How well does this seat reclinein the rear facing postion? Just a little or is it good that babies head doesn't fall forward when sleeping? We have a Britax Marathon for my 7 month old but when sleeping his head falls front. It doesnt seem to recline enough for little babies. How well does this seat reclinein the rear facing postion? Just a little or is it good that babies head doesn't fall forward when sleeping? We have a Britax Marathon for my 7 month old but when... » Read More How well does this seat reclinein the rear facing postion? Just a little or is it good that babies head doesn't fall forward when sleeping? We have a Britax Marathon for my 7 month old but when sleeping his head falls front. It doesnt seem to recline enough for little babies. « Show Less
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The recline position depends on how you have it installed. There is more of a recline when it's rear facing than when it's front facing. My boys are now sitting front facing, and their heads do not fall forward when they sleep.
1802326
my 18 month old slept more than comfortably in it. he just turned 2 and is now forward facing, still just as comfortable as ever. this seat is huge, but awesome.
1802327
So, it's a bit deceptive, in that the Graco seat has to be in recline mode in order to be rear-facing. Basically, you pull out these "feet" from the underside of the seat in order to put the car seat into recline position when you install to face backwards, and it can't be adjusted into an upright position unless the seat is facing forward, which is one of the drawbacks of the seat and one of the pluses of the Britax Marathon. That said, my daughter loves this seat. She's a year and a half, but on the smaller side, and she has been riding (and napping) in this seat comfortably since she was a little over a year old. So, it's a bit deceptive, in that the Graco seat has to be in recline mode in order to be rear-facing. Basically, you pull out these "feet" from the underside of the seat in order to put the car seat into recline position when you install to face backwards, and it can't be adjusted into an upright position unless the seat is facing forward, which is one of the drawbacks of the seat and one of the pluses of the Britax Marathon. That said, my daughter loves this seat. She's a year and a half, but on the smaller side, and she has been riding (and napping) in this seat comfortably... » Read More So, it's a bit deceptive, in that the Graco seat has to be in recline mode in order to be rear-facing. Basically, you pull out these "feet" from the underside of the seat in order to put the car seat into recline position when you install to face backwards, and it can't be adjusted into an upright position unless the seat is facing forward, which is one of the drawbacks of the seat and one of the pluses of the Britax Marathon. That said, my daughter loves this seat. She's a year and a half, but on the smaller side, and she has been riding (and napping) in this seat comfortably since she was a little over a year old. « Show Less
1286758
My baby just turned one year old, but she has fallen asleep in it several times. I have looked at her and never seen her neck roll. It reclines enough that she is laid back and cradled in it.
1802328
It reclines at a good angle for sleeping, a child's head should not fall forward while asleep.
585210
I usually don't have a problem with head support in this car seat. I have it facing forward and it sits up with a little recline. Only a few times do I remember his head falling forward. He usually leans his head to side of the head support and goes to sleep. As they get older, they get better at laying their head to the side and not forward. You can always place an extra head support in the seat for peace of mind. It's a really good seat though.
1762120
It depends on if you plan on using it rear facing or foward facing. My kid has no problem napping on a long car drive and he is still using it rear facing. The foward facing postion has less of a recline but to be honest it still looks like the child would be really comfortable.
1974368
It really is a great car seat. It does recline for the rear facing position.
22307
How far it leans back depends on the seats of your car. I have an Impala and when my 6 month old child sleeps her head has never leaned forward, same with wife's car. We have both a Marathon 70and Advocate 70. Tried an Evenflow seat and just couldn't get the correct angle rear facing.
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I believe the laws in most states state that you can turn forward facing at 1 year, but that it's recommended to wait until at least 2 years old, and then only turn when they don't fit in their seat rear-facing anymore. Britax probably put that in their manual because, while it's not against the law, it is definitely not best-practice. Statistically, rear-facing children are something like 5 times safer than forward facing children in the case of a collision. I would definitely return it, and mention that to the salesman so he's aware he's going against britax's recommendations.
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I have made one 3 hour trip since buying this seat for my 23 month old who still fits all other requirements other than being 24 months old. When she first fell asleep her head rested comfortably to the side. I did not measure the time this happened but eventually her head had fallen forward and was bobbing.
