Bridget
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Extended Rear-facing In Car Seats
Posted: 10-01-07 13:43pm
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a lot of babies are coming up on their
first birthdays so i thought i'd post this
again.
in most states the law is that you can
turn your baby's car seat around to face
forward when they reach 20 lbs *and* 1
year. however, studies have proven that
it's much safer to leave them rear-facing
as long as possible.
here's a video that shows some crash tests
performed on baby/child dummies, you can
see the astounding difference between
rear-facing and forward-facing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psm
UWg7QrC8&mode=related&search=
finn's car seat goes up to 33 lbs
rear-facing and that's how long he'll
remain that way.
edit: i like this video too-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okW
GDyqJU4Q&mode=related&search=
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Posted: 10-01-07 13:57pm
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I'd like to keep Jenny rear-facing; her
car seat can stay that way til she's 29lbs
I think & she's only 19lbs at the
moment.. but my seat belts aren't long
enough. They don't reach round it when
it's rear-facing, but they reach no
problem when it's forward-facing. So I
don't really have much choice, it's not
like I can afford to do anything about it.
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Bridget
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Posted: 10-01-07 14:15pm
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i've never heard of that. i thought
seatbelt length was pretty universal. have
you looked through the car seat manual to
make sure you're trying to put the
seatbelt through the right spot?
i'm not trying to sound condescending,
just looking out for miss jenny!
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Zanny
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Posted: 10-01-07 14:22pm
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Yeah, I have a really small car. Plus I've
had the same problem with my sister's
& my brother's seat belts (we all have
the same make of car).
To have it rear-facing the seat belt has
to go through it & across the back of
it & it's just such a great big thing
that it doesn't reach. To have it
forward-facing it just goes through the
back of it so it's ok. It's really
annoying.
Last edited by Zanny on 10-01-07 14:23pm; edited 1 time in total
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Posted: 10-01-07 14:22pm
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we plan on keeping reese in his carseat as
long as possible... hes a pretty big boy
anyways so im sure he wont be rear facing
for too long anyways.. i think he will
pass the height thing fast.. hes a tall
boy, unlike his daddy and i.. (gets it
from my dad)
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Posted: 10-01-07 20:43pm
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Ava's 25 lbs. She's cramped being rear
racing. Her feet are up on the back of
the seat. No one can sit in the front b/c
our front seat is up against the glove
box. We're unsure at this point.
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Posted: 10-02-07 06:45am
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i have both my two forward facing cause
logan is really long and he just didn't
fit in it anymore
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Posted: 10-02-07 08:51am
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well, i provided the info. i guess that's
all i can do.
finn is tall and i'm sure by the time he's
33 lbs he'll be quite long, but he's going
to remain rear-facing until then. whether
they're playing on the floor, sitting in a
chair, or in a car seat, most little kids
sit with their legs folded or crossed.
rear-facing or forward-facing, i think
you'll see that they'll still sit with
their legs up. the videos and the thought
of a broken neck or internal decapitation
scare the crap out of me. i'd rather have
him have a stiff leg than be dead.
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Posted: 10-02-07 09:43am
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i know what you are saying B but i think
the ones we got are really safe. I kept
him rear facing as long as possible til he
was like 18 months
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Posted: 10-03-07 16:43pm
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Good job on providing the info b, I
appreciate it because I'd like to inform
people, too.
My friend who had a baby had her forward
facing from th time she was BORN! I told
htem over and over again that she needed
to be rear facing, and wheneer I was with
them I turned her around.
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Posted: 10-03-07 19:18pm
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| HcoBrunette06
wrote: | Good job on providing the
info b, I appreciate it because I'd like
to inform people, too.
My friend who had a baby had her forward
facing from th time she was BORN! I told
htem over and over again that she needed
to be rear facing, and wheneer I was with
them I turned her
around. |
My god I can't even imagine having a
*newborn* facing forward. I was so
paranoid when Kaylee was first born, I
don't see how anyone could do that.
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Posted: 10-03-07 22:13pm
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| OctoberBaby06
wrote: | | HcoBrunette06
wrote: | Good job on providing the
info b, I appreciate it because I'd like
to inform people, too.
My friend who had a baby had her forward
facing from th time she was BORN! I told
htem over and over again that she needed
to be rear facing, and wheneer I was with
them I turned her
around. |
My god I can't even imagine having a
*newborn* facing forward. I was so
paranoid when Kaylee was first born, I
don't see how anyone could do
that. |
especially considering they have no neck
control and they heads would flop forward
and could snap their neck. *Sigh*
Both my kids are forward facing in really
good carseats. They're tightly secured and
they both have the 5 point harness systems
so we dont have anything to worry about.
BUt i respect your decision B, and if you
think its the best for Finn go for it
Mami!
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Posted: 10-04-07 02:25am
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| zanyzanny
wrote: | | I'd like to keep Jenny
rear-facing; her car seat can stay that
way til she's 29lbs I think & she's
only 19lbs at the moment.. but my seat
belts aren't long enough. They don't reach
round it when it's rear-facing, but they
reach no problem when it's forward-facing.
So I don't really have much choice, it's
not like I can afford to do anything about
it. |
yeah we had a problem with that whenever
we got a taxi! it was so annoying.
williams already in the foward facing car
seat, has been for a while, since he hit
the 20lb mark because it was so awkward.
the one i got is very safe no im not
worried and hes not in it very often cos
its either in my mums car or sams
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Bridget
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Posted: 10-04-07 07:23am
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| rainfire1424
wrote: | | Both my kids are forward
facing in really good carseats. They're
tightly secured and they both have the 5
point harness systems so we dont have
anything to worry about.
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it's not the car seat, it's the fact that
even after a year their necks and spines
are still developing.
finn's seat goes up to 33lbs RF and i
don't see the point in turning him around
before he reaches that (and i figure it
goes that high for a reason). he doesn't
know anything other than RF so it's not
like he's like "man, i wish i was turned
around", he can still see out the window,
if he drops his toys they land at his feet
so i don't have to turn around and try to
find them, i can see him in his mirror, i
can still hand him things if i have to.
i guess (especially with all this new
information) i just don't see why the rush
to turn them around so soon.
terra, that is just horrifying that your
friend would have her newborn FF. being a
member of the car seat police, i would
have stalked her or something until i knew
she and the baby were out and about and
then i would've called the police.
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Posted: 10-04-07 07:38am
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[quote="BridgetHeartsFinni guess
(especially with all this new
information)
terra, that is just horrifying that your
friend would have her newborn FF. being a
member of the car seat police, i would
have stalked her or something until i knew
she and the baby were out and about and
then i would've called the
police.[/quote]
i agree totally. that is outrageous! i
mean theyre necks are no way near ready to
be foward facing! that is very dangerous!
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