Ladies I need some help. My son’s pediatrician just told us to move him into a front facing car seat because she doesn’t…
Ladies I need some help. My son’s pediatrician just told us to move him into a front facing car seat because she doesn’t think he’ll be comfortable anymore in the one he is in. He’s 32 inches and 25 pounds (he’s currently in the Graco Snugride 30). We’d be putting him into a Graco Nautilus that we bought. Just looking to make sure we’re making the right decision for our son, his safety is our priority.
A·
Мама двоих (младенец)
I agree that your child has outgrown the infant seat. You should move him to a convertible car seat and rear face it.
Jelly·
He’s perfectly fine and much safer rear facing. Until 2 at the earliest.
But yeah get a convertible car seat not a infant carrier.
Bean·
How does he know anything about his carseat? Is he talking about putting him in one you don't carry around?
Sarah ··
Мама сына (1 год)
We do carry him in his car seat, he’s not able to move on his own. She had seen him in the car seat so she asked about it.
Shay·
I would continue rearfacing him.
You will need a seat that rear faces though.
The snugride is more for infants right?
And the new one is only for ff from what i read.
He'll be perfectly fine in a rearfacing seat until 2 at the earliest.
Shay··
I would return the one you purchased if possible and look into the graco 4ever or a 4 in 1 convertible seat that can rearface.
Sarah ··
Мама сына (1 год)
thank you for the suggestion, I think we will do that. She had just seen how much bigger he was in the seat when we brought him in and wanted us to change to something he’d be more comfortable in (which she thought he’d have to be forward facing).
Shay··
no problem. It's always safest to rearface as long as possible. Heck, I turned my oldest frontfacing at 4 lol.
BakingDaddy ·
I believe in Texas the minimum legal age to turn ff is 2. Just switch him into the convertible and keep him rear facing.
Sarah ··
Мама сына (1 год)
We’re moving to Germany next week so I’m not sure what the laws are like there.
Shay··
https://www.howtogermany.com/faq/faq-car-seats.php
I'm looking for a more credible source atm but hope that link helps.
BakingDaddy ··
he will need to be in a 5 point harness. I didn't find anything on forward or rear facing laws though. I'd do what others have said and return it and get a convertible carseat that can rf or ff.
Monica·
His pediatrician is still happy that he rearfaces, and he's 2.5, 33lbs, almost 38". But he was out of the infant carrier at 5 months, and went into the Graco 4Ever. (I'd consider finding a new pediatrician, too, but that's me.)
Sarah ·
Мама сына (1 год)
Than you all for your help. My son is disabled so I definitely don’t want to put him into front facing for a while. I really don’t like his pediatrician (we’re moving now) so I wanted to check before changing him out. We’ll be buying the Graco 4ever this weekend, I think it’ll be the best for him.
Morgan ·
Deleted my comment because I just noticed you already said you’re getting a different seat 👍 Glad you came here instead of just listening to that pediatrician. So many people think just because they’re doctors they know best.