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I sent my husband to have our carseat installed by our local Police Station yesterday afternoon (a station listed as represented by the DuPage safe kids organization) however the officer who installed my seat gave my husband incorrect information on the safest recommended position.
After a lot of research I decideded we would rear-face by daughter until the maximum weight limit of our seat (FP Safe Voyage Deluxe) and explained to my husband why. The officer doing the installation told my husband we should turn the seat around in a month (when my daughter turns 1) and forward-face her. When my husband relayed this information to me I repeated we would continue to rear-face her to the max and my husband said the officer said they don't recommend doing that due to the positioning of their legs once they get longer (i.e. their legs being too long and then having to sprawl up the seat back).
I'm concerned because they are giving out recommendations that contradict what all sources I have read indicate concerning the safety of rear-facing to the max weight limit. I feel most parents, because they may rely on these types of programs for installations (i.e. local police or fire stations) don't do their own research and wouldn't know the information given yesterday wasn't the safest recommendation.
I would like suggestions or advice on how to handle this. Should I take this up w/ the office who did the install, his supervisor or other authority figure? Please advise; I'm really kind of irked by this.
DuPage County SAFE KIDS Represented Agencies and WSCPS Team Member Organizations
Addison Fire Department, Aurora Police Department, Bloomingdale Police Department, Carol Stream Fire Department, Central DuPage Hospital, Downers Grove Police Department, DuPage County Health Department, DuPage County Sheriff's Department, Elmhurst Fire Department, Elmhurst Memorial Health, Glendale Heights Police Department, Glen Ellyn Police Department, Lisle-Woodridge Fire Protection District, Lombard Police Department, Naperville Police Department, North Aurora Police Department, Roselle Police Department, Rush-Copley Medical Center, Streamwood Police Department, Wheaton Police Department, Willowbrook Police Department, Winfield Fire Protection District, Woodridge Police Department,
After a lot of research I decideded we would rear-face by daughter until the maximum weight limit of our seat (FP Safe Voyage Deluxe) and explained to my husband why. The officer doing the installation told my husband we should turn the seat around in a month (when my daughter turns 1) and forward-face her. When my husband relayed this information to me I repeated we would continue to rear-face her to the max and my husband said the officer said they don't recommend doing that due to the positioning of their legs once they get longer (i.e. their legs being too long and then having to sprawl up the seat back).
I'm concerned because they are giving out recommendations that contradict what all sources I have read indicate concerning the safety of rear-facing to the max weight limit. I feel most parents, because they may rely on these types of programs for installations (i.e. local police or fire stations) don't do their own research and wouldn't know the information given yesterday wasn't the safest recommendation.
I would like suggestions or advice on how to handle this. Should I take this up w/ the office who did the install, his supervisor or other authority figure? Please advise; I'm really kind of irked by this.
DuPage County SAFE KIDS Represented Agencies and WSCPS Team Member Organizations
Addison Fire Department, Aurora Police Department, Bloomingdale Police Department, Carol Stream Fire Department, Central DuPage Hospital, Downers Grove Police Department, DuPage County Health Department, DuPage County Sheriff's Department, Elmhurst Fire Department, Elmhurst Memorial Health, Glendale Heights Police Department, Glen Ellyn Police Department, Lisle-Woodridge Fire Protection District, Lombard Police Department, Naperville Police Department, North Aurora Police Department, Roselle Police Department, Rush-Copley Medical Center, Streamwood Police Department, Wheaton Police Department, Willowbrook Police Department, Winfield Fire Protection District, Woodridge Police Department,