car seats

Hi everyone....I haven't been on here in forever! My twin girls are definitely keeping me busy. They are almost 5 months now and I went back to work much earlier than I planned. And we are about to close on our first house! So lots going on....

I wanted to know when did everyone switch from the infant car seat to convertible seats? My girls are long and I can see rear facing is going to get uncomfy for them

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I switched my twins when they were around 10 months, but they were rear facing in the convertible seats until they were 2.

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hey mama!!!

we are 4 and a half months here and baby boy def going to be switching sooner than later,he is long!

she on the other hand is a peanut

hope u r doing well!

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I switched mine to their convertable seats at 17 months, but they are still rear facing and will be for as long as I can keep them that way for safety reasons. The longer rear facing the better

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we switched to convertible seats at around 8 1/2 months because of height. They are now in convertibles at 11 months and I can't anticipate changing them to forward facing for a very very long time

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i switched my boys at 11 months to convertibles because of length

at 20 months they are still rear facing - plan on keeping them rear facing to seat maximum

from my older i learned it is actually easier to force them in rear facing and they will fight going into their car seat in either direction - there is no place for them to slide away rear facing

also the difference in injury from forward facing to rear facing -neck injury to a leg injury is always a thought in my head

kids can sit crossed legged without a problem

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We switched to convertible car seat between 10 and 11 months due to length. We are still rear facing at 17 months.

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We switched to convertible at 11 months also but I recently switched to fwd facing at 16 months. My son has orthotics & since his feet couldn't bend properly we switched them.

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We switched them from infant seats to rear facing convertible seats around 8/9 months I think? The carriers got too heavy to carry with them in it by about 7 months so we just kept them in the car and carried the kids out.

They will stay rear facing until they are at least 2 at the bare minimum. They are 19 1/2 months now and I'm not even close to considering changing. Rear facing is much much safer for them. There is nothing wrong with having their legs bent in the car.

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Mine are 6 mo and I'll be changing them soon. The infant seat is ok but when I put them in the snap n go I have to put the one who curls her feet up in the back. the other ones feet would be smooshed if I put her back there. I need to buy one SOON!! I also want to use the other stroller so they can see more.

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