My girlfriends daughter is 10 months and is forward facing?

Question

Has anyone ever done this at only 10 months

Answer 1

yes. my daughter has been fromt facing since 9mos. i went into mothercare, told them her height and her weight and what type of car we had, and the manager showed us all the carseats suitable and safe for us. we have this one:

http://www.mothercare.com/gp/product/B00...

Answer 2

State laws vary, but in many states, children under 1 year or 20 pounds MUST be in a rear-facing car seat. (It is one year OR 20 pounds, not AND...)

If your girlfriend's daughter is more than 20 pounds, then she is fine in a forward-facing car seat, but only if she is more than 20 pounds.

Your state may or may not have a law about rear-facing car seats, but it is still safest.

To find your state's laws about car seats, see the link listed below.

If your girlfriend wants her daughter in a forward-facing car seat because she wants to be able to see her, a good suggestion would be to put a mirror on the back seat, facing toward the front. This way, she can look in her rearview mirror through the mirror on the back seat and see her baby.

Answer 3

It is safest for your child to face the rear for as long as possibly allowed by their growth and the car seat.  My daughter was small and faced the back of the car for almost 2 years.

Answer 4

Yes, my best friend was kind of in a bind b/c she only has a 2 door car...very tiny backseat. Her daughter was over the weight limit at 10 months and the new carseat wouldn't fit in facing backwards-it was too big. She had no choice but to turn it forward facing because she couldn't afford to buy a new car.  

Answer 5

I was told they had to face backward until 1 year OOORRR 20 pounds. My son is now 11 months and 22 pounds and his seat is forward because he is to long for the infant seats and the next carseat is only foward facing!  

Answer 6

Not intelligently. If there was a crash, her baby would not survive. Not to mention she'd be in serious legal trouble for child endangerment. The law is 1 year AND 20 lbs... and that's the MINIMUM, not even what's safest. Rear face to the limits of your convertible seat--that's always the safest. The better seats RF to 35 lbs--what's easier to fix--a broken neck or a broken leg? I'll take the leg any day.  

Answer 7

No, but I live in the land of unrestrained children right now.  I have seen infant carseats facing forward and toddlers with no carseats or seat belts.  I cringe every time I see it.  I live on a military base, and the gate guards regularly have to tell parents to buckle their children up or they can't drive on post.  I don't know why some people feel like they don't have to follow the rules or laws.  Especially when it comes to a child's safety!  What if something did happen?  These parents are apparently willing to live with themselves if their child dies or becomes injured in a crash.  I'm ranting.

It's not right that your friend has her child turned around.  She may need help figuring out the laws or the carseat directions, or she may just not care about them.  Either way, it would be prudent to offer her some help.

I can't believe how many parents do not understand car seat laws.  In my state, the law is 20 pounds AND 1 year old.  A 12 month old has a stronger neck than a 9 month old.  Check out the NHTSA website if you don't believe me.

Answer 8

Funny, My daughter turned 10 months last week and I went and bought her a forward facing car seat yesterday. She's over the weight limit and definitly developed enough to sit straight in a "big girl" car seat. Size is obviously the determining factor for safety concerns. I think it's funny that they try to add an age as if in 2 months she'll go through some magical moment that will "ready" her for facing forward.

If baby can still fit in the infant seat then they should stay as long as possible but my daughter is simply too big at 10 months and my son started at 9 months. I actually don't know anyone that has waited until their childs 1st birthday unless they were preemie and small for their age.