How To Install Safety 1St Car Seat Rear Facing?

How to install a rear-facing infant car seat

1. Read the manual. Different car seats have different installation methods, so you’ll want to make sure you understand how to install your seat correctly.
2. Place the car seat in the back seat.
3. Face it backwards.
4. Look for the LATCH anchors.
5. Install the base (LATCH method).
6. Install the base (seatbelt method).
7. Tighten the connection.
8. Check to see if the base is secure.

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Can a rear-facing car seat be in the middle?

My first child made it safe and sound in the center but now I have child number 2 on the way – There are two schools of thought here:

1. Put the newborn in the center rear seating position as the baby is the most vulnerable in a crash.
2. Put an older forward-facing child — assuming the older child is forward facing — in the center seat since rear-facing children are inherently safer in their rear-facing seat.

We are on the school of thought of number 1; put the most vulnerable, ie. youngest child, in the center, A short lesson on crash dynamics which affect this decision:

1. The majority of crashes are frontal impact crashes.
2. Being in the center rear seat is most beneficial of the more rare but more dangerous side impact crashes.
3. Being in a rear-facing car seat is safer if the crash is front impact as the child’s head, neck and back are all being supported during the crash. It would stand to reason, the benefits of being in a rear-facing seat are less significant in a side impact crash.

There are often other variables involved so if there is any question, we recommend asking a Child Passenger Safety Technician, preferably in person and with your car.

How long should a baby be in a rear-facing car seat?

When can you turn the car seat forward? – According to the AAP and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), children up to 3 years old should stay in a rear-facing car seat until they reach the top height or weight limit suggested by the car seat’s manufacturer. When your child hits one of these limits, they can ride in a forward-facing car seat with a harness and tether.

What side do you put an infant car seat on?

Install in the Backseat – The car seat should always be installed in the back seat. That is the safest spot for your baby. If you can, put the car seat in the center seat. If not, it is fine behind either the driver or passenger side. The important thing is that it is in the back, away from the airbags. Even in a minor crash, airbags can seriously injure your little one.

Do you bring carseat base when traveling?

Can you bring your child’s car seat on an airplane? – Not only can you bring your child’s car seat on the plane, it’s strongly encouraged that you do so. Both the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) recommend that all babies and young children travel in an FAA-approved car seat or airplane harness device.

Both should be installed using the airplane’s seatbelt, and car seats should be used without the base. If you’re unsure about successfully installing the seat without the base on the plane, read the manufacturer instructions and practice at home in the car until you feel more confident. Once on the plane, you can also flag down a flight attendant for help if you run into trouble.

How to Install the Safety 1st Grow and Go Car Seat – Rear Facing

A car seat or harness gives your baby or toddler the best protection against turbulence, the AAP and FAA say.

How long is the Alpha Omega Elite car seat good for?

Price : $86 to $150, Type : Convertible seat. Limits : 5 to 35 lbs. rear facing, 22 to 50 lbs. front-facing, 40 to 100 lbs. as a booster. NHTSA ease of use rating: Not Available. IIHS rating for booster mode: Not Available. Pros : It’s an infant seat! It’s a convertible! It’s a booster! Cons : Very difficult to install and tighten.

Poor recline. And much more! Comments : The Safety 1st Alpha Omega Elite is pitched as an extended use seat for infants as small as five pounds up to school age children. Rear facing, it is rated for infants up to 40 lbs., as a convertible with five-point harness up to 65 lbs. and then as a belt-positioning booster up to a whopping 100 lbs.

for toddlers and older kids. A one-size-fits all solution. The problem: it isn’t the miracle solution after all. Parents tell us it’s difficult to impossible to get the Alpha Omega installed correctly in their cars. The straps in the seat are a nightmare to tighten, the tether is also doesn’t tighten properly, the recline doesn’t work and the quality of the fabric is poor.

1. Yet another problem: the highest harness slot in this seat (14.5″) is a full inch lower than other seats like the Britax Roundabout.
2. Why is this a problem? That low slot means some parents will be forced to convert this seat to booster mode too soon for larger children.
3. As for safety, Consumer Reports pegged this seat as “poor” for rear facing fit to vehicle, although overall crash protection was very good.

(This was in a previous report that is no longer online). And adding insult to injury, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety says this seat in booster mode is “not recommended.” The Alpha Elite 65 has most of the same features as the Alpha Omega but with slightly higher weight limits.