Baby car seat question...?

You need a CONVERTIBLE car seat. It will face the back until a certain weight and then you turn it around and he can face forward later.

The reason why you want him facing back as long as possible has NOTHING TO DO with whether or not he can hold his head up when he's stationary. It's all about whether or not he can control his head in a crash. It's hard for an adult to do it but impossible for a baby or toddler because their heads are bigger in proportion to their spines.

To put it bluntly, if you turn a child forward too soon and get in the right kind of crash, his head can separate from his spine, killing him. It's either an "internal decaptiation" or an actual decapitation. You do NOT want this happening to your baby.

ALL CHILDREN should be kept facing the back of the car as long as possible. Don't ever be in a hurry to turn them round, not even if they are 1 or 2 years old. My son was 31 pounds at 1 year (go figure -- he's skinny as a rail now that he's 8). We turned him when he hit the weight limit of the seat for rear-facing, which was 35 lbs. He was about 20 months old when we turned him.

My middle kid didn't get turned until she was 3 and even then it was a little early. But we were turning her little sister, age 2, because her little sister had hit the weight limit of the seat. My middle kid is taller but slimmer and was a pound shy of the weight limit. Since she was three and had more spinal strength and a better proportion from head to spine, we were able to turn her.

Okay, so, get a CONVERTIBLE car seat that fits your car and leave him facing the back until he hits the weight limit (age is meaningless at this point), and then turn him.

I've had both types. The one you secure with a belt is a real pain. You are clambering into the car and trying to secure the belt around the seat - then checking it. This is NO fun when it's raining (which it is always doing here in the UK) I now have the one with a base. The base is an iso fix one and is in the car all the time. I put baby in his seat in the house, take him out, put the seat on the base and 'click'. Job done. There is a lot less scope for incorrect fitting with the latter - especially if the base is isofix and it flags up a 'green window' to show the base is properly in. You ask about safety - both types are safe if fitted right but something like 75% of people fit the ones with belts wrong. Additioanlly, the maxi-cosi car seat will fit on the Quinny range of push chairs. This means that you can take the seat out and clip it straight on the chassis and off you go.

Buy a convertible car seat and keep him rear facing. The law says they MUST be 12 months old AND 22 lbs but it is safer to keep them rear facing until they are at the limit of the convertible car seat which is usually 30-35 lbs. Most European countries do this.

There are arguments that the baby might break it's legs in a car accident since they are so long, but that is better than them breaking their neck when they are forward facing so young. Google it, you will find a ton of information about the dangers of forward facing even when the baby is 1 year old and over 22 lbs ...

some of the forward facing car seats (not infant carriers) can also be used backwards. I have an Alpha Omega Elite that can be used rear facing, forward facing, and then later as a booster. Children need to ride rear facing until one year of age AND 20-22 lbs.

Get a convertible car seat. They can be used as a rear-facing infant seat, and as a forward facing toddler seat. My son outgrew his infant seat when he was 6 months old so we bought him a convertible seat. He's now almost 3, and still uses the same convertible seat. He needs to be at least one year old AND at least 20 pounds before he can be in a forward facign seat.

You need to get a convertible car seat. He will be able to use it rear facing and then you can turn in forward facing when the time is right. They need to be 20 pounds AND one year of age.

I bought a Britax Marathon that goes from 5-65 pounds and can be rear and forward facing.

He needs to be rear facing. i have car seat for a older baby but can be used rear facing too. once baby turns one you can put him in the same car seat forward facing.

check out the stores now may be the best time to shop for the next car seat for him. before you know it you can turn the car seat around.

You can get the upright carseats that can be faced forward or backward. Just check to be sure it is one thats intended to go backwards and then it can be turned around when your little man is 1. Good Luck

they make car seats that face backwards and forwards (all in one), and eventually turn into booster seats. the back ones have a reclining bar that can be removed when you turn it around. He is still too young to be forward facing (needs to be 1). My daughter is still in a carseat and she is 4!

convertible seat.....my 11 month old outgrew his infant seat at 6 months...hes now 28 lbs and still faces backwards, his seat can be used rear facing up till 35 lbs.