Kayelynn is 20 months old and still rear facing.. And guess what, she will continue to be until she outgrows the weight limit... Which is 40 pounds... She's about 22 now.
And I hate when people use the excuse that their child's legs touch the seat... Really. Not only are broken legs fixable, unlike a broken neck, they are more comfortable with their legs on the seat than with their legs hanging down.
I really wish doctors would start stressing the importance of extended rear facing instead, doctors are encouraging parents to turn their kids around as soon as they hit that 20 lb mark... Doctor's need to start educating parents. They need to let parents know that at 1 year, a child's neck still isn't strong enough to with stand a car crash.
I saw someone at Wal-mart a while back who had a kid who had to be AT LEAST 2 and was in an infant carrier still. The back of the seat went to the child's neck and their knees were over the bottom. That pisses me off to. People really need to start abiding by the weight and height limits on car seats!!!
Rant over.
Girl after my own heart. My oldest is 3 1/2. He is 39 1/2 inches and 38 pounds. His car seats limits are 40" or 40 lbs. he is getting. Lose but not yet. I'm rear facingo the max. I would love for him to make it to 4!!! I'm pretty confident my girls will and maybe to 5.
ReplyDeletePeople look at me crazy when I tell them they are rear facing. Even when I give them and prove to them the facts. It annoys the crap out of me... I believe in letting parents raise their kids as they want but I have a limit and that limit is when innocent children are put in danger. It's ridiculous. I've heard the stupid leg excuse and I've heard well they would just scream the whole time...um ok but isn't that better then loosing your child or that they get car sick...on e again isn't that better. If they say no I can't help but to think that they are selfish... Putting their patients and feelings o et the child's LIFE.
I have seen infant carriers forward facing....WTF...seriously. Grrr!!!!