Advice please

Hi, I have a 3 month old girl. It's a bit early yet but I planned to do extended rear facing. She's a big girl, and although her car seat is typically for up to 15 months... she will probably outgrow it early. I have another 360 joie one that goes up to typically 4... so we're covered for a while. However, my worry is that she will outgrow most rear facing seats early because of her size, and I worry that although she's bigger, it doesn't mean her body is any stronger and able to take the force of a crash. I mentioned all of this to a pram/ car seat salesman and he said that extended rear facing is great for front impact but in the event of a side impact, the seat will be like a wrench as they're further away from the actual seat and he implied it'd be more dangerous than a good forward facing seat. I'm sceptical and worry he's just trying to sell to me. Does anyone have any advice on this? Or links to where I can look into it more? Happy for all advice!

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Salesman is talking out his arse 💩 Extended rear facing seats are the safest and are typically Swedish tested x

He’s a LIARRRR🤪 You will likely need a Axkid movekid/minikid 4 once she reaches a good size for it. The Joie will only see you until about 2.5 years old ish xx

Thank you he said the Swedish testing doesn't include side impact which i don't find believeable. I had my eye on the axkid ones. Thank you, I will probably hold off until she outgrows the infant carrier just incase a better model comes out in that time! The joie one is just good as a spare in my husband's car.

lol what a load of crap he’s spouting 😂. Swedish testing is the best in the world. Definitely wait til bubba grows out of infant carrier and then do some research. It’s a good idea to plot her growth on the centiles chart in her red book as that’ll give you an indication of whether to get a 25kg or 36kg seat x

@Sarah I didn't even know they did a 36! Almost certain she will need that then. As my niece is 3 and she's 22kg! We're a very tall family🤣

@Chloe I’ve just bought an axkid movekid for my 8 month who is 11kg already. My eldest is 3.5 and 18kg and is in an Axkid minikid 2 . Both great seats would recommend - they do take a lot of room up from the front seats tho as they’re tethered so bear that in mind. You might be driving with your knees up to your chest like I am 🤣

@Sarah thank you! Are you in a big car too? Is there a retailer in the UK where you can see them in person?

I think safe journey car seats will be your closest retailer, you can try seats out in your car to find the best fit for you & baby :)

@Chloe I drive a F Pace so it’s not small…..but there’s now not a lot of room 😂. There are independent retailers dotted across the UK which you should be able to find via google. I’m in Kent and when I was looking a couple years ago for my eldest my closest one wasn’t close at all - a couple hours away. I don’t know if that’s still the case or if there are more now John Lewis has just started selling Axkids

Just to note, I highly doubt any John Lewis employees are trained in car seat safety at all, and you definitely won’t get any aftercare with them even if they do sell them x

I recently got an axkid movekid for my 6mo who is already over 11kg and it’s brilliant and not too bulky compared to other ERF seats that go up to 36kg. I have a Corsa and it fits perfectly behind the passenger seat without losing any leg room in the front! There’s lots of really good ERF car seat safety groups on Facebook with car seat experts who will be able to advise you further, I joined lots and found it super helpful in choosing the seat for my large bubba! 😊

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