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Jessica
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Britax Roundabout, Recline....Aaarrrggghh!
Hello. I am hoping for a little more help on my RA.
I have a 5 month old, 18 lb., rear facing baby. I am able to achieve a rock solid installation, with it tethered to the anchor of the captain's chair it is installed in (using Swedish method).
The angle, however, is too severe for my baby. My dad,engineer that he is, purchased a piece of foam specially designed to help with the recline from our local Babies R'Us (it's called the car seat leveler- it's like a warped pool noodle).
I can achieve a great recline with it (although it does not exceed the manufacturer's stated limit of 45 degrees).
I read on here about people achieving a 45 angle with the tether alone. In my vehicle- I could tighten until next March, and it wasn't going to help that much.... Then I read another quote on here about Britax not technically endorsing noodles or foam
What's a mommy to do?My seat slips into the bight, and I end up, even tethered, with a little kid who looks like his head is falling off his shoulders.
Is the seat leveler overkill? Or should I go to one lone pool noodle, and use that? What exactly is meant by not taking the seat further than horizontal?
I looked at the photo album of Caviller's Odyssey RA installation, and my car seat is tipped slightly higher than those pictures, but the angle is not exceeding 45...I know, because my dad used his giant protractor to check...(that's the kind of family we are... ;-)
What's the best advice on this, the recline issue? I can't see a safety tech until next weekend, so I feel like I'm a little lost.....
Thanks so much!
Jessica
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Hello. I am hoping for a little more help on my RA.
I have a 5 month old, 18 lb., rear facing baby. I am able to achieve a rock solid installation, with it tethered to the anchor of the captain's chair it is installed in (using Swedish method).
The angle, however, is too severe for my baby. My dad,engineer that he is, purchased a piece of foam specially designed to help with the recline from our local Babies R'Us (it's called the car seat leveler- it's like a warped pool noodle).
I can achieve a great recline with it (although it does not exceed the manufacturer's stated limit of 45 degrees).
I read on here about people achieving a 45 angle with the tether alone. In my vehicle- I could tighten until next March, and it wasn't going to help that much.... Then I read another quote on here about Britax not technically endorsing noodles or foam
What's a mommy to do?My seat slips into the bight, and I end up, even tethered, with a little kid who looks like his head is falling off his shoulders.
Is the seat leveler overkill? Or should I go to one lone pool noodle, and use that? What exactly is meant by not taking the seat further than horizontal?
I looked at the photo album of Caviller's Odyssey RA installation, and my car seat is tipped slightly higher than those pictures, but the angle is not exceeding 45...I know, because my dad used his giant protractor to check...(that's the kind of family we are... ;-)
What's the best advice on this, the recline issue? I can't see a safety tech until next weekend, so I feel like I'm a little lost.....
Thanks so much!
Jessica
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