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Old Jun 19, 2012 | 1:58 am
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Originally Posted by neuromancer
Well, yes, they are not big. I'll call Iberia about the size of the bassinet, but don't hope much.
The problem with the car seat is it cannot be mounted forward facing. It's one of those half-lying shells with a base and the girls are used to sleep in them. A bigger age group seat will be sitting only and difficult to sleep in. Otherwise I can't imagine they'll outgrow the current seat by then.
You'd be surprised. My son does rear-face, but he's in a convertible seat (not an infant seat... he grew out of the largest infant seat available by about 6 months), and he sleeps great in it.

Here's a pic of him at 8.5 months old in his travel car seat, rear-facing on a plane. Not the greatest image, but hopefully it'll give you an idea of how he sits. The angle difference between rear-facing and forward-facing doesn't seem to be that great to me. He sleeps fine in it. I usually do roll up a blanket or bunch up a jacket or something for propping up his head a bit, once he nods off.
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