When to turn baby forwards in the car?
When can baby face forwards in a car seat? My son is 8 months old and weighs 24 pounds already. Can I face him forwards?
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In the US your supposed to wait until he is one year, but I don’t think if you get pulled over the cops are going to know the exact month age of your child.
Nope, have to wait until he is a year old.
When he outgrows his infant seat and switches to a convertible carseat. Usually around a year old.
No he must be 12 months AND 20 lbs atleast in order to face forward.
In America and Canada, they must be 20lbs AND 1 year.
The AAP recommends waiting until 2 years.
Sweden actually has them wait until 4 years.
If he’s uncomfortable in his infant seat, look into getting a rear-facing convertible seat. The Graco-My-Ride goes to 40lbs, and most others go to at least 35lbs these days. The longer they can face back, the safer they are.
the safest they say is if the baby meets both milestones 1 year AND 20 lbs….id wait till hes a year
It is the absolute best and safest to keep you child rear facing to the limits of the seat, which is the maximum rear-facing weight limit or when the top of their head is within one inch of the top of the seat shell, whichever comes first. My boys remained rear facing well past 2, when they hit the 35 lb rear-facing weight limit of our seats.
"Rear-facing is the safest position the child can ride in. It is strongly recommended that all children stay rear-facing beyond the minimum requirements of 1 year and 20 lbs. Children should not be turned forward-facing until they reach the maximum rear-facing limits of a convertible seat (that allows rear-facing to at least 30 lbs). These limits are either the maximum rear-facing weight limit or when the top of their head is within one inch of the top of the seat shell, whichever comes first. While most parents are aware that they must keep their children rear-facing "until they are AT LEAST 1 year old AND 20 lbs", very few are told that there are significant safety benefits when a child remains rear-facing as long as the seat allows. For most children, rear-facing can and should continue well into the second year of life. "
http://www.cpsafety.com/articles/StayRearFacing.aspx
it depends on the state you live in.
http://www.elitecarseats.com/custserv/custserv.jsp?pageName=car_seat_laws
Here are some of them =D it looks like its 20lbs or 1 year old. But with the weight it gets tricky- My dad got a ticket when I was younger because I wasn’t old enough but i weighed enough and he had to bring in a certificate from the doctor stating how much i weighed to prove it.