Does the padding in the headrest cause the head to fall forward when they fall asleep? This is a problem with our Britax.
1280814
This has not been an issue for us. This is our second Recaro and we love everything about them.
1280815
This is our third Recaro, and from our experience, the headrest does not cause the child's head to fall forward.
1280816
This could be a problem in a vehicle seat that sits more vertical, however in my car I haven't found it to be an issue, as my seat is at a slightly reclined angle.
1739532
My Altima doesn't really have a head rest, but more of a bump where a head rest would be. If that makes sense. So when I hang it from that it falls. So, I just kind of prop it up on the car seat. She's still too little to reach it to kick it yet. Maybe if that seat fold forward you could rig it to fit around the seat?
2175425
Honestly, my son hasn't fallen asleep in this chair that I recall. We have had it 2-3 months and our road trips haven't been more than 20 minutes lately. I have seen him close his eyes and rest alongthe side a short bit but never leaned his head forward. I don't think it's an issue. :-)
293695
I agree with a previous response, that you really have to press down hard to get the two pieces together. It shouldn't be a problem after that. Honestly, I don't remember it being too much of an issue. We popped it together and put it in the car, and haven't had the need to touch it since. Britax is nothing short of awesome when it comes to returns/replacements/etc...so if you don't think it's right, don't use it. Call them and ask for another one or whatever you feel best doing. Good luck!
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.
1285677
Yes. I dont know how you would avoid that in any carseat unless they are rear facing. If your child falls asleep a lot in the car, you should probably get the britax frontier 90 so they can be harnessed into the seat.
1062809
One of my twins can, the other had trouble, but it can recline a little, so if you have it in a seat that reclines, you can do that and then it's easy to sleep in without head falling forward.
220312
I found it to be too thick to use in carseat. It made their head fall forward if they fell asleep. It needs to have a space in back for neck to go.
659757
I have only seen this issue when the back part is not raised high enough.... we simply went a click higher (kids head still in the top center) and the issue was resolved. it's about how high the belt feeder is in relation to the belt egress on the car. we also check it everytime.... I love the seat and it works great!
1892703
I do think it's a weird angle for my newborn (now 6 weeks old). He seems kind of uncomfortable, but then again he falls asleep when we start driving so I guess it can't be that bad. He is 21.5 inches long, 9.5 lbs.
1673536
Nope! In fact, the headrest stops working pretty quickly and you gotta get creative and fix it:)
909088
Did not use britax, however there are a couple of small silver bars on the stroller that need to either be moved to a different hole for different seats or removed completely to prevent wobbling. So that may have been the issue. Good luck.
780287
Yes, otherwise the air pressure in the neck brace will cause your head to fall backwards, and that will probably cause more of a problem.
220310
Not really. The back part of pillow us too thick and if tilts the child's head forwards too much. For car rides you need something that is more narrow in the back.
987094
Mine are not forward facing, as of yet, but the head rest is close enough that my children's heads do not really move. Plus the head rest moves up and down, so depending on how big your child is, you can make it fit comfortably.
2250081
We have had this Recaro booster/car seat for going on 3 months now and our 2 year old still loves it. She is very comfortable her head while asleep rests over to the side into the padding instead of leaning forward. We have a britax in our other vehicle and whenever she falls asleep in that she slumps forward.We have this in our GMC Yukon for long car rides as she is the most comfortable in this. It doesn't recline, which I was worried about but you could always put a pad under it to adjust it as needed. We haven't needed to do that as she just loves this seat and has no problems falling asleep super comfy for long car rides! We have had this Recaro booster/car seat for going on 3 months now and our 2 year old still loves it. She is very comfortable her head while asleep rests over to the side into the padding instead of leaning forward. We have a britax in our other vehicle and whenever she falls asleep in that she slumps forward.We have this in our GMC Yukon for long car rides as she is the most comfortable in this. It doesn't recline, which I was worried about but you could always put a pad under it to adjust it as needed. We haven't needed to do that as she just loves this seat and has no problems falling... » Read More We have had this Recaro booster/car seat for going on 3 months now and our 2 year old still loves it. She is very comfortable her head while asleep rests over to the side into the padding instead of leaning forward. We have a britax in our other vehicle and whenever she falls asleep in that she slumps forward.We have this in our GMC Yukon for long car rides as she is the most comfortable in this. It doesn't recline, which I was worried about but you could always put a pad under it to adjust it as needed. We haven't needed to do that as she just loves this seat and has no problems falling asleep super comfy for long car rides! « Show Less
585789
My son got a flat spot from sleeping (only at night) in the Rock n Play and only for the first 3 months. It was because he favored one side of his head and would tilt his head only one way to sleep. In a crib, gravity would cause his head to fall to the side so he would be sleeping more on his ear, which is flat anyway since it's the side of the head. The RnP is on an incline and allowed him to keep his head more upright so that caused the flat spot. He's 2.5 yrs old now and I still feel the flat spot on his head with my hand. It's not severe but definitely noticeable.