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What age did you face your LO forward in a car seat?

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Mamabear04 · 02/05/2021 22:02

What age did you face your LO forward in a car seat?

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Tatum1234 · 02/05/2021 22:22

Dc1 was 10m, dc2 was 3y, dc3 was 3y2m and dc4 was 4y.
Dc1 is 16 so extended rearfacing wasn’t really a thing then but all my others (now 13,9&6) rearfaced for as long as possible as it’s so much safer. Would never forward face before 3y.

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Disneyblue · 02/05/2021 22:23

18 months

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Hohoholymoley · 02/05/2021 22:27

5

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Terminallysleepdeprived · 02/05/2021 22:27

10 months but mainly because I was fed up of clearing up sick. She has never suffered travel sickness when travelling forwards but did horrendously (and still does on a train or bus) when backwards. The hv advised turning her and it was the best decision ever

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NatalieH2220 · 02/05/2021 22:35

Still RF at 4. No plans to FF anytime soon.

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Pepperama · 02/05/2021 22:35

About 4

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jazzandh · 02/05/2021 22:37

About 10 months or so - he hated RF and was travel sick. Once he was FF he seemed to love travelling in the car.

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riddles26 · 02/05/2021 22:38

4.5yrs and still rear facing. Planned to switch when started school in Sept but may wait another year as not growing out of seat anytime soon

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jazzandh · 02/05/2021 22:39

I would add, that in real life, I have not met anyone that has RF beyond 12 months.

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Puntastic · 02/05/2021 22:40

Not yet. Planning to RF until at least 4.

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Undersnatch · 02/05/2021 22:41
  1. Have axkid mini kids that go up to 25kg, they are great.
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Twizbe · 02/05/2021 22:53

10 months with DS (pre law change) and 15 months with DD (post law change)

We're a tall family and couldn't fit the head rest high enough behind the front car seats

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boydy99 · 02/05/2021 22:53

LO is only 16m but plan to RF until he outgrows his axkid minikid. several of my friends RF their toddlers too.

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sofiathe2nd · 02/05/2021 22:54

6.5 years so far and she hasn’t outgrown her rf seat yet

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welshweasel · 02/05/2021 22:55

Eldest was 4.5 years - needed the minikid for little brother, who is still rear facing at 2.5 and will be until he’s at least 4.

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welshweasel · 02/05/2021 22:56

And yes I know lots of people in real life who rear face their 3 and 4 year olds, none of my friends have their 2 year olds forward facing

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Doublechocolatetiffin · 02/05/2021 22:56

4.5yrs for my eldest and my 3yo is still rear facing too and will be until she grows out of that car seat at around 4.5yrs.

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Twizbe · 02/05/2021 22:57

I know one person who really wanted to RF to 4 but had to FF at 2. Firstly she was way too pregnant to get her son into the RF seat and secondly he puked ALL THE TIME until FF

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Fabuleuse · 02/05/2021 22:57

Both just after turning 3.

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AppropriateAdult · 02/05/2021 22:58

4.5 with my eldest. No. 2 is about to turn 4 and still rear-facing.

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minniemomo · 02/05/2021 22:59

About 15 months, was normal then

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Planty13 · 02/05/2021 23:00

2.5 here and no plans to stop

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Megan2018 · 02/05/2021 23:00

We are still RF at almost 20 months. No plans to move until seat outgrown-probably at least 3, if not 4.

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Sassy306 · 02/05/2021 23:02

With my first DD 15 years ago I FF at 1 year old which I now cringe about 😑 Better educated this time around so DD 3 will rear face till she out grows her 25kg rear facing seat which given her charts shouldn't be till she's at least 5 😊

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SingingWaffleDoggy · 02/05/2021 23:02

3y6m still RF in an extended rear facing seat (up to 25kg). However, she’s 22kg already so will not be able to RF as long as I’d like. She has a FF seat as a spare for DH’s car but it’s top of its class in terms of safety, has a crotch strap etc so although it’s there for emergencies I don’t intend to use it regularly until she outgrows the RF seat

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