The foonf can be used rear facing until a child is 44 inches or 50 lbs.
Extended rear facing car seat nz.
Britax is the industry leader in car seat technology offering a full line of child seats including infant car seats convertible car seats combination seats and booster seats.
The convertible car seat then can be used in forward facing position until outgrown.
Your child has outgrown its rear facing car seat when they re over the recommended weight for that seat or when their head is at the top of the seat.
Child restraint and medical professionals recommend that you keep your baby in a rear facing restraint until as old as practicable at least until they are 2 years of age.
Rear facing is said to be up to 70 safer than forward facing.
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If your child s car seat carries a child rear facing to 12kgs then use it until rear facing until your child is 12kgs.
A forward facing seat is for when the child has outgrown the rear facing seat but is still too small to use an adult seat belt.
The convertible car seat then can be used in forward facing position until outgrown.
Suitable for toddlers forward facing seats.
International best practice recommends the use of an appropriate child restraint or booster seat until your child reaches 148 cm tall or is 11 years old.
Hiring or buying a car seat.
Rear facing is not only designed for infants.
Some of our car seats rear face to as high as 25kg and others as little as 9kg.
Car seats extended rear facing posted.
Information on different kinds of child restraints rear facing front facing and booster seats.
Convertible car seats for use in a rearward facing position until outgrown.
The foonf allows rear facing for a very long time already a great safety feature.
Information on hiring or buying a car seat.
Plunket recommends rear facing children until they are 2 years old.
If the seat has a chest clip use it.
If your car is in a head on collision which is the most common type of accident a forward facing car seat will not prevent your child s body from being flung forwards the impact of this movement will put pressure on your child s spine neck and internal organs.
This means even a 95th percentile boy can use this seat rear facing until his 4th birthday.
Under new zealand law all children under seven years must use a child restraint also called a car seat that s appropriate for their age size and.
13 april 2010 at 10 53am hi all i know there has been a bit of debate in various threads recently about car seat safety and in particular extended rear facing of toddlers after campbell live s great story on the subject which you can view online here if you missed it.
Babycentre mum vlogger hannah harding reviews why parents should consider extended rear facing car seats like radian 5.
