https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 25 May 2026 23:34:11 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/rear-facing-when-do-you-switch-to-forward#post-1516778 Mon, 24 Mar 2014 09:45:02 +0000 rachiecakes 1516778@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS is almost 28 months and still RF, I've been thinking about flipping him only because he goes stiff as a board and I practically have to flip him upside down to bend and get him in the seat these days. He's under 30lbs (27) though, so I'm hesitant. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/rear-facing-when-do-you-switch-to-forward#post-1516726 Mon, 24 Mar 2014 09:33:40 +0000 CupQuakeWalk 1516726@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If &amp; when we have #2. I don't think I'd be able to drive with a RF seat behind me and we will have an infant seat so, he will probably be turned. Luckily for us, he will be 26m at the earliest. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/rear-facing-when-do-you-switch-to-forward#post-1516523 Mon, 24 Mar 2014 08:58:40 +0000 mediagirl 1516523@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@pastemoo: it's the height limit. I need to measure her shoulders soon so we know how much wiggle room we have. She's always been on the high side of the range for height. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/rear-facing-when-do-you-switch-to-forward#post-1516501 Mon, 24 Mar 2014 08:54:04 +0000 pastemoo 1516501@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mediagirl: bummer. idon't know the height limit on ours but my son is short and the weight limit is probably more relevant for him. is yours limited by height or weight for your cutie pie? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/rear-facing-when-do-you-switch-to-forward#post-1516451 Mon, 24 Mar 2014 08:42:32 +0000 mediagirl 1516451@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@pastemoo: I'm going to leave her rear-facing until she outgrows the rear-facing capabilities of this seat. It's unfortunate, I didn't research rear-facing options before we bought our seats otherwise she would stay rear-facing until at least 3. In our case, I think she will have to be turned by 2 and a half. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/rear-facing-when-do-you-switch-to-forward#post-1516440 Mon, 24 Mar 2014 08:36:56 +0000 T.H.O.U. 1516440@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mamaof2: Yes, I think that is what we will consider </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/rear-facing-when-do-you-switch-to-forward#post-1516435 Mon, 24 Mar 2014 08:34:40 +0000 kiddosc 1516435@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm in no rush to switch him. He's 22 months now and about 30lbs and we'll keep him RF until he reaches the seat limits at 40lbs, then we'll switch him forward facing and he'll stay in that seat harnessed until he reaches the seat limits or the seat expires. We'd all be safer in the car rear facing, but it's not practical for all riders to sit that way. When he no longer can safely sit RF, then he's safest in a harness. I don't understand when people are so anxious to move to the next step before their children's bodies are mature enough to handle the forces of a crash. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/rear-facing-when-do-you-switch-to-forward#post-1516414 Mon, 24 Mar 2014 08:30:02 +0000 Bao 1516414@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mamaof2: ok still RF with our convertible now so I've got some time, I was just curious :) thanks </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/rear-facing-when-do-you-switch-to-forward#post-1516410 Mon, 24 Mar 2014 08:28:50 +0000 birdofafeather 1516410@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No clue but we just got a seat to keep her RFing as long we possible. Hoping that's 3/4. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/rear-facing-when-do-you-switch-to-forward#post-1516408 Mon, 24 Mar 2014 08:28:07 +0000 Mamaof2 1516408@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@T.H.O.U.: ditto! That why I love the Frontier - it will be the last seat we need for DS - harness then to booster and has a 9 yr expiration!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/rear-facing-when-do-you-switch-to-forward#post-1516404 Mon, 24 Mar 2014 08:26:48 +0000 Mamaof2 1516404@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Bao: Oh sorry! 2yrs and 25 lbs is the minimum for my seat - you would have to check your seat to see if its different </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/rear-facing-when-do-you-switch-to-forward#post-1516401 Mon, 24 Mar 2014 08:26:37 +0000 pastemoo 1516401@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@T.H.O.U.: Excellent. buying only one more thing is good. Thank you! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/rear-facing-when-do-you-switch-to-forward#post-1516400 Mon, 24 Mar 2014 08:26:18 +0000 sumer08 1516400@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We plan to switch our LO when he turns 2 this summer. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/rear-facing-when-do-you-switch-to-forward#post-1516395 Mon, 24 Mar 2014 08:24:23 +0000 T.H.O.U. 1516395@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mamaof2: I agree, we are going to keep her harnessed as long as we can. </p> <p>I don't know that even at age 4 I would go straight to a booster with a belt. They often aren't aware enough to know how to sit properly to wear a real seat belt at that age. The good news is that you can get a harness booster that transitions to just a seat belt booster so its still only one seat to purchase. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/rear-facing-when-do-you-switch-to-forward#post-1516393 Mon, 24 Mar 2014 08:23:59 +0000 Bao 1516393@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mamaof2: but when can they usually start sitting in them? 22ish pounds? More? Or just depends on the seat? