A lot of reviewers complained of fwd facing "head slump" Can this be avoided by reclining the seat? Isn't that how other car seats work? ty!
186431
Hi, When my baby is asleep I recline the seat. That is usually enough. I also sometimes tuck a small stuffed animal next to his head and under his chin a bit to prop him up. There are three recline positions. One is sitting up straight, two is leaning back, three is leaning way back at about a 60 degree angle. It says in the instructions not to use the three position while facing forward, However I do use it when he is sleeping and he is quite comfortable that way.
186432
I just recline it. Sturdiest car seat ever! My kid loves it because it's higher than his old seat and he can see more.
1064652
No it does not recline far back enough to take a nap in. Also, it is not comfortable in the sitting upright position. The head rest does not fit my head in the right place, but I am a short person. May be better for a taller person. Also, it does not rock. The material seems to be of good quality material. Good luck!!!!
6619
Its only 2 positions 1 straight up and 2 reclined, we acutually recline the whole carseat more because the regular reclined position is not enought and when baby sleeps her head bends too much forward
264160
Thanks for your reply. I bought the Boulevard end of June and started using the carseat beginning of July. I love it! My daughter is 9 mos now, 28.5 in. and 20 lbs. She does very well in the seat and her head does not tilt forward when she sleeps like it always did in her Graco Snugride (which I also liked, except for the head dangle). I'm also not sure if her head will tilt forward once I turn her forward facing. I will try to keep her rear facing as long as possible.
1557133
Yes my 2 and 3 year olds can slump, but they also rest on the side "pillows" too. As a mom of 8, I have had more car seats than I can count. This one is by far the best in quality, safety and design for parents/children. I bought 3 for my toddlers and for my infant. Since she will be rear facing, I also bought the wedge to help with the slumping issue and the amount of space the seat will require in this position.
471929
You wouldn't be comfortable because of the hard plastic pieces on the back. Sometimes they bother me when I am reclining. Give it a try and find out for yourself how it feels.
1886103
Even if it's in the locked position it will recline if you really push, but you should do as suggested by other and turn the locking locking flanges to the unlocked position. This b rand of zero grav chair actually resists forward and back movement more than the original Lafuma chairs so once you're in a good position you sort of stay there, which I like. But yeah, hold the armrests, push with your back and the foot support raises as the back declines.
1169014
It would be difficult if you secure it tightly to the car seat properly. You can recline it then buckle it into the seat. My car has the easy hook rings at the bottom of each chair so I don't need to use the seatbelt. I guess if I were using the seatbelt feature I could recline after a child has fallen asleep in it.
1036065
Agreed with previous comment that the seat needs to be at the most reclined position for such a young baby. I myself did not use it when my daughter was that young. She was/is small for her age and felt her infant car seat gave her a much "cozier" feeling. We just bought an adaptor to use with the UppaBaby frame.
1550431
No to install the car seat properly you would not want to put it in a reclining position (this car seat does not come with one) a reclining position on a carseat is for when your car seat is rear facing....which this one is not suitable for. That being said my four year old is always quite comfortable in this car seat and has no problem falling asleep, she has also never complained that this seat is uncomfortable. I hope this answers your question
1525034
Based on the answers of others, I will have to double check the recline feature. There is a way to tilt the seat back but it's ever so slightly. I wouldn't consider it a recline. I will have to check out the seat in the car again. I'm using it with the harness. Thanks for asking the question!
421849
That only happened occasionally when my daughter fell asleep. Make sure if he is rear facing that before install you have reclined the seat all the way. Another thing we did to prevent this was adjust the height so that the head piece was more level with her head/ears; this actually seems to have fixed the problem with her head flopping forward because she can rest it to the side better.
747321
It is possible to have the footrest up without reclining, however, shifting your body can make it start to fall back. There's nothing that really locks the back in a position to keep it from reclining. I've found that as I sit in the chair with the footrest up, the back will slowly start to go back when I shift or move. It's not hard to adjust, though, to bring it back up to where I want it. I've also found that putting a pillow behind my head while having the back fully reclined, gives me a chance to see the TV, but I often fall asleep in that position.
704112
It's not the most comfortable sleep but many of my friends have dosed off into dreamland while sitting in it. The initial recline position puts the back at about a 130 degree angle. That angle locks in place. It can however extend to almost straight at about 170 degrees but it goes right back to 130 if enough pressure not applied by the back
1550434
This car seat is awesome however it does not recline well. Due to it being forward facing it does not recline far enough back to prevent sleeping babies head from falling forward. You would need a pillow.
791559
Try as I might I could not get it to stay in the "all the way back" reclined position. So it doesn't work for me. However, just the reclined position is good for me. If it went all the way back and stayed that way, I'd fall asleep in it!
2152379
It doesn't recline in FF mode but the seat is designed into a slight reclined position. My 4 year old sat FF in this seat in a long flight and he had no problem sleeping, no head slump. Just a friendly reminder that a "baby" should not be FF until at least 2 years old. This is a fantastic seat I am very happy with it, it's very nice. My 10 month old rides in it very comfortably RF and falls asleep as soon as he gets in it and he screamed in his infant seat. :) Hope that helps.