Does head tilt forward sleeping in Britax Boulevard? Do the deep side wings prevent the child's head from tilting forward while sleeping?
264158
I actually DID go to a fire department and had mine installed and my 5 month old's head still tilted fwd in a rear facing carseat...
264159
If your child is rear-facing, how can her head tilt forward?? I don't see how that is possible if the seat is correctly installed. For the love people, read the instructions or go down the your local fire department to get it installed properly! Your child's life depends on it!
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.
2036744
The seat is pretty up right and does not recline. If a child does sleep in it they get that hung neck effect where their head just hangs by their chest. That said when tired enough my son does manage to sleep in it. Not as well as he did in his old reclining seat but he does sleep. That said it sleeps as well as any other booster seat does...
62837
Yes is does recline in forward facing position. Really nice on long trips for my son with being able to recline. You have to recline he seat first then the car seat.
666450
We flew Southwest and had no problem rearfacing our son in his Advocate 70 CS on the plane. I have 3 of the Advocates, two of the previous model and one newer one. We flew with the newer one. My son sleeps much better rearfacing. So the fact that he had better head support while sleeping the whole plane ride (lots of turbulence) was important to me, and the people in front of us appreciated not getting their seat kicked. Not one flight attendant had a problem with out seat install. BTW, the reason i flew with the newer model is bc side by side, the newer model has a slightly shorter shell on the backside, bc their bottom sits lower in the seat. We flew Southwest and had no problem rearfacing our son in his Advocate 70 CS on the plane. I have 3 of the Advocates, two of the previous model and one newer one. We flew with the newer one. My son sleeps much better rearfacing. So the fact that he had better head support while sleeping the whole plane ride (lots of turbulence) was important to me, and the people in front of us appreciated not getting their seat kicked. Not one flight attendant had a problem with out seat install. BTW, the reason i flew with the newer model is bc side by side, the newer model has a slightly shorter... » Read More We flew Southwest and had no problem rearfacing our son in his Advocate 70 CS on the plane. I have 3 of the Advocates, two of the previous model and one newer one. We flew with the newer one. My son sleeps much better rearfacing. So the fact that he had better head support while sleeping the whole plane ride (lots of turbulence) was important to me, and the people in front of us appreciated not getting their seat kicked. Not one flight attendant had a problem with out seat install. BTW, the reason i flew with the newer model is bc side by side, the newer model has a slightly shorter shell on the backside, bc their bottom sits lower in the seat. « Show Less
1550433
It doesn't have a lot of recline..but my son who is 3.5 and weighs 32lb. and is 40" tall sleeps without his head falling forward just fine. He rests comfortably on the side!
688908
Yes, but the front one doesn't recline as much as I'd like. If my daughter falls asleep in it she slides to one side instead of being able to lay back all the way if it was able to recline more. I use a towel as a "mold-able" pillow to get her to lay comfortably. OR I have my oldest get out and walk for a while and switch my youngest to the back seat- which reclines way more. She's able to sleep better there.
2091653
The headrest doe not recline. The entire seat back adjusts to the angle in your vehicle, and the upper headrest area adjusts up and down to position it properly for your child. We particularly chose this model for the extended side protection in that event. Our daughter does not sleep much in the car, however if she does we find she rests her head on either side of the padded side protection because of the design.
160220
I flew with this carseat. For its size, I thought it was surprisingly lightweight. We used a luggage cart and laid it face down on top of the other suitcases and it balanced fine. A flight attendant helped us install it into our coach seat, but it seemed easy enough. It only fit forward facing. My one year old slept the whole flight in this carseat :)
1571868
It must be, my son falls asleep in it all the time... even when he refuses to at home. All it takes is a car ride :) I like the wings around the head, we have the seat slightly reclined and his head never flops down he keeps straight because of the sides
1285675
It depends on how your child sleeps. The sides come out quite a bit and so my son's head is usually resting on one of the sides when he sleeps. We had a different booster before this one and I will say that he seems to sleep better in this one than his old one. I would suggest that you remove your head rest if you buy this seat because it lets the seat lean back a bit more and that seemed to help also with the head flopping forward when he fell asleep. This is an awesome booster. I think you will be very happy with it.
72078
My son snoozes happily in it. The "wings" at head level really help keep his head in a comfortable position. The only issue we have is his rear end gets sore - but really, that could happen in any seat after a long ride when your legs don't touch the ground.
1541183
The seat does not recline completely (sleeping position). It folds to about a 45 degree angle to allow the infant car seat to snap into place if the car seat is in the front position. So far we have only had the infant car seat in the back and our toddler sitting in the front part, but have set it up both ways. As for the whole stroller, it does not fold flat due to the wheels like the other reviewer stated. We just traveled across the world with our stroller, through four airports and three flights. We are very happy with the sturdiness of it and even after three gate checks it looks brand new. The seat does not recline completely (sleeping position). It folds to about a 45 degree angle to allow the infant car seat to snap into place if the car seat is in the front position. So far we have only had the infant car seat in the back and our toddler sitting in the front part, but have set it up both ways. As for the whole stroller, it does not fold flat due to the wheels like the other reviewer stated. We just traveled across the world with our stroller, through four airports and three flights. We are very happy with the sturdiness of it and even after three gate checks it looks brand... » Read More The seat does not recline completely (sleeping position). It folds to about a 45 degree angle to allow the infant car seat to snap into place if the car seat is in the front position. So far we have only had the infant car seat in the back and our toddler sitting in the front part, but have set it up both ways. As for the whole stroller, it does not fold flat due to the wheels like the other reviewer stated. We just traveled across the world with our stroller, through four airports and three flights. We are very happy with the sturdiness of it and even after three gate checks it looks brand new. « Show Less
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.
1762120
It depends on if you plan on using it rear facing or foward facing. My kid has no problem napping on a long car drive and he is still using it rear facing. The foward facing postion has less of a recline but to be honest it still looks like the child would be really comfortable.
770392
It does but either the baby seat is way far back or rather upright. I don't think the upright is too far forward but I wouldn't lay the carseat so far back b/c the baby would have his/her head lower that his/her legs.
337845
Mini cooper 2002. Plan to use forward facing in back seat and need something with substantial support so toddler's head and neck aren't hanging forward when he falls asleep.
22307
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.