Slim car seats!

[krj2688]

Hi all

I have just received a delivery of maxi cosi rodi air protect car seats. They were bigger than what I thought 😬😬😬 I can't fit in between.

Can anyone recommend a slim car seat please?

My children are 6 and 4. Would prefer non isofix as we are getting a new car, the wait time is possibly until November - January. Baby number 3 is due early November. We have their car seat which will need to go in the front until new car arrives.

I'd put your 4 yo behind the driver, baby behind passenger, 6 yo on a booster in the middle.
The 6yo will be wedged in by the other seats so unlikely to get thrown sideways.

What about putting the 6yo in the front in the hbb, then you, 4yo and baby on the back row? Assuming the infant seat is narrower than the hbbs.

Will there be much travelling as a full family if five between Nov and Jan?

Can I just check - you dont need to fit between their seats the moment right?

@BernadetteRostankowskiWolowitz no I don't need to atm, just trying to plan ahead. Not a huge amount of travelling hopefully between that time. Would only be weekends.

I'm not sure if anywhere are trying seats in cars at the moment which makes it harder.

If it's any help we have a Renault kadjar. Every seat I look at it says that it cannot go in the middle seat.

I was planning on trying the back row as suggested with 3 across

I think you'd really struggle to get an adult between two car seats in most cars other than something like a Citroën C4 or a Ford Galaxy, with 3 individual seats.

@Lockdownbear yeah this is my trouble atm, we have a seven seater on order but due to covid there are huge delays on them. We couldn't change any sooner due to the finance so a bit of a sticky point

I have 5 year old in front seat, baby and 4 year old in the back of mine and can't fit an adult in between. I think there are a few cars that could do it but not many, my DH had a Kia before that I could fit between the two older kids but I'm quite slim (not saying you're not!).

We have a seven seater as well so it's fine for us but I've just got used to not being able to take a passenger. Its a pain!

Putting a child in the front forward facing is a really bad idea.

I have just seen this one. Wondering whether this would be ok for 6 and 4 year old?

mifold.co.uk/products/hifold-the-fit-and-fold-booster

@MyDcAreMarvel

Putting a child in the front forward facing is a really bad idea.

Probably equally as bad as putting a rear facing carseat in too - even turned off the airbag is still a risk.

For the short period of time I'd go with the 6yo on a booster in the middle. I'd even look at the Trunki one that has a strap which lowers the diagonal belt.

The maxi cosi rodi says it’s 47cm wide

Some which are apparently narrower:
Maxi cosi kore pro - 41cm
Britax romer- 44cm

I think baby size seats have to be 44cm or less to be flight approved. So any of those should be narrower.