lovinwaves
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On another forum I frequent I overfilled the tub, if you will, about extended rear-facing.
Anyways, one of the posters posted this. Does the manual really say this?
I'm looking at the user guide for one of my car seats (Graco) and it reads:
"When a child can no longer comfortably fit and knees remain bent, child should use car seat forward-facing..."
(of course it also talks about the child being over 20 lbs, able to sit upright unassisted, 1 yr old, etc.)
That's why I switched all my kids shortly after 1 year - my kids have typically been heavier and taller than average and they certainly met the height "limit" mentioned above.
So, it seems to me that if rear-facing is really the better position for for all children up to 30/35lbs, then even the car seat companies need to be educated. I'll be honest - this post is the first time I've ever heard of such big kids facing backward.
Anyways, one of the posters posted this. Does the manual really say this?
I'm looking at the user guide for one of my car seats (Graco) and it reads:
"When a child can no longer comfortably fit and knees remain bent, child should use car seat forward-facing..."
(of course it also talks about the child being over 20 lbs, able to sit upright unassisted, 1 yr old, etc.)
That's why I switched all my kids shortly after 1 year - my kids have typically been heavier and taller than average and they certainly met the height "limit" mentioned above.
So, it seems to me that if rear-facing is really the better position for for all children up to 30/35lbs, then even the car seat companies need to be educated. I'll be honest - this post is the first time I've ever heard of such big kids facing backward.
