mу daughter іѕ pushing thе 20 lb mаrk ѕο wіƖƖ need tο bе out οf thе infant carseat very soon. ѕіnсе ѕhе іѕ below 1years ancient ԁο i need tο keep thе Ɩаrɡеr car seat rear facing subdue? mу son іѕ 7 аnԁ never ԁіԁ thіѕ fοr hіm bυt hаνе times changed?
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Yes rear facing till 1 year ancient!
The next car seat will be for rear or forward facing and must be excellent for nearly 15 to 35 lbs.
Seat belt needs to be tightened and the miles this person drives needs to be at the regular rate.
Keep her rear facing until she is at LEAST 1 year ancient… Statistically, babies are 4-5 times safer facing rear, the center of the back seat is also best…
the longer you keep her facing the rear, the safer she’ll be.
The recommendation from protection experts and the American College of Pediatrics is to rearface (RF) to the limits of the seat which is 30-35lbs on all seats sold in the US. My own daughter is 2 1/2 years – 28lbs – 36in tall and subdue RF in her Britax Marathons. She will RF until she reaches 33lbs. She is much safer this way.
I have included several links with fantastic pictures and videos of what happens to childrens necks when they are FF in a crash.
Most people are concerned about their child’s legs being scrunched or broken in a crash. There is absolutely no evidence that shows a child’s legs are in danger and I would much rather deal with a broken leg, than a broken neck.
Your next seat hold must be a convertible carseat that can RF to 30-35lbs, then forward face (FF) to 50+ pounds. The 40lb FF weight limit seats are usually too tiny to get a child to booster age (at least 4 years and 40lbs). Spend the money now and it will cost you less in the long run.
ALSO – Please make sure your daughter hasn’t already outgrown her carrier by height. She needs to have at least 1 inch of plastic shell (pull back the cover to see) above her head to keep her safe. My daughter outgrew the carrier at 6 mos by height, but didn’t hit 20 lbs until she was 14mos.