Same as you wagon, baby reverse behind passenger, hi liner in the middle and convertible behind driver. It gives the driver more leg room and the oldest is the only one who can do their own belt plus. The older one next to bubs means baby is less likely to be poked or puled. We also purchased a seat belt extender on eBay and its great, dd can reach to clip her belt in without the clasp being buried between two seats. We have a commodore wagon
ETA we would have liked the independent ones to be on the passenger side but DH can't drive the car if the baby seat is reversed behind the driver side. I tend to get the baby in the carrier first then let the older two out and hold their hand until on the path.
I've always had the youngest in the middle. Oldest on the drivers side. I think they're less likely to jump out into traffic & I can tell them to climb over to the passenger/foot path side to get out when too busy. I also don't have to stand on the road side doing up seatbelts, because (for me) she can do that hersellf.
So with 4 I have DD1 in the front (no choice there), DD2 n the drivers side (no seat anymore), DD3 in the middle in a convertable seat & DS in a hipod on the passenger side.
I'm with clover if it's physically doable. The safest place is the centre seat so I would always have the youngest there. In the middle you can't take a direct hit and the youngest will be less likely to withstand a direct hit if in an accident. The second safest position is behind the passenger seat. So I would try to have the second youngest there, and oldest behind driver. That's all for best case scenario in an accident. Obviously due to what seats you have they may not even install properly in that order. So however they install the best is the safest in that case. It's like a big jig saw puzzle some times!
It definitely is a jigsaw! Willow and Clover how do you find getting baby in and out of the middle seat? We used to have ds1 in the middle before ds2 came along and I found I had to kneel on the seat to get him in. With car seats in the way I wont have anywhere to kneel and I worry for my poor back lol.
I have the my seats exactly the same as you. I have the seatbelt extensions and they are absolutely awesome!! My older two can do up their own seats belts - saves me a stack of time and they love being grown ups.
Sorry to go a bit OT, but does anyone have two seat belt extensions right next to each other? DH's concern is that if you have two extensions in buckles right side by side then that is a really weak point, and because of all the movement against each other one could flick the button thing and release the other ITMS. Anyone experienced this?
I don't have 3 but i would have bub behind hte passenger seat (for ease of getting in & out), the oldest in the middle and the second eldest behind the driver.
I would have the back passenger doors (both of them) on child lock.
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