https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Wed, 08 Apr 2026 13:41:55 +0000 Sat, 04 Nov 2006 20:42:45 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.05 360 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=4329 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4329&PID=83895&title=carseat#83895 Author: busymum
Subject: 4329
Posted: 04 November 2006 at 8:42pm

Yep the older the better but I think you'll know when she's ready ]]> Sat, 04 Nov 2006 20:42:45 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4329&PID=83895&title=carseat#83895 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4329&PID=83844&title=carseat#83844 Author: Rachael21
Subject: 4329
Posted: 04 November 2006 at 2:21pm

The older the better I think imagine if you did have big crash and your bub broke their neck.]]> Sat, 04 Nov 2006 14:21:08 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4329&PID=83844&title=carseat#83844 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4329&PID=83841&title=carseat#83841 Author: Guests
Subject: 4329
Posted: 04 November 2006 at 2:12pm

Oh yep they seem to be all 1 year and older over there. I dont want to turn Ella around anytime soon means she will be growing up to fast ]]> Sat, 04 Nov 2006 14:12:41 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4329&PID=83841&title=carseat#83841 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4329&PID=83802&title=carseat#83802 Author: daikini
Subject: 4329
Posted: 04 November 2006 at 10:48am

I turned Kiya around at 8 months, at that time as long as they were over 9kg and had good control of their heads my plunket nurse said it was fine.
We turned Josiah around at 11 months, he was just under 9kg but really bored facing backwards. As soon as we turned him around, he started loving going on car trips again.]]> Sat, 04 Nov 2006 10:48:22 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4329&PID=83802&title=carseat#83802 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4329&PID=83784&title=carseat#83784 Author: 11111
Subject: 4329
Posted: 04 November 2006 at 8:44am

its 9 or 12 Kg depending on your car seat (safe n sounds are 12kg) or 12 month's which ever come's first. that is waht we were told Alan was 11 Month's when we turned him forward facing.

Edited by Mummy22]]> Sat, 04 Nov 2006 08:44:00 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4329&PID=83784&title=carseat#83784 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4329&PID=83701&title=carseat#83701 Author: Peace
Subject: 4329
Posted: 03 November 2006 at 8:13pm

According to my Plunket nurse children should not be forward facing for the first year of their lives. Unfortunately (her words) it is not law though and generally it is around the 9kg mark that they can face forward.
Plunket are currently lobbying to get a law change as we are behind the rest of the world with this...
In saying all of that I am in no hurry to face Olivia forward but if she is ready before 1 year old to face forward then I have no problems at all doing it.]]> Fri, 03 Nov 2006 20:13:34 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4329&PID=83701&title=carseat#83701 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4329&PID=83692&title=carseat#83692 Author: AlyAyde
Subject: 4329
Posted: 03 November 2006 at 6:55pm

Reccommended 1 or after. But its whatever the guidelines are on your car seat as to when its safe to turn baby around. ]]> Fri, 03 Nov 2006 18:55:20 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4329&PID=83692&title=carseat#83692 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4329&PID=83678&title=carseat#83678 Author: mummy_becks
Subject: 4329
Posted: 03 November 2006 at 5:43pm

We had Andrew in the forward facing carseat at 9 months. The main reason was he was too big for the insert when the seat was to be rear facing and he was 9kgs at that stage (which was the weight on the instructions to be forward facing) and had very good control of his head.]]> Fri, 03 Nov 2006 17:43:35 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4329&PID=83678&title=carseat#83678 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4329&PID=83623&title=carseat#83623 Author: aimeejoy
Subject: 4329
Posted: 03 November 2006 at 3:19pm

Yep should be at least 1]]> Fri, 03 Nov 2006 15:19:06 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4329&PID=83623&title=carseat#83623 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4329&PID=83622&title=carseat#83622 Author: tarn4
Subject: 4329
Posted: 03 November 2006 at 3:18pm

The new news is that they should be 1 now instead of 6mths. ]]> Fri, 03 Nov 2006 15:18:25 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4329&PID=83622&title=carseat#83622 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4329&PID=83618&title=carseat#83618 Author: Guests
Subject: 4329
Posted: 03 November 2006 at 3:13pm

Purely out of interest. How old are babies when they are in forward facing car seats? Just comparing to american friends thats all.]]> Fri, 03 Nov 2006 15:13:39 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4329&PID=83618&title=carseat#83618