So, I have a nice little, sporty convertible EOS. I love my car. It's my "I can't have another baby so I will have a fun car - car." I think I got viably pregnant within a month of owning this beautiful car. ;) Well, now that Andy is so big, it is physically impossible to get him in and out of this vehicle. So, I'm driving our old "beater car". The "Exploder". It's actually not a bad car and I don't mind it at all. But, it drives Rob nuts that his children are riding around in a not so reliable vehicle on a daily basis. So, minivan shopping we have been....
Then, it occured to me that Andy will be forward facing soon anyhow so why worry about a new car at this point? Seriously, he's over 20 lbs at this point. He's also more stable than many one year olds. I could probably turn him around as early as next month. We didn't even HAVE car seats when I was his age. I was on the floorboard of the car and slept to the hum of the road beneath. I can remember being stacked two and even three high in the back of my step-mom's Trans Am. Ah, the days...
But, something told me to just check around and find out where "they" came up with that recommendation of one year and 20 lbs....
Here's what I found. (http://babyproducts.about.com/od/carseats/qt/rear_facing.htm)
If you watch the video clips at the bottom, it's pretty freaky how much safer that rear-facing really is. So, I guess for the next few months, you will see me either in that old Exploder, or a new van.....
It's just so unlike me to follow the rules so closely.... ;) But, he's my baby...
2 comments:
I watch a carseat video online when Haley was baby... she weight 20lbs at 6 months. But I kept her face rear until she was 1 year. It's worth it. I also still have Luke is a full carseat at 4 1/2.
Marion
http://aapnews.aappublications.org/cgi/content/full/30/4/12-a
AAP recommends rear facing until 2 now.
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