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Original poster

to wish that a few more MN's had seen my thread today......

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Pixiepants · 15/05/2008 19:47

Here and then taking advantage of the AIBU threads to see if I can drum up a bit more support for this subject?

I probably am, but hey.....

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Pixiepants · 15/05/2008 21:38

Hello Mrs Aki... its getting there doll

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MrsAki · 15/05/2008 21:43

I hope so Pixiepants. What a great name BTW

In Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Denmark you pratically cannot buy forward facing stage 1 seats. They are taken off the shelved by the authorities as they are not safe enough. Last year only 2 children under the age of 14 died in car accidents in Sweden. One drowned as the car landed upside down in a lake, and the other died in a side impact accident at 90 km/hour.

Knock, knock, touch wood.
My only aim, I have to point out to everyone, is to inform so that more children can be safer in the car. I do not sell carseats and I am not sponsored by anyone.

MrsAki · 15/05/2008 21:44

My spelling is bad today. Sorry guys!

LyraSilvertongue · 15/05/2008 21:50

Wow, I never knew such seats existed.
Not sure my boys would have been happy about facing backwards though. Too late for us now anyway.

suzi2 · 15/05/2008 21:51

Hello Helena

MrsAki · 15/05/2008 21:57

Hi Suzi
Nice to "see" you again

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Pixiepants · 15/05/2008 21:58

Lyra. I'm hoping that if they know no different then it won't be much of an issue and have read some positive stuff about the views rear-facing. . Plus, at the end of the day sometimes the real pixiepants doesn't want to get into her highchair/buggy etc...but we manage with a bit of distraction as I'm sure others do.

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MrsAki · 15/05/2008 22:01

LyraST, I think that it is a question of attitude and what you are used to. If all children were rear facing for longer, children would not think twice about it as it would be the norm. My daughter is 15 months and rearfacing. She never complains. I think that it's because she doesn't know that there are any alternatives. Which, in her case, there aren't ;)

MrsAki · 15/05/2008 22:04

What have you read about the view Pixie? Sound's interesting

FairyMum · 15/05/2008 22:04

We have got rear-facing car seats bought in Sweden. I would never in a million years let my children travel in forward-facing car seats. UK is always SO behind when it comes to children.

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Pixiepants · 15/05/2008 22:07

Not too late for the next generation though Lyra... Thanks for the interest and signitures...lets hope they keep coming. Am I starting to sound like Sir Bob with his LiveAid plea's?

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MrsAki · 15/05/2008 22:14

Sir Pixiepants! I love it!!

MrsAki · 15/05/2008 22:16

One thing about the petition ... We need 200 signatures for the PM to even look at it so keep pestering your friends

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Pixiepants · 15/05/2008 22:19

Another poster on the first of my 3 threads wrote that her LO likes to wave to passengers in the cars behind...

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Pixiepants · 15/05/2008 22:20

Will he look at it for longer if we get 2000?

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MrsAki · 15/05/2008 22:22

Brilliant!
I have realised that you have to use a different tactic for spotting things outside of the car. It has to be "soon you will see some sheep outside the window". It takes a little while for you to drive past the sheep and then you will hear the happy Baaaaa from the back seat.
If you sit in the back seat with the child (when someone else is driving, on bliss) it is much easier to interact as you can look at each other.

MrsAki · 15/05/2008 22:23

Doubt it. Can you see GB looking at anything for any length of time?

MrsAki · 15/05/2008 22:25

kidsincars.blogspot.com/ Here is a great source of info on rear facing seats BTW. Enjoy

diplodocus · 15/05/2008 22:31

I've got one from the Milton Keynes stockist. They work fine for my DD who is a tall 2.6 yrs. It doesn't matter if their legs can't be completely straight - they rest them on the seat back. That said, they have a "leg" to support them against the car floor, so are much bigger with greater leg room than size 0 seats. They;'re a bit more fiddley to fit and have a few irritating flaws, but compared with their safety advantage these are minor.

theAfkaUrbanDryad · 15/05/2008 22:33

What if you don't have Isofix?

Ds is too tall for his rear fcing seat, even though it's a Britax one supposed to go up to 24 months!

suzi2 · 15/05/2008 22:34

I live pretty close to GB's house. I'll plaster it on the walls outside lol

suzi2 · 15/05/2008 22:35

should have said, non downing street house of course!

MrsAki · 15/05/2008 22:36

Most of the rear facing stage 1 seats are not isofix. The one I have is not (I have a BeSafe Izi Kid from HTS in Norway - a brilliant seat). It's just that kidsincars is a blog and you ended up at the latest comment, which was about isofix. There is a lot more to explore there.

littlelapin · 15/05/2008 22:39

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DontCallMeBaby · 15/05/2008 22:50

I guess, lapin, because you're more likely to have faster crashes, higher impacts, front on. Two cars head on at 30mph = 60mph impact. One car gets rear-ended doing 30mph by one doing 35mph = 5mph impact. The only way you get the 60mph impact in a rear-ender is if you're sitting still and a car hits you from behind at 60mph (or equivalent relative speeds). The high-impact front-on crash is much more likely to occur.