Turning baby car seat around? When?

[Smoke Jaguar]

I would recommend leaving him rearward for as long as you can manage it and as long as he's not screaming to be seated forward facing Don't put your back out to keep putting him in rearward facing.

[sneakysparkle]

If he's still happy rear facing then I would keep him there as long as you can!

We turned DD#2 at about 12 mths I think, it was getting hard to put her in backwards!

[Stevie]

dont mean to go a bit off topic.. or hijac your thread
but..
when they are rear facing, can you sit the cahir up so its not lying back so far? or doesnt it work that way? DD when she's sitting in it (its still in the NB postion) she tries to sit up, so was wondering can i sit the chair up anymore than what it is? ITMS?

[Olive]

when their facing backwards there is only one position stevie

[Sterla]

Okay, thanks ladies.

He's happy enough rear-facing for now, even if it is a little awkward getting him in and out. I doubt he'll be 12kg any time soon too, so he'll probably still be that way for a while.

Stevie: That's a good point. My DS doesn't really sit back in his seat. Most of the time he is trying to sit more upright. I wonder what that would mean in a crash, cause their head would have all that force going back into their seat?

[MantaRay]

DS2 was nearly 2 by the time he was too big for rear-facing, and even then it was more length than weight. He has always been small for his age though. It's great that your DS seems happy enough - it's easier when they like the safe option!

[Arimeh]

Definitely keep him there as long as he is happy I think DD1 was around 13 months when we turned her, and I would love to keep her in rearward facing, but I don't think she would let me - plus she's 12kg now.

I'm planning on keeping DD2 that way as long as I possibly can.