Can someone please tell me if they have used this car seat rear facing until the child was two years old? If so, was the child comfortable? This is what the pediatrician recommends, but my friend said it was impossible for her child because the child's...
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Hi Claire. I have used this car seat rear facing until my youngest was almost two years old. I made ir front facing when it started to be uncorfortable to her, but she was about 22 months old then. So, I think it'll depend on how fast your child grows.
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I'm not sure that this seat can rear face....does anyone know? I started using it when my son was almost 3 and maybe about 27 lbs.
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This should not be used for an 11 or 12 month old. You need a "convertible car seat" with 5 point harness, that has the capacity to rear face and move to forward facing as the child ages. The APA now recommends that ALL children are rear facing until AT LEAST 2 years of age. My son is 4.5 years old, was rear facing until 3.5 years old in a convertible seat, then forward facing in it and now moving to this high back booster.
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If your child is under a year old or under 20 lbs their carseat should be rear facing.
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Yes. From their website, "This baby car seat can be used rear-facing only for babies weighing 5 to 22 lbs. and can be used with or without a base. Additional accessory bases available."
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In addition to waiting until they are two for this booster, I strongly urge anyone to keep your kids rearfacing until at least 18 months. Preferably until closer to 2 years old. Rear facing really is the safest way for your children to travel. While it's not the most fun for them, in the event of a head on collision a rear facing position would give your child the greatest chance of avoiding life threatening injuries.
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Hello Kyle this car seat is only recommended to front sit facing... For baby's over a one years old.
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Yes, we have the seat for our granddaughter. We used it rear facing until she was 2 and then turned it forward facing.
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We didn't wait he was too big to be rear facing by the time he was 40lb. I would recommend this seat. we have two. that being said this is a big chair. we did have one in between this one and the rear facing one.
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No, a 21lb child should always still be rear facing, always, no exceptions, just cause the law says 1 and 20lbs does not mean it is safe to turn around a 20lb 1 year old, the american academy of pediatrics says 2 years old is the absolute minimum for rear facing, all babies should be left rear facing till 2 years old as the absolute minimum.
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I used with all 3 children from 6 months once they could sit unaided and wear a cycle helmet comfortably. I found the seat wasn't as comfortabel for child/parent once they turned 30 months.
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Until very recently (and my son is now 8 months old and rather long for his age), my son often fell asleep in this car seat for hours (well after we were out of the car). It's hard to say if babies would find it uncomfortable, but he certainly doesn't seem to mind it :-)
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Hello! The baby faces the rear of the car. (It's only a rear facing seat, you'll have to get another seat once the baby is bigger, we used it for about 8months, but my son was a big baby! Lol) I really liked this car seat. It's very easy to put in and take out.
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Thanks for your reply. I bought the Boulevard end of June and started using the carseat beginning of July. I love it! My daughter is 9 mos now, 28.5 in. and 20 lbs. She does very well in the seat and her head does not tilt forward when she sleeps like it always did in her Graco Snugride (which I also liked, except for the head dangle). I'm also not sure if her head will tilt forward once I turn her forward facing. I will try to keep her rear facing as long as possible.
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We have had this Recaro booster/car seat for going on 3 months now and our 2 year old still loves it. She is very comfortable her head while asleep rests over to the side into the padding instead of leaning forward. We have a britax in our other vehicle and whenever she falls asleep in that she slumps forward.We have this in our GMC Yukon for long car rides as she is the most comfortable in this. It doesn't recline, which I was worried about but you could always put a pad under it to adjust it as needed. We haven't needed to do that as she just loves this seat and has no problems falling asleep super comfy for long car rides! We have had this Recaro booster/car seat for going on 3 months now and our 2 year old still loves it. She is very comfortable her head while asleep rests over to the side into the padding instead of leaning forward. We have a britax in our other vehicle and whenever she falls asleep in that she slumps forward.We have this in our GMC Yukon for long car rides as she is the most comfortable in this. It doesn't recline, which I was worried about but you could always put a pad under it to adjust it as needed. We haven't needed to do that as she just loves this seat and has no problems falling... » Read More We have had this Recaro booster/car seat for going on 3 months now and our 2 year old still loves it. She is very comfortable her head while asleep rests over to the side into the padding instead of leaning forward. We have a britax in our other vehicle and whenever she falls asleep in that she slumps forward.We have this in our GMC Yukon for long car rides as she is the most comfortable in this. It doesn't recline, which I was worried about but you could always put a pad under it to adjust it as needed. We haven't needed to do that as she just loves this seat and has no problems falling asleep super comfy for long car rides! « Show Less
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Short answer: I don't think soWe put our son in there at about 30 months and 35 pounds. Our chicco keyfit 30 car seat worked pretty well up until then, and I think the official recommendation is to keep your kids in a rear facing car seat until 2 years or close to 30 lbs. When our son got in this it still seemed a bit big since the seatbel strap was located too high so it would slide into his neck (not bad, but you could tell it wasn't quite right). We bought the maxi cosi priori seat as an "in between" seat as our baby was outgrowing the car seat but wasn't ready for this seat. Note that I do highly recommend the Kobuk seat Short answer: I don't think soWe put our son in there at about 30 months and 35 pounds. Our chicco keyfit 30 car seat worked pretty well up until then, and I think the official recommendation is to keep your kids in a rear facing car seat until 2 years or close to 30 lbs. When our son got in this it still seemed a bit big since the seatbel strap was located too high so it would slide into his neck (not bad, but you could tell it wasn't quite right). We bought the maxi cosi priori seat as an "in between" seat as our baby was outgrowing the car seat but wasn't... » Read More Short answer: I don't think soWe put our son in there at about 30 months and 35 pounds. Our chicco keyfit 30 car seat worked pretty well up until then, and I think the official recommendation is to keep your kids in a rear facing car seat until 2 years or close to 30 lbs. When our son got in this it still seemed a bit big since the seatbel strap was located too high so it would slide into his neck (not bad, but you could tell it wasn't quite right). We bought the maxi cosi priori seat as an "in between" seat as our baby was outgrowing the car seat but wasn't ready for this seat. Note that I do highly recommend the Kobuk seat « Show Less
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Children are very flexible so their legs wouldn't be "too long" for years. My 26 month old is still rear facing and loves to flop her legs all over the place. We don't plan on turning her around anytime soon. I have some friends that are still rear facing their almost 4 year olds. Their skeletons are still forming and solidifying.