tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2414745501523067337.post4913284546205329668..comments2022-03-07T02:19:40.901-08:00Comments on Gullible New Parent: Rear-Facing Car SeatsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2414745501523067337.post-12670841536784341772013-08-18T12:01:44.218-07:002013-08-18T12:01:44.218-07:00Another Swede here, and I can only agree with Elin...Another Swede here, and I can only agree with Elin Hagberg! It is crazy to turn your child around at the age of 2! There are very few cases (extreme motion sickness for example) where I would think it was ok.<br />The norm here is to have a child RF until about 4 yo. The people, minority, that turn the kid around are usually the ones with severe problems with the child having motion sickness, andAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2414745501523067337.post-34384873947948652012013-04-01T16:15:14.625-07:002013-04-01T16:15:14.625-07:00Being Swedish and finding this blog hearing about ...Being Swedish and finding this blog hearing about turning your children at 2 is shocking. If you would do that here people would believe you are crazy. It is true that many children age 4 or 5 use rearfacing seats here and many parents buy another rearfacing seat if the child outgrows the first one. It is common to have a smaller seat like a Britax Highway or Brio Zento as a first chair and a Elinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06401440551873070129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2414745501523067337.post-30271415756672125232013-01-04T04:58:22.322-08:002013-01-04T04:58:22.322-08:00Anonymous, I asked around, and a mum friend of min...Anonymous, I asked around, and a mum friend of mine says: "You can buy ERF seats from OS, that aren't called boosters as such, but can seat a toddler rear facing up to 4 plus years. The tether straps go around the base of the front seats, instead of to an anchor bolt in its normal position, or if your car has ISOFIX bolts, you can import seats that use those instead. My ERF seat goes tolivingindarwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15049161882378470041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2414745501523067337.post-64674521867421547702013-01-02T15:28:06.679-08:002013-01-02T15:28:06.679-08:00Hi Anonymous, I don't think you can buy them h...Hi Anonymous, I don't think you can buy them here. You can purchase them overseas, but you can only use them in Australia if they have been approved.livingindarwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15049161882378470041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2414745501523067337.post-53178711866198528702013-01-02T14:16:41.048-08:002013-01-02T14:16:41.048-08:00I live in Australia and our car seats don't go...I live in Australia and our car seats don't go backwards for boosters. where can I purchase rear facing booster seats?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2414745501523067337.post-30783317243397396692011-07-24T00:34:59.986-07:002011-07-24T00:34:59.986-07:00Reesylou, I think it's wonderful you have the ...Reesylou, I think it's wonderful you have the confidence to make the right decision for you, regardless of what people say. Your decisions have been informed and loving - sheesh, you think people could find more useful things to criticise in this world!livingindarwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15049161882378470041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2414745501523067337.post-57928551796984273192011-07-23T20:03:41.520-07:002011-07-23T20:03:41.520-07:00Interestingly, we have a small child (premature ba...Interestingly, we have a small child (premature baby that was also genetically small) and had dilemmas about turning her around too.<br /><br />At 13 months (when we did finally turn her around due to tantrums and injuries to us attempting to get her in her seat) she was barely 8 kg. We agonised over it, and we made the decision that was right for us after educating ourselves about the risks.<brreesylouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08153685292899954310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2414745501523067337.post-10528038476412438052011-04-05T23:37:01.753-07:002011-04-05T23:37:01.753-07:00Great article Caroline. I have also done a bit of...Great article Caroline. I have also done a bit of research on this issue as i have a boy in the 97th percentile for height and weight and figured he would outgrow his baby capsule before 6 months. I found it interesting that the law only requires rear facing car seats until 6 months of age and i think this causes a lot of people to think it is safe to turn the seat to forward facing after 6 Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2414745501523067337.post-36099286533486655752011-02-26T19:19:37.321-08:002011-02-26T19:19:37.321-08:00Good article :) Although the chance of having a s...Good article :) Although the chance of having a severe accident is relatively small, I would hate to find myself in that minority and have to live with the knowledge that perhaps my child's death or disabling injury could have been prevented by my choice of car seat. Nobody chooses or predicts that something like that will happen, so I am taking the better safe than sorry approach for as Karissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17782848857283605344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2414745501523067337.post-10675671991982959872011-02-19T15:33:00.578-08:002011-02-19T15:33:00.578-08:00Very interesting...
However, even tho the converti...Very interesting...<br />However, even tho the convertible seats in australia say up to 18kgs, the rear facing is usually up to 12kgs...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com