Rear or front facing in car?

Randi - posted on 08/24/2009

Both of my kids are STILL rear facing.
My April baby is 18lbs and 30 inches. My older son is 32 months, 29 lbs and 38 inches. They ride in True Fits, which RF to 35lbs. They will both rear face until AT LEAST age 3.

Becky - posted on 08/24/2009

My daughter is 23 lbs and still rear facing! I plan to keep her like that as long as she can sit comfortably!

Mandy - posted on 08/24/2009

As long as her head is less than 1" below the shell you don't need to worry about how tall she is in inches

Geralyn - posted on 08/23/2009

Rear-facing all the way! Mandy, thank you for posting the video.

Maureen - posted on 08/23/2009

I still have my 16 month old rear facing. Her seat goes to 30lbs rear facing but it also says up to 32 inches rear facing, I'm just wondering if other seats have a length limit too. I'd like to keep her rear facing for as long as possible, she's only 20 lbs and is about 30 inches.

Mandy - posted on 08/18/2009

My son is still rear facing! And he will be until he reaches the max on his seat(35lbs)
It is safer to be rear facing for everyone(even adults) but most especially for babies/toddlers. I suggest giving this video a glance

Lisa - posted on 08/13/2009

I'm laughing to myself reading these responses because I thought I was in the minority by keeping my daughter rear facing, and yet, the consensus seems to point to rear, not front, facing. :)

Dana - posted on 08/13/2009

The AAP recommends you rear-face your child until at LEAST 2 years of age. It's 5 times safer than forward-facing. Their little spines and necks can't handle the trauma of an accident like that and their necks can break. Ugh, that would be awful.

My daughter is still rear-facing and will be until she's at least two. She can still see out of the windows and we have a small mirror at the back so I can see her face and she can see mine.

Melissa - posted on 08/12/2009

Keep her rear facing until she reaches the maximum weight of a convertable car seat. Mine goes up to 35 pounds rear facing. The longer the better, it is much safer!!! They have a chance of breaking their necks if sitting foward facing in a car accident.

Candice - posted on 08/12/2009

rear facing as long as the kid can fit in that position. they reccomend it as long as is possible. it's the safest. even past the guidelines on the car seat if you can. my daughter is around the same age as yours. she hates the damn car seat, i know it's tempting, but all the studies show the same results...less injury in an accident when rear facing.

Mel - posted on 08/11/2009

in australia we forward face at 6-8 kilos or 6 months of age. i personally switched my daughter when she was about 4-5 months. its the norm here. i think its much better because you can see that the baby is ok. US car seats are designed so that they are safer rear facing until the child is one year old

Ashleigh - posted on 08/11/2009

You actually shouldn't put them forward facing until they are 30 pounds. It's all in safety booklets and it also says it on the carseat. People think that they might be uncomfortable with their legs, which is untrue. I also think of it this way, would i want my child to have broken legs, or a brain injury? My father said to me oh but he misses out on so much, can't look out the window and can't see you but I just told him its not worth it. I agree that I think it would be easier forward facing, but I feel why would i want something to be a little easier and put my child's life in danger just for my own ease?