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Does the Acorn 2i car seat recline?

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Baxterchops · 05/04/2025 21:09

Hi
I've just bought the Cosatto Wow 3 whole bundle and wondered if the car seat actually reclines as it looks very upright for the newborn.
Can't find anything online or in the instructions either.
Any help gratefully received :)

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BertieBotts · 06/04/2025 01:03

It doesn't look to me like it does. It has a newborn insert which should increase the recline a little bit, but up to 45 degrees is considered OK. The lack of recline is part of why there is a general advice to limit babies' time in car seats to as little as necessary, only using when you're actually in the car and reduce car travel in the first few weeks (or you can use a rough rule of thumb of up to 30 mins at a time for newborns up to 4 weeks or up to 2 hours at a time for older babies).

Is it in your car where it looks too upright? Some cars have the back seats quite slanted and the isofix points quite low down which can exacerbate the angle on rear facing seats quite badly. But I have to admit the baby in the demo video doesn't look that comfortable.

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