To what age would you RF?

NannyMom · Apr 6, 2009

Since we now have a 40 pound seat coming to the market, Sofi could RF until age 6 (depending on it's height of course). So it got me wondering.... If weight was not an issue, how long would you RF your child?

ketchupqueen · Apr 6, 2009

Until they didn't fit, or objected. I'd say if they were four and fit but objected, I'd let them FF. Maybe 3.

scatterbunny · Apr 6, 2009

My dd could have fit RF to age 2, (in a 35# RF limit seat), or to age 3 (in the soon-to-be-released 40# RF limit seat) provided the seat shells were tall enough. I'd gladly keep a child RF to age 3, if possible. If, by chance, I had a smaller child, I'd keep them RF to at least age 4.

miraclebabies · Apr 6, 2009

I would say 3... but don't know if my 24# 2yr old will even weight 30# by then. Maybe longer if she didn't mind it.. I want RF as long as possible.

Maedze · Apr 6, 2009

If we had 55 seats, I would do like the Swedes and RF to 4-6 depending on height.

wendytthomas · Apr 6, 2009

Kindergarten. Heck, Piper missed showing up rear facing by a month. LOL She had been rear facing in early August of 07 for a few days (she went to her 5 year well child appointment rear facing) and started school on the 27th of August or something. So she nearly could have gone to kindy rear facing.

Wendy

skylinphoto · Apr 6, 2009

If the seats were made to fit a 4-6 year old here..I'd go for around that age.
But, they're not. At least not yet.

My 3 year old is rfing..and he loves it. He's much more comfy that way..and he doesn't kick my seat. lol.
When he turns 4 (yeah, he's small. I'm sure he'll make it to 4 rfing easy)..I'll give him the choice of ffing or rfing. Before then, no way. Safety trumps my toddler's ever changing opinion any day.
I know others feel differently though.

NannyMom · Apr 6, 2009

wendytthomas said:
Kindergarten. Heck, Piper missed showing up rear facing by a month. LOL She had been rear facing in early August of 07 for a few days (she went to her 5 year well child appointment rear facing) and started school on the 27th of August or something. So she nearly could have gone to kindy rear facing.

Wendy

I doubt Sofi will go to kindy RF. SHe'll be 1 month shy of 6 years old when she starts.

I think 4 is my age of desire. Maybe not on the 4th birthday.... but sometime after turning 4

veggiegirl228 · Apr 6, 2009

I was hoping till age 3 since she was getting close to both the height and weight portions but missed it by a few weeks.

*Spoiledinmyhouseofblue* · Apr 6, 2009

If the seats were made for bigger kids to RF in, I would RF them in it until they no longer fit.

Logan probally won't be 40 pounds till kindergarten, so if the seat is for older RF's then he would love it and I would totally let him get it.

My goal once I found out about ERF was when logan was 26 months. I rearfaced him to 3 1/2 years old. He could still fit RF probally in a Britax Marathon, but I don't have one. My FPSVD has a 33 limit.

Pixels · Apr 6, 2009

If my child met the maximum for all legal seats before age 2, I'd work hard to get DH to agree to import. Before age 3, I'd seriously consider it.

Age 4 is when I'll take DD's opinions into consideration. Not just one time asking, but if she indicates that she'd rather FF a few times, I'll turn her.

When she enters Kindergarten, I'll turn her even if she hasn't asked for it, for social reasons. At that point, I think the social scarring from getting teased about it outweighs the safety advantage.

carseatcoach · Apr 6, 2009

I would have liked to RF to 3.5-4, but would not have imported an illegal seat or gone into debt to do it after age 2.

Amaris · Apr 6, 2009

I would rf until 5 if I could. As others have mentioned I would probably turn them ff'ing when they started kindy. As it is I'm looking forward to the new tf because it's taller than a marathon (and I might as well wait for the new one since I'm not in need of one right now) and I'm wondering if K will make it to 3 rf'ing in her marathon.

twinsmom · Apr 6, 2009

Maedze said:
If we had 55 seats, I would do like the Swedes and RF to 4-6 depending on height.

:yeahthat:

monstah · Apr 6, 2009

When they start really pitching a fit about RF after 3, I would consider flipping them.

But with my DS this isn't an issue.

Poor kid is already 45 pounds and would LOVE to ride "backwards."
He was 40 pounds at 24-26 months.

christineka · Apr 6, 2009

I figure I'll rear-face dd until she outgrows her radian. She's 4 years old now and only 30 pounds. She is very happy with her car seat, so I have no reason to turn her forward facing. If she gets to be vocal and begs several times to forward face, I'll probably give in and let her do so. We homeschool, so no peer pressure

Now, if the radian could rear-face to 40 pounds and dd would continue to happily rear-face, I think I'd let her go from rear-facing straight to a booster at 40 pounds and age 6.5.

AtTheSouthDam · Apr 6, 2009

Until 4 or 5 if I had a seat that would do it. Turns out my peanut is 30 lbs! I need new scale, it said 27. Continuing at that rate she will be 35 lbs between 3 1/2 and 4 so I may really consider the RF 40 lbs one if it is real.

solmama · Apr 6, 2009

I think 4 is good. My ds might make it to 4. He turned 3 last week and we find out his weight tomorrow. I think he'll get to 35lbs in about 6 mos or so, if he continues on his current pattern. But, 3.5's pretty good, right?

My dd would have made it to 2.5/3 in a 35lb seat, and 3.5 in a 40lb seat.

K's Mama · Apr 6, 2009

As long as she still fits RF'ing in a seat. We replaced DD's Marathon with a TrueFit when she hit 30#'s so we could keep her RF'ing - she was already 3 at that point.

Guest · Apr 6, 2009

4 or 5 if possible. If DS is anything like his cousins, I'm sure if you slap a DVD player in front of him that you could get him RF til 10 or more.

To what age would you RF?

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