ZephyrBlue
New member
I took my girls to the Dr for WCC yesterday, and my 4.5yo is 38" tall, 29.5lbs. I turned her back rf in her MA today. Anyone else here w/a kiddo over 4 still rf?
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Turned my 4.5yo back rf, anyone else?
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joolsplus3
Admin - CPS Technician
I DID...three years ago... http://www.cpsafety.com/articles/RFAlbum/SarahMA.aspx She loved it, used to tease me that I couldn't be as safe as her 
ThreeBeans
New member
Lucky dawg
becca011906
Senior Community Member
My abby would have been able to... she was just turned 4 when we found this great site... i think she was about 32#s and had just turned 4...
Victorious4
Senior Community Member
She loved it, used to tease me that I couldn't be as safe as her
:ROTFLMAO: :2thumbsup:
Yeah, I wish we could -- Leila made it RF till shortly after her 4th birthday before she reached both the height & weight limit at the same time....
keri1292
Well-known member
Yes, as of yesterday, his 4th birthday, yes! And he has a ton of growing room too!
Look at all the space above his head and 3lbs to go...
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Look at all the space above his head and 3lbs to go...
http://s187.photobucket.com/albums/x230/keri1292/?action=view¤t=cropped.jpg
Erika Ruth
New member
I have a LONG torsoed 40 inch girl... We can't do it. But we would if we could.
Erika
But we would if we could. Erika
mommy4girls
Senior Community Member
I wish! Ilana was so upset she was crying when I took her Radian and turned it back forward facing (I was seeing if it installed rear facing ok). We made it just under three though :thumbsup:
Jordynsmama
New member
SO teeny tiny! that would be so cool if my dd could be rf, but she is about double yours in weight!
I say do it long as possible!!
lynsgirl
New member
I DID...three years ago... http://www.cpsafety.com/articles/RFAlbum/SarahMA.aspx She loved it, used to tease me that I couldn't be as safe as her
:yeahthat: Except obviously she's not my kid
. Here's my (former) 4+yr old RFer
ZephyrBlue
New member
Well, as soon as the nurse told me her weight, my first thought was, "Oh, I better turn her MA back around!" My kids are always on the very low end of the chart (my 4.5yo especially, and has been known to be below 1% for weight and usually 3-5% in height). She doesn't mind being RF again, I just explained that she's safer till she reaches 33lbs, and she was good with it. Luckily she buckles in all by herself (she's the one who reminds her 7yo sister to pull her chest clip up and tighten her harness on the Apex ), so I don't have to climb to the back of the van and buckle her in RF, which would be really difficult. I'm a little more nervous about ordering the Radian now, though, because I've read that it's harder to get a good RF install, and I didn't think we were going to be needing it RF, so I'll def. be buying it from EliteCarSeats.com so that I can return it for an extra $8 if it doesn't work.
My kids are always on the very low end of the chart (my 4.5yo especially, and has been known to be below 1% for weight and usually 3-5% in height). She doesn't mind being RF again, I just explained that she's safer till she reaches 33lbs, and she was good with it. Luckily she buckles in all by herself (she's the one who reminds her 7yo sister to pull her chest clip up and tighten her harness on the Apex ), so I don't have to climb to the back of the van and buckle her in RF, which would be really difficult. I'm a little more nervous about ordering the Radian now, though, because I've read that it's harder to get a good RF install, and I didn't think we were going to be needing it RF, so I'll def. be buying it from EliteCarSeats.com so that I can return it for an extra $8 if it doesn't work.
Suzibeck
Active member
My just turned 5 yo is mad that she weighs too much to rf. She told the nurse at her 5 year check up that she wanted to weigh 30 lbs so she could rf again. The nurse looked at us like we had two heads. She hit 33lbs at around 4.5 and just hit 35 so she can't rf in her Scenera, although she took a couple of trips that way last week when she was sick and had lost a few pounds.
doriansmummy
New member
My son always asks to rear face, I wish he could as well.. darn it for him growing!
TXAggieTech
Active member
My DS just turned 4 and is still RFing. He weights 30 lbs.
Victorious4
Senior Community Member
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