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HolliMar · 13/06/2024 15:54

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Hello 👋🏽

Im new here so excuse me if I'm doing this wrong 🤣but i need advice on car seats.
I'm very aware of car seat safety and all of that so just need advice on products 😁
My son is about to turn 3, he's tall for his age and weighs around 13kgs, I have a small 3 door saloon car and need a 360 spin if possible as I have a long term back condition and cannot get in the back to rear face him.
issue is, every car seat I find online and look up on here people are saying do not buy, so what do I buy? I don't want to spend a fortune but I'm aware of how unsafe cheap seats are. What car seats do you have for your little ones?

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BertieBotts · 13/06/2024 16:17

Tall but skinny I guess if he's 13kg?

Do you know how tall he is in centimetres?

Rear facing in a 360 seat will be a pain if he's tall, because his legs will get in the way of spinning it, they don't have a huge amount of legroom either, plus they all have 105cm limits, which he might outgrow soon if he is tall. You might be better off looking at the Swedish type ERF seats if you want rear facing, and get him to climb in himself and then you could possibly tighten it by leaning over through the back. Or disable the airbag and put him on the front passenger seat.

What seat are you using currently?

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