Head pillow on ETA

lpperry · Sep 5, 2009

I have an ETA for my 5 month old. He is not tall enough for his head to reach the pillow.

The manual says to use the body pillow and infant head support in the rear facing position only. Then it says that an infants head needs extra support for the first three months, so to use a small rolled towel on each side of the head support pillow.

What baby is tall enough to reach this head support pillow??? It's way up at the top of the seat??

Do you have to have it up so high, or can I just move it down under his head?

ETA: Figured it out by looking at photos of other infants in the same seat. Just realized there is another slot to attach the pillow lower down! It does NOT say that in the manual (I don't think)!

Mommy0608 · Sep 5, 2009

I don't think you have to use it, they're just saying you are only allowed to use it rear-facing, not forward-facing.

I never used mine when I had that seat. I don't have the manual for it (don't have the seat any more) so I can't go look it up, but I'm pretty sure it's not actually required.

lpperry · Sep 5, 2009

Mommy0608 said:
I don't think you have to use it, they're just saying you are only allowed to use it rear-facing, not forward-facing.

I never used mine when I had that seat. I don't have the manual for it (don't have the seat any more) so I can't go look it up, but I'm pretty sure it's not actually required.

I know it is not required. I WANT to use it, but it was too high--but then I realized there was another spot to attach, so now it should be fine!

I wonder why you can't use the nice pillow forward facing.