I bought my 2 1/2 year old daughter a Graco Nautilus, but now I'm questioning whether it was a good choice. She likes to sleep in the vehicle a lot, and on our last trip her poor head kept falling all over the place. I actually had to hold it up so it wouldn't fall to the front. We took her to the doctor today and she is 39 1/2 inches and 36.5 lbs. So it seems she has lost a little weight since the last time we were there, but still very big for a 2yr old. I want to be able to keep her in a harness as long as possible, but would like something a little more comfortable. I drive a 2007 Nissan XTerra and the seats are extremely slanted. It doesn't seem to bother the seats as much when they are FF as it does RF. Maybe I just need to install the seat differently? Can I put the triangle noodle under the front of it to slant it back more? Thanks for the help.
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Head slump in the GN is pretty common. Although it looks uncomfortable its not a safety concern, and little ones are much more flexible than us old folks 
You cannot use a noodle or anything else under the GN to change the angle/install of the seat.
If you do decide to return or sell the GN I would encourage you to look into the Radian XT. It rear faces to 40lbs. and with your vehicle seats you will get a great install (so jealous!). That way with the Radian your daughter can stay rf for a while longer which is safest and when she is ff she will have the nice head pillows to rest her head on when she sleeps.
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You cannot use a noodle or anything else under the GN to change the angle/install of the seat.If you do decide to return or sell the GN I would encourage you to look into the Radian XT. It rear faces to 40lbs. and with your vehicle seats you will get a great install (so jealous!). That way with the Radian your daughter can stay rf for a while longer which is safest and when she is ff she will have the nice head pillows to rest her head on when she sleeps.
Just a thought
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