To not have the pushchair/buggy front facing!

[willothewisp17]

The buggy attachment on our travel system can either have my daughter facing me, or the other way around, but I can't bring myself to turn her the other way around!!
She's 10 months old, and soon I'll be getting a lighter, easier to fold away pushchair, which will be front facing!
I keep meaning to turn her current buggy to the front to get her used to it, but every time I go out, I don't and just say I'll do it next time!
I don't think she would have an issue facing the front, but I just like to see her is this weird or unreasonable? Every other mother and child I see are front facing! I feel odd when I'm out and about!

I see loads of buggies with child facing mum. What’s the issue, do what suits you

We still use ours parent facing. DS prefers it and asks to look at me. He's 2.

It's also supposed to be better for their communication and socialisation.

My ds hated facing forwards!! Bought a stroller that faced me. Win win!!

I have never put any of the 3 of mine front facing. I preferred to interact and talk to them. Saying that, I've never noticed what way other people have the buggy but nobody has ever looked at me funny (except when I've been blowing raspberries and making faces at the babies!)

I think you’re overthinking this...

I kept my youngest facing me until he was about 18 months old. At which point he spent most of his time trying to peer round to watch his brothers so I didn't see the point of keeping him that way when he didn't want to be.

If she's happy to be facing you don't rush to change it just because others aren't doing it.

Definitely overthinking it! I used to have one twin facing out and one facing me in their Donkey. Do whatever works!

If it works it works. DD used to cry when she was just facing me after she got to about 8 months.
It's just because you're thinking about it I'm sure, when we were out and about the only folk I noticed had parent facing ones.

If it works stick with it. Mine went forward facing cause he's a nosey Parker.

I really wouldn't worry as long as baby is happy.

My DS has always loved the buggy and was happy with it parent-facing, until he wasn't. One day at 13 months old he started screaming and trying to turn over. Turned the seat round and he was happy as Larry again.

If you prefer parent-facing do that until they tell you otherwise.

It doesn’t matter, seriously. Have them facing whatever way you and they want.

You’re definitely over thinking it.

I use to have my niece's stroller set up so she wasn't facing the sun. I'd switch it back and forth, depending on which way we were going.

She doesn't need to get used to it, you can keep the current one facing back if you like, I'm sure she'll be fine with the fact the two are different. I used to swap mine around. I got a little one too but I still used the big buggy when I felt like it until he outgrew the need for either one.

It's family telling me I should have her front facing, makes me feel like I'm doing something wrong! I like having her round the front, I'm able to see what she's up to!

Kids prompt when they are ready to forward facing as pp have said.

You'll miss her though and probably find yourself walking down the street chatting away to a child who isn't paying you any attention!

We did parent facing for about a year longer than most of my friends with babies the same age. My DD just didn't want to be forward facing! Like you, I worried what people thought but I also pressed on regardless because my DD like it that way. No one ever actually said anything - probably all in my head!

Then one day she started twisting around in the pram to see what was going on up ahead. After a few days of that we turned the pram around. Just go at her pace and enjoy interacting with her face-to-face for as long as she likes it.

Your mama instincts are correct. From the parenting books I read, they can't properly hear and focus on what your saying if you are not facing them so all the chat about oh look at the dog, pretty flower etc gets lost.

Read Toxic Childhood by Sue Palmer- she is very anti forward facing pushchairs- much better for development of communication, speech and language skills to have little ones facing you.

If it's just your family pushing you to do it then I'd tell them to butt out. You know your child best and like other PP have said, your DD will let you know when she's ready.

You're overthinking. I had my dd front facing from 6 months as she's so bloody nosy that she hated not having a good view of what's going on. Much less screamy forward facing. If your child is happy facing you then stick with it as long as you like.

If you're after an umbrella folding stroller that's parent facing then buy an Oyster Switch or similar.

Unless we are somewhere like a zoo/feed the ducks then I have DD (2) facing me. I can’t talk to her if she faces forwards and I am forever stopping to move round to hear what she’s saying.
I’m purposely not moving to a buggy as they don’t usually come as parent facing

Ugh - just read OPs most recent comment. Why do families feel the need to make us feel like we're doing things wrong! What difference does it make to them which way round you have the pushchair?! I get this sort of nonsense from family sometimes - does my head in!

It matters so little.

You aren’t a better or worse Mum whichever way your child faces.