CAR SEAT QUESTION! (short 10pts best answer)?

Walking has nothing to do with the carseat.

While the laws vary from state to state, generally your child can not be moved into a forward facing carseat until they weigh atleast 20 pounds AND are atleast one year old. Not before BOTH of those are met- not just one or the other.

Since is at the weight limit of your seat, you will need to buy another seat to accomodate him for the next five months- you might want to look into a covnertible (that can rear face for now and then turn front facing once is a year old) so you do not have to buy yet another seat in five months. Or, you can purchase another infant/rear facing seat that has a higher weight limit.

Extended rear facing is MUCH safer, though, and many people are now keeping their children rear facing even after they meet the requirements to turn forward facing. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends doing so as well.

Seats are only crash tested up to the weight of which it says. If the seat maxes out at 22lbs it is NOT safe above that. My daughter went into a britax marathon at 9 months (not walking) and is still rear facing in this seat at 26 months and 28 pounds. My 4 month old son will be going in the same seat soon.

His head must be an inch below the top of the seat (because infant car seats are intended to squish into the back of the seat it's attached to, surrounding the baby in a safe "egg"). If he is 22 lbs., and your car seat says that that's the maximum weight allowed, then you HAVE to get the next size of car seat. You need to buy a 3-in-one seat that goes from 5 lbs. to 80 lbs. (some go to 100 lbs.). He needs to remain rear-facing until a minimum of one year of age, but preferably you would leave him rear-facing until the maximum weight allowed to be rear-facing in your new seat (usually about 40-45 lbs.). Extended rear facing is so much safer than being forward facing.

At 7 months his head is still large in comparison to the rest of his body, and he could still be killed (by internal decapitation) if he was put forward facing too soon.

Our car seats are 3-in-1 seats. They cost a little more, but give you a chance to leave your child rear-facing until at least the minimum age recommended, regardless of their weight. We didn't turn our children until we had to...they were 22 months old.

I will leave a link to a couple videos you should see. Taking the time to watch them may save your son's life.

Thumbs up for making sure you're doing the right thing, and like has already been said, you'll need a convertible.

You can find them from anywhere between $35 and $300+, so you do have quite the variety to choose from that will fit your budget.

http://www.car-safety.org/rearface.html

Browse this page, you'll find excellent information and a list of convertible car seats that professional car seat technicians recommend.

walking has nothing to do with car seats. I would suggest getting a convertible car seat most can be rear facing anywhere from 35-40lbs. New AAP recommendations say to keep your child/ren rear facing as long as possible.

here are 3 car seat suggestions they are all great car seats

1)http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId...

2) http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId... ( I have the xtsl one for my children and love this seat. My oldest is still rear facing and she will be 6 in Aug.)

3) any britax one they are great too.

http://www.aap.org/advocacy/releases/carseat2011.h... this has the new AAP recommendations check them out :)

Walking has nothing to do with it. What you need to do is buy a convertible car seat that can be rear-facing until your son is old enough (at LEAST one year old but it's recommended to keep kids rear-facing until they are two) and then can be turned forward-facing.

They don't have to be walking to be in a convertible car seat. My son has been in a convertible car seat since birth. His car seat goes from 5-40 pounds rear facing and up to 65 pounds forward facing. He will remain rear facing for as long as possible. You just need to switch him to a convertible car seat that rear faces for longer and you can turn around to forward facing when he's ready. Best to leave them rear facing for as long as possible ( at least 2 years)

Buy a convertible car seat. Those go up to 35-45lbs rear facing and about 65lbs forward facing.

That's usually the seat that's bought after the infant seat is outgrown.

In the US, this is not true in any state. I have never heard of this, but if your LO has outgrown his seat, he needs to move up. Look for a good convertible such as the Evenflo Triumph 65 that will let you keep your LO to the recommended RF to age 2 and 30 pounds. This seat will then FF to around age 5 or 65 pounds.

http://aapnews.aappublications.org/cgi/content/ful...

he needs a convertible seat. one the rear and forward faces. He can't forward face until after 1 year of age AND 20 lbs. Walking has nothing to do with it. Also AAP now recommends rear facing until at least 2 years of age.