At what age did you turn the car seat around?

[ElleJay]

We turned DS car seat around when he was 8 months and 9kgs - I was struggling to put DS in the carseat rear facing

[Calluna]

DS is 14 months on Wednesday and still rear facing. I'm not sure what he weighs though or what the seat will take.

What happens if they weigh more than the seat says it can take? Is it dangerous or more of a rule to make sure they fit properly in the seat?
Better get him weighed I guess...

[kawazuki]

i think its due to weight distribution.
as alot of the weight when rea facing will go through teh straps and top of teh seat so only a thinish piece of plastic.

and when forward facing it will go through the whole back and base of teh seat as it is fully supported by teh cars seat so not relying on 10 cm stabalising bar and 4cm of plastic against the seat for force absorbption..
but this is only my theory...

[Mum2Romone]

We turned our son around to forward facing at about 8 months old. He used to always scream when In the car and we were advised that it might be due to motion sickness/ facing backwards, which I still have at 25. I have to drive or I am sick after ten minutes lol

So DS has been a better traveller since.....