Carseat Question

BeeKayy21

My daughter just turned one and we just bought the 4ever car seat...wondering if I should put her forward or backwards. She is 24ish pounds. I'm not sure how tall but in her infant seat her feet were about one inch over the bottom.

BeeKayy21

Oh! I finally found it in the manual. "The AAP and NHTSA recommend that children be rear facing until the age of two or until they reach maximum rear facing height and weight"

Sorry! Maybe this will help someone else though!

Thanks anyways.

mshukh

I think the general consensus is that at least 2 y/o and as long as possible till they outgrow the limits. RF is WAAAAY safer than FF. 

valeriegp

Car seat techs recommend RF as long as possible, even past 2. 

Just FYI:

https://csftl.org/why-rear-facing-the-science-junkies-guide/

https://csftl.org/rear-facing-car-seat-myths-busted/

ASmallWonder

You have an awesome seat for rear facing to two (and beyond!) Glad you found the info you were looking for

nanabanana06

FYI the AAP says a child should be At Least 2 years old and the NHTSA say children should FF between 2-4 years of age or until they outgrow the RF limits of their seats. The wording in the manual puts it more like they should go FF at 2. When that is just the minimum. The seat you purchased could very easily get an average growth child until 3-5 years of age. It's a really tall shelled seat. I've been really enjoying these seats for installs.