Car seat placement for twins

twoBECAMEone

Not sure if it matters to you, but we drive two SUV's. (A Hyundai, Santa Fe and a Jeep Grand Cherokee.) We're having twins and I'm wondering what the car seat placement would be in our vehicles. I know that ideally the center position is best, but with two, I'm not sure what you're supposed to do. Thanks for your responses!

ahale906

When I had my oldest honestly it was complicated to get him in and out of our passat when he was in the middle. So he was always on the side behind the passenger. When we had our twins we ended up having to put them in the back of our van and just removing one captin chair in the middle. It was more difficult to try and put our oldest in his seat and buckle him up then it was to just put the twins in the back. Now we have a Durango so I have my oldest, who's in a booster, and one twin in the back of the car and one twin behind the driver seat. It seems to work out for us

It will be easy to deal with one on each side of the car. Dont worry about it "not being safe". They will be fine

everam01

In my Honda Accord I had one in the middle and one behind the passenger seat because it was a pain to get either of them out anyway.

In my Subaru Outback I have one behind the driver and one behind the passenger. This configuration is SO much easier. 

preheatedoven

One behind the driver, one behind the passenger.

sail123

preheatedoven:

One behind the driver, one behind the passenger.

This.  

April320

I also have a Santa Fe.  We have one behind the driver and one behind the passenger, installed with the LATCH anchors.  I think it would be too hard to get them in and out if one was in the middle, and I like the option to crawl back from the front seat and sit between them when we're on longer drives. 

Kimmy08

The girls' car seats are on each side. For one, they wouldn't fit side by side (Britax Boulevards) and two, how could I choose which daughter would have the "safer" spot in the truck?

I think unless you have a Sunshine Radian or something equally as thin, you wouldn't be able to safely put two car seats side by side.

violaplayer

Another vote for one on each side.

JosiePosy

31 weeks! Holy crap girly! Time flies doesn't it?  

twoBECAMEone

Looks like it'll be one on each side. Thanks for the responses!

JosiePosy:

31 weeks! Holy crap girly! Time flies doesn't it?  

I know!!! I can't believe how fast everything is going. Seems like just yesterday I was thinking that I had plenty of time. Now my Doctor is saying 3-5 more weeks and not going past 38 weeks.

mrsmac08

We have a Jeep Grand Cherokee and we have one in the middle and one behind the passenger's seat. My husband couldn't fit in the driver's seat with one of the carseats behind him.  I don't think it's hard to get the infant seat out of the middle. We also had the seats checked at the police station to make sure they were installed properly and that the configuration was okay.