Car seat

Whenever my baby falls asleep in the car, which is a lot!
When I accelerate her head flops forward. Even if I pull off super slow!
I worry about her neck so much but I don’t know what I can do/if she needs a new car seat? She’s 8 months old but a chunk and quite long. Still within the car seat manufacturers sizing.
Has anyone else had this problem ?

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Yes, we have the same with our 7 month. Luckily I sit in the back so I keep and eye. But no matter the adjustments I do it still seems to happen if he's in a deep sleep.

If you have Facebook, join bump to booster and ask for a fit check. They're very supportive and knowledgeable in there and.may be able to help

We have an Avionaut Stardust and can slide it into a more reclined position for sleep. It seems to help with the issue you mentioned, as we haven’t had it since changing from the one with our Nuna travel system.

It means it's not reclined enough, please ensure if it has the facility of reclining the car seat according to the height/age/weight. Usually it comes with the user manual xx

If she's 1kg off the limit at 8 months that puts her above the 99.6th centile line. Is she also really tall? They have a height limit too.

Just wondering if she's outgrown the seat by length and no longer getting a good fit

It means they’re not sat in the seat properly. Their bum should be pulled right down to the buckle, so they’ll be more reclined and then no head flopping.

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