I hope we didn't make a big mistake today

Notaclue

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• Oct 31, 2010

• #1

Today my dd went with a friend from church to a party. It was really last minute (we had previous plans, so we didn't think we would be going to the party, but the mom said she would take dd for us if we would allow it) I let a friend with a new baby borrow our spare seat (a BV) so I was stuck. I took ds's Nautilus and installed it in the friend's van and I allowed dd to ride ff for the very first time. She looked SO tiny in the Nauti, but my friend buckled her in correctly and the seat was tethered. Now we will see what happens when I go to put her in her RA50 tomorrow morning when we go to take her to school. I'm really hoping she doesn't throw a huge fit about rf now that she has ridden ff.

 

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Leighsah

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• Oct 31, 2010

• #2

Eh, my son is able to go back and forth and doesn't act like he even notices a difference......90% of the time he is RFing, but FF in our two-door car and in my mother's car (using an older Radian 65 that RF's to 35 lbs....and he is at 34 lbs naked, so we have to use it FF now). Hopefully your DD won't care either way.....

 

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jaded

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• Oct 31, 2010

• #3

My son(30 months) rode forward facing in MIL's vehicle(she has a Nautilus) and he went right back to rearfacing just fine.

 

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karlatta

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• Oct 31, 2010

• #4

None of my kids have ever minded going back and forth. I bet it will be fine tomorrow.

 

nevaehsmommy

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• Oct 31, 2010

• #5

Nevaeh never seemed to mind going back and forth either.

 

pepsicola

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• Oct 31, 2010

• #6

My 2 year old dosent seem to care which way she faces. In my husband's car she rides forward facing, but rear facing in the 3 other ones.

Just today she went out (ff) in my husbands car and then (rf) in my in-laws car a few hours later. Didn't care one bit.

 

amyd

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• Oct 31, 2010

• #7

Mine goes back and forth fine, although he hasn't ridden FFing very much at all.

 

An Aurora

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• Oct 31, 2010

• #8

I would be much more concerned about a new baby in a Boulevard than I would a 3.7 year old forward facing

 

Angela

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• Oct 31, 2010

• #9

I take daycare kids on average about once a month. Whenever they are with me (they are both 2) they ALWAYS ride rf, but were both switched to ff in parents cars at 1. I've never had a problem with either of them in my car. They calmly go in and ride perfectly. I wouldn't be too concerned.

 

AtTheSouthDam

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• Oct 31, 2010

• #10

Here's another, didn't have a problem flip flopping her. We began switching DD2 around at that age because she was actually terrified of FF. She was convinced she was going to fall to the floor. We started with short trips and later she would ask. We would turn her around for a day ot two and flip it back for longer trips or foul weather. Weeks could go by between FF in jaunts. She was fine with 4 years, then if she wanted to FF full time she could. She took it to heart and at 4 years was done.

 

Holly

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• Nov 1, 2010

• #11

My dd had been forward facing for 13 months when we turned her back around to RF at 2 years old. I was worried she'd freak but she never seemed to care one bit.

 

cookie123

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• Nov 1, 2010

• #12

Matthew also goes back and forth. Ne'er a peep out of him. He ff in his dad's car only.

 

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babyherder

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• Nov 1, 2010

• #13

She doesn't know ff is "better." She'll be fine. You didn't make a mistake!

 

CrunchyMaineMama

Senior Community Member

• Nov 1, 2010

• #14

DD rode FFing in the van for her preschool field trip & she's now FFing in my mother's car (33lb DC *cry*) and she has no problem being RFing in my vehicle.

 

MissAllyLou

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• Nov 1, 2010

• #15

The little girl I nanny is FF in every car except mine, and has no problem. She's 3y 3m

 

Notaclue

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• Nov 1, 2010

• #16

An Aurora said:

I would be much more concerned about a new baby in a Boulevard than I would a 3.7 year old forward facing

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BTW the baby is 4 months old, but he's easily the size of a 6 month old. He had already outgrown his Maxi Cosi infant seat by weight, so I let the mom borrow the BV until she could afford another seat that would actually fit 3 across in her car. He actually fits quite well.

DD did fine this morning. She got right into her seat with no complaints. I was actually surprised!

 

An Aurora

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• Nov 1, 2010

• #17

I see; when I saw 'new baby' I thought squishy newborn, not massive 4mo

 

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andre149

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• Nov 1, 2010

• #18

Just another person popping in to say most kids don't care. P has been riding ff in her moms car since 1yo and she never has an issue going back to rf with us.