Not to start anything--just out of curiosity (car seat related)

smiling76 · March 2013

I'm not trying to start anything here--just curious how many have flipped their toddler forwards in the car a little before the age of 2 and why?

With DS1 (who is 4) the rule was 1 yr--we flipped him around 14-15 months

For DS2 who is ginormous and people can't believe he's not 2 when I tell them, I feel like it's just 'time'--but then I've seen those youtube videos and such and I feel super mommy guilt about it.

He will turn 2 beginning of May--but thinking (somewhat) of turning him in the next week or two.

ASmallWonder · March 2013

I'd think about what, specifically, is making you feel it's time. I know you said he's really big but there are kids who rear face until 4! I think one thing that influences parents is that they THINK their kids are uncomfortable and unhappy b

Manateearmz · March 2013

elmoali:
I'd think about what, specifically, is making you feel it's time. I know you said he's really big but there are

kcisthebombdotcom · March 2013

our plan has always been to keep them rf as long as their seats allowed. i wouldn't switch my child just because they were big for their age personally. i think your guilt is pointing you in the right direction. i wouldn't compromise safety just because.

pettycrocker · March 2013

We're about 4m shy of the 2 year mark, and I am DYING to flip the car seat, just because (like you mentioned in the OP) my kid is enormous. It is a huge PITA to get an enormous child in and out of a rear facing car seat, in an already tight back seat.

TiffanyBerry · March 2013

DD will be 3 in May. She's not small - well above 50th percentile for both height and weight - but she's not ginormous either.

She is still rearfacing. I can get her into the carseat rearfacing and she has hit neither the weight or th

TiffanyBerry · March 2013

I believe that buckling is easier, but she can't go in the middle seat, so getting her into the space between the top of the door and the carseat is kinda a pain, and it's no easier for her to do it on her own.

diana.filipi · March 2013

We flipped DD at right about 12m. We'd done it on vacation and just kept it up because she liked it and it was SO much easier to put her in.

We'll turn DS, who is much shorter, at 16m when the new baby arrives. We'll have to turn him

bethm03 · March 2013

Were in the minority here I know. We just switched last weeks. DD is 20 months. she is about 80%for height and weight. I have tremendous guilt about it but we just couldn't do it anymore. She would throw these crazy fits when we were putting her in the ca

GirlyGirl319 · March 2013

We plan on waiting till he is 2 but I feel that you need to do what you feel is right for you and your LO depending on weight/height. My son also seems pretty comfortable RF so we may try past 2 if no issues arise.

ASmallWonder · March 2013

bethm03:
Were in the minority here I know. We just switched last weeks. DD is 20 months. she is about 80%for height and weight

12bailey18 · March 2013

I turned both of mine around at 12 months and 20 pounds. I wouldn't let anyone make you feel bad about your decision. Do what YOU are comfortable with, whatever decision that may be.

chardonnay24 · March 2013

We are still RFing at 25 months. Our carseat goes to 40 lbs or 46" RFing, and my 50th percentile kid is 27 lbs and 35", so he'll be at least 3 or 4 before we have to flip him.

chardonnay24 · March 2013

12bailey18:
I turned both of mine around at 12 months and 20 pounds. I wouldn't let anyone make you feel bad about you

amy21tom · March 2013

My son just outgrew the height limit for RF (I wasn't expecting him to at all--we have a Britax Boulevard 70). He is really tall (DH is 6'8") so I guess it was to be expected, but I was planning on waiting to turn him around. Seeing the height limit on ou

authorofdreamz · March 2013

chardonnay24:

I disagree with this. RFing vs. FFing is not like CIO vs. co-sleeping. It's not a personal prefe

memali26 · March 2013

Honest question, not meant to be snarky - how big are these children that are too big to RF before age 2?

DD1 was RFing to 2y9m, at which point she outgrew her seat RFing by height. She was 38in and 29lbs. Had she not been too tall for her

chardonnay24 · March 2013

authorofdreamz:

Not really, since that is illegal. In most places, the law is that they can FF at 12m and 20lbs so

meggers102 · March 2013

DD will be 2 at the end of June. We will turn her to FF around the middle to end of May as we are due with DS the middle of June. As much as I would like to keep her RF, my car won't allow for an infant seat and a RF Britax and a new car is

linjmurx · March 2013

we are going to stay RF as long as possible. I was finding it very tough with the Britax Boulevard so bought a Diono Radian RXT for our main vehicle and it made a huge difference... so much more room between the seat and the roof of the door.

phillyfan929 · March 2013

DS is only 14 months so I haven't even entertained flipping him but he's so stinking thin he won't max out on weight for a long time. I'll flip him when he hits the height limit since that will happen before the weight limit.

shortstuff15 · March 2013

memali26:
Honest question, not meant to be snarky - how big are these children that are too big to RF before age 2?
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gimmietimmies · March 2013

dhviel:
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rheinand · March 2013

My DD was 1 year when we flipped. We were moving from Colorado to Florida and did not want her to be uncomfortable for the long road trip. She is rather tiny, but very long so we decided it would be best for us to flip her seat. She loved it! We bought th

Millivanilli · March 2013

chardonnay24:
12bailey1

chicsahm · March 2013

AGREE!

EDIT: Oops didn't quote :P

chicsahm · March 2013

authorofdreamz:
chardo

12bailey18 · March 2013

LalaMama81:
chardonnay

smiling76 · March 2013

TiffanyBerry:
DD will be 3 in May. She's not small - well above 50th percentile for both height and weight - but she's n

smiling76 · March 2013

Millivanilli:
chardonn

kcisthebombdotcom · March 2013

smiling76:
TiffanyB

TheLovingWife · March 2013

Your child's spine is not ossified until around age 4. The earlier you forward face the more at risk your child is from dieing because of internal decapitation in a car accident. This is not a parental preference, it is a fact.

kcisthebombdotcom · March 2013

Millivanilli:
chardonn

memali26 · March 2013

gimmietimmies:
dhviel:

Jen0204 · March 2013

We haven't switched and our pediatrician specifically said at their year appointment that they need to stay RF. Granted, they're still under 20 pounds, but we will keep them RF until at least 2, and after that we'll keep them RF until they really

SheLovesMrHip · March 2013

SandAndsSea:
I won't do it becuase it simply just isn't as safe, regardless of how big or strong DS is for his age. I t

ASmallWonder · March 2013

Jen0204:
We haven't switched and our pediatrician specifically said at their year appointment that they need to stay RF.

sugarbear0524 · March 2013

I am passionate about rear facing as long as possible. I don't look at it like, "When do I GET to turn him". I look at it like, "When do I HAVE to turn him" (because he's too tall or weighs too much). The research (and scary you-tube videos

M&M227 · March 2013

We haven't yet. I was going to leave her rear facing for much longer (3 - 4) but decided we'll probably flip her at or right after 2. Not that this is a reason why - but it's a bit difficult to get her in now that she's getting bigger. B

vshadd00 · March 2013

...so much for not starting an agruement.

I FF DD at a little over 18 months. We are in the car 20 mins to and from daycare and the screaming got to me. When I say screaming, I mean like in pain almost. I switched. The rest of the story is the pe

amy21tom · March 2013

dhviel:
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