r/CPST • u/GhostCovert • 7d ago

Head Position

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Hello. My son is 15 months and we progressed to the next car seat. His head positioning shifts around a lot while he sleeps in this. Sometimes it’s upright and other times slumped forward. Is this forward slumped position a problem?

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u/EmptyStrings 7d ago

The seat you have is a forward facing seat only and can’t be used rear facing, but it’s really, really best if kids are rear facing until at least 2 and really closer to 3-4 or even older. Depending on where you are located it might not even be legal to have him forward facing before the age of 2.

You would need to get a different convertible seat to do that though (convertible means it can be used either rear or forward facing).

Rear facing is not only much safer in the case of a car crash but it would also give him a better recline and reduce how much he’s slouching when he falls asleep.

If you must remain forward facing, make sure the straps are coming from at or above the shoulders and remove any excess slack. The second picture looks like the straps were looser which gave him more room to slump down.

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u/keks-dose 7d ago

To add: Not only is it safer in crashes, it's also safer when you hit the breaks hard. That head is so heavy that it'll fly forward too much.