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daikini 
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Posted: 21 November 2005 at 12:55pm |
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I've noticed that advice on what to to when has changed between having my kids. I moved Kiya to a forward facing carseat at 7 months, but I've heard that now its best to wait until the child is a year old (instead of 6 months as it used to be).
Nathaniel and I are trying to decide when Josiah should move out of his capsule into a bigger carseat. We've got a bit of slack - he's not quite 6.5kg, and still in 000 clothes, so he's not too big for the capsule yet. However, Josiah is getting very bored. He doesn't mind short trips, but gets frustrated on anything longer than about 15 minutes.
We've got a carseat that can be forward or rear facing, but we don't want to use it rear facing, as the teather(?) strap makes it really hard to get the kid in and out, and also makes it hard to do up the carseat over Kiya's booster seat!
When did you move your kids from rear to forward facing?
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Posted: 21 November 2005 at 1:22pm |
Jake is in his big seat now, it is a birth up one. When I took it to plunket to make sure it was in right, she said that that particular brand (mothercare) isn't designed to be rear facing after 9kg, so we will be turning it around soon.
I was under the understanding that 1 year is preferable, but over 9kg is ok.
Jake used to be the same in his pod, grouchy on longer periods in the seat, but he's fine rear facing in this one, although I did buy a lamaze sunshade that has this cool remote control you operate from the front that makes the thing sing and move around for about 15 minutes. I just use it when he is losing his temper, and its great. That said, he's not nearly so grumpy in his bigger seat, although it is a hassle with the tether! I think it is more comfortable for him maybe? The sunshade cost me $49 (!!!) so i've gone from having a reasonably cool looking car to geeky kidsmobile in no time! 
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Posted: 21 November 2005 at 1:49pm |
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I used Hannah in her carseat rear facing until just before 12 months. The tether strap was a pain in the ass but it's got to be used with those type of seats so I just had to put up with it.
She enjoyed that carseat much more than her capsule as it is a little more upright than capsules while still being rear facing.
If you have a seat that reclines in the forward facing position then you may get away with it. The main problem with having babes forward facing is that when they fall asleep their heads roll down and as Janine was saying with regards to Ayja falling asleep in the buggy, there is a potential that they won't be able to breathe properly, but either way it just looks so damn uncomfortable!!
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Posted: 21 November 2005 at 2:57pm |
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I turned Arna around at about 7 - 8 months, my plunket nurse said when they start sitting properly then they can be forward facing.
The conclusion I always come to is that everyone is always going to say different things - so when you think he is ready turn him around and if it doesn't look right / he's uncomfortable or its not safe then turn it back around. All about trial and error.
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Posted: 21 November 2005 at 4:02pm |
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I turned both my girls around the 7 month mark. on mine its says you can turn them around from 6 months or 8kgs
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Posted: 21 November 2005 at 5:20pm |
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i turned xander round at 5 mnths cos hewas getting bored too.harmony is in tthe nxt seat up frm capsule but still rear facing till she gets bored
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Posted: 21 November 2005 at 6:02pm |
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We got advised the other day that they are susposed to be rear facing untill they are 12 months!!!! because if in an accident there necks still arent strong enough to hold the support of there heads especially if 'jolted forward'
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Posted: 21 November 2005 at 8:58pm |
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12 months at least! What Trish said is true.. I was researching this when Ella was almost old enough and we'd turned her around but changed back to rearward facing for another month.. I know they get bored but would you rather have a child with a spinal injury? If they are forwards facing and not heavy enough they will break their spine, if rearwards they will break their legs, I know which one I'd rather have.
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Posted: 22 November 2005 at 9:18am |
Trish!! Did you have a nice 1st wedding anniversary??? I hope you got spoilt rotten!! 
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Posted: 22 November 2005 at 10:00am |
 newmum wrote:
Trish!! Did you have a nice 1st wedding anniversary??? I hope you got spoilt rotten!! |
Yeah it was good thanks see my other post.
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Posted: 22 November 2005 at 2:53pm |
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12 months is ideal, but it is perfectly safe after 6 mths or 9kg if that is the advice on the carseat. They are manufactured to extremely stringent designs, so if they say they are safe from 9kg then they are. Plunket do recommend 12 months, but many carseats are not designed to be rearfacing after a child reaches the 9kg mark so they are actually less safe if left rear facing. Only designs which say that they are suitable to be rear facing till 12 months should be used that way until 12 months.
In saying that, we turned Maya around at 5 1/2 mths as she had screamed every time we put her in the car since the day she was born. She much preferred being forward facing. She was only 6 1/2 kgs then, if I had waited till she reached 9kg she would have been 18 mths old!
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Posted: 22 November 2005 at 4:05pm |
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Jake has only just become front facing, but that was because we travelled by train until recently. he loves it now, and kicks the seat in front of him. I'm planning to get him one of those toys that fits on the seat back. Mum was very close to buying one that had a variety of sirens until someone pointing out that it could cause an accident....and we were living with her for six months. I bet she'll give me one as a going away present when we go to gisborne.
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Posted: 22 November 2005 at 8:19pm |
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Xanders got a buzz lightyear backseat buddy thingy which he shoves his gazillion cars in lol.
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Posted: 22 November 2005 at 9:39pm |
lol lizzle. Evil mother 
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