Post by heatherbee on Jun 21, 2015 20:36:26 GMT -5
Hey guys - I am prepping to go on a trip to St. Louis later this week and my DH and I are debating what to do about DS and his car seat. The trip is about 12 hours and we are hoping he will sleep in the car a decent chunk of it. However, he is FFing and he slept pretty ceappy when we took a 6 hour trip last month because he couldn't get comfortable. We measured his sizes in the car seat today and he still fits rear facing (we have the diono). He barely fits though, because he has a long torso and his head is almost 1.5 inches from the top of shell, which is what Diono says is the cutoff. We turned the seat today to see how he did RFing, thinking maybe he would sleep better on the trip. He was not impressed and cried a few times. My DH wants to try again tomorrow and see how he does because he was miserable about everything today, but I'm torn. I got him a neck pillow to try and help him sleep FFing and figure I can try bringing a big pillow too.
What would you guys do? My DH is being pretty stubborn and wants him RFing for the trip, which is completely the opposite of how he normally is (he wanted to switch DS FFing on his first birthday ....). I'm hoping more opinions will help us decide.
I would leave him FF, but if I tried to turn Emma RF again she would lose her shit. She did sleep better that way, but was way more miserable the rest of the time. If he didn't sleep, then I think he would be harder to entertain RF than FF.
I would just leave him. It would be so much easier to hand him things and try to hear what hes saying with him FF. Realistically I cant imagine him sleeping a ton in the car unless you drive at night. Is that an option?
He's used to FF, keep him that way. You'll have an even longer trip if he isn't used to seeing things like normal in the car!
My kid doesn't sleep in the car, either. She hated the neck pillow. We've gone on 1 long trip and I just put her in the car in her jammies, gave her the usual bedtime stuffed animals, and went. We didn't put on any music so she' wouldn't be distracted. She dozed on and off, no real sleep, but it was ok. GL!
Post by xanthepants on Jun 22, 2015 10:30:35 GMT -5
I think I would keep him the direction he is now used to. Anything that might be used to gently prop his head for sleep? I've never had much luck with the neck pillows myself fitting with the seats we have. But certain stuffed animals work in a pinch if positioned right. I usually end up sitting back there and holding her head if you can believe it. Sucks monkey balls. But I do it for some peace.
Post by heatherbee on Jun 24, 2015 19:41:12 GMT -5
We are going to drive a decent amount at night, but my DH and I both struggle to stay awake while driving at night so it won't be possible to drive too late into the night. So far, DS is content being RFing again so I guess it's the winner for the trip. He can definitely get more comfy that way to sleep.
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