Turning the carseat around
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Topic: Turning the carseat around
Posted By: Chickoin
Subject: Turning the carseat around
Date Posted: 15 July 2009 at 5:33pm
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When do you go from rear to front facing? I thought it was like a year old or more? I asked Jody's nurse today and she said I could do it now as Jody sits well and is over 8kg. Is it much safer to leave it for a few months? -------------   
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Posted By: Kazzle
Date Posted: 15 July 2009 at 5:37pm
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at the moment the law is 6mths or 9kgs, whichever comes first, but they recommend that you leave them rear facing until they are 12mths or 12kgs whichever comes first.
and yes its actually safer to leave them rear facing as long as possible ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Chickoin
Date Posted: 15 July 2009 at 5:43pm
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Wow, 6 months seems so teeny!
Thanks Kazzle, will be happy to wait until 12months/kgs -------------
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Posted By: Leahsmummy
Date Posted: 15 July 2009 at 6:34pm
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When we went to Oz they put our (BIL hired it) forward facing which I throught was weird I did try to turn it but it was a forward facing carseat, I was such a paraiond mummy everytime we were in the car -------------   
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Posted By: Chickoin
Date Posted: 15 July 2009 at 8:12pm
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Ew, I would have been paranoid too Sarah! Even if her seat isn't lying back far enough for my liking I have to check her quite often to make sure she isn't sleeping with her head way down. *paranoid* -------------
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Posted By: ElfsMum
Date Posted: 15 July 2009 at 8:32pm
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i changed him about 13 months..partly so i could see him and partly due to his weight etc..he was much happier forwards.. but it is safer backwards.. ------------- Mum to two amazing boys! |
Posted By: jaycee
Date Posted: 15 July 2009 at 8:34pm
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Sophie is still backwards -she is 11kg and her seat can stay rear facing to 12kg, so I am going to wait another month or two (or three .....) -------------   
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Posted By: kellie
Date Posted: 15 July 2009 at 8:40pm
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It is definitely much safer to stay rear facing. I am personally going to keep Sirius rear facing for as long as possible. ------------- 
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Posted By: tishy
Date Posted: 15 July 2009 at 10:58pm
Try holidaying in a country where there were anchor bolts are not standard 
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Leahsmummy wrote:Posted By: FionaO
Date Posted: 16 July 2009 at 6:14am
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We are in the UK at the mo and all babies seem to be front facing - its weird. Anyway because of that so is Finley, he is about 11kg though and oh my god is such a much happy traveller, I will keep him backwards facing at home until a year I think but I would be tempted to turn him round for long journeys the difference is huge for him. Oh and how bad is this, when I landed in the UK my dad had a carseat set up in the backseat and I was exhausted so put him in and strapped it all ok thinking nothing of it, then we got back to his house, luckily only 20 mins away and i was looking at how to take the whole seat out as Finley had passed out and my clueless father said oh it just lifts out, so we travelled the whole way and he wasn't strapped in at all, its a wonder my brother and I survived, my dad just assumed that was all you did. ------------- 
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Posted By: Tastic
Date Posted: 16 July 2009 at 8:42am
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I know a couple of ladys who 18 month old are still rearfacing
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Posted By: _Deb_
Date Posted: 16 July 2009 at 9:23am
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I turned Kaelen around to front facing at 10.5 months, because he HATED facing the back seat and would cry all the time. He was so much happier after i turned him around. He was around 11kg then and really tall. I would have happily waited till at least one if he had been happy enough though. ------------- 
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Posted By: kellie
Date Posted: 16 July 2009 at 11:24am
Apparently there have been studies done that indicate a high percentage of children under 4 in crashes would have survived if still in a rear facing seat as they offer better spinal protection. http://www.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUSTRE55B4PL20090612 -------------
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Posted By: Chickoin
Date Posted: 16 July 2009 at 1:33pm
Haha, my parents scare me too, I had never fitted a convertable seat so asked mum and dad to get it organised for me BEFORE we arrive in Perth. So we get there, exhausted, it's pouring with rain and blowing a gail. There is my sister's car with a carseat just chucked on the back seat.  DH was ropable. We sorta worked it out, but it certainly didn't feel safe. There was nothing we could do though.
My parents said back in their day they used to just bung us babies in those cocoons and lie us on the back seat. After a few trips they learnt that when they braked hard, baby rolled onto the floor. So from then on we were put on the floor for car trips. Thanks for all the replies ladies, I will definatly hold out for as long as poss before turning Jody's seat. It says on the box that it can stay rear facing for up to 12kg. -------------
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Posted By: NovemberMum
Date Posted: 16 July 2009 at 3:24pm
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my almost 20 month old is still RF her current carseat goes to 12kgs so I am getting another which RF's to 16kgs (she is 12.5kgs) which should mean she can keep RF'ing till at least 3. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 16 July 2009 at 9:14pm
Midget girl will be rearfacing until she's about 10 at the rate she's growing 
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Posted By: kriss
Date Posted: 21 July 2009 at 10:06am
I'm going to try hold off for as long as possible too, Amby. A cousin of mine has a bub 2 weeks older than Ashy, and they have turned to front facing already.. i'm definately not in a hurry to turn! She seems pretty happy, she has a mirror that she can see us in and when DH drives I sit in the back with her anyway  ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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