Car seat & sleeping on long car trip?

[Macca79]

Hi

DS and I are flying to QLD to drive back from Brisbane with DH. I recently turned DS car seat to frontwards facing but am concerned with how he is sleeping. Often his head falls forward and I am worried about this on our trip. I have his seat reclined as much as it will go. Is there anything else I can do? What have others done.

DS can not sit up alone yet but is over the weight and height allowance suggested for rearward facing. Should I turn him back around for the trip?

Would love some advice.

[shorty]

I think its recomended that children stay rearward facing till they are at least 12months old now. My DS's car seat stayed rearward facing till he was 10 and a half months and was always in the 90th percentile for his weight.

Maybe it would be easier if you just turned it back?

[Olive]

how much does he weigh? generally they can be backward to around 12 kg's

[visitor1]

I would be turning it back for sure.

[Macca79]

DS is 9.5 kg and 73 cm long. The car seat said to turn it around once they were 9 kg or longer then 70 cm.

[visitor1]

Head control is important....it wont harm him to be rearfacing even if he is over the weight/height limit.