Experts recommend rear facing your baby till they outgrow their car seat, or until age 2. The rear facing position is not only considered to be safe but also comfortable for the kids. Though we did have many challenges to get Anvesha to sit in the car seat initially... the girl would scream and resist being buckled, making it hard for me to drive her around alone. But then some magic happened- we got her a magical ( yes, that's what I call it ) mirror and she enjoyed it so much that her car seat became a happy place for her:) Going on long drives became more enjoyable and this continued until she turned 2.
By 22- 23 months, Anvesha used to be all cramped up with her legs and feet struggling to get some space and her shoulders were way above the straps of the car seat. from the look of it, she wasn't very comfortable too. So on her second birthday, we decided to transition her from rear racing to a forward facing seat. I had kept my fingers crossed, hoping that she will find this position more exciting. So we told her that now she will no longer sit in her old car seat - now she will sit in her "new-new" car seat. She seemed thrilled to get some newness into her life.
The first few trips were more of experimenting with the new seat.... what is the best position for her...whether she can sleep comfortably or not. For this we made a trip at her nap time so as to check and be sure its comfortable. Yes, we can still rear face her car seat, which we would have if she was even remotely uncomfortable. But we decided to keep her forward facing as the rear facing position was rather boring for her now. She can watch me drive the car, sing along "wheels on the bus" as the wipers move from side to side. While getting into the car, all that she says is "new-new" car seat :)
Here's my happy baby in the forward facing car seat.
By 22- 23 months, Anvesha used to be all cramped up with her legs and feet struggling to get some space and her shoulders were way above the straps of the car seat. from the look of it, she wasn't very comfortable too. So on her second birthday, we decided to transition her from rear racing to a forward facing seat. I had kept my fingers crossed, hoping that she will find this position more exciting. So we told her that now she will no longer sit in her old car seat - now she will sit in her "new-new" car seat. She seemed thrilled to get some newness into her life.
The first few trips were more of experimenting with the new seat.... what is the best position for her...whether she can sleep comfortably or not. For this we made a trip at her nap time so as to check and be sure its comfortable. Yes, we can still rear face her car seat, which we would have if she was even remotely uncomfortable. But we decided to keep her forward facing as the rear facing position was rather boring for her now. She can watch me drive the car, sing along "wheels on the bus" as the wipers move from side to side. While getting into the car, all that she says is "new-new" car seat :)
Here's my happy baby in the forward facing car seat.
she will start disturbing you while driving . looking cute
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