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Convertible car seat help

christinasullie37christinasullie37 member
in Babies: 6 - 9 Months

I drive a Ford focus and needless to say, it is not designed to handle any type of clarseat.  We tried out all the carseats at BRU and ended up getting the Safety 1st Alpha elite 65.  Here is my dilemma.  No matter what we can not get the seat to sit in my back seat so that LO's head doesn't fall forward when sleeping.  The incline on the rear seat of the car is so severe that no matter how many carseat noodles I put under it, it's still too upright.  what do I do?  I can't afford a new car and I am worried about LO's safety.  It's worse in my DH's truck.  He has an F-150 extended cab and the back seat is very narrow.  Not one of the car seats at aBRU fit in either car and I can't afford a $300-400 car seat since we need three of them.

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Re: Convertible car seat help

  • Latham12Latham12 member
    Try Combi corocco is amazingly small. You can fit 3 in the back of a ford focus. You can order it on amazon. Also we got the maxi cosi pria 70 and it's very compact as well

    The Combi is 60 off now. It's only 173!

    https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00261RQYY?ie=UTF8forcefullsite=1ref_=aw_bottom_links
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  • Latham12Latham12 member
    Also if you have FB join the group Carseats For The Littles. They have experts on there that will help you figure out what would be best for your personal needs and that would work for your specific vehicles. Also, you can take a pic of your LO and upload it and they can help that way too!
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  • TheEditorTheEditor member

    I don't know if this will help or not, but we also have a small car.  2000 Neon.  The only way our convertible would sit--and be in a deep enough reclining position--was by putting it in the center seat.  We had our local PD install it with us.  She put a noodle or two under it to help it recline as well.

    Good luck! 

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  • rsideemdrsideemd member
    My mom had to put a folded towel underneath the car seat in her SUV for LO. I don't know if that would be recommended or not, but it works. It lifts up the feet end of the car seat just enough to make it level.
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  • jerseyleojerseyleo
    Oh god. I was hoping someone would have answer to this. That same seat has been driving me insane. I have a kia sorrento. The car seat doesn't recline enough and also it seems to move too much.  Aagghhh!
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