Comments on: Baby Equipment : Buying a Baby Car Seat

By: carseatmom

carseatmom — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 20:22:02 +0000

eyeslikethesky5391 is correct. It is against the law in all the states to turn a child under a year old forward facing. However most children outgrow those infant carrier seats before they are a year and need to move to a rear facing convertable until at a minimum their first birthday. Of course, the longer the better, it is safer!

By: eyeslikethesky5391

eyeslikethesky5391 — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 19:14:44 +0000

You are informing incorrectly babies need to be rear facing until they are 1 year of age. It doesn’t go by weight. LIke the person above me said if your baby is under a year and over 20 lbs he still needs to be in a rear facing seat.

By: KatMomof3

KatMomof3 — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 16:33:00 +0000

convertible seats allow rearfacing up to 30-35lbs… and the american academy of pediatrics says to rearface to the max allowed of the convertible carseat (the seat you buy after the infant seat.