https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 06 Apr 2026 06:01:42 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/why-did-you-forward-face-your-carseat/page/2#post-1905909 Sat, 18 Oct 2014 09:35:42 +0000 catomd00 1905909@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Wow I am shocked by how many people say others comment on their kid still being RF!! Our dd is only 8 months but we plan to RF as long as possible! If anyone was questioning it I would probably bite their head off over this more than anything else because umm safety people!! I have been in a few bad car accidents, one where I nearly died, so the whole thing just freaks me out. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/why-did-you-forward-face-your-carseat/page/2#post-1905775 Fri, 17 Oct 2014 21:12:00 +0000 erinpye 1905775@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>At 22 months when DD2 was born and we had to fit the infant seat in the car as well. DH and I are both very tall, and the driver seat just has to have more leg room than either of the RF seats would allow. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/why-did-you-forward-face-your-carseat/page/2#post-1905407 Fri, 17 Oct 2014 14:27:06 +0000 RsMom 1905407@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS started FF at 29 months because it started to get difficult getting him in since I drive a small car. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/why-did-you-forward-face-your-carseat/page/2#post-1905406 Fri, 17 Oct 2014 14:26:22 +0000 Mrs. Train 1905406@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We turned our three boys at one because at the time that was what was recommended so we just went with the reccomendations. Lily was just about 2 and she was so fussy about being like her brothers so before we went on a long driving trip we flipped her so she wouldn't scream for 38 hours of driving. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/why-did-you-forward-face-your-carseat/page/2#post-1905360 Fri, 17 Oct 2014 13:59:01 +0000 Mrs. Lion 1905360@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@BananaPancakes: I was thinking the same thing! Nobody has asked us about it. I think they just assume that so many other things are different than when we were kids they trust us to do what we want to do? It would drive me crazy if my family was constantly pestering me about my choices! Ugh! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/why-did-you-forward-face-your-carseat/page/2#post-1905355 Fri, 17 Oct 2014 13:55:09 +0000 BananaPancakes 1905355@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We turned him on his 2nd birthday. He would have been happy to RF longer, but it was getting increasingly difficult to get him in the seat by myself since he's a heavy kid and I drive a large SUV. </p> <p>I am surprised at how many people had others even comment on their car seat position! No one even mentioned anything to us, though I don't personally know anyone who waited as long as we did. I would have told them to suck it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/why-did-you-forward-face-your-carseat/page/2#post-1905054 Fri, 17 Oct 2014 10:56:29 +0000 autumnlove 1905054@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mediagirl: DH was getting frequent calls from his mom! "Have you turned the seat yet?" </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/why-did-you-forward-face-your-carseat/page/2#post-1904974 Fri, 17 Oct 2014 10:08:43 +0000 Aimed 1904974@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Vegmama: Yes we have LATCH and it's not possible to use it in the center. Plus there is kind of a separation between the two seats (kind of a bump in the center to separate the seats) so I don't think I could use the seat belt method as the base would be unstable. On the plus side, I didn't bonk his head this morning so we will see how it goes over the next few weeks! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/why-did-you-forward-face-your-carseat/page/2#post-1904917 Fri, 17 Oct 2014 09:46:00 +0000 Adira 1904917@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@swurlygurl: Thanks! I'm worried about this because Hubs has a smaller car than me and currently has Xander's car seat in the middle position, but with baby #2, he'll have to move his car seat over and I'm not sure it will fit rear facing anymore, but I want to keep him rear facing in my car for as long as possible since he rides with me the most. I just wasn't sure how going back and forth would go! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/why-did-you-forward-face-your-carseat/page/2#post-1904902 Fri, 17 Oct 2014 09:39:43 +0000 swurlygurl 1904902@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Adira: Probably about 75% in my car, 25% his. She doesn't seem to mind! She's only 21 months though, so she may start to get a lot more opinionated about it pretty soon. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/why-did-you-forward-face-your-carseat/page/2#post-1904900 Fri, 17 Oct 2014 09:37:58 +0000 Adira 1904900@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@swurlygurl: She's okay going back and forth between rear-facing and forward-facing? Or is she not in your DH's car very often? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/why-did-you-forward-face-your-carseat/page/2#post-1904872 Fri, 17 Oct 2014 09:10:14 +0000 LuLu Mom 1904872@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We moved around 22 months, we were going on a road trip so we wanted 1) selfishly the ease of the forward facing so we could access the backseat of the SUV easier &amp; 2) she was messing with the top chest buckle and we could see her/make her stop easier. We tried a shirt backwards but then she complained/cried/tantrum she was too hot because of the shirt, I wasn't about to listen to that for 4 hours. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/why-did-you-forward-face-your-carseat/page/2#post-1904864 Fri, 17 Oct 2014 09:07:58 +0000 BlueWolverine 1904864@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We just turned LO's seat at 22 months. DH really wanted to turn her. She's fine on the height and weight requirements. She can be a pill in the car, so I was fine with it. We're taking our first 3 hour drive FF today and I think it's going to be fun. She talks so much more than RF; it's really fun to listen to her. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/why-did-you-forward-face-your-carseat/page/2#post-1904855 Fri, 17 Oct 2014 09:06:02 +0000 Mommy Finger 1904855@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS will be 2 in a month but I don't plan on FF him until at least after the winter. He's generally fine but it's getting harder to put in him RF and I'm pregnant so that will get tougher. Also, I have to admit that I"m getting tired of explaining why he's still RF. