Car Seats
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Topic: Car Seats
Posted By: mummy_becks
Subject: Car Seats
Date Posted: 18 January 2008 at 9:58pm
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I;ve just seen on my car seat that Josh is now too heavy to be rear faced. But he loves sitting that way and I would rather he sat that way as it is safer. Is it ok to keep him rear faced even thou he is now too heavy for it?? ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
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Posted By: yummymummy
Date Posted: 18 January 2008 at 10:24pm
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How much does he weigh? We still have Gina rear facing too although I'm thinking of turning it around in a month or so ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 18 January 2008 at 10:27pm
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11kgs and the limit is 9kgs. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: nikkitheknitter
Date Posted: 18 January 2008 at 10:30pm
| What sort of seat is it Becks? |
Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 18 January 2008 at 10:34pm
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Mothers Choice ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: jack_&_charli
Date Posted: 18 January 2008 at 10:36pm
does it vary from seat to seat?? i have charli forward facing, but that's because DH put the seat back in that way after using it in someone elses car......'she likes it that way' he says...........'but it's safer the other way' i say.... ------------- http://www.alternatickers.com"> 
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Posted By: BuzzyBee
Date Posted: 19 January 2008 at 1:46am
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Well all I know is that Plunket suggest using the Car seat rear facing until your child is 12months of age! But there is no specific law regarding when to change the carseat from Rear facing to going forward!
I changed Lucas' carseat around at 8 months, his feet were touching the back seat and he kept pushing up in it...plus he was well over the 8kg mark for it to be turned around ....he was 10.5, we both prefer it going forward as I can easily see him from my rear view mirror and he knows Mummy is there! Plus we barely travel and don't go long distances so its not biggie! Go with your gut feeling, Josh is close enough to being a year old & is well over the 9kg mark!!! You can always ask your Plunket nurse ....they usually have someone that specialises in the carseat department, that's who I spoke with and had my carseat checked over by1 ------------- Single Mum to a darling wee boy of 3 years :) |
Posted By: 11111
Date Posted: 19 January 2008 at 7:01am
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I am the same Beck's I prefere the rear facing our's say 12kg or 12 month's which ever come's first. Our is the safe n sound. ------------- Deborah Mum to:   
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Posted By: yummymummy
Date Posted: 19 January 2008 at 11:27am
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We have a safe n sound too and the limit is 12kg. Gina is only around 9kg at the moment so I'll leave it for another month at least. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: miss
Date Posted: 19 January 2008 at 1:39pm
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We have the same seat, i am sure that lily is now over 9kg but almost don't want to gfind out for sure as i don't want to have to change her position. I woudl be interested to know if anyone has read any studies about leaving them rear facing past the reccomended weight limit too. I know that some can go past the weight limit, but am not sure which ones. -------------  
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Posted By: myfullhouse
Date Posted: 19 January 2008 at 3:40pm
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Gosh, Jack's seat can be rear facing until he is 16kg! Mind you he is about 10kg at 9mths so he will probably change around 1yr I think. Isn't rear facing vs forwrd facing alot to do with their ability to control their head and the strength of their neck muscles - so that if you were ever to have an accident they have more ability to hold their head and avoid really bad whiplash?
I agree, check with Plunket. Although I have rung the Plunket 0800 number about car seat related issues and they referred me to my local Plunket Car Seat 'department' ------------- Lindsey 
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Posted By: NovemberMum
Date Posted: 20 January 2008 at 8:52am
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at the moment we just have the infant capsule which we are hiring from plunket.
However I think Megan only has a couple more months before she out grows that. I am wanting to keep her rearfacing for as long as possible. so we will probably be looking at convertible carseats very shortly. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: miss
Date Posted: 20 January 2008 at 9:08am
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Just make sure you get one that goes rear facing for more than 9kg megrac! -------------
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Posted By: NovemberMum
Date Posted: 20 January 2008 at 10:00am
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oh most definitely I have seen once which rear faces to 16kgs :) ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: miss
Date Posted: 20 January 2008 at 12:52pm
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Only wish I had! But then Lily measuered way smaller on all her scans, so I never expcted to have a giant baby. -------------
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Posted By: Rachael21
Date Posted: 20 January 2008 at 8:49pm
| I had the same seat for Jack so I just took out the head insert and kept it rear facing. I don't know why they can't be in the same seat but facing the back over 9kgs. |
Posted By: Kels
Date Posted: 20 January 2008 at 9:15pm
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Reccomendations are rear facing til 12mths or 12kgs which ever comes first. These are due to the strength and control of the neck and head muscles in a car accident. I m unsure Becks about Josh being able to rear face tho, call your local plunket carseat rental scheme they should be able to advise you ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
Busy mum to Miss 15yrs, Miss 10yrs and Master 4yrs |
Posted By: 3boys
Date Posted: 20 January 2008 at 9:45pm
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There is a really great website that is run by another mum on this board I think - it is NZ based and has the advice and recommendations on there - of course this is no help as I can't remember the name it.
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Posted By: Jennz
Date Posted: 20 January 2008 at 10:58pm
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http://www.childrestraintsafety.com/ - Child restraint Safety
PM CRS as she might know ------------- Jen, Charlotte 7 & Kate 3 
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Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 20 January 2008 at 11:10pm
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I found the website and sent a comment to them to see what they think. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: Nic01
Date Posted: 21 January 2008 at 9:38am
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I'm pretty sure that you have to go by what your car seat says. So if it says to rear face until 9kgs, once your child is over that then you need to turn them around as the seat isn't tested/safe for children over that weight limit. Will be interesting to see what CRS says though. ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Kels
Date Posted: 21 January 2008 at 10:10am
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CRS has a really good section on rear facing on her site Becks (if you havent already read it) It does explain that some carseats are rear facing till 9mths and what to do in that situation. It also mentions that read facing till 12mths minimum is best practice for carseat safety. This is what we promote at plunket. ------------- http://lilypie.com">
Busy mum to Miss 15yrs, Miss 10yrs and Master 4yrs |
Posted By: hooper
Date Posted: 21 January 2008 at 10:18am
I left Paige rear facing untill 11 months, now she just chats the hole time. she loves being able to see where she is going. ------------- Desiree 
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Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 21 January 2008 at 10:30pm
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I got a reply back from the car seat restaint place (very impressed on the quick reply) and they have said that so long as he fits in the seat of rear facing I can keep him that way. So happy about that, as he loves facing that way. The inlaws put him in their car today and was forward facing and he didn't like it. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: Kels
Date Posted: 21 January 2008 at 11:02pm
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Great response time very impressed. I must promote the www for anyone I come across with questions. ------------- http://lilypie.com">
Busy mum to Miss 15yrs, Miss 10yrs and Master 4yrs |