Does anyone else have the joie 360 car seat? I can only get it to recline slightly and it won’t recline anymore despite saying it has different recline settings?

Yes I do! Have you got it rear facing?

yeah I have! It only reclines slightly meaning when my LO sleeps his head flops forward and it gives me so much anxiety! I’ve been trying to recline it more but it won’t for some reason :/

It has 5 reclined positions! Have you tried to recline it before fitting it in the car isofix x

Show me a picture! So I can see what it’s on , private message me if you want hun x

no I haven’t, was I supposed to recline before fitting? & I’ll send a photo later on, I’m currently in work x

Let me check mine later as I’m unsure because we keep ours at the furthest recline x no problem

I’ll take some more pics later if it helps but that’s the only one I have x

aww it’s a shame because I’ve seen photos on the joie website and it looks like it can recline more! But yeah I didn’t know I had to keep the inserts in so I’ll pop them back in! Thanks so much for your help! X

If you send me a private photo later of your LO in the car seat with the pads on I’ll help you get the right fit! With the head bit too as all this helps stop head flop xx

That’s okay! My daughter has never had head flop in this once we got the right fit and sleeps really comfy! Once she got used to it xx that’s okay if you need anything just message me later xx

Agree with everything Charlotte said! The recline says it’s on number 5 (where the blue line points) so that’s the most reclined it is. Having the wedge and insert (except head hugger) will position baby’s body properly in the seat and should reduce head flop/chin to chest.

How old is your little one? I have the ispin 360 and my son didn’t fit safely until he was 5.5 months old and he was high centiles. My dad bought it to be used from birth as it says from birth on Joie site but they’re notorious for offering very poor/unsafe fits for newborns. I ended up being gifted my sisters infant carrier she had for my nephew the year before so I used that in the mean time until he was big enough for the spin xx

that helps so much! Thank you! I had no idea! Xx

thank you for your help! LO is 13 months old, we haven’t had that seat for long, I’m still getting used to it but I’ll be putting the inserts back in when I finish work later! Xx

Ah bless you! You should be fine then for a safe fit - just thought I’d mention it as I had him in from birth and someone mentioned on here (thank god) about how unsafe the fit was. I initially was mortified but did a fit check on the Facebook group and they gave me that explanation and then gave me the green light when I redid a fit check at 5.5 months.

Hopefully with the inserts the positioning will be a bit better for you xx

I’d say if his head is flopping he likely needs the insert and wedge in and possible the headrest adjusted. I think the manual says they come out way earlier than they should. I know 2 year old that still have them in x

Thank you everyone for your help & advice! I literally had no clue and grateful for your input xxx

I think you need the headrest down further (but need straps undone for that). It might only need one click…the shoulder straps should be at or below the child’s shoulders (no more than 2cm below tho).

The buckle is sitting exactly where it should be.

I would honestly pop a fit check onto Car Seat Safety UK just for peace of mind as those guys are specifically trained xx