Hello there, I see there are lots of RF advocates on here, so maybe some of you can answer my questions.
I have a 20 month old currently still in her infant seat, since she's small for her age (not yet 10kg) and the seat is good up to 13kg. However, we have a baby due in March, so I'd like to use the infant seat for the baby and get Alex a new seat.
However, in our car the baby seat sticks out so much that the passenger seat is pretty far forward and the passenger is cramped. It wouldn't fit behind the driver's seat at all with the driving position my husband uses. I am worried that if we put Alex in a group 1 RF seat, it will need even more room, which we don't really have.
Also, when the baby gets old enough for a group 1 seat, we'll have 2 toddlers in group 1 seats, and if they're rear facing, one will have to be behind the driver. We both drive the car, so the seat will have to be moved forward and back. I gather most RF seats either rest on the front seat or have to have a lot of clearance. Plus, any tethers would have to be adjusted when the seat moves.
Is RF really this impractical, or am I missing something? We don't really want to buy a new car just for the car seats, and I'm not sure 2 RF would work with different drivers anyway.
Sorry for the length of this, but any help or advice would be greatly appreciated.
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NickiAndAlex · 22/01/2011 09:43
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