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Kari


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 So, the golden rule is - rear-facing until age 1 AND 20 lbs.  My pediatrician kept stressing this at the last appointment - it is BOTH!

Well, my daughter hit 20 lbs at about 9 months.  She is over 30 inches long, so I had to upgrade to the convertible carseat, but still rear-facing.  Well, now she is so long that her poor little legs are all scrunched up while she sits in the seat.  She is 10.5 months old, so I have over a month to go before I can technically turn her around.

I have asked lots of moms that say it is probably safe to turn her around.  She is a good size so it isn't like I am cutting corners there.  Several moms have told me that they cheated on the age part too. 

What is the magic number about age 1 anyway?  Would I be a horrible mother to turn the carseat around for her comfort?

What would you moms do?

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Elle


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I'm not a mom so you have every right to ignore my opinion, but from a developmental perspective, even if she's of the right size she may not be as developed physically as a 1 year old child (primarily muscle strength and bone rigidity).  Rear-facing is safer, even after 1 year old, that's just the age where most babies are strong enough to survive a serious crash forward-facing.  IMO if she's not screaming bloody murder because she's rear-facing now, I'd wait.

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I agree with Elle. Also maybe try putting one of those wedge thingies under the carseat, it helps it not sink down and puts it up where it's suppose to be, maybe giving her more space for her legs. I'm trying to remember, I know Zav was a little cramped and dh wanted to turn him around, but we didn't until right at one year.

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Hayden was about 11 months when we turned him around. He was a big baby and really long as well. Forward facing was no longer working, as his legs were cramped big time against the back seat. His doctor okayed up turning him around a little early. Sometimes I think there are exceptions to the "rule". I preferred to wait but he was no longer comfortable and the doctor stated that it could do more harm with him being cramped against the seat the way he was.

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ayo


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With Jola we waited till she was 1 before we turned her around even though she was over 20 pounds at 9 months old. I still did not think her body was strong enough to handle a crash facing foward. 
Don't worry the 1.5 months she has to wait really won't harm her.



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