When are you moving LO into front facing car seat?

[Sassles]

Hi,

My DS is 7 months old, but is on the 91st centile for height and weight. He is over the 9kg minimum for a front facing seat and the maxi-cosi seems a bit of a tight squeeze width and height wise. However, it says baby can be in it till 13kg (can't see how a baby of this weight could possibly fit into the seat though).

The front facing seat says 9 months, but DS is as big as a 9 month old and can sit supported etc. I know rear facing is safer, but unsure whether or not to transfer him to front facing seat.

When did you all move them to FFS and any tips on when you know that they are too big for the maxi cosi?

Many Thanks.

Yes I couldn't lift the seat with DS in it after a while - I just left it in the car and took him in and out like you would with the next stage seat. It was incredibly useful if he'd fallen asleep in it though to just be able to bring the whole thing in - TBH I'm surrised eole don't kee using them longer for this reason alone.

When he's at least 4yrs old or until he's grown out of his britax 2 way elite, whatever comes latest.

I would never turn a 9month old ff. Sorry.

We did the same as Bertie with leaving DS's first seat in the car - but we have a 3 door so getting it out was a right pain ( plus he's always been heavy).

Essex County Council's road saftey people have a list of recommended fitters for rear-facing seats here.

i was worried bout mine getting squashed and contacted the road saftey dept at my local council - their advice was to keep him in the rear facing for as long as possible as its the safest thing to do - i 2 have bought ff seat - i didnt realise they made bigger rear facing ones - am slightly anoyed now lol!

Just to let you all know. i did by a rear facing seat in the end. Recaro Polaric. So far I am very happy with it. Doesn't recline very much at all, but DS has fallen asleep in it at every journey so far even the short ones, so dont think it's an issue.