| Title: | Parenting |
| Notice: | READ 1.27 BEFORE WRITING |
| Moderator: | CSC32::DUBOIS |
| Created: | Wed May 30 1990 |
| Last Modified: | Tue May 27 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 1364 |
| Total number of notes: | 23848 |
I tried looking throughout this conference to answer my question,
but to no avail could I find the answer. My son, who is almost
six months weighs approximately 18 pounds and is about 30 inches
long. (this is approximate...he goes for his six month checkup
in a couple of weeks). The problem is that he is still facing
towards the seat and is still in his infant seat. His little
legs are real squished and he looks VERY uncomfortable. I had
heard that he can't sit frontwards until he's 20 pounds. Is
this correct, or are there exceptions? We will be heading to
Penn. the day after XMAS, so I want him to be as comfortable
as possible. It's a 5-6 hour trip! We've never taken him for a
long trip like this.
Also, any pointers in occupying his time and keeping him happy?
Ellen
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| 567.1 | Time to turn.. | TPS::JOHNSON | Mon Dec 17 1990 12:58 | 13 | |
Hi Ellen!
Steven weighed 17lbs at his 4 mos. checkup and that's
when I asked his doctor about turning his car seat to
the front facing position. He said that it was safe to
do it at that time. I think he said anytime after 16 lbs.
So, I'd say it is more dangerous for Matthew to be squished
into his rear facing car seat than to be facing forward.
30 inches at 6 mos? Have you signed him up for the Celtics yet?
Linda
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| 567.2 | Can he sit up? | STAR::LEWIS | Mon Dec 17 1990 13:27 | 4 | |
My car seat recommends 17 pounds AND the ability to sit up alone.
My pedi said six months. Sounds like you're covered.
Sue
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| 567.3 | KAOFS::S_BROOK | Originality = Undetected Plagiarism | Mon Dec 17 1990 14:31 | 20 | |
We've certainly been through this in parenting v2 and somewhere in here. What it all boils down to is that all these measurements, especially those based on weight, are of necessity, aproximations for any given seat. There are a number of factors involved and weight just happens to be the easiest one to use, in part because kiddies are continually getting their weight taken. Now, the laws do vary from place to place, and in some areas they are more stringent than others, but I cannot for one, see a policeman looking at an 18 lb child in a rear facing seat designed for turning at 20 lbs being so pedantic as to weigh your child to check, providing the child is properly strapped in. (Now, somebody somewhere will tell me that have met such a policeman ... but anyway ...) Moreover, it is probably a mistake to base the laws solely on the recommended weights. I wish the manufacturers would specify both height and weight range combinations which should be used in determining turning, graduation to toddler seat, graduation to booster seat etc. Stuart | |||||
| 567.4 | instructions | TLE::RANDALL | Bonnie Randall Schutzman | Wed Dec 26 1990 09:07 | 6 |
The directions for the car seat we have said that when the child's
legs touched the seat and the child could sit up well on its own,
it was safe to turn around even if the child weighed less than 20
pounds.
--bonnie
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