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Well, my kiddies are grown but they went in the center. It's the safest spot. I would be nervous to have my baby near the door, to be honest. But it's sometimes unavoidable, so go with whatever is safest in your car.
We have the same car seat, and ours is on the side. Honestly, I have no idea why. My husband did it, and he's the kind of person who does his research on those things, so I didn't even question him.
That's so funny that you say that. My son is in the center, he always has been. He is now 2, and when we switched over car seats, I went to the fire hall to make sure everything was accurate, as I did the first time, and they ( there were 2) told me the center for sure. Obviously sometimes it is unavoidable, like if you have more than one child. But that is my experience.
Huh. I was advised to use the center seat in the case of a side collision. It seems safest to me...
center is safest. http://www.babycenter.com/0_installing-a-car-seat_9458.bc
Center is the safest.... in accidents alot of times the front seats themselves will go back and forward again and can injure those sitting behind them. Not to mention if you got hit from the side...
Now that we have DS AND another lo on the way though we'll probably sit it on one of the sides just for fitting them.
Interesting that the PD recommended the side seats.. I'm not sure if that's something specific to those models of cars, but the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends the center rear seat as the safest spot for baby, based on the best evidence. Thats the newest recommendation as of this year, with an addition of keeping baby/child rear facing until 2 if they will tolerate it.
My husband is a police officer and is certified in safety seat checks. He always installs his daughter's car seat in the middle in our cars.
Thanks, everyone! I really appreciate everyone's input.
We'll be moving our seat to the center today.
I've never seen a car seat on the side. It just seems like it would be safer in the center just for sake of side impact?
I totally depends on the car you have I would follow the instructions of the car. I know someone who had twins so ofcourse her car seats were on the sides and her car actually had instructions to put the car seat on the sides anyway.
Center seat is the safest location for carseats.
Most cars that have a middle seat do not have middle seat latch (especially lower anchors). We have a Toyota Camry and use the middle seat. We installed our base with the seatbelt because of that issue. Using the latches for the side seats won't provide the correct set up.
Carseats are hard for sure. Good Luck.
@regberadaisy: It does seem like it would be safer on the side. But the police officer suggested following the car's manual.
@bells: That's what I initially did, was follow the manual. But it actually does seem safer to put them in the center, especially in such a small car as ours.
This is exactly why I posted it, since there are lots of different thoughts...
@brownieMomma: Sounds like our Toyotas likely have the same LATCH setup. Are you saying it's probably not a good idea to put the seat in the center and hook up to one LATCH on either side?
I am so torn on where to place our seats. We have an excursion so it would seem we have plenty of room! I want the infant seat in the center, but we also have a 3 year old who's in a convertible seat and a 6 year old in a booster and a 9 year old who usually rides in the front so he doesn't concern me. It's really hard for the 3 year old to get to the very back row otherwise I'd have no problem putting her in the middle back there, but I think she'll end up behind the drivers seat. Luckily this problem will only arise every other weekend ;)
My understanding is that it varies by car. You should read your car manual for information on the safest spot to install in your car. It's usually the middle seat, but not for all cars. This is what our car seat technicians have told us when installing our car seats (both infant and convertible). For both car seats, the technicians installed them behind the driver's seat because that's what our car manual advises.
@eurekaanchovies: It is not a good idea to install the car seat in the middle with one latch on each side. The placement will be off, and it can compromise the safety of the seat. If you really want to put it in the middle, it would be safer to use the seatbelt installation only, like pp said. LATCH systems don't make the installation safer; it just makes proper installation easier, for most people.
Both of our cars we placed them behind the passenger seat using the LATCH system. For our other car, a Suburban, we'll put it in the middle...I think. I'm not a big fan of the middle since with cars I hate the crawling in to get him out. It's a hassle. Plus the LATCH system isn't on the middle seat (and my husband's car doesn't even have a middle seat!)
ours is in the center. it was inspected at a local police station and thats where they told us to put it.
they say center is safest (to protect against side collisions) followed by drivers side back seat (in a collision, the driver is more likely to protect the side they're on).
We had the excact same situation, and I asked the professional installer for the reasoning about the latch placement. He said to put the carseat in the center and belt it in (no latch) and NEVER use one latch from each side because they can shear off in an accident since they are at an angle instead of reaching directly straight out. Only use a latch at the center if your auto manual specifically says you can (most don't).
we have a graco car seat for our 4mth old and it has the latch attached in the center. also, my car is a 2010 chevy malibu
@Mrs. Spring and snmcdowell:
Thank you so much for this information. I'll move the seat to the center and secure it with the seat belt instead of attaching it to one LATCH from either side.
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We have the Chicco KeyFit 30 and I drive a 2010 Toyota Prius, which has the LATCH system. One of the manuals (either for the car seat or the car, I forget) says that the seat should be placed on one of the outboard seats. It doesn't say not to use the center seat, but it doesn't say that it can be used, either.
We had originally placed the car seat in the center on the advice of two people we trust implicitly. However, today I met with a detective at my local police department who is certified in car seat safety/placement, and he advised putting it on an outboard seat.
Where are you putting your car seat? In the center or on the side? And why?
Many thanks.