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RF carseat need help please!

mattnlinz03mattnlinz03
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DS is almost 16 months, 23.9lbs and RF in his Marathon carseat.  I have a car which is our main car and DH has a truck.  When DS is in my car he screams and cries almost the whole time, but in DH's truck he is just fine (3 hour trip last weekend and he didn't make a sound). 

Yes, I know I can move him FF but I know he is safer RF.  I have also been having panic attacks just thinking about it.  I am so worried about getting in an accident and something horrible happening with him FF.  We are looking to get me an SUV (not because of this).  Should I just keep him RF until we get my new car or move him FF now?    

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Re: RF carseat need help please!

  • Temp174496125006552Temp174496125006552 member
    I would try and keep him RF.  You said yourself it's safer.  When are you getting the new car?  Can you give him some toys/books to try and distract him?
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  • LucknowLucknow
    Was he FF in the truck? And that is why you're considering it? He is safest RF up until the weight limits of his seat, even if he's crying/whining, even if his legs are crossed and even if you think FF is going to be easier...the risk of FF my DD before that is not worth it to me...keep him RF as long as possible.
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  • GRKatersGRKaters member

    Can he see out the window better in the truck? I'd just trade cars with DH unless he needs the truck bed for work.

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  • mattnlinz03mattnlinz03

    We are hoping to get my new vehicle in a couple of weeks.

    I have tried books, toys, a drink and snacks.  Sometimes some of that stuff works but most of the time it doesn't.   

    He has always been RF no matter what vehicle he has was in.  I do think he might be able to see better out of the truck and that is why he likes it.  I have considered just taking DH's truck, but it is huge and I am not that comfortable driving it. 

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  • LydiaE2LydiaE2
    I personally feel that a screaming/crying child in the back of the car is a safety hazard.  My DS used to cry and scream in his infant seat, and I really limited my driving as I felt I was extremely distracted and therefore much more likely to get in an accident.  If turning your little one forward facing stops the screaming, then I say go for it.  

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  • Mustang SallyMustang Sally

    I tend to agree with the pp.  A screaming baby is VERY distracting, I know b/c DS used to scream all the time in his infant seat.  You start singing and talking and looking back there and you really should save all your concentration for driving.

    That said, if you don't find it distracting at all, I would leave him RF until you get your new car.  If not, I would turn him around for the few weeks until then.  And hey, if screams FF too, then turn him right back around!

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  • sme14sme14

    imageLydiaE2:
    I personally feel that a screaming/crying child in the back of the car is a safety hazard.  My DS used to cry and scream in his infant seat, and I really limited my driving as I felt I was extremely distracted and therefore much more likely to get in an accident.  If turning your little one forward facing stops the screaming, then I say go for it.  

    This is exactly why I turned DD FF, because of her screaming and crying, she HATED RF just after she turned 1.   I felt that I was more distracted and more of a safety hazard trying to concentrate, listening to her and try to calm her while I was driving.  She was 27lbs 33 inches at the time and I felt it was a safety issue so I could concentrate more on the road and not so much her.

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