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/rear-facing-when-do-you-switch-to-forward#post-1516386 Mon, 24 Mar 2014 08:22:04 +0000 Mamaof2 1516386@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Bao: We have a combo harness/booster for DS - Britax Frontier 85. They can stay harnessed until the weight/height of your seat - for us it would be 85lbs or when his shoulders are above the top harness. At that point he would stay in the Frontier but use it as a booster with a seat belt.</p> <p>I plan on keeping him harnessed as long as I can - he is currently 5yrs old and 39lbs. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/rear-facing-when-do-you-switch-to-forward#post-1516365 Mon, 24 Mar 2014 08:15:51 +0000 Bao 1516365@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@pastemoo: @Mamaof2: what about those harness boosters that go up to 110lbs? What's the age on that? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/rear-facing-when-do-you-switch-to-forward#post-1516363 Mon, 24 Mar 2014 08:15:23 +0000 pastemoo 1516363@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mamaof2: Ok! So we could definitely go from RF to booster (Our RF seat is to 40 lbs and I know he won't hit that before age 4). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/rear-facing-when-do-you-switch-to-forward#post-1516359 Mon, 24 Mar 2014 08:14:11 +0000 pastemoo 1516359@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@tinyperson: :) and right on about the mysterious future</p> <p>Thank you everyone for all the feedback! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/rear-facing-when-do-you-switch-to-forward#post-1516356 Mon, 24 Mar 2014 08:13:28 +0000 LuLu Mom 1516356@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I plan on keeping her rear facing until 2 and then re-evaluating from there. She is still comfortable RF right now and has no issues, so I plan on keeping her that way until it becomes an issue or she grows out of the seat. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/rear-facing-when-do-you-switch-to-forward#post-1516333 Mon, 24 Mar 2014 08:04:45 +0000 loveisstrange 1516333@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>C will be 2 in about a week and a half and she's still primarily RFing (she FF in DH's car due to her outgrowing that seat, but she mostly rides in mine). We purposely bought a seat that we could RF her in for a long time. She can still grow another 8-9 inches before she outgrows it (She's currently 36" tall).</p> <p>I don't see us switching as long as she's comfortable riding RF, which she seems to be so far. I could see easily going RF until 3. I know the recommendation in some countries is 4, so we'll see how close we get to that. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/rear-facing-when-do-you-switch-to-forward#post-1516326 Mon, 24 Mar 2014 08:01:11 +0000 Mamaof2 1516326@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@pastemoo: Minimum for a booster (with seat belt) is 4yrs and 40lbs </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/rear-facing-when-do-you-switch-to-forward#post-1516322 Mon, 24 Mar 2014 08:00:58 +0000 CraftyMom13 1516322@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I switched DS at age 2 to forward facing but at age 5.5 years he is still in a 5 point harness. I will not switch him to a booster seat until he outgrows the 5 point harness. DD is 18 months and is still ERF and I plan to rearface her until she outgrows rearfacing in her seat or when she turns 3 whichever comes first. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/rear-facing-when-do-you-switch-to-forward#post-1516320 Mon, 24 Mar 2014 07:59:19 +0000 bpcmarj 1516320@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@pastemoo: Someday, my friend! Count on it!! :-) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/rear-facing-when-do-you-switch-to-forward#post-1516319 Mon, 24 Mar 2014 07:58:54 +0000 tinyperson 1516319@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I know that 1 is legal in most places, 2 is recommended, and 4 is ideal because their spine has ossified and their head is more proportional to the rest of their body, so they can withstand the forces of a crash. If they still fit in the seat rear-facing past that, I haven't heard that it would do any harm. We'll likely face the same situation! LO is tiny, so the seat will likely expire before she outgrows it. I think we'll keep her in a harness though for a while after that. Of course, I have no idea what the future will bring, so this is all just a plan for now. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/rear-facing-when-do-you-switch-to-forward#post-1516312 Mon, 24 Mar 2014 07:56:23 +0000 pastemoo 1516312@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@bpcmarj: Hah, I want to see our kids stand next to each other. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/rear-facing-when-do-you-switch-to-forward#post-1516309 Mon, 24 Mar 2014 07:54:38 +0000 Mrsjets 1516309@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>At 21 months because we installed the infant seat for #2 and had to move DS behind the driver where his seat didn't fit RF. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/rear-facing-when-do-you-switch-to-forward#post-1516308 Mon, 24 Mar 2014 07:54:37 +0000 bpcmarj 1516308@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We switched when she reached the rear facing height limit, a little before 18m I think. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/rear-facing-when-do-you-switch-to-forward#post-1516305 Mon, 24 Mar 2014 07:53:52 +0000 Koolbreeze 1516305@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS1 was 3 years old. He fit fine rear facing but he began to unbuckle himself and fight and scream the entire time he was in the car. Turning him forward fixed the problem and I felt ok with him forward facing at 3. </p> <p>DS2 is 2 years old and still rear facing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/rear-facing-when-do-you-switch-to-forward#post-1516304 Mon, 24 Mar 2014 07:53:51 +0000 Mamaof2 1516304@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I switched DS at 2.5 and DD at 2. </p>