Extended Rear Facing

[chasitymarie081]

I have a question, one of the last seats on the video showed a boy in a camo seat.. this is a factory cover? If not.. it's a whole different car seat safety issue..

[babyboomboom0029]

@chasitymarie081 The one at like 2:20? That's a very old Britax Marathon. It's expired now but when the picture was taken it was not expired. It's just an older picture.  :)

[starryeyedbeautypie]

I LOVE this video. with one exception. am I the only one that caught this? at 1:27 it says 'the most common injury for forward facing children is broken legs'. and while it says this it shows a picture of a rear facing child... this cant be true. I thought the most common would be spinal injury?

[babyboomboom0029]

@starryeyedbeautypie Nope. In 2007 there was a study done about lower extremity injuries & FF kids. It stated that the most common injury was broken legs. They would hit the seat in front of them since the most common type of collision is a head on collision. All the child's limbs will move towards the point of impact. The legs will fly up and slam into the back of the front seat, therefore causing the legs to break.

[starryeyedbeautypie]

@babyboomboom0029 ok so what your meaning by that is 'lower extremity injuries'. either way, the rate of extreme injuries forward facing compared to rear facing is too common for me.

[madbardell]

My 23 month old is still rear facing and loves it!

[prayforbabies]

my almost 17 month old is RF

[prayforbabies]

my almost 17 month old is RF an still enjoy it all

[luv2bfishin]

Awesome video!!! Thank you for spreading the FACTS.

My grandson, Joel, was 50 % over the "minimum" allowed to front face a child, and broke his neck in a frontal collison. He was 18 mos and 33 lbs. Fortunately, his spinal cord was intact, and he is still recovering.

The FF laws need to be revisited by our government. I've asked NHTSA many times to provide crash test data to substantiate the "minimum", and they can't produce anything.

Power to the people....like you!

Grandpa

[babyboomboom0029]

@luv2bfishin Thanks for the comment. Joel is a very big reason that my son is still RF. I'm excited to see more and more car seats coming out with a 40lb RF weight limit. It's a small step in the right direction.

[prayforbabies]

im so glad i chose to ERF my son is still happy RF he's 13months

[peacefullone]

I'm curious, would you know if it's ok to rear face my 7 year old? He's 56 pounds. I'm thinking even if the seat said up to 55 pounds, it still would be so much safer than forward facing...and plus use the 5 point harness.

[babyboomboom0029]

@peacefullone: Once your son is over the weight limit of a rear facing car seat he should be placed in a forward facing 5pt harness car seat. It is not sage to use a seat past the specifications. The seat was not crash tested over the weight limit so therefore we cannot predict how it will react in a collision. You son is certainly able to fit in a forward facing 5pt harness until he is able to fit properly in a belt positioning booster seat.

[mollymae91]

Great vid :)

[jfergusonable]

This is one of the best videos I have seen put together about a confusing subject. Those who " like it the old way" and cling to obsolete data from the 90's won't like the point. JWF MD / CPST99

[umothra]

another great video! bravo from a mom with two still rear facing at 6 years and 4 years of age :)  We will proudly rear face until 7 years of age.

[Teddi081]

Because it is imported or because it is rear facing to 55 Ibs? Strange...

[tjensen19]

@Teddi081 Because it isn't tested in the US. I would give my right arm for a two-way....but then it might be hard to install! :P

[Teddi081]

Sorry for asking, but what do you mean with "extended" rear facing? How long is that? Where I live the recommendations is to keep your child rear facing to the age of 4-5 years. My son is rear facing in a Britax Two Way, he is 5 years and 2 months. Two Way is rear facing to 55 Ibs.

[babyboomboom0029]

I live in the USA. The current law here is only to keep a child rear-facing to 1yr AND 20lbs but the recommendation is to keep them rear-facing to 2yr AND 30lbs. Most people here only rear-face to 1yr AND 20lbs because they just don't know that rear-facing is so much safer. Some people don't even wait that long and turn their kids before they are even 1yr old. There are only 3 seats that rear-face past 35lbs here, and they only go to 40-45lbs.

[Teddi081]

I know in some countries it's illegal to keep children rear facing after a certain weight. Is there any laws about that in the USA? Is it legal to use an imported car seat to 55 Ibs like Britax Two Way?

[babyboomboom0029]

Nope. The only law is to rear face to at least 1yr AND 20lbs. It is illegal to use an imported seat. I would love to get my hands on a Two Way! Some people still use imported seats but you risk getting them confiscated at customs when they are shipped into the country.

[d103cc]

THIS IS A WONDERFUL VIDEO

[danielleg87]

When I have kids, they will all be ERF. I know Canada now has a seat (Radian XTLS) that RF to 45 lbs, as my girlfriend just bought it for her oldest daughter. I'm trying to convince others but they're not easy to sell on this! *yikes*

[brandy1412]

awesome video!!

[luvbeingluvd]

My babies ar at 0:26! Wish Jae was still RF, but he is too big now.

[amitrius]

I know the one at 1:10!! :D goo Jasmine! =]

Great video by the way ^_^

[mommabunch]

My twin boys are at 2:32!

[Candicenewmom]

Thank you for this wonderful video!!

You did a great job and thank you for taking the time out and doing this!

[Grayskull77]

Great job! My two babies are at :34 and :54. No, I don't make my son ride in his sister's pink carseat. They actually fight over who gets to ride in her carseat.

[jfmom]

yeay my Fiona is at 1:49

[HisMommy414]

My baby's in this at 1:41. =)

[CarSeatJunkie]

WOO!!! Keep those babies safe!! ERF rocks!!! Great job Sarah!!

[babyboomboom0029]

Thanks!! :)