Here’s the story if you care to read…
Like so many parents, I have long been uninformed about the benefits of ERF…until I found this site. Unfortunately, we turned our DS right after his first birthday. Now that we have #2, we started to look for carseats to pass down and new ones for him, and I came across this site. I read, learned, and became committed to keeping DD RF for as long as possible, but never thought I’d get DS back around since he had been FF for almost 2 years, plus he’s definitely a 2-almost-3 year old with tantrums, tantrums, drama, and more tantrums…
Anyway, we bought a radian for a plane trip in Feb, but due to comments on here about that seat being a no-go for RF in a CRV, we just installed it FF for DS and decided to get different seats for DD to stay RF longer.
But since this site is my new obsession, as I hung around and read more threads, I learned I have a “new” radian with a different foot that makes RF installs easier. So I just decided to try it to see if it would be an option for DD. And it worked, good install with the new foot! Well, then since I had it in, I just thought I’d see what DS did when I tried to put him in it RF, and to see if he still fit. I said “look, you get to look out the big back window just like M!” (he is always imitating her anyway). And do you know, he was really excited!! That first car trip, he kept saying “look mommy! What a beautiful cloud! Look at that! There’s a space ship! (meaning airplane with a white smoke tail)” He LOVES being RF!! And he doesn’t even mind the very reclined radian, I guess it’s like a lazyboy for him . I never thought he’d go along with it, being the control freak he is, but I’m so glad I tried it!! At the rate he gains weight, currently at 31lbs, we may have another year for RF!!
I am so grateful to everyone here for all that you do, and I’m glad my kids are much safer in the car now.
I encourage other parents who are new to the idea of extended rear facing to give it a try, even with older kids who have already been FF. They might just love it!!
Another lesson learned, and another child turned :thumbsup:.
In my siggy you can see a pic of my 2 RFers. Look how happy he is!
Like so many parents, I have long been uninformed about the benefits of ERF…until I found this site. Unfortunately, we turned our DS right after his first birthday. Now that we have #2, we started to look for carseats to pass down and new ones for him, and I came across this site. I read, learned, and became committed to keeping DD RF for as long as possible, but never thought I’d get DS back around since he had been FF for almost 2 years, plus he’s definitely a 2-almost-3 year old with tantrums, tantrums, drama, and more tantrums…
Anyway, we bought a radian for a plane trip in Feb, but due to comments on here about that seat being a no-go for RF in a CRV, we just installed it FF for DS and decided to get different seats for DD to stay RF longer.
But since this site is my new obsession, as I hung around and read more threads, I learned I have a “new” radian with a different foot that makes RF installs easier. So I just decided to try it to see if it would be an option for DD. And it worked, good install with the new foot! Well, then since I had it in, I just thought I’d see what DS did when I tried to put him in it RF, and to see if he still fit. I said “look, you get to look out the big back window just like M!” (he is always imitating her anyway). And do you know, he was really excited!! That first car trip, he kept saying “look mommy! What a beautiful cloud! Look at that! There’s a space ship! (meaning airplane with a white smoke tail)” He LOVES being RF!! And he doesn’t even mind the very reclined radian, I guess it’s like a lazyboy for him . I never thought he’d go along with it, being the control freak he is, but I’m so glad I tried it!! At the rate he gains weight, currently at 31lbs, we may have another year for RF!!
I am so grateful to everyone here for all that you do, and I’m glad my kids are much safer in the car now.
I encourage other parents who are new to the idea of extended rear facing to give it a try, even with older kids who have already been FF. They might just love it!!
Another lesson learned, and another child turned :thumbsup:.
In my siggy you can see a pic of my 2 RFers. Look how happy he is!