Rear Facing Car Seats – A Newborn Travel Safety Must

Federal regulations require the all infants must be in a car seat when traveling in an automobile, and specifiy rear facing car seats for babies under twenty pounds. In fact, you will need to buy a rear facing car seat and have it installed properly in your car before you can bring your baby home from the hospital.

When to use a rear-facing care seat

When purchasing a car seat, make sure that you have a proper rear facing car seat for your first one. Or, get a convertible model that can be rear-facing initially and then be switched to a front-facing model as the child grows older.

Remember that your child must be in the rear-facing car seat until at least twenty pounds, although they can stay in it longer (up to thirty to thirty-five pounds depending upon the car seat). Most pediatricians actually recommend using the rear-facing position as long as possible, since it is by far the safest.

What’s so special about rear facing car seats?

Rear facing car seats provide greater protection for the neck and spine during an accident because it spreads the impact over a greater area

This position protects the neck better against snapping in a forward crash

The angle of the reclining position in a rear facing car seat is more comfortable for a newborn child whose head and neck can’t yet support themselves well

The restraint system, generally a five-point shoulder restraint system, is sized and designed for comfort and to distribute crash force to the strongest, safest parts of the infant’s body to minimize injury.

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