chloespurple
Senior Community Member
Hi,
Sorry to rant but......I am sooooo sick of all the cracks and comments people make when they hear I have my 14 month old rear-facing and plan on her staying that way until she no longer can. Even my pediatrician told me to turn her around because of her legs. I informed her of this site & hopefully when we go back this month for Karli's 15 mth check up, she will have started recommending that all parents practice extended rear facing
I have decided to send an email to everyone I know with children to try and educate them on the subject.
Do you think this sounds okay, or is it too wordy. They are friends so it is very informal, but I still want to get the point across & most of all I want them to read it.
Thanks
Sorry to rant but......I am sooooo sick of all the cracks and comments people make when they hear I have my 14 month old rear-facing and plan on her staying that way until she no longer can. Even my pediatrician told me to turn her around because of her legs. I informed her of this site & hopefully when we go back this month for Karli's 15 mth check up, she will have started recommending that all parents practice extended rear facing
I have decided to send an email to everyone I know with children to try and educate them on the subject.
Do you think this sounds okay, or is it too wordy. They are friends so it is very informal, but I still want to get the point across & most of all I want them to read it.
Hi Everyone,
I wanted to send this email to those of you with children and to those who may know someone with a small child. Since having Karli I have became a little obsessed with car seat safety & in all my research I have learned that extended rear-facing is the safest position for a child to be in.
Whenever I mention this, I mostly get blank stares because the normal thing to do is turn your baby forward facing as soon as that first birthday comes. Then I get the question "what about her legs?", well a leg can be fixed, but sadly a neck or spinal injury is a different story. I would have never known, had I not been so neurotic trying to find Karli a new seat to replace her infant carrier. And I just want to share this information with you all.
Some of your children may be past the point to be concerned with this now, but if you know someone with an infant or toddler then please take a few minutes to look at some of the material I have sent you. And if you have a child that is still under the maximum weight limit for their car seat then please turn them back rear-facing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psmUWg7QrC8
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9916868/
http://www.freewebs.com/sacredjourneys/carseatsboosters.htm
http://www.cpsafety.com/articles/stayrearfacing.aspx
Sincerely,
Michelle
Thanks