Anonymous wrote:Mine faced forward at 2.5. She is large for her age. It was game-changing in terms of making car rides less stressful because she could actually see in front of her so she didn't feel left out or fight the car seat.

People will flame me on this but it worked for us.

Only losers on DCUM would flame people for doing the logical thing that most parents do. Much as I would always like to do the absolute safest thing, it's not worth being completely miserable every day to and from daycare and making road trips absolute torture.

I’m surprised at the 5s rear facing…at 5 my kindergartener was in a booster seat and riding the school bus.

I think we flipped oldest around 2.5, younger is still backward at 18mo.

Kids should stay rear facing for as long as possible. It is the safest. In fact, everyone should be rear facing as it has the best outcomes in a crash. Obviously, that’s not feasible.
The law says until 2. But most child seat advocates say 4. It’s not until 4 that their bones can handle crash forces.

We flipped DS 2-3 weeks before he turned 4. I had to remove the car seat for some reason and it was just easier to reinstall forward facing.

18 months, times three kids. Why my first, we were considered safety freaks. With my second, right in schedule. And with my third, we were considered negligent and permissive.

Sometime between 3.5-4, can’t remember exactly when now.

22 months.

3-4, 4 depending on the child and seat. Age 4 is best.

Just after 2 because we couldn't go more than 5 minutes without projectile vomiting occurring. Turning didn't completely solve the vomiting but it did get us reliably to 15 min and its gotten better with age. At 4 we can now typically go 30 minutes without a problem.

Our younger is 15 months and doesn't appear to get car sick (so far) so well probably try to make it until 3 ish.

Sorry, was responding to 10:28

Anonymous wrote:We did a bit before 2 because DC had severe motion sickness and could not be in the car for more than a few minutes without throwing up. It helped DC a bit, but really helped me being able to pass back the barf bag before it got all over the kid and seat. But the evidence is clear that everyone, toddlers to adults, are safer rear facing. I wouldn't rush it if everyone is happy and not throwing up everywhere.

In which state in the DMV is this illegal?

Oldest: right at 2 because of severe motion sickness issues

Youngest: will wait until he maxes out the height/weight but I expect that will still be around 2.5 because he’s been 90+ percentile height and weight practically since birth

We did a bit before 2 because DC had severe motion sickness and could not be in the car for more than a few minutes without throwing up. It helped DC a bit, but really helped me being able to pass back the barf bag before it got all over the kid and seat. But the evidence is clear that everyone, toddlers to adults, are safer rear facing. I wouldn't rush it if everyone is happy and not throwing up everywhere.

2-2.5. I have multiple friends in the DMV who turned their kids before 2. One turned her son at 10 months! It's illegal! So dumb.

When they reached the prescribed height and weight indicators

We waited til 4 with our oldest (and she was always 99% for height). Our youngest is 2.5 and I keep wondering if we will do it sooner this time. She gets motion sickness and I'm hoping FF will help, but just not ready to pull the trigger yet.

Ngl I also enjoy eating chocolate almonds while driving and she can't see me while RF