Where did the 20 1 yr recommendation come from for FF?

Baylor · Feb 22, 2011

I am curious. Was there some kind of scientific reason for it, Or was it pulled out of thin air? Honest question. Thanks!

mommyfrog · Feb 22, 2011

What I've heard, and this may or not be true, is that 12 months is the cut off between death and injury in ff babies in crashes. More babies under 12 months are more likely to die than babies over 12 months in similar crashes. But that's not to say that the injuries are not serious or anything. Or that babies over 12 months who are ff don't die. It's just less likely. Anyway, that's just what I've read/heard. It may or may not be true.

wendytthomas · Feb 22, 2011

Until 2002 there were few to no seats that rear faced past 20 pounds. So you tried to get as close to that one year mark (which does have a physical significance) as possible.

Wendy

Baylor · Feb 22, 2011

So it has to do with development in the body at that age. What the body can and can not withstand.

Thanks!

Kecia · Feb 22, 2011

Baylor said:
So it has to do with development in the body at that age. What the body can and can not withstand.

Thanks!

Yes and no. I have the ppt presentation from Kathy Weber where the "rationale" for 1 and 20 was listed. Give me a minute and let me see if I can find a way to copy that particular slide and post it here. Unfortunately, the link to the presentation from the aap website is gone but I have the entire ppt presentation saved.

Baylor · Feb 22, 2011

That would be awesome!

Kecia · Feb 22, 2011

Let's see if this works...

ETA: This isn't the entire presentation but these are the slides that are relevent to this discussion.

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Baylor · Feb 22, 2011

Thanks! I had to read it twice when it said common practice to turn kids at 4-6 months.. WOW..

Thanks for sharing!

Kecia · Feb 22, 2011

Baylor said:
Thanks! I had to read it twice when it said common practice to turn kids at 4-6 months.. WOW..

Thanks for sharing!

Yeah, back in the mid 90's all RF seats only went to 20/22 lbs RF (infant and convertible) so it was common to turn kids FF as soon as they had minimal head control, or outgrew the rf position, or outgrew the infant seat - at about 4-6 months. I specifically remember my best friend's DD being forward-facing in her t-shield convertible at 4 months old because she was a chunky monkey baby and too heavy for the Century infant seat that I bought for her baby shower.

By the time my DS1 was born in 1997 at least we had a few convertibles that were rated to 30 lbs in the rf position. :thumbsup:

Baylor · Feb 22, 2011

It scares me to think of my DD in 89.. I probably turned her at 10 months? Mainly because her legs were so long. I have no idea what the limit was on the seat. It was a FP t shield seat. She never had an infant seat.

At least she had that when we were in a wreck.

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