We are still RF. I want to switch because she gets so hot RF. Even with the a/c on full blast, when I take her out, she feels really warm and sweaty. I will most likely keep her RF as long as possible anyway though. A few months ago, H was in a minor car accident with DD in the car so I'm extra paranoid now.
Rear facing and will be until a minimum of 2yra of age hopefully longer. Unfortunately with the 2nd on the way she will likely be turned around in H's car right at 2 so they can both fit in his truck. We rarely use the truck with DD so it will be the occasional not the normal, although I am guessing it may make it difficult to keep her rear facing in my car.
Why does dw want to turn lo around? The studies are astounding and the videos graphic. I would bring up the data and watch some of the videos that may help convince her it's worth it to leave her rear facing.
V is rear facing and will be as long as possible, but for sure until he is two. Like aggie, with another one on the way the only way to fit two in DH's car may be to turn V around, but we haven't actually tried it out so we'll see. I
I will try for as long as she's comfortable. Dd1 was off the charts tall and her legs started getting really cramped and felt like I was jamming her in her carseat all the time. So we switched her. DH has actually already mention flipping dd2 bc she's not as content in the car seat and he wants to be able to see her and interact with her. But she's more average length so we're going to wait until it's hard/awkward to smoosh her in there. First time parents: there will be a time when you're like "this is not happening anymore, this is ridiculous"...trust me
Rear facing and will be until a minimum of 2yra of age hopefully longer. Unfortunately with the 2nd on the way she will likely be turned around in H's car right at 2 so they can both fit in his truck. We rarely use the truck with DD so it will be the occasional not the normal, although I am guessing it may make it difficult to keep her rear facing in my car.
Why does dw want to turn lo around? The studies are astounding and the videos graphic. I would bring up the data and watch some of the videos that may help convince her it's worth it to leave her rear facing.
We didn't really research before but I did yesterday and read it out loud and we are going to wait.
I think the topic came up because we are nervous about a big trip that went really bad (stuck on a bridge with a screaming baby) last year.
Rear facing and will be until a minimum of 2yra of age hopefully longer. Unfortunately with the 2nd on the way she will likely be turned around in H's car right at 2 so they can both fit in his truck. We rarely use the truck with DD so it will be the occasional not the normal, although I am guessing it may make it difficult to keep her rear facing in my car.
Why does dw want to turn lo around? The studies are astounding and the videos graphic. I would bring up the data and watch some of the videos that may help convince her it's worth it to leave her rear facing.
We didn't really research before but I did yesterday and read it out loud and we are going to wait.
I think the topic came up because we are nervous about a big trip that went really bad (stuck on a bridge with a screaming baby) last year.
I was just curious to see where everyone else is
I figured there was a reason for this to come up between you and DW. I can't understand the discussion a car ride like that is traumatic. I am glad you were able to do the research and make the decision together to wait.
Post by seamonster on Jul 24, 2016 10:53:08 GMT -5
Even though DS is really tall I'm going to try to keep him RF until he's at the weight limit. One of us rides in the back if both of us are in the car to entertain and interact with him. But he seems to be less stressed or with the seat when he's alone. He generally wants out of his seat and switching directions won't really help.
We're RF and I plan to leave her that way as long as possible. She's pretty small, and doesn't seem to mind RF. She does get hot, but we bought one of those AC nozzle things that directs AC to her. We really don't drive with her all that often.
Post by lilyelayne on Jul 25, 2016 11:17:10 GMT -5
Plan to rear face until he hits the weight limit. We're looking into a second car seat so we can keep one in DH's truck too - considering the new Graco Extend2Fit with the extra RF leg room. Saw it at target and it looks cool.
Agree with Aggie that the info for RF until at least two is very convincing. I sometimes have to remind family members not to project their feelings onto DS - just because they wouldn't want to RF doesn't mean he doesn't; after all, it's all he knows!
And don't forget most convertible car seats have a range of recline angles. If LO seems to be frustrated not being able to see anything, could you sit the seat up more so he can see out the window better?
We planned the same with DD1 but we switched her a few months before bc I was hugely pregnant and it was getting really hard to lift her up and in for me. I was really straining.
lilyelayne yes to family members projecting their feelings! So many times my grandma has said "how long does she have to face that way?" And when I say until at least two she says "oh that's such a shame". What?! She doesn't know any different. Why is it a big deal?! I just have to bite my tongue so hard and remember that they didn't even use car seats when she had small children.
tortor4 you know it's my brother and sister that surprise me the most. Our parents seem to get things change and recommendations change and at least keep their mouth shut. My brother and sister are the ones that have expressed shock and just laughed when I mentioned the recommendations of 40"/40 lbs/ 4 yrs for rf. I am not saying we will make it that long with the kids, but that is the recommendation based on new studies so it's definitely something to acknowledge ya know?
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