Hellobee Boards Topic: If you drive a sedan, where is the carseat?

Hellobee Boards Topic: If you drive a sedan, where is the carseat? https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 16 May 2026 20:19:13 +0000 yin on "If you drive a sedan, where is the carseat?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-drive-a-sedan-where-is-the-carseat#post-1674245 Mon, 02 Jun 2014 21:43:58 +0000 yin 1674245@https://boards.hellobee.com/ DS1 is behind the driver seat, and DS2 is behind the passenger. DS1 used to be in the middle until DS2 arrived. I wanted to keep him in the middle, but our sedan isn't big enough to accommodate both next to each other. chopsuey on "If you drive a sedan, where is the carseat?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-drive-a-sedan-where-is-the-carseat#post-1674168 Mon, 02 Jun 2014 20:52:30 +0000 chopsuey 1674168@https://boards.hellobee.com/ DD is behind the driver seat and has always been. DS is behind the passenger seat. Baby Boy Mom on "If you drive a sedan, where is the carseat?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-drive-a-sedan-where-is-the-carseat#post-1674107 Mon, 02 Jun 2014 20:23:46 +0000 Baby Boy Mom 1674107@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We have them both rear facing on either side. deerylou on "If you drive a sedan, where is the carseat?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-drive-a-sedan-where-is-the-carseat#post-1674102 Mon, 02 Jun 2014 20:21:07 +0000 deerylou 1674102@https://boards.hellobee.com/ RF, in the center. Andrea on "If you drive a sedan, where is the carseat?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-drive-a-sedan-where-is-the-carseat#post-1674096 Mon, 02 Jun 2014 20:18:25 +0000 Andrea 1674096@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Middle when we only had one LO! Alivoo01 on "If you drive a sedan, where is the carseat?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-drive-a-sedan-where-is-the-carseat#post-1673502 Mon, 02 Jun 2014 15:11:31 +0000 Alivoo01 1673502@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @loveisstrange: Good to know!! DS is currently RF in the center, and when we put him in the convertible, he'll be in the center as well. loveisstrange on "If you drive a sedan, where is the carseat?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-drive-a-sedan-where-is-the-carseat#post-1673486 Mon, 02 Jun 2014 14:58:24 +0000 loveisstrange 1673486@https://boards.hellobee.com/ The middle is the safest and you should have the least protected child in the middle. Meaning if you have another LO, your DS should stay in the middle in his convertible seat and the baby would go on the outside in its bucket. (I think thats how it works.) However, C is behind the passenger seat. It's just way easier that way. heartonastring on "If you drive a sedan, where is the carseat?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-drive-a-sedan-where-is-the-carseat#post-1673477 Mon, 02 Jun 2014 14:56:08 +0000 heartonastring 1673477@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I've always heard that middle is the safest and you should put the less protected car seat in the middle. So if you have an infant car seat and a convertible, the convertible should go in the middle. We both drive sedans and DD is RF in the middle. ETA: Obviously it depends on whether you're doing a LATCH or seatbelt install and, if you're doing LATCH, whether or not your car allows LATCH borrowing. bookwormmama on "If you drive a sedan, where is the carseat?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-drive-a-sedan-where-is-the-carseat#post-1673456 Mon, 02 Jun 2014 14:44:53 +0000 bookwormmama 1673456@https://boards.hellobee.com/ DS's car seat is behind the passenger's seat in our Nissan Versa. We don't have LATCH in the center and my husband is too tall to have it in the center anyways. It doesn't fit behind the driver seat while my husband drives either. Cole on "If you drive a sedan, where is the carseat?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-drive-a-sedan-where-is-the-carseat#post-1673445 Mon, 02 Jun 2014 14:40:55 +0000 Cole 1673445@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Often in your manual it offers some guidance for the safest spot. Rear facing in my fusion I put it on the passenger side, with one forward and one rear facing I would put the forward facing seat behind the driver and rear behind the passenger. It is a pain to install in my middle seat. MamaMoose on "If you drive a sedan, where is the carseat?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-drive-a-sedan-where-is-the-carseat#post-1673437 Mon, 02 Jun 2014 14:35:44 +0000 MamaMoose 1673437@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I know for RF the center is safest to avoid side impact. But we have M behind the passenger seat in both cars because we simply could not get the seat level in the middle and I would rather have a compeltely proper installation. I would think that if the child is forward facing you would not want them in the middle so there is something to stop them from being projected through the windshield in a bad accident. septca on "If you drive a sedan, where is the carseat?