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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My 4.5yo is 48"and still comfortably rear facing. We rarely drive (1x/month?) and also aren't around others driving much, so there's no peer pressure component. It's safer and she doesn't mind it so who knows how long we'll keep her there. Hey carseat is rated RF to 65lbs. She's probably 45lbs now.[/quote]

What is the height limit for your car seat for rear facing? Our daughter’s car seat has a high weight limit too but the height limit for RF is 49 inches. Our 4 year old is still RF but I imagine she’ll outgrow her seat RF by height fairly soon. If we only went by the weight limit she could be in it til probably like age 8!
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I just looked this up because I have the same car seat as pp (they posted later it’s the graco extend2fit) and I was curious - it just says “until child’s head is one inch below the head adjuster when fully extended). But for forward facing it says 49 inches so it can’t be more than that I would think?

Op my child is just over 3 and rear facing because he is very comfortable in his extend2fit (it extends so the feet have more room too), doesn’t get car sick and doesn’t seem to have an issue so I figure why not. But I agree it’s completely fine to move if there are issues and many at my sons daycare have. I’ve heard kids kick the passenger or drivers seat when forward facing and it’s really annoying so that actually makes rear facing more of a positive to me especially if your daughter is already kicking the back of the seat! Would rather that than my seat [/quote]

Thank you for posting! I'm the pp. We'll have to measure my dd before our next drive. (And to edit my previous post here, the rf weight limit is 50 not 65lbs). [/quote]

The most important factor is that your child’s head is the one inch below the shell. Otherwise, the exact height depends on how long your kid’s torso is and where the top shoulder strap falls. For RF, the straps need to be at or below your child’s shoulders, while forward facing, the straps should be at or above your child’s shoulders. So as long as the head is below the shell, it’s possible that a rear facing child could fit longer than the forward facing child, assuming they haven't exceeded the weight limit. [/quote]

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