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Which is safer?
Outboard rear facing or center forward facing?
I have a 16 month old son that is 27 pounds and 33 inches long in a Roundabout. My car is 1996 Volvo 850. And before you answer rear facing in the center, that did not work for me. I tried that first over a year ago and could not get a good fit. I still have him rear facing behind passenger seat with the tether. Am wondering whether he should stay this way or go on ahead and move him to center and forward facing (provided, of course, that the Roundabout will get a good fit there).
Also have a 2002 Odyssey and another Roundabout. This seat was installed behind the drivers seat forward facing so that he could watch videos while on our vacation roadtrip. Now I'm wondering which would be the best option for this vehicle:
1. Leave as is
2. Reinstall Roundabout rear facing behind drivers seat and just move it to forward facing for long roadtrips when we would use the DVD player
3. Purchase a LATCH seat (Britax Expressway) to put in the middle forward facing (I really don't want to use the seatbelts for the middle seat as then access to rear seat is blocked)
4. Wait for the Britax Super Elite to be LATCH compatible (fingers crossed)
But, I am considering purchasing another seat now so that one of the Roundabouts can be installed in my mothers vehicle as she watches my son 3 days a week and would like to be able to take him places.
Sorry for the long post!? Basically am insterested in opinions about rear facing in outboard position vs. forward facing in center position and what would be a good seat and configuration for the Odyssey.
Thanks,
Charles--------------
Outboard rear facing or center forward facing?
I have a 16 month old son that is 27 pounds and 33 inches long in a Roundabout. My car is 1996 Volvo 850. And before you answer rear facing in the center, that did not work for me. I tried that first over a year ago and could not get a good fit. I still have him rear facing behind passenger seat with the tether. Am wondering whether he should stay this way or go on ahead and move him to center and forward facing (provided, of course, that the Roundabout will get a good fit there).
Also have a 2002 Odyssey and another Roundabout. This seat was installed behind the drivers seat forward facing so that he could watch videos while on our vacation roadtrip. Now I'm wondering which would be the best option for this vehicle:
1. Leave as is
2. Reinstall Roundabout rear facing behind drivers seat and just move it to forward facing for long roadtrips when we would use the DVD player
3. Purchase a LATCH seat (Britax Expressway) to put in the middle forward facing (I really don't want to use the seatbelts for the middle seat as then access to rear seat is blocked)
4. Wait for the Britax Super Elite to be LATCH compatible (fingers crossed)
But, I am considering purchasing another seat now so that one of the Roundabouts can be installed in my mothers vehicle as she watches my son 3 days a week and would like to be able to take him places.
Sorry for the long post!? Basically am insterested in opinions about rear facing in outboard position vs. forward facing in center position and what would be a good seat and configuration for the Odyssey.
Thanks,
Charles--------------