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-drive-a-sedan-where-is-the-carseat#post-1673425 Mon, 02 Jun 2014 14:31:58 +0000 septca 1673425@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We have a large sedan and have DD (16 mo, 23 pounds) RF behind the passenger seat. We can't put her in the middle because our car only has LATCH on the out-facing seats and we did not put her behind the driver because we live in a city and primary park on the street when out and about - so getting her in and out of the car is much safer on the curb side. When we have #2 DD will be FF, so we will likely move her to the middle seat or behind the driver's seat and put the infant seat behind the passenger seat. autumnlove on "If you drive a sedan, where is the carseat?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-drive-a-sedan-where-is-the-carseat#post-1673416 Mon, 02 Jun 2014 14:28:50 +0000 autumnlove 1673416@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Civic, RF and there is a convertible behind both seats. Smurfette on "If you drive a sedan, where is the carseat?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-drive-a-sedan-where-is-the-carseat#post-1673399 Mon, 02 Jun 2014 14:20:03 +0000 Smurfette 1673399@https://boards.hellobee.com/ R is RF and on the passenger side. mediagirl on "If you drive a sedan, where is the carseat?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-drive-a-sedan-where-is-the-carseat#post-1673380 Mon, 02 Jun 2014 14:10:41 +0000 mediagirl 1673380@https://boards.hellobee.com/ It's behind the passenger seat. I had multiple police officers and firemen tell me that is the best place for it if we can't make it work in the middle (we can't - tall husband). It's in that place in both my Mazda 3 and his Camry. Glitter on "If you drive a sedan, where is the carseat?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-drive-a-sedan-where-is-the-carseat#post-1673372 Mon, 02 Jun 2014 14:05:41 +0000 Glitter 1673372@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We have DS RF in the center. I've read side positions are less safe because side impacts tend to be deadly. looch on "If you drive a sedan, where is the carseat?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-drive-a-sedan-where-is-the-carseat#post-1673363 Mon, 02 Jun 2014 14:00:00 +0000 looch 1673363@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Forward facing behind the passenger seat until he hits 40 pounds, then I will move him to the center because I can no longer use LATCH to secure the seat. mrs. tictactoe on "If you drive a sedan, where is the carseat?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-drive-a-sedan-where-is-the-carseat#post-1673361 Mon, 02 Jun 2014 13:59:28 +0000 mrs. tictactoe 1673361@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I've read it's safest behind the driver. I have Liam behind the passenger, though, because of the way our driveway is located in relation to the house. It's just way easier to get him in and out on the passenger side. We also still have him RF at 26 months. If we ever have another, we will put the baby behind the passenger seat and Liam behind the driver's seat. I think the center is the least safe option because there's nothing blocking them from going all the way forward to the dash/windshield in a serious accident if they happened to come out of the car seat straps. ETA: Oops, we have an SUV, not a sedan. So maybe my comments don't matter! rattles on "If you drive a sedan, where is the carseat?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-drive-a-sedan-where-is-the-carseat#post-1673352 Mon, 02 Jun 2014 13:57:43 +0000 rattles 1673352@https://boards.hellobee.com/ My DD is the same age as A, and she's RF in a foonf in the center of the back seat. I'm expecting our second in November, and we're planning to reuse DD's keyfit behind the driver's seat (which is where it always was for DD too). We're in a '07 Chrysler Sebring. mrsjyw on "If you drive a sedan, where is the carseat?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-drive-a-sedan-where-is-the-carseat#post-1673344 Mon, 02 Jun 2014 13:55:11 +0000 mrsjyw 1673344@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We have one LO and in my tiny pontiac 4 door g6, he's been in it RF behind the passenger side. We just switched the carseat in DH's car to FF and moved it to the center position. We'll be switching mine to FF as well and wondered where is the safest in a sedan? Keeping in mind that we are going to be TTC soon and that I'm already having a heck of a time strapping in my 33 in/27.5 lbs baby boy in the RF carseat as it is!