{She Said} Rear or Forward Facing

Text conversation with a friend

Nov 9, 2012 7:45 AM

I’m really torn on the issue of turning

 Zach’s carseat around. He is starting

 to screech more and more and I think the car

trip is a good time to do it but the

“wait until age 2” thing gets me

It’s a really hard decision, I agree.
They have made it feel like it’s
convenience vs safety.

Yea, I feel bad for choosing “convenience”

but then I come back to – how many

years has age 1 been just fine?!?!

Right. And is the risk justified-
how often does it happen?

How often does he shriek or how often is

a forward facing child below 2 put in harm’s

way due to that decision?

What’s the likelihood of a major

 collision, and is that risk (small rate

of occurring but high consequence)

worth all the shrieking/ your sanity.

Exactly. And I get that they say it is

safter but really how much safer in

that instance.

Ok. I got a lot of reassurance from those moms

from the party as well (who mostly turned their kids

around at 18 months or earlier) so

I think we are going to go ahead.

Cool. Let me know how it goes.

Nov 10, 2012 12:01 PM

Unbelievable! We just got rear-ended.

Side note: we are all fine and it was relatively minor but unbelievable all the same. I still think it was the right decision and he will remain facing forward.