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we got the black and used it through one summer without problems regarding it being too hot. the black material is softer feeling and seems like it would be pleasant to lean your head against. My son had no problems with comfort in this seat. HOWEVER if your child is tall, I would highly recommend not getting a Britax seat because the headrest is not reinforced, meaning that when your child's head is 1" from the top of the SHELL of the seat (NOT including the headrest), he/she is too tall to ride rear-facing. This typically happens when the child is wearing size 3T. Just wanted to mention that in case it saves you the trouble we went through. we got the black and used it through one summer without problems regarding it being too hot. the black material is softer feeling and seems like it would be pleasant to lean your head against. My son had no problems with comfort in this seat. HOWEVER if your child is tall, I would highly recommend not getting a Britax seat because the headrest is not reinforced, meaning that when your child's head is 1" from the top of the SHELL of the seat (NOT including the headrest), he/she is too tall to ride rear-facing. This typically happens when the child is wearing size 3T. Just wanted to... » Read More we got the black and used it through one summer without problems regarding it being too hot. the black material is softer feeling and seems like it would be pleasant to lean your head against. My son had no problems with comfort in this seat. HOWEVER if your child is tall, I would highly recommend not getting a Britax seat because the headrest is not reinforced, meaning that when your child's head is 1" from the top of the SHELL of the seat (NOT including the headrest), he/she is too tall to ride rear-facing. This typically happens when the child is wearing size 3T. Just wanted to mention that in case it saves you the trouble we went through. « Show Less
863534
No recline in the toddler position but it is "reclined" in the infant position. BTW this is a Wonderful car seat, with ample padding and comfort. Easy to clean. So Great I bought one for our son also!
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Britax states age 2 because they know that the longer the child rearfaces the less injury they would sustain in an accident. Age is MORE important because the bones don't even begin to fuse until 3-6 years old, so the longer you rear face the better. Otherwise you risk internal decapitation or a broken spine in an accident when the child is forward facing. I love Britax's 2 year old rule on this "newer" seat of theirs. I will definitely be getting this seat though when my 3 year old goes forward facing! I love this seat, I had it for my ex-boyfriends 5.5 year old. Wonderful seat!! For an older child though :) Britax states age 2 because they know that the longer the child rearfaces the less injury they would sustain in an accident. Age is MORE important because the bones don't even begin to fuse until 3-6 years old, so the longer you rear face the better. Otherwise you risk internal decapitation or a broken spine in an accident when the child is forward facing. I love Britax's 2 year old rule on this "newer" seat of theirs. I will definitely be getting this seat though when my 3 year old goes forward facing! I love this seat, I had it for my ex-boyfriends 5.5 year old. Wonderful seat!!... » Read More Britax states age 2 because they know that the longer the child rearfaces the less injury they would sustain in an accident. Age is MORE important because the bones don't even begin to fuse until 3-6 years old, so the longer you rear face the better. Otherwise you risk internal decapitation or a broken spine in an accident when the child is forward facing. I love Britax's 2 year old rule on this "newer" seat of theirs. I will definitely be getting this seat though when my 3 year old goes forward facing! I love this seat, I had it for my ex-boyfriends 5.5 year old. Wonderful seat!! For an older child though :) « Show Less
2087219
I did . But what I did noticed is that every time my baby would fall asleep in the car seat his head would totally go forward . I would literally extend my arm while driving and hold his head upright until we got to our destination . I later on figured out that it was this thing that would caused my baby to sleep with his head forward. I wanted to return it but the expiration expired . Good luck
701215
We used a different seat when our child was rear facing. We turned this seat forward facing from the beginning and also put the head rest on at that time. I can't really answer what age and height, but the book does reference when the child's head is within an inch of the top of the seat.
2175425
Honestly, my son hasn't fallen asleep in this chair that I recall. We have had it 2-3 months and our road trips haven't been more than 20 minutes lately. I have seen him close his eyes and rest alongthe side a short bit but never leaned his head forward. I don't think it's an issue. :-)
1811824
My son was probably 9 months old when I got it and it worked fine. I don't believe it reclines all the way down though. I agree, you would potentially need to add blankets or towels to avoid the head from moving side to side.
742622
Sadly it doesn't recline. I got it as a secondary seat to leave on my car permanently, so he doesn't use it that much. Actually, it doesn't slump forward, but it tilts to the side and because the seat doesn't recline it usually tilts forward a little. Not to the point where it hurts his neck though.
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hi Anne - this is one "feature" of the seat that completely blows me away. In our old Graco seat, our son's poor head would nod back and forth when he'd sleep. hit the breaks and his head would just bob forward, often waking him up. In these Recaro seats, they did something with the design / angle that this NEVER happens. I have no clue why but my wife and I talk about this all the time. It just works
766147
Ours doesn't recline at all. This is really good for traveling so you don't have to carry the child, but definitely not really for sleeping.