https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 24 Apr 2026 23:09:30 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/forward-or-rear-facing-carseat-one-year#post-4236 Thu, 13 Oct 2011 21:19:09 +0000 Mama Ek 4236@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>we are at 14 months and still rear facing - we actually didn't move him to the convertible car seat until 1 year and had it rear facing. i will keep him there as long as he is happy, but have a feeling will turn him around before 2. it is a wrestling match to get him in his car seat but once we start driving he is fine. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/forward-or-rear-facing-carseat-one-year#post-4190 Thu, 13 Oct 2011 14:18:12 +0000 sweetiek 4190@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am going to keep DS RF until at least 2, just because everything I have read shows how much safer it is, and since it's the new recommendation. He doesn't throw fits in the car when sitting RF though, so that does make it easier. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/forward-or-rear-facing-carseat-one-year#post-4182 Thu, 13 Oct 2011 13:41:56 +0000 Honeybee 4182@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD is still rear-facing at 16 months. She's really tall (like 90th percentile), so I feel like she's kinda scrunched in there, but my husband and I agreed we'd keep her rear-facing until 2 or when she starts throwing tantrums back there. So far she still seems happy facing backward, though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/forward-or-rear-facing-carseat-one-year#post-4180 Thu, 13 Oct 2011 13:26:20 +0000 mrs. wagon 4180@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>we kept RJ rear facing until about 20 months. He was fussing a lot in the seat, and the day we turned him around he was completely silent, totally mesmerized from all the sights of cars going by and everything. I wish that would have lasted... now he gets so bored in the car so easily. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/forward-or-rear-facing-carseat-one-year#post-4161 Thu, 13 Oct 2011 11:33:43 +0000 looch 4161@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For me, it is more about weight/height and maturity. The current plan is for DS to stay rear-facing until he is at least 4. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/forward-or-rear-facing-carseat-one-year#post-4157 Thu, 13 Oct 2011 10:42:29 +0000 Andrea 4157@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We moved at 1 year as my daughter started throwing tantrums and it became impossible to get her in (how are they so strong)? She wanted to face forward so we made the switch and the tantrums stopped. She's the boss... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/forward-or-rear-facing-carseat-one-year#post-4155 Thu, 13 Oct 2011 10:11:49 +0000 MoutainBride 4155@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When will you move your car seat forward facing? At one year or wait until they are 2 as it is now recommended? My daughter is almost 14 months and she is still rear facing. Debating when to make the switch. </p>