I bought a Graco Comfort Sport carseat over the weekend and when I put my 21 lb daughter in it at the store, she fit well in it. In the car however, it seems like it sits up too much for her and now she tips over and seems like she's sitting up too much. I did my research and read the user reviews of all the carseats I was interested in and this had the best reviews. I drive an '89 New Yorker. Please help!
Thank you all so much for all the great advice-We ended up putting a towel underneath the base of the seat and actually reclining the seat. (we thought we had, but discovered we hadn't). This morning, there was no tipping over and Ava had a blast in her new seat!
We love the Eddie Bauer car seat. Then forward facing it has 2 wsetting a straigh tup setting and a slightly tilted back position.
Saftey First car seats and strollers have a very high saftey rating. They also seem to be lighter than others which makes them easier to carry.
If you take the carseat to any local fire station, they will install it for you. If there's a problem with the installation, they'll let you know.
I am not sure if anyone else has told you this, but REX hospital has a carseat specialist (a FREE service) where they will check to make sure that your carseat is installed correctly and help if the seat seems to be tipping to much or not enough or whatever. Hope this helps,
B.
Hey my daughter is 23lbs and we just got her "her first Big girl carseats " ((thats what she thinks)) we got safety 1st prospect booster car seat in silver blue from WALMART> it was only 79.72 (( we had to get two car seats so we liked this price)) it goes from 3 types of carseats and it fits well in my honda. she fits well in it and doesnt lean at all
ok go to ur local trooper office. they r the best in helping w/ child car safty....
Does the seat have a recline feature, I know the Graco that we purchased for our daughter when she was that size when it was in full upright position it was too upstraight but it had two recline positions that worked perfectly. Check and see.
at 10 months she should still be rearfacing and rearfacing it shouldnt be so upright, the comfortsport has a recline, is it reclined and rearfacing? If it is and that doesnt work I would go to Babies R Us and try out seats to see what works best in your car. If you give them your drivers lisence they let you take the models out to your car to try. I found the small base on the Britax seats was the easiest and got the best positioning in my van. If it didnt recline enough though I could use the versatether to help, this is only an option on Britax seats. This may be different in your car. I have always found the smaller bases easier though. I think the Cosco Touriva has a smaller base too but have only seen that at places like Kmart. The evenflo base was huge but maybe that is what you need. You really just have to try them
if you havent taken it back try putting a towel under it which will tilt it back and keep her from tilting forward.
I had a state trooper recommend a large diameter swim noodle to balance the seat. (We cut ours shorter, of course.) He said it works better than towels because it doesn't lose it's shape. We used it, and it worked for us.
You are not alone in problems with the way a seat fits in a car. When we bought our carseats, we actually looked up the manufacturer's recommendations for which carseats fit better/passed crash tests better/ were able to recline or be fully upright without some feature of our van being in the way. And then we took it out of the store and tried it in the parking lot. It still needed some tweaking. We had to use rolled towels because our twins each "leaned" to one side based on the way the bucket seats were designed. There wasn't anything wrong with our van, or the carseats, just the combination needed a little "help". So no biggee, if you don't want to take it back to the store, you can prop it with towels or the noodle, and then take it to the FD and ask them to double check it.
I has a similar problem with my daughter's 2nd car seat. I had to buy a car seat wedge to help tilt the seat back so she wasn't leaning forward. I bought mine and Babies-r-us. I think it was under $20 and made all the difference in the world.
Hi. If your daughter is 10 months old then make sure she is rear facing. They have to be a year old before they get turned around. Really though- the longer you keep them rear facing, the safer they are. If you bought a convertible seat (one that can be rear and forward facing) then you should be able to recline it. Rear facing seats need to be at a 45 degree angle (forward facing at a 90 degree angle). If it does not have a recline you can buy a swim noodle, cut it to fit in your car, and put it under the seat. That will put it at the correct angle. Also, there should be something to show you if it is at the correct angle on the seat.
Your best bet would be to call around your local Fire stations or baby store and find one with a car seat tech. Have them install it for you and show you how. Good luck!
Hey since you have the seat already, I call my local fire department and ask which office has a car seat inspector. Most fire departments have a person that is certified in car seat and seatbelt safty. They could help you install the seat properly and let you know if you need a different seat for your vehicle.
Good luck
M.
Hi - I bought a Britax Decathalon on sale with no shipping no tax from this site. GREAT product! Plus you get no shipping and No TAX!!!
We love the Britex Marathon, I heard the Roundabout is geat too although the Marathon reclines for rear facing. It is expensive but well worth it in the end and the weight capacity is pretty high so she will be in it for awhile. Good luck. Check out babystyle.com, sometimes they have sales.
D.
No one installs their car seats correctly. Don't feel bad or guilty. Just call these numbers and you can set up an appointment with them and they will show you the correct way to do it. I've gone three times: When my daughter was rear-facing, when she was forward facing, when she was in a booster seat. It's free
SEATCHECK.Org (Toll Free 1-866-SEATCHECK)
NHTSA Technician Locator (Toll Free 1-888-DASH2DOT)
Is there not something on the bottom to adjust whether it sits up high or low? Mine has that. I have done forgot what kind it is. I know its a Graco. But theirs is also a toddler seat with no straps in the front you just use the seat belt, so I'm not sure. Their first toddler seat that had straps had this thing on the bottom to adjust. It took me forever to find it but you flip if forward and the seat would lean back a little and you flip it back and the seat would sit upright. I'm not sure but you can see if it has that on the bottom. She might just have to grow into it is all.
