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Does anyone know how to move the seat belt padded straps down on a enfa Superia car seat 360 my child is 4 months old and the seat just isn’t supporting him properly his head flops forward when asleep and the straps aren’t over both shoulders

Is it this one smyths have a video on the website

Thank you I’ve been looking everywhere and didn’t even see that! So the back headrest needs to be raised by looks of it I did that and look what happens when his asleep his head flops forward and the straps are under the headrest ! ! The shoulder straps seem to be way to far back on this one maybe I’ve got a dodgy seat

To adjust the height of the straps, it looks like you need to use the handle at the top of the headrest to move this up and down, this should adjust the straps with it.

I don't think you will want to move the padding, it's usually set at the right place and only detaches to wash it in case your child is sick. Move the headrest so that when your baby is laid in the seat, their head is within the headrest and their shoulders rest just below it.

For a 4 month old, you also need the newborn insert in (according to the instructions, this should stay in until about 9-12 months) and the seat needs to be rear facing in full recline.

To get a snug fit I usually find with this type of seat, you want to loosen the straps and then spend some time placing the baby central in the seat so that their bum is lined up with the bottom strap and their shoulders are resting below the headrest. If the insert is loose and moves around this can make it tricky to get a good fit, that's a problem with some budget type seats. If that's the case just take your time and try to hold the insert in place while adjusting the position of the baby.

Fasten the buckle with the straps loose, and then pull it through from just above the buckle, so that it becomes snug around their waist or hips. With a younger baby sometimes you have to check that their legs/knees aren't getting caught up in it when doing this.

Then once the straps are fitted around the waist, you can pull the long strap at the bottom of the seat, which will pull all the slack through from the shoulder straps. If the pads have very grippy parts on the back of them that catch on clothing, it helps to position these and hold them straight on the baby's chest while you pull the slack through from the straps.

This is a good video showing how to do the loose harness trick to get the straps right - it's a different seat, but the method works the same.

I can't see your picture if you attached one, but my guess is that your headrest is set too low, which is why the straps aren't supporting his shoulders properly.

If you're still getting the issue with the headrest adjusted to the right height, it might be that your baby is trying to sit up when you put him into the seat - this often happens at this age, they are starting to sit up and look around a bit more, and what happens is that if they are sitting up or bent forwards trying to look at what you're doing with the buckle when you tighten the straps the straps sort of crunch them into this forward position and then when they fall asleep they flop over.

To avoid that, try and encourage him to lie into the seat with his back and shoulders resting against the backrest. If he's very curious and determined to sit up, you can go through all the steps I listed above up to the one where you tighten the straps through the buckle, and then if you do something to get his interest just above his head, like dangle a toy there, or wiggle your fingers and make an interesting sound, he will lean back to look up and reach for the thing and that will make him lie back in contact with the seat, so you can position and tighten the shoulder straps.