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/why-did-you-forward-face-your-carseat/page/2#post-1904814 Fri, 17 Oct 2014 08:50:24 +0000 swurlygurl 1904814@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>L will probably RF in my car until she outgrows the weight or height limit (she's 21 months). She's FFing in DH's car though, because it's a 2-door and he can't bend to put her in the car seat when it's RFing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/why-did-you-forward-face-your-carseat#post-1904685 Fri, 17 Oct 2014 07:29:25 +0000 Mamaof2 1904685@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS was 2.5 and I asked DH to move his seat to the other side so DD's infant seat could be put in behind the passenger seat and when doing it he moved him FF. I wasn't thrilled but I also wasn't going to fight about it.</p> <p>DD was almost 2 - I switched her because we were going on a long trip and I wanted her to watch TV so she wouldn't fuss - </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/why-did-you-forward-face-your-carseat#post-1904636 Fri, 17 Oct 2014 05:53:34 +0000 lamariniere 1904636@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We did it at 14 months. We moved to France and the car we were using couldn't accommodate the car seat in a RF position and have room for the front seat passenger. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/why-did-you-forward-face-your-carseat#post-1904554 Thu, 16 Oct 2014 22:56:36 +0000 ohapostrophe 1904554@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Still rearfacing at 3.5. He climbs in himself and buckles the top buckle. I am thinking of turning him at 4? Even then I don't really have a good reason to do it! The questions/comments about it used to bother me but I'm over it ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/why-did-you-forward-face-your-carseat#post-1904476 Thu, 16 Oct 2014 21:51:54 +0000 skibobrown 1904476@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD is 30 months, and we're still RF. She's not super tall, so she'll be able to RF for a while. I'll probably turn her around at age 3, even if she hasn't outgrown the height limit yet. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/why-did-you-forward-face-your-carseat#post-1904449 Thu, 16 Oct 2014 21:29:57 +0000 Periwinkle 1904449@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We're still rear-facing (at 23 1/2 months) and had planned on doing it for a while longer since LO is on the small side. The comments are coming, however. My MIL just had a seat installed in her car for LO and claims that the police officer who did it *said* LO is too old to rf (ha!) and we should switch it soon. Thanks, but think we're gojng to wait a bit, Mr. Police Officer and MIL. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/why-did-you-forward-face-your-carseat#post-1904446 Thu, 16 Oct 2014 21:27:59 +0000 Jess1483 1904446@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO is super tiny (he's almost 23 months and still has to use the infant insert at &lt;20 pounds) so we'll be rear-facing for awhile. I actually think it's easy to load him this way and will keep him this way as long as I can. He has a mirror, so it doesn't seem to bother him. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/why-did-you-forward-face-your-carseat#post-1904359 Thu, 16 Oct 2014 20:34:52 +0000 dolphin 1904359@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>More leg room. She likes it better and I do too! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/why-did-you-forward-face-your-carseat#post-1904263 Thu, 16 Oct 2014 20:01:29 +0000 Foodnerd81 1904263@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mediagirl: I asked why too- just in case you want to read more, it's here (<a href="http://boards.hellobee.com/topic/why-did-you-turn-your-convertible-seat-to-face-forward" rel="nofollow">http://boards.hellobee.com/topic/why-did-you-turn-your-convertible-seat-to-face-forward</a>) but you got lots of new responses here too. It's interesting reading peoples reasons since I'm not there yet. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/why-did-you-forward-face-your-carseat#post-1904218 Thu, 16 Oct 2014 19:32:19 +0000 Mrs. Yoyo 1904218@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Still RF at 3 (40 months? Funny to think of it that way). Am thinking of turning him very soon because he has hit the LATCH weight limit (kid + seat) so I need to reinstall with the belt. I would rather not do that twice, since the radian is a beast. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/why-did-you-forward-face-your-carseat#post-1904211 Thu, 16 Oct 2014 19:28:31 +0000 HLK208 1904211@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our car seat (safety first air) wasn't stable RF in our SUV (it was fine in our old car). I read to use a rolled towel underneath but it compressed so much and was still wobbly. She's was nearly 18 months but if I wish we just would have bought a different seat instead of switching to FF. She's 28 months now so it's not a big deal...but I'll definitely buy a different seat for LO #3 (the Britax marathon worked fine RF in our car).</p> <p>Oh and with my first, the ped suggested we switch him to FF at 12 months! But that was in 2010 before the AAP changed the RF age. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/why-did-you-forward-face-your-carseat#post-1904196 Thu, 16 Oct 2014 19:14:46 +0000 Mrs. Lion 1904196@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When we have to install the infant seat for the new baby. His seat wont easily fit rear facing behind the driver seat in my car without cramming my pregnant self into the stearing wheel...which isnt happening. Our infant seat is also too big to be behind the driver seat. LO will be almost 2. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/why-did-you-forward-face-your-carseat#post-1904195 Thu, 16 Oct 2014 19:14:05 +0000 sera_87 1904195@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We switched to FF when he was 22 months since LO#2 was due to arrive in 2 months. The seat didn't fit RF behind the driver &amp; we wanted him to get used to it beforehand. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/why-did-you-forward-face-your-carseat#post-1904100 Thu, 16 Oct 2014 18:39:27 +0000 mediagirl 1904100@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Foodnerd81: I asked why, not when. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/why-did-you-forward-face-your-carseat#post-1904094 Thu, 16 Oct 2014 18:38:34 +0000 mediagirl 1904094@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Aimed: hahaha your description cracked me up. Throwing him in head first. I so do this, too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/why-did-you-forward-face-your-carseat#post-1904086 Thu, 16 Oct 2014 18:35:46 +0000 mediagirl 1904086@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@loveisstrange, @autumnlove : I'm so tired of hearing my mom tell me how uncomfortable she *is*, too. :meh: </p>