Reclining Rear facing I just bought a bigger car seat for my 6 mo old 18 lb son. My complaint is that it will not recline far enough back so that when he falls asleep, his head isn't tipped over. Does anyone know if this seat reclines well in the rear facing position? Thanks! Reclining Rear facing I just bought a bigger car seat for my 6 mo old 18 lb son. My complaint is that it will not recline far enough back so that when he falls asleep, his head isn't tipped... » Read More Reclining Rear facing I just bought a bigger car seat for my 6 mo old 18 lb son. My complaint is that it will not recline far enough back so that when he falls asleep, his head isn't tipped over. Does anyone know if this seat reclines well in the rear facing position? Thanks! « Show Less
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You can use pool noodles to increase the incline to closer to 45 degrees. I would contact a local car seat safety inspector to help you with this.
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How far it leans back depends on the seats of your car. I have an Impala and when my 6 month old child sleeps her head has never leaned forward, same with wife's car. We have both a Marathon 70and Advocate 70. Tried an Evenflow seat and just couldn't get the correct angle rear facing.
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I love the car seat. You can recline back or sit it upright. It is pretty bulky and will probably have to push front seat up a little.
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There are 2 reclining positions. The recommended position depends on the seat it sits on. I think it's a 45 or 35degree angle. No it can't be reclined when the baby is in the seat. It has to be set when the carseat is installed. I purchased this carseat for my 8month old. I would purchase this seat again. Britax is better quality and has more metal protection than any other carseats I have found.
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A couple of things that I thought of: Is the seat in recline position 3? Have you removed the infant body pillow? (It's not needed if your child can sit without support.) If it helps, it looks like you can adjust the angle of the car seat in position 3, the manual talks about this on page 20. Good luck!
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This one doesn't. Only thing I don't like about it. Whe my son falls asleep his head leans to a side and depending on the road. His head sometimes goes forward. I think they do make this one with reclining feature because its in the instruction manual .
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it is a great car seat; i feel very safe putting my very tall 2 year old granddaughter in it. it has a function to recline but only when you are installing it; another words, you have to do this while it is unbuckled from your car. there is a piece of support that you can fold under which makes this car set tilt back more. i do not think you can do this while the seat is strapped in.I do not know if it is FAA approved, i do not know if it works with the stroller set up; i only use is a few times a month for her.Noni
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No it doesn't recline but it's at a nice angle in both forward and rear facing. My children always took great naps in this seat and never looked uncomfortable. It's too large to recline.
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I did . But what I did noticed is that every time my baby would fall asleep in the car seat his head would totally go forward . I would literally extend my arm while driving and hold his head upright until we got to our destination . I later on figured out that it was this thing that would caused my baby to sleep with his head forward. I wanted to return it but the expiration expired . Good luck
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Yes. My baby is 16 mon. old and still using the deepest reclined position (rear facing) so that she is comfortable if she falls asleep.The recline feature is one of the main reasons I chose this seat.
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The back does not recline to 180 degrees (flat). However, it reclines to a flat-enough position for the average baby/toddler to sleep comfortably.The front wheel has an easy flick-switch option to lock into a straight position, or unlock to swivel 360°.
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We just installed this seat today. The recline feature is bogus. If your idea of reclining is 1/2 inch to 3/4 inch, then maybe your child will like it. I Googled the reclining 'feature' issue and this seat definitely causes what is termed 'head slump'. Head slump is when your child's head dangles forward with their chin resting on their chest. - Like a zombie. I think I'll return it ASAP and get something else. I have it installed front-facing in a 2006 Accord.
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hi Anne - this is one "feature" of the seat that completely blows me away. In our old Graco seat, our son's poor head would nod back and forth when he'd sleep. hit the breaks and his head would just bob forward, often waking him up. In these Recaro seats, they did something with the design / angle that this NEVER happens. I have no clue why but my wife and I talk about this all the time. It just works
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I agree with the two other answers. It lays fairly flat - we have used it since our son was a newborn and he has always been comfortable. It states it is for 6 months up but it definently reclines farther than our infant car seat. He is now 14 months old and we still use it in all positions.
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The recline position depends on how you have it installed. There is more of a recline when it's rear facing than when it's front facing. My boys are now sitting front facing, and their heads do not fall forward when they sleep.
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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
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The back seats only have two positions: reclined - which is not completely flat, but flat enough for infants; our two-month-old son was comfortable - and semi-reclined. The back seats do not have an upright position for older children. The front seats have upright and reclined positions, but definitely do not recline enough for an infant.
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Nope, it doesn't recline. For our 18 month old on long bike rides when it becomes nap time we slid a small pillow behind him and one to the side and he slept that way. Wearing his helmet if he falls asleep in the normal position his head falls forward.