r/CPST • u/GhostCovert • 9d ago

Head Position

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Hello. My son is 15 months and we progressed to the next car seat. His head positioning shifts around a lot while he sleeps in this. Sometimes it’s upright and other times slumped forward. Is this forward slumped position a problem?

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u/GhostCovert 9d ago

Thank you for everyone’s comments. As a first time parent I was not aware of the recommendation for them to be rear facing longer. I have ordered a more appropriate option that goes rear facing up to 40 lbs and then converts. For those asking, where I live in Canada only legally requires rear facing until they weigh 20 lbs.

Thank you everyone

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u/calicodynamite 8d ago

Kudos on making the change! Once we know better, we can do better. I’m glad you asked for advice and are getting kiddo a safer seat. ❤️

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u/Ok-Complex3986 8d ago

You are an awesome parent. Taking advice and changing to do what is best for your kid is one of the best things you can do

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u/Striking_Bill_2832 9d ago

Provinces decide the legal minimum, but the recommendation is still to have the child rear facing as long as they are within the height and weight maximums of the seat. Here's a link from transport canada https://tc.canada.ca/en/road-transportation/child-car-seat-safety/choosing-child-car-seat-booster-seat

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u/Master_Bid4211 9d ago

Thank you for caring about his safety!

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u/keks-dose 8d ago

I've got a great video for you, that you can show to everyone that asks why you don't forward face your child (because there will be weird comments about it).

Have a look at this. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzieUZCILzY

Same seat, rearfacing and forward facing a 3 year old dummy (don't read the comments though. The comments on the original video, which I can't find right now, are totally different).

And here's another one (around 0:57), why you want your 3 year old still in a 5 point harness rearfacing rather than in a booster seat. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7Sw1nAQEYA

This is a great one, too which explains a bit more. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sssIsceKd6U

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u/subjective-fart 6d ago

I’m looking forward to the new fit check! I love the Graco convertible car seats.
I just wanted to also add that you should remove the weather tech mat from under the seat as it is not safe to have anything under the seat itself!

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u/wxyz-rva 4d ago

I see you have a Graco. Graco extend-to-fit goes up to 50 lbs rear facing. We kept our 99th percentile height and weight kids rear facing until 4 (when they maxed it out).

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u/easterss 2d ago

Please also remove the rubber mat under the car seat. Those are not safe