Position of car seats in car.

[stargirl1701]

DD (21 months) is erf and currently sits behind the passenger seat. DC2 is due in Aug. Do I put the infant car seat behind the driver or do I move DD to behind the driver (plenty of room) and put the infant car seat behind the passenger seat?

[ilovepowerhoop]

I dont think it really matters who goes where when they are in the back. Depends who you want to see most I suppose.

[BertieBotts]

Hmm not sure. Passenger side is the side which is likely to be on the pavement for getting in/out of the car. So it's whether you want to be messing with pram and baby in the road or letting your toddler out on the road. I'm not sure which would be best?

[stargirl1701]

I'm not sure either I have head rest mirrors in the back and can see both sides.

Does it matter safety wise?

[ilovepowerhoop]

why which one would you like to save most?

[BadRoly]

I tended to put the youngest behind me when I had babies/ young toddlers on the basis that the older ones getting out 'independently' opened the door into the pavement.

Now it is much more pot luck and how wash it is to fasten seatbelts!

[stargirl1701]

Don't ask me that!!!!!

[stargirl1701]

Found this from RoSPA

www.childcarseats.org.uk/choosing-using/positioning-child-car-seats-in-cars/

[HelicopterDad]

The middle seat is considered to be the safest and so the general advice is to place your least vulnerable child in the middle seat (i.e. the youngest). I follow this rule with my 3 kids. 3 year old in the middle and 5 year old twins either side.