Reclining Rear facing I just bought a bigger car seat for my 6 mo old 18 lb son. My complaint is that it will not recline far enough back so that when he falls asleep, his head isn't tipped over. Does anyone know if this seat reclines well in the rear facing position? Thanks! Reclining Rear facing I just bought a bigger car seat for my 6 mo old 18 lb son. My complaint is that it will not recline far enough back so that when he falls asleep, his head isn't tipped... » Read More Reclining Rear facing I just bought a bigger car seat for my 6 mo old 18 lb son. My complaint is that it will not recline far enough back so that when he falls asleep, his head isn't tipped over. Does anyone know if this seat reclines well in the rear facing position? Thanks! « Show Less
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You can use pool noodles to increase the incline to closer to 45 degrees. I would contact a local car seat safety inspector to help you with this.
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How far it leans back depends on the seats of your car. I have an Impala and when my 6 month old child sleeps her head has never leaned forward, same with wife's car. We have both a Marathon 70and Advocate 70. Tried an Evenflow seat and just couldn't get the correct angle rear facing.
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The back does not recline to 180 degrees (flat). However, it reclines to a flat-enough position for the average baby/toddler to sleep comfortably.The front wheel has an easy flick-switch option to lock into a straight position, or unlock to swivel 360°.
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I bought it when my son was 11 months old..roughly 23 lbs..I've also had him forward facing since his first birthday. When he falls asleep his head does lay against the car seat. It's very rare that it falls forward like he did in the infant seat. I like it so much we bought a second for my husbands truck and ended up buying a third for my parents. I think it'd be ok gender wise. We were able to install all 3 seats using latch with no problem.
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Not a big plushy recline kind of seat-it fits 3 across, which is a reason a lot of people buy it. If I was looking for comfort, I would look elsewhere but fits a need-there is only one other seat on the market that can also do 3 across and it doesn't recline much either. When we take long trips, we use a different car seat (for the front-facing child) so he can sleep without his neck slumping forward. In reverse, it doesn't seem to be a problem
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There is a large grey piece that is located underneath the car seat. When you want to turn it rear facing and recline it, lift that grey handle so it is leaning against the seat. That should make the car seat extremely tilted back. And, it puts a lot of pressure against the seat so it is safe and secure! Hope this helps!
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There are 2 reclining positions. The recommended position depends on the seat it sits on. I think it's a 45 or 35degree angle. No it can't be reclined when the baby is in the seat. It has to be set when the carseat is installed. I purchased this carseat for my 8month old. I would purchase this seat again. Britax is better quality and has more metal protection than any other carseats I have found.
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The seat is pretty up right and does not recline. If a child does sleep in it they get that hung neck effect where their head just hangs by their chest. That said when tired enough my son does manage to sleep in it. Not as well as he did in his old reclining seat but he does sleep. That said it sleeps as well as any other booster seat does...
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I do think it's a weird angle for my newborn (now 6 weeks old). He seems kind of uncomfortable, but then again he falls asleep when we start driving so I guess it can't be that bad. He is 21.5 inches long, 9.5 lbs.
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This car seat is awesome however it does not recline well. Due to it being forward facing it does not recline far enough back to prevent sleeping babies head from falling forward. You would need a pillow.
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I am a car seat tech, and an ER RN. I have seen kids become quadriplegics due to forward facing at young ages. My almost 4 yr old and my 28 month old are still rear facing and will be until they are 45 lbs. It would be my expert opinion that your child will be up to 4 times safer if kept rear facing. As a parent, please consider their safety. It is easy to keep them rear facing if it's all they know. You can get a seat that will rear face up for 40 lbs and harness to 65 lbs. That would be my suggestion for you. The newest recommendations from the AAP is to keep kids rear facing until age 2 or they reach the weight limit of their convertible seat, whichever is LONGER. Motor vehicle collisions are the leading cause of PREVENTABLE deaths of kids in the US. And there has never been a documented case of leg injury from extended rear facing. Please don't think I am preaching, I just try to do what I can to keep kids safe! Any questions, feel free to ask.
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I assume you are talking rear facing. It isn't as reclined as an infant carrier, but my 8 month old is able to nap on there for quite a while. He's taken a 2.5 hour nap before. As far as forward facing goes, it's pretty much the same as any other carseat - it looks painful to sleep in.
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This carseat is pretty big for my honda civic four door rear facing. I had to pull up the front passenger seat. The good thing is, this carseat has an option to recline. Still, my back seat is already reclined, so I left my carseat all the way recline to make my baby lay back. If i were you, I would get small infant carseat. Make sure it's padded. I had Britax travel system and used its carseat for my car. Hope this helps.
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It doesn't recline in FF mode but the seat is designed into a slight reclined position. My 4 year old sat FF in this seat in a long flight and he had no problem sleeping, no head slump. Just a friendly reminder that a "baby" should not be FF until at least 2 years old. This is a fantastic seat I am very happy with it, it's very nice. My 10 month old rides in it very comfortably RF and falls asleep as soon as he gets in it and he screamed in his infant seat. :) Hope that helps.
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We used a different seat when our child was rear facing. We turned this seat forward facing from the beginning and also put the head rest on at that time. I can't really answer what age and height, but the book does reference when the child's head is within an inch of the top of the seat.
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hi Anne - this is one "feature" of the seat that completely blows me away. In our old Graco seat, our son's poor head would nod back and forth when he'd sleep. hit the breaks and his head would just bob forward, often waking him up. In these Recaro seats, they did something with the design / angle that this NEVER happens. I have no clue why but my wife and I talk about this all the time. It just works
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We have had this Recaro booster/car seat for going on 3 months now and our 2 year old still loves it. She is very comfortable her head while asleep rests over to the side into the padding instead of leaning forward. We have a britax in our other vehicle and whenever she falls asleep in that she slumps forward.We have this in our GMC Yukon for long car rides as she is the most comfortable in this. It doesn't recline, which I was worried about but you could always put a pad under it to adjust it as needed. We haven't needed to do that as she just loves this seat and has no problems falling asleep super comfy for long car rides! We have had this Recaro booster/car seat for going on 3 months now and our 2 year old still loves it. She is very comfortable her head while asleep rests over to the side into the padding instead of leaning forward. We have a britax in our other vehicle and whenever she falls asleep in that she slumps forward.We have this in our GMC Yukon for long car rides as she is the most comfortable in this. It doesn't recline, which I was worried about but you could always put a pad under it to adjust it as needed. We haven't needed to do that as she just loves this seat and has no problems falling... » Read More We have had this Recaro booster/car seat for going on 3 months now and our 2 year old still loves it. She is very comfortable her head while asleep rests over to the side into the padding instead of leaning forward. We have a britax in our other vehicle and whenever she falls asleep in that she slumps forward.We have this in our GMC Yukon for long car rides as she is the most comfortable in this. It doesn't recline, which I was worried about but you could always put a pad under it to adjust it as needed. We haven't needed to do that as she just loves this seat and has no problems falling asleep super comfy for long car rides! « Show Less
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The recline position depends on how you have it installed. There is more of a recline when it's rear facing than when it's front facing. My boys are now sitting front facing, and their heads do not fall forward when they sleep.