Question Maxi cosi pebble in a jaguar estate - UK

[Unregistered]

Hi,
We have a jaguar x type estate and the back seats seem quite tilted. If our baby falls asleep in the car she end up really slumped forward. I don't think that this could be safe if we had an accident. We bought a wedge to go underneath it (approved for car seats) but it still happens. Only thing that helps is to put the car seat at an angle buti don't think that can be safe as I would worry there could be more movement in the seat belt if we had an accident. Is this car seat just not suitable with our car? I think all rear facing would have the same problem.
Thanks.

 

[Boot]

I don't know about the car or the carseat but I'm going to try to help anyway.

First of all, if your baby is still within the weight and height limits for your seat to rear face then you should turn her backwards. Look at this website for more info www.rearfacing.co.uk. Depending on her age, it could be dangerous for her head to slump, and it's 5 times safer for her to rear face in any case. The British Medical Journal came out with the recommendation that all children should rear face to 4 but the seats in the UK have not caught up with this yet.

If she had outgrown the rearfacing capacity for her seat then would you consider buying a new one? I know that there are places where you can buy Swedish seats in the UK and I'm sure someone here could help you with that.

Perhaps you could post the weight/height/ age of your child and the capacity of your seat. Others may have more advice.

 

[jess71903]

My understanding is that the baby is rear facing. How old? If your child is a newborn, then yes, it is a safety concern because the airway can be compromised if the chin goes to chest. If the baby is older, with good head control, it can look uncomfortable but isn't dangerous. To fix it, you can recline the seat more, up to 45 degrees from vertical. You can do that by installing by putting pressure more toward the vehicle seatback rather than pushing down when you town the belt. You can also use a tightly rolled towel or dense foam at the crack of the vehicle seat to help that recline. That is an approved method for getting more recline. When I'm on my computer instead of phone, maybe I can link or add some pictures.

 

[biddyk8]

The pebble is the same as the Mico which might help Canadians think of a way that could make it better.

Sorry I cant think of a way myself.

 

[_juune]

Pebble is an infant carrier RF to 13 kg.

Maybe the middle position in the backseat is more flat than the others? Have you tried the seat there [I've no idea how old your car might be, it does have a 3-point belt in the middle]?