Mercuria
Active member
I agree that it is a design flaw. In fact, I believe that they've redesigned the head rest because my RXT's headrest is supposed to be positioned in relation to the child's head, not the harness slots.
Have you tried your daughter in the seat configured that way yet? Sometimes things that look uncomfortable don't actually feel uncomfortable, and that would be my hope here.
As for what I'd do, short of putting her in a new seat, there's not much you can do differently. Maybe give her a pillow or blanket she can lean on if she wants to sleep?
If you're worried about the harness height itself, as long as it's not nearing the top of her head, I wouldn't be concerned. If you look at professional adults in five-point harnesses, they're sometimes pretty high. I'd be more concerned about spinal compression from the harness being too low than about there harness being too high.
Have you tried your daughter in the seat configured that way yet? Sometimes things that look uncomfortable don't actually feel uncomfortable, and that would be my hope here.
As for what I'd do, short of putting her in a new seat, there's not much you can do differently. Maybe give her a pillow or blanket she can lean on if she wants to sleep?
If you're worried about the harness height itself, as long as it's not nearing the top of her head, I wouldn't be concerned. If you look at professional adults in five-point harnesses, they're sometimes pretty high. I'd be more concerned about spinal compression from the harness being too low than about there harness being too high.