https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 15 Jul 2026 21:48:12 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/britax-marathon-users-when-did-you-have-to-switch-to-forward-facing#post-1381840 Tue, 28 Jan 2014 14:08:59 +0000 Weagle 1381840@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Pen: LO has to ff in my dad's truck, but it doesn't make her resist when she's rf in other cars. Though, she is inhis truck far less frequently than weekly. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/britax-marathon-users-when-did-you-have-to-switch-to-forward-facing#post-1380806 Tue, 28 Jan 2014 10:10:11 +0000 Mrs. Pen 1380806@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My dad picks up my son on Wednesdays and has been complaining about him rear-facing. I guess his car isn't the best for rear-facing car seats, but I'm adamant about keeping it RF. I know J will be 2 in a few weeks, but I feel like if he can FF in grandpa's car, he'll want to FF in our car. </p> <p>J is nearly 2 and hasn't outgrown yet. Like others said, we don't worry about the legs (he has to sit cross-legged as well). We use the Recaro seat and he still has a long ways to go to outgrow even the height rule. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/britax-marathon-users-when-did-you-have-to-switch-to-forward-facing#post-1380753 Tue, 28 Jan 2014 09:59:23 +0000 Mrs. Yoyo 1380753@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Weagle: You're right -- it is very tall! We're on the taller side so I've gotten used to it. The angle adjuster did make a world of difference space-wise, though.</p> <p>I also have a Marathon that I'm going to have to bust out soon for Baby No. 2. He's only three months but almost off the charts for height and weight. Sigh. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/britax-marathon-users-when-did-you-have-to-switch-to-forward-facing#post-1380425 Tue, 28 Jan 2014 07:47:46 +0000 Weagle 1380425@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Yoyo: I didn't try it with the angle adjuster, but I did try it by itself. It was just so tall! I actually felt a little uncomfortable because I couldn't see around it. Our plan for now is to rf as long as possible with the Marathon (2 is a few months away), then when either my pregnant belly makes it really hard to get her in or she outgrows it, we'll switch her ff. When #2 is ready for a convertible s/he will get the marathon and we'll probably get a Radian for LO. Hopefully by the time #2 outgrows the marathon, we can put LO in a high back booster or another harness booster and #2 can rf longer in the radian. Also by that time we'll have a different car which will fit a larger car seat much better. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/britax-marathon-users-when-did-you-have-to-switch-to-forward-facing#post-1380412 Tue, 28 Jan 2014 07:30:23 +0000 Mrs. Yoyo 1380412@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Weagle: did you try a radian RXT with the angle adjuster? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/britax-marathon-users-when-did-you-have-to-switch-to-forward-facing#post-1380282 Tue, 28 Jan 2014 00:35:22 +0000 fairy 1380282@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Their legs being scrunched up is fine. In crash tests, the ff kids' legs often hit their face, but not rf, and even still I'd take a broken leg over a spinal injury, heh </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/britax-marathon-users-when-did-you-have-to-switch-to-forward-facing#post-1379219 Mon, 27 Jan 2014 15:32:29 +0000 wonderstruck 1379219@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have a Chicco Nextfit (which I love!), not a Britax, but just wanted to chime in and say that it's totally fine for their legs to be scrunched - kid's joints are very flexible and they can just adjust their legs so they're comfortable. Leg injuries when extended rear-facing is uncommon...forward-facing neck injuries are much more common. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/britax-marathon-users-when-did-you-have-to-switch-to-forward-facing#post-1379113 Mon, 27 Jan 2014 14:52:21 +0000 Weagle 1379113@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Reviving this old thread. I just noticed the other day that LO isn't too terribly far from needing to switch based on where her head hits. I think we'll make it to 2+ Before needing to switch though. I would love to go ahead and get a different seat to RF longer, but unfortunately the ones we tried don't really fit in our car well. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/britax-marathon-users-when-did-you-have-to-switch-to-forward-facing#post-1345717 Tue, 14 Jan 2014 11:51:15 +0000 T-Mom 1345717@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My DS sat RF in a Marathon until he was 2. He had plenty of room in the legs and sat with legs folded. But, he kept getting his arms out of the straps and twisting around to face forward when I was driving so we switched him FF. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/britax-marathon-users-when-did-you-have-to-switch-to-forward-facing#post-1345687 Tue, 14 Jan 2014 11:45:52 +0000 mrs. bird 1345687@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>they'll learn to cross their legs! they'll outgrow it from the top end first. much more important to protect their spine by keeping them rear facing than it is for their legs to have extra space. i've used one until 2 without a problem, then just switched because i was getting flack from people about it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/britax-marathon-users-when-did-you-have-to-switch-to-forward-facing#post-1345685 Tue, 14 Jan 2014 11:45:29 +0000 SAHM0811 1345685@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Didn't vote because my 2.5 yo (30 month old) is still RF in her Britax Marathon. She is avg height and still has plenty of room til the top. Actually she is still using the shoulder straps at the bottom-most level, but I will switch her to the next one up soon. </p> <p>As far as her legs, she sits criss-cross with them or sometimes she will extend them up. I've seen her fall asleep that way. She doesn't complain and I'm not as worried about broken legs, as opposed to a spine injury, in the event of a bad crash. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/britax-marathon-users-when-did-you-have-to-switch-to-forward-facing#post-1345649 Tue, 14 Jan 2014 11:41:32 +0000 sunshineandsushi 1345649@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@looch: Ahh, good to know they can just sit cross-legged! </p> <p>@Mrs. Yoyo: I wish I had read that issue about the Marathons before we purchased them. I really like the reviews I've read about the Radians, but with four total to purchase, I wanted to save a little $$. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/britax-marathon-users-when-did-you-have-to-switch-to-forward-facing#post-1345639 Tue, 14 Jan 2014 11:39:29 +0000 Mrs. Yoyo 1345639@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would have had to switch him at 21-22 months max. His head was an inch from the top of the shell. The long legs don't matter, FYI, as long as the head is more than an inch below. So a tall long leg kid could be ok, but my LO has a long torso.</p> <p>We got a Radian to RF much longer. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/britax-marathon-users-when-did-you-have-to-switch-to-forward-facing#post-1345638 Tue, 14 Jan 2014 11:39:21 +0000 MamaChin 1345638@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So the legs all scrunched up is ok? I was just wondering about this the other day, too. I have a Marathon and LO is 14.5 months but he's tall. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/britax-marathon-users-when-did-you-have-to-switch-to-forward-facing#post-1345623 Tue, 14 Jan 2014 11:35:20 +0000 looch 1345623@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had my son rearfacing in his Britax Blvd until 30 months. I wasn't worried about his legs, he'd sit crosslegged. The issue was that he outgrew the 1 inch space from the top rule. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/britax-marathon-users-when-did-you-have-to-switch-to-forward-facing#post-1345615 Tue, 14 Jan 2014 11:33:44 +0000 yellowbird 1345615@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This isn't that helpful, but my LO is 16.5 months and nowhere close to switching yet. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/britax-marathon-users-when-did-you-have-to-switch-to-forward-facing#post-1345596 Tue, 14 Jan 2014 11:29:52 +0000 sunshineandsushi 1345596@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For those of you who use the Britax Marathon convertible car seats, when did your LO get too big to be rear-facing? </p> <p>I read some stuff about babies outgrowing the rear-facing before parents were ready to switch them and am curious. We have this car seat for our boys and at 1 year, I feel like their legs are running out of room! The seats are currently reclined in the middle position. I tried to move them to be upright but it seemed like they had even less space then! </p>