well thank you for that information. i am going to put the sr35 back in until she out grows it, and then i guess she will have to front facing because probably by the time she out grows it she will be year but will have to see out that goes for her. but for now i'm going to put the Graco sr35 back in! thank you for the Canadian information!!! that i good to know!
I'd also suggest keeping an eye out for deals on seats or maybe save some money up. If she has plenty of room left in the SR35 still - and 2.5" above her head should get you a few months anyways, you may be able to save some money to buy a different seat before she outgrows it. It really is so much safer to keep a child under 2 years rear-facing that I encourage it whenever possible provided the child fits the seats available. At her age, I'd definitely encourage buying a seat that will last her longer. If she was just about 2 I wouldn't feel the same, but for a kid who is just barely turning 1, I'd absolutely suggest it. Kids that age are just at such a higher risk ff'ing compared to rf'ing.
I know you mentioned ff'ing your other kids at 1yr old, but here's just a bit to ponder... when they were younger, you didn't know any different. Things have changed a lot in the last few years - more data has become available, seats with higher rf'ing height and weight limits have become available - and it has become easier to find that knowledge that 5 years ago would've only been available to those who really searched it out. I wouldn't say it has reached the point of being common knowledge yet, but the knowledge is getting much more widespread and more and more people are waiting to turn their kids ff'ing.
It ultimately is your decision, but just because you've done something one way with one child, doesn't mean you have to do it the same way with the next. The old saying "when you know better, you do better" applies to pretty much everything in life the way I figure, and that applies to carseats too.
I guess the question you need to ask yourself, is if you were in a collision after ff'ing her at the minimums, and she suffered a head or neck injury that you know rf'ing would've prevented - would you regret the decision to keep to the status quo and ff at the minimum?
It's your choice to make - I just feel it's important that big choices like these are made with as many facts as possible - and sometimes hearing the viewpoint of others can be helpful in figuring out what's right for you and your family. :thumbsup:
If you are going to be ff'ing her at one, keep in mind that she'll need to be walking unassisted as well. There has been a change to the Canadian standards and while provincial law doesn't reflect it yet, seats should be used according to the correct standard.
(There is a proper use law in every province, and if your evenflo seat has a 22lb minimum, then it was certified to the new standards which requires walking unassisted as a minimum to ff. Unfortunately, some manufacturers neglected to put that very important requirement in their manuals, but it is a requirement in order to use the seat according to standards - and in some provinces the wording of the law is that a seat which meets standards must be used - if you use a seat ff'ing with a child who can't walk unassisted than you're using the seat in a way that doesn't meet standards and that could be enough to get a ticket depending on the knowledge level of the officer.)