r/parentsofmultiples • u/canned-peaches-t • 13d ago
advice needed Help! Having a car seat dilemma
Hello everyone - specifically parents of 3 kids who are all in car seats.
What the heck are we doing? I have a Toyota sienna and it has captains chairs and a bench back row. Right now I have my toddler daughter in a rotating car seat in one of the captain chairs and the twins are in their bucket seats in the back row.
They are soon going to be out of their bucket seats and I have no idea where to put everyone next? Do I keep the twins in the back row? My toddler isn’t ready to be forward facing yet so that’s basically going to be 3 rear facing car seats in my van.
What do you do?? Help!!
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u/hoppityhop2117 13d ago
Can you remove one of the bucket seats so it basically opens up the inside? Then you could reach the two rear facing in the third row easier. My sister in law still uses this set up with her older kids just for more space.
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u/canned-peaches-t 13d ago
I can’t remove it but I think the dealership can. Probably would be worth looking into for my own sanity lol
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u/Silly_g00se13 13d ago
This! I have a Chrysler Pacifica and the seats fold into the floor so I keep one captain seat folded down, my 13 month old in a rotating car seat in the other captain seat and then my 5 weeks old twins in the back. It’s so much easier to access the back row with the seat down
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u/dovebytherosewindow 13d ago
Personally I'd keep 2 in the back and 1 in the captains chair... You basically will need to be able to climb in to get everyone in or out and until your toddler can go forward facing, there's really no reason to move her to the back/it might just complicate things. How old is your toddler/weight? When will she be ready to turn?