Toddler facing forward in the back? Has anyone found a safe way to face a toddler forward in the backseat? My son does not want to ride facing backwards and when he faces forward, there is nothing holding him in the seat so I find myself worrying that he is going to fall backwards out of the stroller as mine did not come with a backstrap as many of the Joovy's do. I guess that is another question - did your Ultralight come with the strap that goes across the back to keep the toddler who is sitting or standing in? Has anyone figured out a way to secure a toddler in the back facing forward? Thanks in advance! Toddler facing forward in the back? Has anyone found a safe way to face a toddler forward in the backseat? My son does not want to ride facing backwards and when he faces forward, there is nothing... » Read More Toddler facing forward in the back? Has anyone found a safe way to face a toddler forward in the backseat? My son does not want to ride facing backwards and when he faces forward, there is nothing holding him in the seat so I find myself worrying that he is going to fall backwards out of the stroller as mine did not come with a backstrap as many of the Joovy's do. I guess that is another question - did your Ultralight come with the strap that goes across the back to keep the toddler who is sitting or standing in? Has anyone figured out a way to secure a toddler in the back facing forward? Thanks in advance! « Show Less
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I would love to try your "child size stadium seat" idea as well. Where did you get it? I'm debating between this Joovy Caboose ultralight vs. Baby Trend Sit N Stand Double. The BT is 30 lbs, double the weight of the Joovy, and I'm a small woman. But I like the BT because it gives me the option of putting my older underweight 3-year old kid in the back seat that allows her to lean back and rest if she wants. (She'd probably want to sit in the front so she can see more even while resting, and I'll place my 8 month old in the back.) So adding the "child size stadium seat" to the Joovy would just be perfect and everything I want. Thanks! I would love to try your "child size stadium seat" idea as well. Where did you get it? I'm debating between this Joovy Caboose ultralight vs. Baby Trend Sit N Stand Double. The BT is 30 lbs, double the weight of the Joovy, and I'm a small woman. But I like the BT because it gives me the option of putting my older underweight 3-year old kid in the back seat that allows her to lean back and rest if she wants. (She'd probably want to sit in the front so she can see more even while resting, and I'll place my 8 month old in the back.) So adding the "child size stadium seat"... » Read More I would love to try your "child size stadium seat" idea as well. Where did you get it? I'm debating between this Joovy Caboose ultralight vs. Baby Trend Sit N Stand Double. The BT is 30 lbs, double the weight of the Joovy, and I'm a small woman. But I like the BT because it gives me the option of putting my older underweight 3-year old kid in the back seat that allows her to lean back and rest if she wants. (She'd probably want to sit in the front so she can see more even while resting, and I'll place my 8 month old in the back.) So adding the "child size stadium seat" to the Joovy would just be perfect and everything I want. Thanks! « Show Less
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do you remember where you got your stadium seat? I did a quick search online and couldn't find anything that looked child-size. It sounds like a good idea and I think I would like to try it out.Thanks for responding!
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We bought a child size stadium seat. It has a padded seat and back with straps that can adjust the seat back. I kind of wrap the straps around the stroller handles to attach it. The child's legs can be put in the basket with orders not to kick! It's not the best fix but does do a pretty good job, especially if the older child wants to lean back a little and fall asleep. Our granddaughter, 3 yrs. 4 mos. usually wants to sit backwards and doesn't like to stand anyway. My biggest complaint about this stroller is the short front seat. Our 16 mo old granddaughter is tall and she seems almost to big for the seat. We bought a child size stadium seat. It has a padded seat and back with straps that can adjust the seat back. I kind of wrap the straps around the stroller handles to attach it. The child's legs can be put in the basket with orders not to kick! It's not the best fix but does do a pretty good job, especially if the older child wants to lean back a little and fall asleep. Our granddaughter, 3 yrs. 4 mos. usually wants to sit backwards and doesn't like to stand anyway. My biggest complaint about this stroller is the short front seat. Our 16 mo old granddaughter is tall and she seems almost to... » Read More We bought a child size stadium seat. It has a padded seat and back with straps that can adjust the seat back. I kind of wrap the straps around the stroller handles to attach it. The child's legs can be put in the basket with orders not to kick! It's not the best fix but does do a pretty good job, especially if the older child wants to lean back a little and fall asleep. Our granddaughter, 3 yrs. 4 mos. usually wants to sit backwards and doesn't like to stand anyway. My biggest complaint about this stroller is the short front seat. Our 16 mo old granddaughter is tall and she seems almost to big for the seat. « Show Less
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No. I can get our Son, who is already growing out of his 2 year old clothes, easily in an out of this with no assistance. He will not ride in it facing me, so I don't know how hard or not it would be in that direction, but facing away is a cinch!
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I had the same problem. After looking through car seat installation guides online, I figured out that for forward facing seats such as this one, the straps for the harness needs to be threaded through AT or ABOVE the child's shoulder. Mine was set a little below, because that's the way we used to do it for the rear facing seats. Once I fixed that (it's now just a tad above my son's shoulder), I have no more problems tightening the harness. If in doubt, contact Britax as they steered me toward the right direction.
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Hi Mary, I am a certified Child Passenger Safety technician, and Safe Kids and the American Academy of Pediatrics recommend having your child in a rear facing car seat for two years at minimum, preferably to the height/weight limits of the convertible car seat. As this forward facing only car seat is intended for older children, Britax specifies that the child must be at least 2 years old and I believe 25 lbs to use this particular seat. I would recommend looking for a convertible car seat for your 13 month old. Hope that helps!
