It's not the sitting forward that will kill you it's the bending down and pulling the seat out at a funny angle.
We had a BMW 3 series and getting the capsule or a baby out of that was murder on my back. Even DH found it hard after a while and he's a very strong person. It's not just that you have to lift from down low but you also have to twist into odd angles to get them out without banging them or the capsule.
You can't imagine how happy I was to get rid of that car and get something more suitable. I got a honda civic and in my eyes it was the best car ever because it had 4 doors pmsl.
You'll be doing yourself a favour if you buy a 4 door before the baby arrives but if you don't never mind, your DH will probably be begging for something more practical within the year - especially since they only get bigger and harder to move lol.
ETA - I still love my little honda. DH keeps trying to upgrade me to turbo this and and 6 cylinder that and I just pretend I haven't heard him (although I am kind of tempted by a 4wd so I don't have to fit stupid chains in the snow).
I figure if I have trouble getting it out DP can do it, he's the one that insists on keeping his car. lol
lol @ the little civic. I really wish that I could convince him to get a different car but he just refuses to acknowledge that it's not going to work out. Even though myself and pretty well everyone else we've spoken to about it has told him it's not going to work he's desperate to keep it. I've just resigned myself to the fact that until he's had first hand experience trying to get the baby out he's not going to face it. Sometimes people just have to learn the hard way.
ETA turbo's and bigger engines use more fuel anyway, better to stay with the civic if your happy with it IMO.
We had our turn-a-tot fitted yesterday (I know, pretty early, but I wanted to make sure it fits properly), it fits!!! It's a little rocky because of the shape of the seat, but the mechanic said this was ok and we could just put a towel or something under it to stabilise it.
We do have one problem though, it wont turn Because of the contour of the seat, it sits too close to the side of the car and while it will turn if i really force it(gently of course), it isn't going to be a possibility with a baby in it. I'm still confident we got the right seat however as it is still the only one small enough to fit with me in the front seat as well. We can still get to it if we climb in the back, it's just a bit of a hassle.
If (by if I mean when) we do get a new more practical car I think the turning feature will be very useful.
Now that I know it fits do you think we should take it back out until it's closer to the EDD? Just in case the car is in a accident or am I just beng paranoid? DP's not a bad driver but I'm not so sure about some others on the road
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Because of the contour of the seat, it sits too close to the side of the car and while it will turn if i really force it(gently of course), it isn't going to be a possibility with a baby in it. I'm still confident we got the right seat however as it is still the only one small enough to fit with me in the front seat as well. We can still get to it if we climb in the back, it's just a bit of a hassle.
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