Had to turn him

[Blob]

Hey Ellie i have one too thats RF for quite alot longer its a concord one...https://www.boohoobaby.co.uk/prod_show.asp?prodid=182

Just incase

 

[beancounter]

i think Finn feet are going to get squished up on the back seat before he is two, i've been wondering about it. MY OH has wanted to turn him for a while now, in case he's bored, he doesnt travel well. Sometimes you dont know what to do for the best!

 

[kirsten1985]

I had Freya FF for a couple of weeks whilst we bought a new car and she was SO much worse, she has always hated being in the car, but I think seeing us sitting in the front drove her mad! She just fought to get out of the seat the whole time Soooo much better RF, lol.

 

[anothersquish]

Hey Ellie i have one too thats RF for quite alot longer its a concord one...https://www.boohoobaby.co.uk/prod_show.asp?prodid=182

Just incase

thanks so much for this link...Ive been looking for a more reasonably priced RF seat that goes to bigger weighs (seeing as I have a fattie LOL)

Anyone know where I could go see if one of these would actually fit in the car?

 

[im_mi]

our son would scream and scream and scream in the car until we turned him FF at about 15 months (i think, i cant quite remember). Im definitely going to try to get him back to RF soon. It might be easier when our new baby is born and is RF, hopefully he will want to copy

 

[Blob]

Squish i'm sure that halfords has the seat and they fit it for you?? I went to our local shop....
Thats why i got this one as Tabs had grown out of her seat when she was like 5 months...i just hope that she lasts a bit longer.

 

[Becky]

https://shop.babyworld.co.uk/DisplaySection.aspx?secid=300

 

[mommyof3co]

i think Finn feet are going to get squished up on the back seat before he is two, i've been wondering about it. MY OH has wanted to turn him for a while now, in case he's bored, he doesnt travel well. Sometimes you dont know what to do for the best!

It's actually completely fine for their feet to be squished up against the seat. It might look uncomfy for us but think about how they sleep or sit normally? Kids usually sit in some weird positions that look awfully uncomfy for us but for them it isn't. Here are some pics of Hayden and Casen RF, you can see their legs, they never once complained about it, just figured out diff ways to sit

Bad pic but you can see both of their legs (Hayden 2 and a few mo and Casen 4 3/4)
https://hphotos-snc3.fbcdn.net/hs169.snc3/19647_246052811266_515016266_3392120_4308717_n.jpg

https://photos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs169.snc3/19647_246052836266_515016266_3392123_751260_n.jpg

https://hphotos-snc3.fbcdn.net/hs169.snc3/19647_246060066266_515016266_3392148_4526381_n.jpg

https://photos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs169.snc3/19647_246060086266_515016266_3392151_7730114_n.jpg

 

[princessellie]

thanks blob but i have found one that goes up to 25kg/55lbs RF now!!

https://www.babyandco.com/itemdetl.php/itemprcd/Britax-Multi-Tech

x

 

[mommyof3co]

Yay!! Hope you like it

 

[princessellie]

it looks perfect but am gna have to ring them closer to the time and check it fits in easy with a normal seatbelt and that cos obv we cant just drive there and check it in our car not getting it yet cos theres still plenty of space in our car seat we have now but as soon as she hits about 30lbs were gna have to get that new one

x

 

[mommyof3co]

Which seat does she have now?

 

[princessellie]

erm, creatis fix something or other, the one that fits on my loola up, hang on will find it lol

https://www.preciouslittleone.com/product-not-found/ <- this one for if we are taking the pram, this one goes up to 28lbs and she's nearly that now

and then when we dont need the pram, say if we go food shopping and get taxi there and back we have a graco one, that i cant seem to find a link for, it must be really old but im sure i read that it goes to 30lbs, i hope so anyways cos am looking now and the new ones say 22lbs and she is around that now, hmmm

x

 

[mommyof3co]

Oh ok I was just wondering cause it seems like there aren't many there that go up to that weight so I was just wondering which it was

If she's nearly 28lbs now is that fully clothed? Because for weight limits of car seats you need to take their weight fully clothed like they would be sitting in the seat, not naked like they do at the drs office

 

[mommyof3co]

double post

 

[princessellie]

hmmm no that is her nakey weight, well shes only 20lbs nakey so im sure she doesnt ever wear 8lbs worth of clothes lol

x

 

[princessellie]

hmmm no that is her nakey weight, well shes only 20lbs nakey so im sure she doesnt ever wear 8lbs worth of clothes lol

x

 

[mommyof3co]

Lol oh ok I wasn't sure how close she was to the 28lbs. But yeah when weighing for that stuff do it fully clothed, with shoes and all if she wears them to get an accurate weight

 

[princessellie]

kk will remember that, thanks hun

x

 

[mommyof3co]

So just have to complain a bit lol

I posted on a car seat forum I'm on about turning him looking for some more suggestions to be able to keep him RF or just some reassurance that at 2.5 he was OK though of course I knew it was best for him to be RF still. Some started out saying they wouldn't let their kids' behavior change their safety standards....which I totally get but he doesn't realize that's why he's FF now, he can't put that together. Once I explained that people seemed to understand, it was more a lack of impulse control than a discipline issue if that makes sense. So anyways, most started saying they'd do the same in my position until someone said this "you hurt people, you get your freedom taken away" is one upon which our entire penal system is based"

Really?!?!?! We are talking a 2.5yr old...not an adult. Is it just me or is that INSANE??? I said very clearly that was NOT an option...but was very nice about it. Another girl saw that and kept bringing it back up saying she'd do it to her kids and it's better than "risking his life" and even asked me "if you have him FF and you get in a collision and is permanently injured or killed how would you feel?" Why thanks, because I haven't been thinking about that?!??! I think it's any parent's natural reaction to in someways blame themselves. I would do that if it was Landon (7yrs old) could I have possibly done something diff? What if I imported a Swedish seat (which is illegal to use here) and he was still RF would that have saved him? It wouldn't matter if he was 2.5 or 7 I would feel guilty. Then she said she'd tape her kids down or tie them down or maybe I should just buy some of these

https://www.snugglewraps.com/topic.asp?pid=1

Jeez thanks for helping me feel better about turning him FF! Thankfully most people, including the admin started defending my decision saying they'd do the same thing in my situation. And I even got commended for handling it all so well and being nice, by the mods, go me, I'm learning! haha But is it just me that thinks that is completely insane to even consider doing that?!?!?! I can't imagine explaining that to Hayden, he'd be so confused, mad, sad...no way I could do that to my child