Our son's head keeps flopping forward. Is there a solution? Is this common? We didn't feel safe driving like that. :(
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This might sound obvious, but have you tried reclining it a bit more? Also you may have the shoulder traps slightly too high, they should be at or slightly below his shoulders. This has never been a problem for either of my sons, I hope you get it figured out and end up loving your Pavilion as much as we do! Good luck!
421847
There are three different recline settings. Do you have it in the most reclined setting?
421848
The only thing I can think of is that the seat may not be installed level. Your son should not be upright in the seat, but reclined. There is a level on the side of the seat to help you set it correctly.
421849
That only happened occasionally when my daughter fell asleep. Make sure if he is rear facing that before install you have reclined the seat all the way. Another thing we did to prevent this was adjust the height so that the head piece was more level with her head/ears; this actually seems to have fixed the problem with her head flopping forward because she can rest it to the side better.
857948
We are using the brackets in the car seat along with the front tether. We tried the seat belts but the seat still felt a little loose. We feel that way about all the seats,not just this one.
10331
Hello! The car is pretty sturdy, my kids have never fallen off. The wheels are set far enough apart to give stability. :-) Remind him to lift his feet up.
77460
I would give it a try. My son is a little over 8 months. People tend to think he is younger because he is on the smaller side. He is a very active sleeper so it doesnt work well at night anymore, he usually ends up beside it etc.. But, we still use it for diaper changes, hc, swing etc so he's not flat on his head.the part where his head would rest is about 7 inches across in the middle if that helps. If it doesn't work u could save for another baby or loan/give away but I would try it. We will use it as long as possible, I'm sure he appriciates the extra cushion:)
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This one doesn't. Only thing I don't like about it. Whe my son falls asleep his head leans to a side and depending on the road. His head sometimes goes forward. I think they do make this one with reclining feature because its in the instruction manual .
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Boosters sit the child more upright than their previous car seats which are tilted backward. This would be like you falling asleep in your seat with the exception of the awesome sides on the headrest which comfortably support my son's head when he falls asleep in the car. Just like in your own seat, you can tilt his seat back and the booster will tilt with it. Otherwise the head could fall forward but my son always manages to seek one of the sides to rest his head as you or I would if we were dozing in the seat. Hope that helps!
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I wish i could help.. I have not seen that issue on my son. Is it too big/long for your 16mth old? Make sure its completely filled iwth air, and make sure the strap underneath is secure and not loose. That could help. :) Good Luck
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When my son did use it, I didn't feel he had any backwards trouble. He was better doing that at first than going forward. As for going around corners, if you had a larger space I think it would be fine. We didn't, and so when he would knock into a corner, he didn't have enough room to learn how to correct and would get frustrated. But if reversing after hitting meant your child would hit another wall or furniture, I wouldn't suggest it. I'm longing for the unfortunately dangerous walkers of the 80s for my house! Lol
77133
Hard to say. My second son was very much like that but when i switched him from infant to the next seat it mostly stopped. It completely stopped when i turned his seat around. But he also got car sick really easily when facing backwards.
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Children are very flexible so their legs wouldn't be "too long" for years. My 26 month old is still rear facing and loves to flop her legs all over the place. We don't plan on turning her around anytime soon. I have some friends that are still rear facing their almost 4 year olds. Their skeletons are still forming and solidifying.
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I have mine rear facing for my 13 month son. We mostly have it reclined but can not recline to all positions. I think it would sit up to all the positions but this is not necessary because his head would slump forward. He is reclined enough though. I can adjust it whenever I need and it is already belted into the seat. The annoying thing for us is tightening the dang straps!
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The Graco Nautilus is a good car seat all in all, but has bad reclining feature. I agree, the recline feature seems to be only for fitting it into your car, not for the comfort of your child. My son is 2 years, and we keep struggling with his head bobbing around with every turn or when the car slows down (momentum pulls his head forward) - poor guy... You may want to try it out in the car you're fitting it in to see if it helps to adjust the car seat while the grace is fixed into it.
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I believe the age of this is 4-7yrs, so it might be difficult for your son to reach the pedals. The seat does adjust, but he'll also need to be able to reach/see over the steering wheel while pedaling, which might be difficult. Good luck!!
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I'm so glad they were able to steer you away from it at this age. The ability of the neck to sustain a forward thrust like that is still developing. However, when he/she gets bigger, you couldn't ask for a much better car seat. We have one in each car.
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My son is mobile enough he can get himself into the chair. So, I hold the hand brake and verbally guide him into the chair. "Butt first, hold on to the handle". But if I were not holding the chair, I fear it would slide out from under him.
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I use it primarily in the car (while my child is in his carseat) as that is when he tends to need it due to sleeping and sitting, like on a long car trip. It does tilt his head forward, but we move it around to fit properly. My husband tried putting it on our son backwards so it propped his chin up while he was sleeping. Worked pretty well for us! :)
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My kids (4 and 5--we bought 2 of these) don't really sleep in the car and on long trips we bring pillows but the few times they ended up asleep their heads end up in that little nook/cranny where you can see the headrest bows out in the picture. But I can see if your kid fell asleep in the right position, his chin ending up on his chest.Edit: Both my kids fell asleep in the car after a long day a few days ago. Both of them had their head cocked to the side resting against the headrest where it turns out (see picture).