weepyone
09-20-2006, 04:19 PM
i am hoping you have the same brands for car seats as we do in theuk. i have a jeep cherokee i know you call this something different in the u.s but it is the smaller version of the grand cherokee. does any one know what car seats will fit a sthe seat slopes at an angle as oppossed to being flat tia:)
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Ratatosk
09-20-2006, 05:24 PM
I drive a jeep wrangler -- small boxy suv with removable hard top. It's a new model, so it has places to anchor a car seat in the back. New car seats, newer cars have a Latch system, so you don't have to use seatbelts, but ties which attach to the hooks on the floor of the trunk or back part of the vehicle. So for the first year DS was in graco car seat in the middle of my car -- the base stays into the car and the carseat carrier latches into it -- we bought an extra base for DH's car. Then as he got bigger -- a year old I got an evenflow triumph. It's like a big old easy chair. It actually has reclining cabability.
Only problem with placing him in the middle of a 4 seater car is that anyone who road with me in the back seat, next to him had to be semi-skinny. :)
In any event I believe Britax makes car seats for the UK. Rather expensive and some people with smaller cars have had difficulty with them.
Only problem with placing him in the middle of a 4 seater car is that anyone who road with me in the back seat, next to him had to be semi-skinny. :)
In any event I believe Britax makes car seats for the UK. Rather expensive and some people with smaller cars have had difficulty with them.
soon2bmommy
09-20-2006, 09:28 PM
Weepy, I have the same problem with my car and the sloped seats. My Graco base is adjustable. The front can be raised or lowered to make the seat tilt. Has to be on the tallest setting, but works perfectly.
cattieos
09-20-2006, 11:20 PM
You can use towels to level them out. That is what we had to do, and we had them checked by numerous people, police, fire men, EMTs, etc... to make sure that it was ok.
Jordyn
09-20-2006, 11:31 PM
Hey Weepy!
Like other posters said there is often a part to adjust your seat in order to level it or you can use towels.
As an aside funny story about my not so bright self and especially not so bright dh...
When Brycen was first born he would scream his bloody head off in the car seat when we were in the car and his seat was in the base. We only have one base so when we use our van we just belt it in sitting on the seat (meets all safety standards, have no fear!!). Anyway, I kept looking at the car seat and saying to everyone that it seemed like ds was sitting up to straight, was uncomfortable, that it didn't look like this when Zack used it etc. but dh kept saying that he'd put it in right and getting mad at me for complaining. We have a new car from the one we had with Zack and the seats do slope (it is a Chrysler product too!!!) So one day after my 6 weeks of no lifting the car seat were over (after my c-section) I was going somewhere with my mom and we moved car seats around. As I pulled it out I realized that there was a leveler on the front of the base. Boy did we all feel stupid!!!!
Like other posters said there is often a part to adjust your seat in order to level it or you can use towels.
As an aside funny story about my not so bright self and especially not so bright dh...
When Brycen was first born he would scream his bloody head off in the car seat when we were in the car and his seat was in the base. We only have one base so when we use our van we just belt it in sitting on the seat (meets all safety standards, have no fear!!). Anyway, I kept looking at the car seat and saying to everyone that it seemed like ds was sitting up to straight, was uncomfortable, that it didn't look like this when Zack used it etc. but dh kept saying that he'd put it in right and getting mad at me for complaining. We have a new car from the one we had with Zack and the seats do slope (it is a Chrysler product too!!!) So one day after my 6 weeks of no lifting the car seat were over (after my c-section) I was going somewhere with my mom and we moved car seats around. As I pulled it out I realized that there was a leveler on the front of the base. Boy did we all feel stupid!!!!
myloathe
09-21-2006, 12:31 PM
I also drive an suv, (a Durango) and I was also wondering about this. DD has a graco carseat with the base and the directions says that the baby is safer in the middle rear. Well, the middle is the only seat where the seatbelt is a lap belt, and no matter how often I tighten it, the base never really seems secure in back there. Sometimes, I make turns and the whole thing literally moves side to side. What gives??? When the base is in the back of our other vehicle (a car), it sits perfectly..
friday13
09-22-2006, 10:50 AM
Since you are in Europe try looking up Combi - they are Japanese made and have breathable fabric - soooooo nice! And very easy to take in and out and to adjust - and it reclines with ONE hand!! I can do it from the front seat when my child at 8 months starts to go to sleep --- its great!
I had a hard time finding them in the U.S. stores ... I had to go online. Mine is the Combi Avatar and its truly awesome. We are buying a second one for my hubby's car. It goes up to 40lbs. and its NOT expensive I think I got ours for under $90.00 U.S.
Friday
I had a hard time finding them in the U.S. stores ... I had to go online. Mine is the Combi Avatar and its truly awesome. We are buying a second one for my hubby's car. It goes up to 40lbs. and its NOT expensive I think I got ours for under $90.00 U.S.
Friday
mayam
09-25-2006, 12:37 PM
Hello there
You could look on the Britax UK website as they have a car fitting guide on there. If your car is not listed you can contact them.
Also 'Which?' reports have done a recent review of car seat safety. They will give you a month's free trial online, if you register with their site. They give impartial recommendations and test the seats more rigorously than the manufacturers.
Don't know if your car has isofix but that seems to be recommended now. This is where the baby seat is actually anchored permanently into the car and cannot be removed, rather than being fixed with the seatbelt.
Good luck.
You could look on the Britax UK website as they have a car fitting guide on there. If your car is not listed you can contact them.
Also 'Which?' reports have done a recent review of car seat safety. They will give you a month's free trial online, if you register with their site. They give impartial recommendations and test the seats more rigorously than the manufacturers.
Don't know if your car has isofix but that seems to be recommended now. This is where the baby seat is actually anchored permanently into the car and cannot be removed, rather than being fixed with the seatbelt.
Good luck.