re: Forward facing car seat

Quoting bia.:" I wish we had chest clips on our carseats, they seem SO much safer!"

they are! omg I was w/ some chick in a carseat thread & she was saying how they don't have them, I was like DA SmUrf??? I think she was from NZ too lol. That's crazy they don't!

European seats are designed without the clips but they are just as safe. wanting to forward face a 5 month old is stupidity. it takes 5 sec to google that smurf.

<blockquote><b>Quoting Kelly +2 ERF/EH!:</b>" And at just over 2, your other child doesn't need to be in a booster."</blockquote>




DS weighs 35 lbs and will be 3 in April. And I saw on another post that it was six months so my bad. We had to front face DS early because he was too heavy for the rear face car seat. He weighed 25 lbs I think. I don't remember when we faced forward though

<blockquote><b>Quoting Sophie's dairy cow:</b>" are you like completely smurfing stupid"</blockquote>




It was honest question. I had to front face DS early because his rear facing car seat was about to break because he was so heavy. It wasn't an "oh let's wait till he's this age" it was a safety thing. So my bad for being smurfing stupid.....

Quoting XDaniGirl:" <blockquote><b>Quoting Kelly +2 ERF/EH!:</b>" And at just over 2, your other child ... [snip!] ... because he was too heavy for the rear face car seat. He weighed 25 lbs I think. I don't remember when we faced forward though"

Get a convertible car seat. Most of them rear face to 40 lbs.

Quoting Sophie's dairy cow:" European seats are designed without the clips but they are just as safe. wanting to forward face a 5 month old is stupidity. it takes 5 sec to google that smurf. "

idk about european seats, but w/out a chest clip is not as safe.

Quoting XDaniGirl:" <blockquote><b>Quoting Kelly +2 ERF/EH!:</b>" And at just over 2, your other child ... [snip!] ... because he was too heavy for the rear face car seat. He weighed 25 lbs I think. I don't remember when we faced forward though"

what? too heavy? 25 lbs isn't too heavy... my kid was 20 lbs @ 4 months.

<blockquote><b>Quoting Sami&Baby Silas:</b>" Whoever told you 6 months is the minimum was way off. Its 12 months AND 20 lbs. And the carseat your posted is a convertible carseat. It rear and forward faces."</blockquote>




Ok then the one I have is different. I don't hav a convertible. I have a rear face carrier that came with the stroller and a front facing five point harness car seat. But I have 2 different front facing ones and my parents have another totally different front facing one lol

<blockquote><b>Quoting £egendary £ex:</b>" what? too heavy? 25 lbs isn't too heavy... my kid was 20 lbs @ 4 months."</blockquote>




I don't remember how big he was but he was BIG for his age. Now he's about to turn 3 and he looks like a 4 year old.

Quoting XDaniGirl:" <blockquote><b>Quoting Sami&Baby Silas:</b>" Whoever told you 6 months is the minimum ... [snip!] ... harness car seat. But I have 2 different front facing ones and my parents have another totally different front facing one lol"

The next step after a carrier is a convertible or rear facing car seat. You don't go from a carrier to a forward facing! The carseat you actually posted is a convertible. It rear faces to 35lbs!

http://www.walmart.com/ip/Cosco-Scenera-Convertible-Car-Seat-Renaissance/16932760

<blockquote><b>Quoting Sophie's dairy cow:</b>" European seats are designed without the clips but they are just as safe. wanting to forward face a 5 month old is stupidity. it takes 5 sec to google that smurf. "</blockquote>




I'm not wanting to forward face. It's was just a question. Go be a bitch somewhere else please

Quoting XDaniGirl:" <blockquote><b>Quoting £egendary £ex:</b>" what? too heavy? 25 lbs isn't too heavy... ... [snip!] ... I don't remember how big he was but he was BIG for his age. Now he's about to turn 3 and he looks like a 4 year old."

He sounds much smaller than mine. That is still no reason to start forward facing early. Many carseats have a big range in weight & height.

<blockquote><b>Quoting Sami&Baby Silas:</b>" The next step after a carrier is a convertible or rear facing car seat. You don't go from a carrier ... [snip!] ... is a convertible. It rear faces to 35lbs! http://www.walmart.com/ip/Cosco-Scenera-Convertible-Car-Seat-Renaissance/16932760"</blockquote>




Oh. It didnt say that in the description I don't think lol. I have 3 different forward facing car seats in 3 different cars lol. And I didn't, and still don't, have the money to get a convertible carseat. The car seat in my car was given to me by a neighbor and the one my parents had was a brand new one (I somehow ended up with it) and now my parents have a whole other new one.

<blockquote><b>Quoting £egendary £ex:</b>" He sounds much smaller than mine. That is still no reason to start forward facing early. Many carseats have a big range in weight & height."</blockquote>




My step mom switched him and he fit perfectly in the forward facing one. Now it's getting a little small. We don't have the money to get a new one /: