Rear-Facing
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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 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...
Rear Facing Baby
Asked by K.R. from Chicago
on March 20, 2009
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Hi, I am wondering what people are hearing from their doctors about turning a 1 year old around to forward facing. This is my 4th child, and the dr told me to keep him...
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- I don't remember what weight we turned our daughter around, but our doctor said at least 1 year old - so . If we waited until 30 lbs, she would have just turned around...
- I turned both of my kids forward at 20lbs. I am sure it is safest to keep them rear facing until they are 20 years old but it sure isn't practical at all. My daughter ...
- I have never heard of a pediatrician telling a parent to keep a child rear facing until they are 30 pounds. My son didn't want to rear face anymore at 10 months old, ...
Rear Facing to Forward Facing Car Seat
Asked by A.C. from Kansas City
on October 25, 2008
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My son has been in his Britax Boulevard car seat since he was about 7 months old (larger baby). He has been rear facing this entire time. He is now 14 months and wei...
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- Just playing the devils advocate here. But, what if he were in an accident? The seat will first be thrown forward, and then bounces toward the back before it settles d...
- My 19 mo-old is about the same size and still rear-facing. They say it is safest to leave them rear-facing until they reach the carseat's weight limit for that positi...
- OK A., I am a national Child Passenger Safety Instructor, the American Academy of Pediatrics and our new recommendation is not 12 months and 20 lbs, but at least 18 mo...
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 Car Seat in the Front
Asked by B.D. from Dallas
on February 1, 2008
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Hey moms- what do y'all think about having a rear facing carseat in the front seat (with airbags turned OFF of course!) if the car has NO backseat? We have a SUV wher...
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- If it were me....I would buy a new car one that is safe for the baby. We have an SUV and a Kia Spectra which does have a back seat but she only rides in the SUV until...
- Nothing functions 100% of the time. Most accidents occur within 10 miles of the home because you are more relaxed and therefore less safe. Buy another car. Your child'...
- I think it's the law that any child under the age of 12 cannot sit in the front seat.
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...
Car Seat Rear-facing Safety Advice Needed
Asked by E.S. from Los Angeles
on May 16, 2008
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Hi folks,
My son is 15.5 months old and I plan to keep him rear-facing until he reaches the rear-facing weight limit for his seat (or three years old, whichever com...
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- Here are some videos that will definitely motivate you to keep him rear-facing as long as possible. Importance of rear-facing car seats for your child http://www...
- A friend of mine does research for carseat copanies, she is independent. She trains Highway patrol officers all over the country,and when she installed my first carsea...
- Infants need to be rear-facing until they are 20 lbs AND 1 year. Mine did not get to 20 lbs until they were 18 months. We also had ours installed by the Fire Dept a...
