Comments on: Rear facing – it’s the way forward

By: Joanna

Joanna — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 18:21:16 +0000

Heartily agree! Rearfacing is possibly one of the most important decisions you can make for your child.

I do disagree slightly around the cost aspect – a lot of parents buy top end forward facing seats, and these cost the same as the most universal fitting and cheapest rearfacing seats, Britax Two Way Elite.

When you consider that it can last for between 2 and 5 years depending on the size of your offspring, I reckon that is BRILLIANT value! Our seat cost under £200, and once she turns 4 or 5, we can use it as a forward facing booster, which saves me buying one of those. So it actually can save you money!

That said, I would happily pay the same or more for a rearfacing seat as it is so much safer. I’d much prefer to scrimp and save for a few months and feel confident that if we were in a crash, the most important person in my life has the best possible chance of survival.

By: emma_and_ewan

emma_and_ewan — Fri, 28 May 2010 07:22:15 +0000

No unfortunately theres no way i could get him in and out, i struggle getting him into his forward facing seat sometimes too although i did have it rear facing for as long as i possibly could xx

By: Louise

Louise — Fri, 28 May 2010 00:48:07 +0000

Have you tried putting it behind the passenger seat Em and then pushing that a bit further forward so you’d be getting Ewan in from the driver’s side? Might give you a bit more space that way? I know what you mean though, James has to duck a bit even with a four door saloon like ours.

By: Tootsgirl

Tootsgirl — Thu, 27 May 2010 21:02:49 +0000

Fab article Louise. And gorgeous picture of James!

We have Sam rear facing, even in my Mini Cooper. He loves looking out the back window and seeing all the cars. And even better I am safe in the knowlege that he is safer.

Lucy

By: piXie

piXie — Thu, 27 May 2010 17:03:12 +0000

Fab article Loiuse. We have the Britax multi tech for Kal-El and I’m sooo pleased with it. Yes it’s quite large therefore less likely to fit in other peoples car(though it would fit if we made it forward facing-as you know yourself it can) but I wouldn’t feel comfortable doing it that way. I literally feel sick at the thought of him going FF at his age.

We definately need more information and awareness on rear facing until 4 in the UK. Everyone I know just thinks I’m a nutter for banging on about the safety aspect of it. Sadly alot of people are bound by budget. RF carseats do cost more, but as me and my husband say ‘you can’t put a price on your childs safety.’ There’s also the fact the there are VERY few retailers that sell them, we had to drive to York to get ours(from Lancaster!)…which is a long journey at the best of times, but especially so when the main road is blocked and you have to go round the dales! I would make the journey twice over to get Kal-El his RF seat.

I’m actually quite tempted to go to the local babyshop and ask them why they don’t sell them. They’d make a roaring trade! I know people have travelled from Edingburgh to York for one(twice as the one they wanted wasn’t in stock!)

Anyhoo enough of my rambling! Well done on the article hun, I shall repost it to my fb too )

By: emma_and_ewan

emma_and_ewan — Thu, 27 May 2010 14:59:53 +0000

brill article louise, Ewan isnt in a rear facing seat the seat I have for him does rear face (britax first class) but only untill a certain age, the problem i have is that i have a small 3 door clio, and i just cant get him in and out of the seat its a nightmare, but if I had a bigger 5 door car then i would definately think about one of these ones xx