https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 21 Apr 2026 10:17:00 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-youwill-you-forward-face-the-car-seat/page/2#post-1252350 Sun, 01 Dec 2013 17:46:49 +0000 Ree723 1252350@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We're planning on keeping LO rear facing as long as possible but at least until two, hopefully beyond! Australian law only requires it for six months so most people I know here think I'm crazy for still having her RF at 17 months, but I won't change yet. Mind you, it is so hard getting a toddler into the seat, over the tethering car seat straps, and then cramming their legs in with the stabilising bar, but it's worth it to keep her safe.</p> <p>Have I mentioned I absolutely hate Australian car seats?!?! No latch system here for purely economical reasons (they don't want people buying car seats in the US, where we can get them for a fraction of the price, so by keeping their requirements different, no one can use a car seat bought anywhere other than Aus - argh!!!) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-youwill-you-forward-face-the-car-seat/page/2#post-1252299 Sun, 01 Dec 2013 16:43:03 +0000 Mamasig 1252299@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We flipped at 14 months. DS is close to 30 pounds and it was getting to hard to put him in the seat rear facing. Plus I'm short and pregnant - getting him into the SUV was a challenge. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-youwill-you-forward-face-the-car-seat/page/2#post-1252280 Sun, 01 Dec 2013 16:24:21 +0000 loveisstrange 1252280@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Some time after she turns 2. That could be 25 months, could be age 5. We have an ERFing carseat and plan to keep her as long as she is fine with it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-youwill-you-forward-face-the-car-seat/page/2#post-1252275 Sun, 01 Dec 2013 16:17:24 +0000 Penny Lane 1252275@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>around 14 months. when he was 11 months he started throwing up from motion sickness anytime we drove for longer than 10 minutes. so we decided that when he started walking we'd switch him. by 14 months he was a very confident walker, and was a giant at close to 25 lbs, so we felt okay flipping him. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-youwill-you-forward-face-the-car-seat/page/2#post-1252243 Sun, 01 Dec 2013 15:40:42 +0000 meganmp 1252243@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I plan to turn them around on their 2nd birthday. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-youwill-you-forward-face-the-car-seat/page/2#post-1252231 Sun, 01 Dec 2013 15:25:42 +0000 yellowbird 1252231@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I plan to rf until age 4 or until her height/weight dont allow it anymore. We will get a seat with larger height rf limits when she gets too tall for her britax </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-youwill-you-forward-face-the-car-seat/page/2#post-1252220 Sun, 01 Dec 2013 15:12:24 +0000 CupQuakeWalk 1252220@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@rachiecakes: my husband has a sport's car...can you imagine? He is already begging me at 13m to allow him to FF in at least his car but I said HELL NO and showed him some horrifying youtube videos just to seal the deal ;) He is now on board, whole-heartedly haha. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-youwill-you-forward-face-the-car-seat/page/2#post-1252209 Sun, 01 Dec 2013 15:01:33 +0000 tinyperson 1252209@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We're planning to rear face as long as possible. Hopefully to 4. LO is tiny and a t the bottom of the charts, so it should be easy to do weight/height restriction-wise. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-youwill-you-forward-face-the-car-seat/page/2#post-1252207 Sun, 01 Dec 2013 15:01:04 +0000 chopsuey 1252207@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Dd hated rear facing so we switched her at 12 months.<br /> DS loves being in the car so we'll keep him rear facing as long as possible. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-youwill-you-forward-face-the-car-seat#post-1252161 Sun, 01 Dec 2013 14:11:54 +0000 Kemma 1252161@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We'll rear-face as long as our Britax seat allows. The law in NZ is only twelve months and LO still has plenty of room at almost 14 months although I imagine we'll need to switch between eighteen months and two years. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-youwill-you-forward-face-the-car-seat#post-1252156 Sun, 01 Dec 2013 13:58:30 +0000 Lindsay05 1252156@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>At 17.5 months were still rear facing. Not too sure when we will turn her. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-youwill-you-forward-face-the-car-seat#post-1252153 Sun, 01 Dec 2013 13:55:18 +0000 Mrsjets 1252153@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lemondrop: we have a truck so its a lift, duck, twist motion that is really hard on me - my sister and husband keep saying I should switch him before I hurt myself. It's just such a bummer to not make a goal and I'm stubborn :( I hope you're ok! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-youwill-you-forward-face-the-car-seat#post-1252118 Sun, 01 Dec 2013 13:22:59 +0000 lemondrop 1252118@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrsjets: exactly what I had to do- I hate to have to choose, but I really hurt myself one day and had to call rear facing quits. He's just too heavy and I'm too short!</p> <p>@LovelyPlum: Very true :) The idealist in me wanted to go longer, but it just wasn't working out, it's so much easier now! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-youwill-you-forward-face-the-car-seat#post-1252113 Sun, 01 Dec 2013 13:21:45 +0000 LovelyPlum 1252113@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lemondrop: that's a good long time! You should feel good about making it that long. