is there enough room to do so? My 12 month old is average he...
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- We kept our daughter rear facing until about 3 weeks ago - she is 23 months and 90% for height. Her legs were a little scrunched but mostly she just either bent them ...
- I couldn't help but laugh, as we thought the same thing. My second son is almost 18 months and for at least the past 3 months, he is in a front facing car seat. There ...
- This is the first time I've heard of this! Now I'm equally as disturbed. My daughter is almost 4 and weighs 35 pounds...should I turn her back to rear facing? Now Im n...
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...
New AAP Guidelines for Rear-facing Car Seats
Asked by L.F. from Dallas
on July 20, 2011
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I plan on discussing this with my pediatrician next week, however, was wondering if someone had clarification on this issue.
I copied this from a the AAP's new guid...
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- Sounds like an advisory not a you have to type thing. As long as she is over 1 yr and 20 lbsthen use your discretion in my opinion. I would definitely bring it up to y...
- I was told that state law is still age one and 20 pounds, but that the pediatric recommendation was to keep them rear facing until age 2 (this is what I was told when ...
- It is absolutely safest to be rear facing as long as possible! Probably because rear end type accident are more common than head on accidents. Google extended rear fac...
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 Carseat (Convertible?) for 8 Month Old - Recommendations
Asked by J.C. from Denver
on March 23, 2009
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My 17 pound 8 month old is not heavy enough for the graco nautilus that many moms have recommended on this site, but is too long for his current infant carseat. I've h...
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- We have Alpha Omega 3 car seats. They are rated for 5 to 100 pounds, I believe. We had to buy 2, so money was a big issue. They are a lower price point. We've had them...
- I purchased two Maxi-Cosi convertable car seats for our son (one for each of our cars) when he was almost 1. We never used them rear facing because he was too long at...
- We have the britax marathon. My daughter is still rear facing in it and she is 26 lbs and 27 months old. The reason I bought it is because they can stay in it forwar...
Best Convertible Car Seat and How Long to Keep Baby Rear Facing...
Asked by J.G. from Chicago
on February 12, 2009
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My daughter is 7 1/2 months old and already too big for her rear-facing infant car seat which goes up to only 22 pounds. Since she's not one yet, I really don't want t...
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- It's 1 year AND 20 pounds before they can be forward facing. We moved our first daughter as soon as she met the requirements and will do the same next month for numbe...
- My daughter was very big for her age too and she grew out of her infant car seat/carrier thing by around 6 or 7 months. I think the guidelines for rear facing say tha...
- I don't have any specific recommendations as to the best car seat. It depends on your needs. Obviously you will need one that can be used for an infant rear facing a...
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 ...