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This seat is only to be used for rear facing. Studies show infants and toddlers should remain rear facing until at least age 2 or even up to three. Doing this will greatly reduce the risk of serious injury during accidents.
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No. Try the Ergobaby Four Position 360 Carrier to carry baby front forward facing. I found when baby was old enough to want to see around, hip wearing sufficed, and after that back wearing and he can see over or around my shoulder. Ergobaby is fantastic!
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It's fine for a child that age to have very little "leg room" rear facing. It's not their legs you need to be worried about as much as their neck! It is recommended that you leave a child rear facing until the age of 2 (we did with no noticeable complaints from our son) or until the child outgrows the hileight and weight requirements for the seat in a rear facing position. For her own health and safety, leave her rear facing as long as possible! She is more comfortable than you would think!
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I never felt like the stroller was not stable with only one child in the front or back...however, it was more challenging to maneuver if there was only one child in the front seat. For this reason, I typically put our son/daughter in the back if I only had one of them. For the same reason, our son, who is the oldest, typically sat in the back seat. I hope this helps!
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I would recommend a different stroller for use other than just around the block. (Zoo, museum...etc) our Joovy will not fit in the back of our Ford Freestyle even when collapsed. Check out toddler stand-on additions to other more maneuverable strollers. This one is very sturdy and fits a variety of ages and stages, but is quite bulky and difficult to push. I often just carried my youngest twin in a Bjorn carrier and pushed my other two in a more simple stroller. (Like an umbrella stroller.) I have a 3 yo and twin 1yo.
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Depends on how long you want to keep him facing backwards, but I'm not sure what seat you have matters for that. My boy is about 34" tall right now and his legs are a little scrunched up, but he's still good for long trips. If you are going for forward facing, you'll need a Suburban to get away from the kicking in the back of your front seat, but that has more to do with the car than the car seat.Basically, your car makes a lot more difference with the legs than the car seat. I can't imagine that this seat would give a long-legged child any trouble.
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Yes, we bought it specifically to allow our 21 month old to stay rear facing as long as possible because it's safer. She fits just fine in it. We actually can put our front seat further back than we could with her infant carseat.
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It's ideal to keep a little one rear facing until you exceed the limits on the rear facing seat - SO much safer. It's ideal to keep them in a harnessed seat until they exceed the height and weight - think of what happens to a body during an accident. My 7-year old is still harnessed and will be until he exceeds the height and weight - I recent experienced a serious accident (without kids) and the forces on your body are brutal.
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We don't own this seat yet (we are planning to buy one), but in my research I learned that it is normal for an older rear-facing child to have their legs folded up and that this is absolutely safe (zero increase in injury risk) and also quite comfortable for the child (because they are way bendier than us). Hope that helps.
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It's pretty straight up and down. I have not used the position with my 7 month old yet. We use the position where he's semi upright or all the way flat. I think the position your talking about is best for an older toddler, around 2 or 3 years old. At least for me, it's too vertical for an infant, but the other positions are great. We love this stroller! Very happy with our purchase and would buy one again in a heartbeat. I wish I knew about this when my oldest was a baby. I had 4 different strollers at one point and wasn't in love with any of them. Good luck and hope I helped with your question.
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I have the Britax B-Ready stroller. I can turn the adapter in any direction that I want my baby to face. On the adapter it is labeled which side is the front. It is for the front of your carseat not the front of the stroller itself. If you want baby facing you then have the 'front' of the adapter facing you. If you want the baby facing away from you then have the 'front' facing away.
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I had it rear-facing in a Saturn, and I found it difficult to get my almost-2-year old in the seat without hitting her head on the door of my car. However, my daughter is pretty big and was almost 30 pounds at the time. The seat fit perfectly fine in the car however. I now have it forward facing in a PT Cruiser and am still able to fold down the other 2/3rds of the back-seat next to her. I am able to see out of the back perfectly. I find that the seat is very sturdy. I turned my girl around before she was 2, but I consulted my local DMV car seat specialist and he said he saw no problem given her size and the safety of the seat. I had it rear-facing in a Saturn, and I found it difficult to get my almost-2-year old in the seat without hitting her head on the door of my car. However, my daughter is pretty big and was almost 30 pounds at the time. The seat fit perfectly fine in the car however. I now have it forward facing in a PT Cruiser and am still able to fold down the other 2/3rds of the back-seat next to her. I am able to see out of the back perfectly. I find that the seat is very sturdy. I turned my girl around before she was 2, but I consulted my local DMV car seat specialist and he said he saw no problem... » Read More I had it rear-facing in a Saturn, and I found it difficult to get my almost-2-year old in the seat without hitting her head on the door of my car. However, my daughter is pretty big and was almost 30 pounds at the time. The seat fit perfectly fine in the car however. I now have it forward facing in a PT Cruiser and am still able to fold down the other 2/3rds of the back-seat next to her. I am able to see out of the back perfectly. I find that the seat is very sturdy. I turned my girl around before she was 2, but I consulted my local DMV car seat specialist and he said he saw no problem given her size and the safety of the seat. « Show Less
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even though your child is 20 lbs. its recommended that infants 6 months old should stay rear facing. I waited until my son was 1 yr old before placing him forward facing. this carseat is awesome and my son loves it, but my recommendation would be to wait until your child is at least a year old