Arielle will soon be going to a new car seat. I've done a lot of research and asked a lot of questions - I have learned SO much!
I just can't believe how many parents are uninformed or even misinformed about car seat safety. Many think that they should forward face their little ones to prevent leg injuries but that is not a good reason to forward face. In fact children who forward face are more likely to have leg injuries:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=pubmed&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=17497521&ordinalpos=2&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum
And while some children may be slightly uncomfortable when they are tall and reaching the maximum weight limit rear facing in their seat - I think safety is more important than slight discomfort - after all - seat belts aren't comfortable either. And here is a video that shows that many children can be comfortable and happy rear facing:
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