Convertible
car seats face either the back of the car or the front of the car.
Keep your child's
car seat facing the rear for as long as possible, until she reaches the top weight or height allowed by the car seat manufacturer.
The safest location in your vehicle for your baby is the center rear seat with
the car seat facing towards the back of the vehicle.
Use it with an infant
car seat facing you and one child sitting, with the regular seat facing outwards and one child standing, with both infant car seats at the same time — there are just so many possibilities!
There are several other products that make owning this car seat convenient, like mirrors that let you see your child when
the car seat faces the rear and the EZ - buckle belly pad that makes it easier to buckle the harness.
When
the car seat faces the front, you determine your child's safety by the location of the tips of his ears.
As your child grows, you'll need to change the direction that
his car seat faces and how he sits in it — and you may need to buy a new seat.
Children aged 2 to 5 years can then proceed to use
a a car seat facing forward inside the back seat.
For babies and toddlers age 2 or under, install
the car seat facing the rear of the car.
Baby feels more secure, particularly when the bassinet or
car seat faces the parent.
orientations and when to keep
car seats facing towards the back of the car.
Hopefully, with this information, you will now know when to use front facing car seat orientations and when to keep
car seats facing towards the back of the car.
Putting info - graphics about the benefits of having
a car seat face the rear really got my attention this time.
You can also have the infant
car seat facing the parent or the world and the toddler seat facing the parent or the world.
Not exact matches
Things that have worked for other parents: getting rid of the baby bucket & getting a rear -
facing convertible
seat; putting the
seat slightly more upright (for older babies whose heads don't slump forward & no more than 30 degrees), putting the radio station to static & having it the same volume as the crying, singing, trying different kinds of music, sitting in the back with the baby (obviously only works if someone else can drive:)-RRB-, having toys that are just for the
car, only going somewhere when baby is sleepy... I'm sure there's others, those are the most common
As you strap their sun soaked
faces into their
car seats they will thank you for an awesome day.
All infants and toddlers should ride in a rear -
facing infant
car seat or convertible
car seat until they are 2 years old.
This would usually mean from birth to about two years of age, after which they would need to upgrade to a forward -
facing car seat.
We flew BA Toronto to London with our
car seat (
facing forward, I think it wouldn't fit rear
facing).
Re-read it a little more carefully, and you'll see it means that the
seat the CRS (Child Restraint System, aka
car seat) is to be installed in a forward -
facing seat.
The infant carrier
car seats are rear
facing only, and the convertible
seats that will accommodate smaller infants must be rear
facing at that stage for the appropriate recline.
** UPDATE: FEBRUARY 2016 ** Sad to say that KLM backtracked on their commitment to allow
car seats be installed rear
facing.
Rear -
facing, 5 - point harness restraint
car seats are by far the safest.
Their website states that
car seats must be turned forward
facing during cruising altitude so as not to interfere with the recline of the
seat in front.
And you may choose to install your
car seat rear
facing if your child is still within the rear -
facing limits of the
seat.
I work for airline and our company allows only
car seats foward
facing with 5 point buckle closing.
If you choose to travel with their
car seat, and they are within the
seat's limits for either rear - or forward -
facing, for U.S. - based airlines that are governed by the FAA, it is your choice as to how the
seat should be installed.
We use a forward
facing Britax Eclipse — it's one of the few
cars seats that I know of that is certified for use on planes (it's TUV certified — they won't be allowed unless certified).
We booked an extra
seat once for our son while he was still rear -
facing in his
car seat.
If they are rear -
facing in your
car, they should be rear -
facing on the plane — even if it interferes with the recline of the
seat in front of you.
As far as I know, rear
facing car seats aren't allowed on planes at all.
This is often mis - interpreted by flight attendants to mean that the
car seat must be forward -
facing.
This
car seat is amazing with its easy install and 50 - pound rear -
facing weight limit all for a good price.
What should you know about forward
facing and rear
facing car seats?
All - in - One
car seats offer you the advantage of using the same
seat for the following positions: rear -
facing, forward -
facing with harness, then booster.
With a purchased ticketed
seat for a child you will have to take the
car seat up to the aircraft and install it forward
facing with the lap belt through the belt path.
The convertible
car seat converts from rear -
facing seat to forward -
facing toddler
seat for kids as large as 30 - 40 pounds.
You can start using it as a rear -
facing infant
car seat for kids from 4 — 40 pounds, then transition it to a to forward -
facing 5 - point harness
seat (for kids 22 — 65 pounds).
Another type of convertible
seat known as a 3 - in - 1 or all - in - one
car seat can change from rear -
facing to forward -
facing, then into a booster
seat for children up to 100 pounds.
This rearward -
facing car seat also includes a 5 - point adjustable harness which are padded, an 11 - position height - adjustable headrest and a footrest that can extend automatically as the backrest reclines.
It can be used both as a rear -
facing car seat for children 5 - 40 pounds and as a forward -
facing car seat for kids 20 - 65 pounds.
Convertible
car seats are designed to rear -
face and forward -
face.
All children whose weight or height exceeds the forward -
facing limit for their
car seat should use a belt - positioning booster
seat until the vehicle
seat belt fits properly, typically when they have reached 4 feet 9 inches in height and are 8 through 12 years of age.
These type of strollers generally have a baby stroller and an infant
car seat which can be either rear
facing or front
facing.
Do you know the difference between a front
facing infant
car seat and a rear
facing infant
car seat?
Compliant with the new i - Size regulations, Maxi - Cosi's Pebble Plus and 2wayFix Base enables extended rear
facing up to four years old, when combined with the 2wayPearl
car seat.
Part of the i - Size 2wayFamily, the Pebble Plus is an infant carrier designed to be used with the 2wayFix Base and then followed by the 2wayPearl
car seat to offer rearward -
facing travel right up to four years old.
Contours Options Elite Tandem Stroller featured reversible
seats allow 7
seating Configurations —
Facing Baby Each Other, Single
Seat Shopping, Looking Outside Both Baby,
Facing Forward To Parents, Eyes On You, One Infant
Car Seat, Two Infant
Car Seat Adapters For Twins.
It can be used as a rear -
facing car seat for kids from 5 - 30 pounds, then as a forward -
facing car seat for kids from 22 - 40 pounds.
These guidelines cover everything from the type of
car seat each level of infant and child should be using, how to safely install both rear - and front -
facing car seats in your vehicle, and helpful tips on booster
seats for older children.