I'm posting here because this is a general safety question, but just so you know I'm located in Europe.
We are expecting a baby next spring, my ODD is almost 10 and using HBB, YDD is 2 and RF in Multitech. ODD is average sized and the lapbelt does not fit her well without booster. Our car (2015 Ford Mondeo) has fairly wide backseat, but isofix connectors and seatbelts are located closer to the middle seat than sides and there are no isofix in the middle. Also the left sideseat's seatbelt buggle crosses with centerseat's seatbelt and would be impossible to buggle it if centerseat has a carseat.
So one kid most likely baby will need isofix carseat on the left side. ODD needs something that is slim and she will sit either middle or right, YDD preferably would use multitech in the middle or right but if necessary we will get her a new RF seat. Multitech might not puzzle well in the middle but the part that touches the seat is slim and allowes room for ODD to buggle if we use it on the right side.
So my questions are:
1) would it be safe for ODD to use Mifold all the time? I don't like the LBB booster we have as extra and they are hard to find in Europe. Her Britax Kid and Concord HBBs will be too wide. I would be open for a really narrow HBB booster that works for older and taller kids, not sure they exist.
2) Is is safe for newborns to use a RF carseat instead of infant seat that can be carried? We do not use our car daily but might take longer trips next summer.
We are expecting a baby next spring, my ODD is almost 10 and using HBB, YDD is 2 and RF in Multitech. ODD is average sized and the lapbelt does not fit her well without booster. Our car (2015 Ford Mondeo) has fairly wide backseat, but isofix connectors and seatbelts are located closer to the middle seat than sides and there are no isofix in the middle. Also the left sideseat's seatbelt buggle crosses with centerseat's seatbelt and would be impossible to buggle it if centerseat has a carseat.
So one kid most likely baby will need isofix carseat on the left side. ODD needs something that is slim and she will sit either middle or right, YDD preferably would use multitech in the middle or right but if necessary we will get her a new RF seat. Multitech might not puzzle well in the middle but the part that touches the seat is slim and allowes room for ODD to buggle if we use it on the right side.
So my questions are:
1) would it be safe for ODD to use Mifold all the time? I don't like the LBB booster we have as extra and they are hard to find in Europe. Her Britax Kid and Concord HBBs will be too wide. I would be open for a really narrow HBB booster that works for older and taller kids, not sure they exist.
2) Is is safe for newborns to use a RF carseat instead of infant seat that can be carried? We do not use our car daily but might take longer trips next summer.