Karen Kite
New member
I have a question about the placement of my carseats. I want to have the Fisher price safe embrace and the Marathon in the back seat, with one in the middle position. The way it works best without one of the seats being smashed up against the outboard door, is to have the Safe embrace with the infant outboard and the Marathon with my 2 1/2 yo old in it in the middle position. Is this OK??
Next question: The back seat middle part is raised in a hump higher than the 2 outboard seats. The Marathon kind of hangs over the raised bump in the middle postion of the back seat of the car (Honda Accord Station wagon, 1995) in the forward facing facing position. So if you are in the front seat looking back on the seat, there is nothing under the carseat to the right for about 3 inches. I wondered if it was safe to put a towel under the bottom part to raise it level with the raised part of the seat. Otherwise, both seats will be outboard, or one seat, the Marathon, will be outboard and smashed right up against the backdoor. My understanding is that the car frame and door provide the most protection for the child, not the carseat, so I don't like the idea of having the Marathon up against the back door with NO space at all in btwn. With the Safe Embrace outboard, there is about 3-4 inches in btwn the door and the seat.
All things considered, what will be the safest positioning for these seats???
Next question: The back seat middle part is raised in a hump higher than the 2 outboard seats. The Marathon kind of hangs over the raised bump in the middle postion of the back seat of the car (Honda Accord Station wagon, 1995) in the forward facing facing position. So if you are in the front seat looking back on the seat, there is nothing under the carseat to the right for about 3 inches. I wondered if it was safe to put a towel under the bottom part to raise it level with the raised part of the seat. Otherwise, both seats will be outboard, or one seat, the Marathon, will be outboard and smashed right up against the backdoor. My understanding is that the car frame and door provide the most protection for the child, not the carseat, so I don't like the idea of having the Marathon up against the back door with NO space at all in btwn. With the Safe Embrace outboard, there is about 3-4 inches in btwn the door and the seat.
All things considered, what will be the safest positioning for these seats???