Hey everybody. Its been a while! But I am back because I have some questions about carseat safety.…
Hey everybody.
Its been a while! But I am back because I have some questions about carseat safety.
My soon to be 3yr old and soon to be 4 yr old are still Rear facing. Why? Well because I am not ready to foward face any of them yet. They are 32lbs and 38lbs (which means they still meet the required weight to Rear face according to their carseats)
But I get judged constantly! I get the "looks" and I get told "you need to turn them around" "they must get so bored" "poor kids" "what are you waiting for?"
🙄 uhhh its so annoying! Especially when these comments come from people that dont care about safety and people that are no longer using carseats for their kids when they clearly should!
So, fill me in about carseat satefy?
Am I doing something wrong?
Is it not safe to Rear face them anymore?
Up to what age/weight/height can I Rear face?
I am in USA, Florida.
leslie·
Мама сына (2 года)
You arent doing anything wrong, rear facing as long as you can is safest. Your mommy, so you know whats best for your children.
Yamila··
Thank you!!❤
What's It To You?·
The longer the better.
"Safety is more important than bordem, so shove it"
"Waiting for their bones to develop as much as possible so in the event of a crash there's less damage to be done, so shove it"
"I'm mom so shove it"
All acceptable imo lol
BunsInMyOven··
Shove it!!
Yamila··
Thank you!! You are right. I am mom so shove it is the best response!!
BunsInMyOven·
You’re doing awesome!! At the end of the day you’re the one who has to live w the fact that you rear face them for multiple reasons. Heaven forbid anything happen but if it did, you know your LOs bodies are being impacted WAY less than FF
Yamila··
Thank you so much!!!
BunsInMyOven·
And sorry all car seats are diff but I think RF max weight is 40lbs. Take a look at the manuals to make sure or google them if you don’t have
Yamila··
Their carseats are up to 40lbs rear facing. Forgot the height limit though, so need to check for that!
squishymommy1·
My kids rearface until 6
Kimberly ·
My 29 weeker is 4 years old and still rear facing. I don’t care if anyone judges me, I’m keeping that kid safe.
As long as your children haven’t maxed out the size of the seat and they haven’t told you they’re hurting in the seat, they’re fine rear facing.
Yamila··
Thank you so much! My girls are on the smaller size and not tall at all. I am planning on Rear facing as long as possible!
Blue IsMyColor·
Мама троих детей
My son is 32 pounds and still rear facing. He’s the only kid I’ve seen at his preschool that still is and I see people on Fb all the time with kids younger than him forward facing. Even my husband says it’s time to turn him around because his legs look cramped. But oh well, it’s safer and that’s how he will stay for quite awhile longer.
Yamila··
I feel like mine are the only ones rearfacing in the entire world! Lol because everybody acts so surprised as if they have never seen a kid rearface.