emandbri
Well-known member
I posted about the knee issue in the my ride 65 manual on the car seat list serve and got a response from Cheryl Kim, she gave me permission to post her response.
"The 2007 instructions for Comfort Sport (the version on the 2009 CD by SBS
USA) and the 2006 instructions on the Graco Web site have the same wording:
"However, some children approaching 30 lbs. (13.6 kg) may be too tall to fit
comfortably rear-facing. When child can no longer comfortably fit and knees
remain bent, child should use car seat forward-facing only if child is over
20 lbs. (9 kg) and can sit upright unassisted. *
* The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that children should be at
least one year of age before being positioned forward facing."
I read this as a warning not to turn the child to face forward until the
child is at least 20 lbs. AND one year AND can sit unassisted--even if the
child is uncomfortable because his legs are bent. I do not believe this was
intended to be understood as "knees cannot be bent."
Cheryl Kim
SafetyBeltSafe U.S.A."
Her response has been forward not only to the listserve but also to reps at graco.
I am confident that they will say it is perfectly fine to use the seat with a child rear-facing child with bent knees.
"The 2007 instructions for Comfort Sport (the version on the 2009 CD by SBS
USA) and the 2006 instructions on the Graco Web site have the same wording:
"However, some children approaching 30 lbs. (13.6 kg) may be too tall to fit
comfortably rear-facing. When child can no longer comfortably fit and knees
remain bent, child should use car seat forward-facing only if child is over
20 lbs. (9 kg) and can sit upright unassisted. *
* The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that children should be at
least one year of age before being positioned forward facing."
I read this as a warning not to turn the child to face forward until the
child is at least 20 lbs. AND one year AND can sit unassisted--even if the
child is uncomfortable because his legs are bent. I do not believe this was
intended to be understood as "knees cannot be bent."
Cheryl Kim
SafetyBeltSafe U.S.A."
Her response has been forward not only to the listserve but also to reps at graco.
I am confident that they will say it is perfectly fine to use the seat with a child rear-facing child with bent knees.