Another car seat question...ladies with toddlers

Re: Another car seat question...ladies with toddlers

• MissLMS member

  January 2011

  I've seen a lot of recommendations and talked to our pedi about waiting a lot longer than 1. We were hoping to wait until 2 but Kennedy has gotten so tall that she's outgrown the rear-facing height requirement for rear facing in our britax carseats. .

  So, we switched her to front facing this week. She is 21 months but only about 24 pounds.

  
  

  

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• star21gazer

  January 2011

  Our seat can go to 35lbs rear facing and I can't remember the length (note to self to check that)  so we are going to leave her rear facing as long as possible.  I can't say when we will turn her, my goal is two at least but who knows...she's only 22 lbs but she's pretty tall for her age.  I have a feeling she'll outgrow it in length well before weight...but I hope to make it till 2. 
  

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• AllisonLeigh member

  January 2011

  We kept Jake rear facing until he got too tall. His couldn't straighten them anymore and he was very uncomfortable. He had no way exceeded the weight limit though.
  

  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  

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• AllisonLeigh member

  January 2011

  We kept Jake rear facing until he got too tall. His couldn't straighten his legs anymore and he was very uncomfortable. He had no way exceeded the weight limit though.
  

  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  

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• lilcrablegs

  January 2011

  Please take a look at these links. It is SO much safer to RF. The baby's neck is not strong enough to withstand a crash while FF.
  
  https://www.cpsafety.com/articles/stayrearfacing.aspx
  
  https://docs.google.com/View?id=dd8pk5f4_0dz3z3vcc
  
  https://www.car-safety.org/rearface.html
  
  
  My LO is obviously still RF Also, it is ok for their legs to cross. I believe that is covered in at least one of the links. Babies/toddlers are so flexible and the likelihood of a broken leg from a crash is minimal compared to the danger of a crash while FF.

  

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• mrssamuels2b member

  January 2011

  lilcrablegs:

  Please take a look at these links. It is SO much safer to RF. The baby's neck is not strong enough to withstand a crash while FF.
  
  https://www.cpsafety.com/articles/stayrearfacing.aspx
  
  https://docs.google.com/View?id=dd8pk5f4_0dz3z3vcc
  
  https://www.car-safety.org/rearface.html
  
  
  My LO is obviously still RF Also, it is ok for their legs to cross. I believe that is covered in at least one of the links. Babies/toddlers are so flexible and the likelihood of a broken leg from a crash is minimal compared to the danger of a crash while FF.

  Thanks for the info! I've read that it's always safer to keep them rear-facing but I was wondering what the norm was...I know that I will probably keep Preston rear-facing but I will also say that I have a hard time securing him and think things will be easier on my back once he's front-facing.
  

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• amandabrooke81

  January 2011

  It absolutely is best to keep them RF as long as you can. And my Pedi advised the AAP is reviewing to extend their recommendation to 24 mos {not to change the law, but to change their rec}

  But honestly, we tried to make it until 24 mos but I gave in at 21 mos and changed Mason FF because he was giving me major fits every single time I put him in the car and would push his feet into the back of the seat to propel his body up over the top of the seat backwards {picture the boy making himself into a rocket}. It was absolutely him doing it out of defiance {arrrrgggghhh}.

  We go in to the Pedi in a couple of weeks for his 2-yr and I'm a little sad to share we switched him earlier than planned =(

  
  
  
  
  
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