I am a first-time dad-to-be and I am just realizing how complicated car seats can be! I have some questions that I hope somebody here can help me with. My immediate question is about infant seats but any advice about seats for bigger children would be appreciated too.
Our cars:
2006 Subaru Legacy wagon (this will be the primary kid hauler)
2007 Subaru Impreza wagon or Honda Civic sedan (soon to be purchased, occasional kid hauler)
All of these cars have a common "feature": a hump in the middle of the back seat cushion, since the seat is really designed for 2 people. Subaru recommends against putting a car seat in the middle unless it fits snugly to the contour of the seat cushion (don't know about Honda but I assume it is the same deal since the seat design is similar). But at the same time the center is supposed to be the safest place so that's where I would like to put the seat.
Are there seats that work well with this kind of middle seat hump, or do I really need to use the left or right rear seats? If anyone can recommend seats that fit well in these cars that would be great. I'm particularly concerned about using the outboard seats in the Impreza because it doesn't have side curtain airbags.
Thank you for any help or advice you can give.
Our cars:
2006 Subaru Legacy wagon (this will be the primary kid hauler)
2007 Subaru Impreza wagon or Honda Civic sedan (soon to be purchased, occasional kid hauler)
All of these cars have a common "feature": a hump in the middle of the back seat cushion, since the seat is really designed for 2 people. Subaru recommends against putting a car seat in the middle unless it fits snugly to the contour of the seat cushion (don't know about Honda but I assume it is the same deal since the seat design is similar). But at the same time the center is supposed to be the safest place so that's where I would like to put the seat.
Are there seats that work well with this kind of middle seat hump, or do I really need to use the left or right rear seats? If anyone can recommend seats that fit well in these cars that would be great. I'm particularly concerned about using the outboard seats in the Impreza because it doesn't have side curtain airbags.
Thank you for any help or advice you can give.