there was a way to educate pediatricians on car seat issues?
DD2 turned 2, and we went for her check-up. Walked in with doctor from parking lot. She noticed her rear-facing and said that she should be FF since there is no benefit to being RFing at this age. I played kind of dumb and said, "Oh, I didn't realize that. I read the 2002 AAP recommendations and they encouraged keeping her RR til the max weight of the car seat, so I figured that was what we should do." Then she proceeds to tell me that most convertibles have a 22 lb rear-facing limit. When I told her that our seat has a 33 lb limit, she said "Well, I guess it can't hurt her being backwards if she doesn't mind."
Believe me- I know that pediatricians have a lot of stuff to stay current on, and go to meetings, have CME requirements, etc., and who knows what the answer is, but I still wish parents got more up to date info because they tend to really trust the pediatricians for guidance on car seat issues.
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DD2 turned 2, and we went for her check-up. Walked in with doctor from parking lot. She noticed her rear-facing and said that she should be FF since there is no benefit to being RFing at this age. I played kind of dumb and said, "Oh, I didn't realize that. I read the 2002 AAP recommendations and they encouraged keeping her RR til the max weight of the car seat, so I figured that was what we should do." Then she proceeds to tell me that most convertibles have a 22 lb rear-facing limit. When I told her that our seat has a 33 lb limit, she said "Well, I guess it can't hurt her being backwards if she doesn't mind."
Believe me- I know that pediatricians have a lot of stuff to stay current on, and go to meetings, have CME requirements, etc., and who knows what the answer is, but I still wish parents got more up to date info because they tend to really trust the pediatricians for guidance on car seat issues.
vent over