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-youwill-you-forward-face-the-car-seat#post-1252111 Sun, 01 Dec 2013 13:20:26 +0000 lemondrop 1252111@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My original goal had been to go at least until just before #2 arrives or even longer, but I hit the point recently where I'm just too pregnant to lift him into his seat safely. He's been ff'ing occasionally during vacations, but not for the long term and has been totally happy rear facing. </p> <p>I pulled something a couple weeks ago doing just that, so we switched him to forward facing at 22ish months. It is so awesome to have him able to climb in the car and seat all by himself!! He's still in the center seat until we set up the infant seat in another couple of months, so I feel better about that too for now. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-youwill-you-forward-face-the-car-seat#post-1252107 Sun, 01 Dec 2013 13:16:58 +0000 brownie 1252107@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We are still rear facing at 2 1/2 years old. We will go until he gets to 1 inch under the shell (the height limit). I suspect we have at least another year to go. BUT I have to admit he has been forward facing a few times. Once when he peed his carseat so bad that I put him in his friends forward facing carseat. And he also has been forward in friends cars. But for us, he is rear facing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-youwill-you-forward-face-the-car-seat#post-1252106 Sun, 01 Dec 2013 13:16:44 +0000 mrskc 1252106@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Definitely after two and probably not until after 3... we'll see how things go I guess. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-youwill-you-forward-face-the-car-seat#post-1252105 Sun, 01 Dec 2013 13:15:51 +0000 dojo 1252105@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We would like to keep him rf as long as possible at least until after 2 but ideally closer to 4 as that is what I've seen as the most recent recommendation. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-youwill-you-forward-face-the-car-seat#post-1252101 Sun, 01 Dec 2013 13:11:18 +0000 LovelyPlum 1252101@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We plan to aim for two but see how it goes. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-youwill-you-forward-face-the-car-seat#post-1252088 Sun, 01 Dec 2013 12:54:49 +0000 Mrsjets 1252088@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>At 18 months he is still RF. My goal is 2 years but at 6 months pregnant and DS in winter gear its not easy for me to get him in. The safety factor makes me continue to put off the switch but it's definitely tempting! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-youwill-you-forward-face-the-car-seat#post-1252081 Sun, 01 Dec 2013 12:45:01 +0000 looch 1252081@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>32 months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-youwill-you-forward-face-the-car-seat#post-1252077 Sun, 01 Dec 2013 12:42:09 +0000 ShootingStar 1252077@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We don't have a set timeframe in mind. I'm thinking around 2 years? Or as long as he'll tolerate being RF. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-youwill-you-forward-face-the-car-seat#post-1252066 Sun, 01 Dec 2013 12:35:45 +0000 SAHM0811 1252066@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>She's at 2 years, 5 months now and still doing fine RFing! She's about 26 lbs and her height is maybe around 33"? She's still using the lowest position for straps and doesn't complain, so I think we'll keep going for a while. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-youwill-you-forward-face-the-car-seat#post-1252048 Sun, 01 Dec 2013 12:22:37 +0000 winniebee 1252048@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>After age 2. T is only 22 lbs and 31 inches at 18 months so id like to wait as long as possible. He does seem to hate rear facing but I want to at least make it to 2. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-youwill-you-forward-face-the-car-seat#post-1252045 Sun, 01 Dec 2013 12:20:05 +0000 SugarplumsMom 1252045@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD's rear-facing car seat goes up to 25kg/55lbs. So I guess we'll wait until then. After that she graduates into a even bigger car seat (translated to belt chair) for ages 4+, but that's forward facing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-youwill-you-forward-face-the-car-seat#post-1252044 Sun, 01 Dec 2013 12:20:03 +0000 BananaPancakes 1252044@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We debated doing it this week since we were taking a long road trip, but I decided against it. He's 19 months and 24lbs. We'll likely keep him RF until at least 2. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-youwill-you-forward-face-the-car-seat#post-1252038 Sun, 01 Dec 2013 12:16:31 +0000 matador84 1252038@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was just wondering this the other day. DS is 21 lbs and still rear faces, but it is getting harder for me to put him in the bigger I get...since we have the rear tethers I have to kind of duck him under them. </p> <p>Ideally, I'd love to keep him RF until 2, but he'll be 17 months when DD is here so I might switch him to FF and then obviously have LO RF. Not sure yet. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-youwill-you-forward-face-the-car-seat#post-1252034 Sun, 01 Dec 2013 12:14:17 +0000 googly-eyes 1252034@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm hoping we will make it to age two so I guess sometime in the 3rd year? But dd already seems to hate it. :/ We will switch before two if she becomes too tall. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-youwill-you-forward-face-the-car-seat#post-1252022 Sun, 01 Dec 2013 11:58:31 +0000 rachiecakes 1252022@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS turns two in two weeks and he's RF. My husband is fed up fighting a toddler into a RFing seat. We have tiny cars and it's a production for him to get DS in there easily. However, I'm holding off as long as possible and he's just going to have to deal with it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-youwill-you-forward-face-the-car-seat#post-1252002 Sun, 01 Dec 2013 11:25:31 +0000 anbanan15 1252002@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We turned DS at 27 mo.</p> <p>ETA: We ended up turning him because he no longer tolerated car rides facing backwards. Once he was turned life was good again. He is in the middle in the back and loves being able to see out between the seats. He was 30 lbs at the time. </p>