I HAVE to make a separate post about car seat safety

Vuja_de · February 2013

Ladies, please, please, please do not put your child in the forward facing position until at least the age of one and if at all possible keep your child rear facing until at least 2. If you are in a car accident and your underage child is forward facing your child could very well die, a death that could have been prevented if the child was rear facing.

Click on this link and READ please!

https://www.nhtsa.gov/Safety/CPS

H2theL · February 2013

::applause::

mben1119 · February 2013

Yes

Thank you. I always have people asking me when I'm going to turn DS, and they act so confused when I'm like, not anytime soon.

sunnyday016 · February 2013

Thank you!

Also, I'd like to add that every car seat has minimums set by the manufacturer. Your child MUST meet these minimums (weight AND height AND age) to ride in the seat. If they don't, you are essentially making your child the crash test dummy, as they were not tested with dummies below the minimums.

greengirl0909 · February 2013

If this were facebook, I would like this post.

deltagirl79 · February 2013

macchiatto · February 2013

Thank you for posting this!
Also, watch one of the youtube RF vs FF crash test comparison videos, like this one, so you can see why it makes such a big difference:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKIeExpDLDA

My boys RFed till right before they turned 3; it's definitely possible to last till at least age 2 if not longer (even if you're on a tight budget and can't spend a lot on seats). 12 months is the very bare minimum.

macchiatto · February 2013

I should add, I wouldn't have learned about the importance of rear-facing until my boys were 1.5 or 2 if it were not for the Bump, but once I started doing the research for myself, I was so glad I knew. I appreciate the Bumpies before me who spread the info.

H2theL · February 2013

kbruington:
I should have my husband read this because he doesn't understand why I'm waiting....

Mine struggled with it, esp. when DS' legs started getting cramped, but I managed to convince him until our last big vacation up/down I-95 b/t NC and Philly. That was May of last year, and we turned him not long after getting home, so he would have been about 2 years and 9 months.

deltagirl79 · February 2013

kbruington:
I should have my husband read this because he doesn't understand why I'm waiting....

I would definitely have him read the article above and watch the video below. My DH wasn't too sure about ERF until he watched the video's. He's on board now though and our 3.5yo is still RF, and perfectly happy with it too.

LatteLady5 · February 2013

I saw reference to the FF carseat post on SAHM. I'm glad to see this post. Also, not being able to afford it is a load of bunk. Walmart sells Cosco Scenera carseats for $39. They're slim and fit in smaller cars or trucks, they're inexpensive and a million times safer than FF. There is absolutely no valid reason to FF a child that young. It's irresponsible,lazy and selfish.

I'll even make it easy. Here is a link to the Cosco carseat.

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Cosco-Scenera-Convertible-Car-Seat-Renaissance/16932760

If you can't afford $39 it's time to check out all available resources to get a safe carseat.

Before justifying a lazy, selfish and irresponsible decision youtube FF vs. RF crash tests and see why everyone is so passionate about this.

Asquared · February 2013

Natali25 · March 2013

Thanks for posting! There's also a facebook page called Car Seats for the Littles. There are car seat techs that keep up the page and they always recommend and answer questions about car seats. If it weren't for them I would have been lost on buying a new seat for DS.

sarahandtim · March 2013

I guess it's just confusing to me as to why there are so many people who don't keep them RF until 2. It seems like such a no brainer to me. Then again, as I was leaving the hospital, a dad from across the hall was trying to take his LO home and was arguing with the nurses about why they wouldn't let him take the baby without a car seat.

Still free to be me · March 2013

My pedi actually told me that it was time to switch DD to forward facing at her 12 month appointment. I corrected her, then switched pedis...

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