car seat positioning

[*TripleJ*]

depends on what car u have

[Queen]

We had both girls, on the side until about a month ago, now DD1 is in the middle and DD2 in reverse position is behind driver.

[Beautitude]

Are you a member of the RAA? Id go get the car seats installed through them. We had ds car seat installed there the first time and they were so knowledgable about it we are planning to get the second car seat installed through them too. I think it only cost about $15 or someting like that and we learn't so much about installing car seats.

[SammyRo]

Love my kids - so, its mainly older style cars that have split seats? I know both mum's and mine have a single passenger seat, and then the split, and then the middle and other passenger seat. So the split isn't in a seat as such? Ours has 3 anchor points, so I'm guessing that the car anufactures wouldn't put them in if it wasn't safe (or you'd hope not!!)

Isabel - we got our first fitted at the red cross, but didn't bother when we turned it round or moved to the edge seat. I was thinking when it comes to putting the capsule in, I might take it back and get them to have a look at DD's seat too. (PS like your new ticker! And I'm guessing from your signature, that you're not waiting any more!! good luck!!)

Queen - our orignal plan was to have one on the side and one in the middle, but it really doesn't look as if it would be a good fit, as the seat on the side seems to go into the middle seat anyway.

Jodi - would you put the youngest behind the passenger or driver? We were thinking that we'd put the capsule behind the driver, so DD would be getting out onto the path, and not the road.

[*LovemyKids*]

Sammy well i dont think that they would put an anchor point in such a position!! The car that i had at the time was a 1999 model!!! I will be putting the baby capsual behind the driver seat as it is more convienet and I have a 4wd and its too hard to put a new born baby up in the middle seat!! Goodluck i think its a bit of trial and error anyway!!

[ladybird11]

From a safety aspect and crash statistics (this goes for all passengers in cars in country crashes) survival rate of people behind the drivers seat is higher than that behind the front passenger (because a driver will instinctively manouver a car to avoid an obstruction - thus the people on the left side of the car usually take the brunt of the impact, there are always exceptions though. Hmm, i'm digressing sorry.

We have DS (5 mths) in the middle of the backseat and DD (22 mths) in the rear left.

I don't like having my back to traffic - especially when I'm taking my babies out of the car.

[feeb]

Currently DS is behind passanger seat.

But when I get his new car seat installed he will be behind driver and baby will be behind passanger, DH did want DS to stay where he is BUT the issue is that DH is tall and needs car seat back to drive and no way a rear facing seat will allow that so rear facing must stay behind passanger.

Did ask man about putting DS in middle when I was getting his seat turned around at 14+ months) and he said middle for an older child can be painful as they touch and hit baby or chuck stuff on them.

[Visitor7]

Love my kids - so, its mainly older style cars that have split seats? I know both mum's and mine have a single passenger seat, and then the split, and then the middle and other passenger seat. So the split isn't in a seat as such? Ours has 3 anchor points, so I'm guessing that the car anufactures wouldn't put them in if it wasn't safe (or you'd hope not!!)

Isabel - we got our first fitted at the red cross, but didn't bother when we turned it round or moved to the edge seat. I was thinking when it comes to putting the capsule in, I might take it back and get them to have a look at DD's seat too. (PS like your new ticker! And I'm guessing from your signature, that you're not waiting any more!! good luck!!)

Queen - our orignal plan was to have one on the side and one in the middle, but it really doesn't look as if it would be a good fit, as the seat on the side seems to go into the middle seat anyway.

Jodi - would you put the youngest behind the passenger or driver? We were thinking that we'd put the capsule behind the driver, so DD would be getting out onto the path, and not the road.

Ours is a 2008 model car, and we have split seats. So it's not just older cars. A lot of new cars have them as well.
We have our youngest behind the front passenger, the oldest behind the driver. When I stop the car, I unbuckle DD1 and she gets out of the passenger side door. She always waits until I get around that side of the car first. That way I have her getting out with me there, and I get DD2 out at the same time. That's what's worked best for us anyway.

ETA: I just re-read that, and not sure that it makes sense?? Hope you can understand it LOL

[sweetpea678]

I have youngest behind driver as I get her in and out and my older two get out the passanger side. They are 6 and 9 and for school pickup drop off this works great as I can pull up and then can get in and out in safety.