When did you turn the car seat around??

[Beautitude]

Just wondering at what age did people turn the rear facing car seat to a forward facing car seat? DS meets the weight limits to turn the car seat around (he is 8.5kg and the car seat can be turned around at 8kg) but im not sure if this is enough reason to turn it around. He has great head control also so i was thinking that we would do it at 6 months? Is this too early? Can i turn it around now? DS has all of a sudden become very unhappy in the car and i think its because he is continually trying to sit up in his seat. I personally think that maybe i should put up with the unhappiness for now or am i being a bit overly cautious??

Thanks for your replies..

[visitor1]

DD1 was at 11 months only cos DD2 was coming along and i need the carseat. So she got a new one and made is forward facing from the start

DD2 was turned at 13 months

[danniellabella]

DD was about 10.5-11 months when we turned the seat around. We were going to wait until her 1st birthday but one day I noticed how bunched up her legs were and how uncomfortable she was, plus also she was getting to heavy for us to put in and take out of the backwards facing seat.

[butterfly_warrior]

After seeing the video that's linked around here somewhere... I'm going about things the other way.

I'm not looking at it as "when can I turn the seat around?" but more of a "when MUST I turn the seat around?" Sam will face rearward for as long as we can possibly keep him that way.

Sam gets unhappy in the car, too... but I'd rather him be a little unhappy and a lot safer!

BW

[Georgi]

I agree with BW. I have no intentions of turning the seat around anytime soon.I also saw those threads & links to You Tube. I will only turn him once I HAVE to

[Shanti]

Girls where are those threads and what do i type into You Tube for the video? I would like to read them.

If it's safer to leave them rear facing then for sure I will wait even longer.... DD has only just started not crying in the car anymore anyway YAY so I'm not in such a rush to change her around LOL

[Arimeh]

Yup I've seen that video too.

And I am SO not turning her seat around until she is at least 1.

She's happy where she is - and I'm happy that she's happy - cos I ain't switchin.

[Shanti]

WOW. Was it the video about the little boy called Joel? His grandpa made the video. That's sad.
I'm definitely going to wait til DD is just too big to be facing rear. I'm in no hurry after seeing that video. i didnt realise how important rear facing was,

Thank you for this thread.

[Beautitude]

i just had a look at that video renstar and i agree i will try and keep lachlan rear facing as long as possible. How scary!

Now i need to change my thread to how do you keep your 5 month old happy in the car!!

[feeb]

DS is still rear facing at 10 months and not planning on turning him until 1 year.

I think it also depends on car seat and how reclined it is as his is slightly reclined and he does sometimes sit forward a bit but generally is fine. He is happy in the car and often falls asleep.

[DaintreeDream]

My DD is just over 11 months and still rear facing, I said I would turn her no earlier than 12 months, but she is happy and I am happy so no plans to change her in the near future, plus makes sleeping on long trips much more comfy .

[mbear]

Agree with BW.....DD#3 was over 13 months when we turned her round. I find it the same kinda thing with solids...some people are so eager to move onto the next stage of babys life/milestone, without really sitting back and looking at the bigger picture....

plus makes sleeping on long trips much more comfy

....i agree too Daintree Dream...
I tell all my friends with babies about that vid clip....

[SamiH]

My first two were turned around at 10 & 11 months.

However now with the car set-up, I have had to turn Zanders carseat around in the smaller car as it just wasnt working with the other seats, anchors, school dropoffs etc. He is still reverse in the family car.

It also depends on your car seat too - the newer ones accommodate a later turnaround re the belt strap heights.