OT - Car Seat safety info

[adventure_woman]

Please - I'm not posting this to become a debate about rear-facing vs. forward-facing and 5-point vs booster. I just wanted to share this link for people that may be interested.

My DD is turning 2 this week and part of me was thinking of turning her around, but now she will stay rear-facing longer. My mom will think I am nuts, but I can send her this link now! So, this is for all you moms/dads who might be in the minority like me (at least where I live!) where you extend rear facing and do 5 point harnesses for longer.

http://voices.yahoo.com/deadly-mistakes-re-probably-making-11255218.html?cat=25

 

[mistysue]

You might also be interested in this seat-
http://clekinc.com/foonf/

If you need to FF for some reason, this seat is coming out this summer and includes crumple zones, said to absorb up to 40% of the impact while FF in an accident. I have been considering picking one up for my 3 year old because once LO comes out of the infant bucket, my daughter won't be able to get in the car unless he turns around. Part of me feels silly being scared to turn him FF at 3, but he's just safer how he is.

 

[adventure_woman]

Thankfully we don't have to buy any new seats - hers is good RF until 35lbs.

I just watched a little person for a month or so, and so I had 2 RF seats in the middle row. Poor DD5 had to crawl under their seats to get in/out!

 

[DisneyMomma81]

Good for you! I didn't know any better with DS *luckily nothing happened* DD RF'd until she was 3 & a 1/2 she's still in a 5 pt harness seat *she'll be 9 in July.

 

[mistysue]

I just watched a little person for a month or so, and so I had 2 RF seats in the middle row. Poor DD5 had to crawl under their seats to get in/out!

I wish I could still make her crawl under, she towers over other kids her age and in the last few months has stopped being able to sneak in that way if I put the boys in first. I told her to take up yoga but she seems to be ignoring me.

 

[Swimalie]

Good for you! I didn't know any better with DS *luckily nothing happened* DD RF'd until she was 3 & a 1/2 she's still in a 5 pt harness seat *she'll be 9 in July.

Wow, I thought I am going a long time. Good for you! My son is still in a 5-pt and he's 7 and didn't forward face until 2.5 years old. My husband made me promise that I will take him out of a car seat before he goes to college. Um.. we'll see...

 

[kthruz143]

DS just turned 2 and he is still rf i know he will at least stay that way until august

 

[tink_n_pooh]

 

[Sarah_Rose]

One of the primary reasons that we had to buy a larger vehicle (we had a Prius and I couldn't fit a rear-facing convertible seat behind the driver) in preparation for our second child was so that DS could stay rear-facing. He will be two in a couple months and is only 25 lbs - I plan to leave him rear-facing until at least 3.

 

[Styx Fan]

she's still in a 5 pt harness seat *she'll be 9 in July.

I have to ask...how tall and heavy is your DD?

 

[englishteacha]

Thanks for the information!

 

[dhardawa]

I was a car seat tech for about 7 years and, I have to say, this is one of the best lists of what to do/not to do I have seen.