Does this car seat help when baby falls asleep and head falls forward? Or does anyone have sggestions for that?
1248880
If your baby's head falls forward when they sleep they should not be forward facing. Their head should not fall forward in a rear facing postition. My 9 month old does great in his.
2273121
Hmm.. I'm not sure. I liked it because it just felt like it would cradle him more. I like how it supports his head. This way we can put him down with his head on either side and he still has a little pillow cushion. Now that my son is getting older, he tries to crawl off the changing pad a lot and we have to distract him with toys. The curvature keeps the toys on the pad with him and also slows him down a tiny bit. I don't think there are any drawbacks I can think of, maybe a few very small benefits in my book.
2053160
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.
1427237
My son uses a support pillow for his son. If you do not use one, the babies head can flop from side to side.
1571867
Yes, my son has never complained about the seat and he really likes how comfortable it is. The sides of the head read and seat are helpful when he falls asleep. When our daughter gets old enough we're getting her one too!
1285676
Yes. My doesn't sleep in the car much anymore but when he does his head falls all over the place.
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. :-)
1437316
I have made one 3 hour trip since buying this seat for my 23 month old who still fits all other requirements other than being 24 months old. When she first fell asleep her head rested comfortably to the side. I did not measure the time this happened but eventually her head had fallen forward and was bobbing.
1703263
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
2219494
If you find the car seat support not enough for the baby, then go for this product. Also, it's important to keep the newborns head correctly positioned (straight), and to have cushy padding under it to eliminate the possibility of flat head. I don't think this extra comforting insert could cause any safety issues, just fill out your car seat, and if you find it too hard, or notice your little one isn't snug in it, by the insert.
2175427
My kids (4 and 5--we bought 2 of these) don't really sleep in the car and on long trips we bring pillows but the few times they ended up asleep their heads end up in that little nook/cranny where you can see the headrest bows out in the picture. But I can see if your kid fell asleep in the right position, his chin ending up on his chest.Edit: Both my kids fell asleep in the car after a long day a few days ago. Both of them had their head cocked to the side resting against the headrest where it turns out (see picture).
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
1399038
No. I had to purchase another seat. The reason is both safety & comfort. This particular model of Saftey 1st booster has little to no side protection. When your child falls to sleep his/her head will drop off to the side or forward dramatically. There is nothing supporting the head. Worse still - in case of an accident your little one will experience serious whiplash for the same reason. I ended up buying a Britax Roundabout. Look for a booster with more side protection is my advise.
2084410
Lifting and lowering the back is a pain. I rarely do it and both my 9 month old son (no longer using the carseat, he's sitting in the actual stroller) and 2 year old daughter have fallen asleep in the stroller without any problems.
77460
I would give it a try. My son is a little over 8 months. People tend to think he is younger because he is on the smaller side. He is a very active sleeper so it doesnt work well at night anymore, he usually ends up beside it etc.. But, we still use it for diaper changes, hc, swing etc so he's not flat on his head.the part where his head would rest is about 7 inches across in the middle if that helps. If it doesn't work u could save for another baby or loan/give away but I would try it. We will use it as long as possible, I'm sure he appriciates the extra cushion:)
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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.
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Yes, but you'll probably have to make adjustments. I bought a head support pillow set for baby's carseat, and have used that effectively to keep my LO's head from lolling about and keep it in one of the more reclined positions until he gains better neck control. I bought: JJ Cole Head Support Graphite and it includes TWO head support pillows of different sizes.