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carseat question...

summerlovin1980summerlovin1980
in 3rd Trimester

I know it's best for the carseat to go in the middle when possible. But what if I don't have the latch hooks in the middle, just the shoulder belt?

Would it be better to put it on one of the sides with the hooks??

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Re: carseat question...

  • JARbabyJARbaby member

    LATCH/seat belt are equally as safe. LATCH is just easier.

    Go for safest seat position, middle then passenger (curb side, less often hit) then drivers side before latch over seatbelt.

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  • HollyLuvHollyLuv
    Just make sure that if you have airbags in the back seat on either side you have them disabled.
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  • kds24kds24
    We have ours in the middle without LATCH even though the sides have LATCH.  It's just as safe and I have a very personal reason for making sure the baby is in the middle for as long as possible. 
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  • Jim&JaimeJim&Jaime member

    Always better in the middle. 

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  • VinBertVinBert member
    My local fireman put mine in and said to put it in the middle because it is more safe in that location, even though I didn't have the LATCH system in the middle.  Even my car manual said to put the kid in the middle, but they obviously missed that point when they put LATCH only on the sides.....
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  • TwizzleTwizzle member
    We don't have LATCH in the middle either, and when we went to get the seat checked, in order to put it in the middle we would have to use the locking clip, which is extremely difficult to get right.  The safest place is also the one that is the easiest for you to use, which in our case turned out to be with LATCH on the passenger side.
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  • dreddindreddin
    Since I can get the carseat in tighter with the LATCH on the sides, I chose that over having it looser using the seatbelt in the middle.
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