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Car seat placement.

blondegirl22blondegirl22 member
in February 2012 Moms

Not sure if this has been discussed or not..

Do you still have LO in the middle of the backseat? LO is in a convertible and has been in the middle until last week. I went shopping with a friend and her LO and placed her by the window.

Our car only has latch on the outside seats not the middle and I found it so much easier than using the seatbelt, lol. (I will never understand why car makers do not put latch in the middle when it's the safest place for a baby..). 

Anyways, her seat is currently by the window and still rear facing. So just curious what you all are doing and what is recommended? :)

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  • pinkshades05pinkshades05 member
    Nat is behind the driver seat. I love the latch system much better on the side seats!

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  • BrownMaBrownMa member

    Aiden is behind the driver's seat.  We have an Acadia and it has three rows of seating, the middle row has two outside seats so that we can easily access the third row.  It has the latch system which is so easy, I love our car!

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  • SrhA1984SrhA1984 member
    Ours are behind the passenger seat in both cars. dh is tall and cannot fit in the drivers seat if her carseat is in the middle or drivers side.
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  • MrMrsandBabyMrMrsandBaby member
    imageBrownMa:

    Aiden is behind the driver's seat.  We have an Acadia and it has three rows of seating, the middle row has two outside seats so that we can easily access the third row.  It has the latch system which is so easy, I love our car!

    Same thing (same car) but different seat.  Ours is behind the passanger seat in the Acadia...also love my car!

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  • Bella61811Bella61811 member
    Audra is in the middle of the backseat and has been since day 1. We have no issues moving the seats at all. I have a Nissan Pathfinder and DH has a Nissan Maxima. We use the LATCH in both cars.
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  • MrsLindinger0905MrsLindinger0905 member
    Annas seat is behind the drivers seat in my car. I tried putting it in the middle but the seat is really shallow and it just didn't fit right. If the seat isn't in the middle the next safest place for it is behind the drivers seat, because if you anticipate an accident you instinctually turn so the drivers side isn't hit.
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    DS is RF (obviously) behind the passenger seat in both of our cars, and DD is FF behind the driver.
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  • blondegirl22blondegirl22 member

    imageBella61811:
    Audra is in the middle of the backseat and has been since day 1. We have no issues moving the seats at all. I have a Nissan Pathfinder and DH has a Nissan Maxima. We use the LATCH in both cars.

     

    your Nissan has latch in the middle? We had an Xtera and now an armada and neither one had latch in the middle, just on the sides... 

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    imageMrsLindinger0905:
    Annas seat is behind the drivers seat in my car. I tried putting it in the middle but the seat is really shallow and it just didn't fit right. If the seat isn't in the middle the next safest place for it is behind the drivers seat, because if you anticipate an accident you instinctually turn so the drivers side isn't hit.

    good to know, thanks! :) 

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  • jmccall79jmccall79 member
    The safest place is in the middle. However, I have Ian on the side behind the passenger seat. I can't "get to him" if he's in the middle. The convertible seat is too big. So, for now he's on the side. Whenever I switch him to forward facing, I will put him back in the middle.

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  • megahofmegahof member
    We have a minivan, so no middle seat. Sophie's car seat is behind the passenger side, because we have automatically opening doors from the key, but the electronics are fried on the driver's side.
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  • jmccall79jmccall79 member
    Eta:obviously if the seat doesn't latch properly in the middle it is safer to put it on the side. I have an '06 Altima, and there are latches in all 3 seats in the back.

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  • MrMrsandBabyMrMrsandBaby member

    imagejmccall79:
    Eta:obviously if the seat doesn't latch properly in the middle it is safer to put it on the side. I have an '06 Altima, and there are latches in all 3 seats in the back.

    Not to be a downer, but no, it doesn't.  I had an '06 Altima too, and I just pulled this out of the owner's maunal, "Do not secure a child restraint in the center rear seating position using the LATCH system anchors.  The child restraint will not be secured properly." (it is in the Warning section on page 1-24 of the book.)

    It has four LATCH anchors, one set on each side.  It is not safe to use the anchors that are designed for the sides if you put the seat in the middle.  You are essentially using one from each.  If you are going to keep your LO in the middle of the Altima, use the seatbelt.

    This was one thing DH and I looked into very carefully when we installed the seat.

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  • jmccall79jmccall79 member
    Well, there ya go.  I guess I just never thought about it being the anchors for the sides.  He is on the side at the moment but when I move him to the middle I'll be sure to check that out!  Thanks!

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  • sapphirebride06sapphirebride06

    I have an SUV with captains chairs so there is no real "middle" unless you count the 3rd row and we won't do carseats back there unless we have to.  So my kiddos are on either side - my oldest DS behind the driver seat and the baby behind the passenger.  My oldest is FF and the baby is RF and will be until he outgrows the RF measurements of his seat.  This is the vehicle I drive so it works best.  

    In my H's truck we put the baby in the middle RF and our oldest son is in a 5 point harness to booster seat so it is FF and behind the passenger so he has room for his legs and isn't kicking the seat when he wiggles.   

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