Are your babies still rear facing?

I have the joie 360 spin and my little boy is still rear facing in my car but he's outgrown his baby carrier in my partners car and we have a forward facing seat ready to use ....🤔

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Absolutely, and he will be until he’s 4/5. It’s much much safer for them, there’s lots of research out there on it.

No! It’s not safe to rear face until age 4 years! I’ve just purchased an extended rear facing seat for my boy which will last him probably until he’s about 7 as he’s on the smaller side

Yep! I’ve bought an axid mini kid 4 so I can rear face him as long as possible x

Definitely safest to rear face for as long as you can! X

Deffo safest to rear face

Yep he will stay rear facing for as long as possible, I've got an avionaut sky which will hopefully last him until around 6! x

Yes we have a seat that she can stay rear facing in until she’s about 5 based on her current centiles x

All tho it is alot safer for them to sit rare facing, law dose state until 15 months. My 3 yr old is forward facing and as been since he was about 2 he's a big lad size of a 4/5 year old my 15 month old os still rare facing and will prop change this when he is two too depending how quickly he grows both my boys are on the 99th line for the their height so big lads. Do what's right for ur family

Still rear facing, don’t have any intention of forward facing until she’s much bigger. She’s only a dot and the car seat she’s in her feet don’t even touch the seat now at 15 months!
But, legally at 15 months you can, so if that’s what is going to work best for you, then that’s okay. Don’t let anyone scare monger you. x

Still rear facing and it will be for years! It is 5/6 times more dangerous for them to be forward facing in an accident.

Will be rear facing until 5 at least as their spine isn’t fully fused until the age of 4. You can be the safest driver but you can’t control other drivers.
I personally, couldn’t think of anything worse than sitting in a hospital knowing you could have given a safer option if your little one is seriously injured forward facing.

My daughter is super tall and chunky she’s 99% at 15m she literally is the size of a 3 year old and wears 3-4 year old clothes so yes we are forward facing now

Rear facing in the car, forward facing in the pushchair

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