height limit on rear facing car seat

[LimeSlice]

thing is I don't want to turn her. esp. before 6mths, it was going on about how you can use it to rearface until 4 years! so thats why I"m really stumped as to how a 5mth old is too big. makes me think Im doing something wrong, which then makes me worry because that might mean she is unsafe.

You can use the seat until they are 4, not with it rear-facing though.
There aren't any seats approved for use in Australia that go beyond the 9kg/6months/height restrictions, this is the problem. The height and weight are the key factors though with regards to the seat and turning them, the age is really irrelevant, as the seat is tested for weight and height.

Call Britax and ask them directly to clarify for you exactly what the marker is telling you.

[calliemonroe]

im having trouble with car seats too, so im interested to see the responses. my son is over the height marker too and i wanted to keep him rear facing well past 12 months. Is the facebook group open to anyone? can i join?

[onthefly]

Other convertible seats approved for use in Aus do go till 12kg. This sounds like a 9kg one?
Mine lasted height-wise till around 15-17 months.

[~TT40~]

this is so frustrating...
everything I can find about this seat says RF for 12 months or the height limit. nowhere does it say anything about weight. I only got it in April... The reason I picked this particular one cause it can RF for the longest. grrr

am I even sitting her in it right?? when she wakes up I'll go take a photo and maybe I'm just doing the whole thing wrong...