Infant car seat

Middle of the back in the truck cuz of space for my twins because that's the vehicle we use when all 5 of us go anywhere (twins obviously had to go on both sides of the vehicle back when they were babies) and behind the passenger seat in my vehicle so I don't have to put her in/out into traffic

I read that behind the driver’s side is the safest because when a driver is about to be in an accident, they instinctively swerve/move so that their side gets the least impact. I’ve also read that behind the passenger seat is the safest so that you’re not loading/unloading in the middle of traffic.

Infant: latch 5 year old: latch and seatbelt Infant is behind drivers seat and 5 year old car seat is behind passenger .

Latch and seatbelt should not be used together. Seat belt and tether anchors should be

We put our first baby behind passenger as it was easier for me when driving alone to help her if needed. However, middle or driver side is said to be the safest options.

We have one twin in the middle one passenger side and my daughter is in a high back booster drivers side. It was just easier in the main car to have them clicked in on isofix rather than having to strap all 3 kids in with the seatbelts every time we go out. I have taken the twins in our smaller car as well though (we can’t get all 3 car seats in the back) and have used the seatbelts then and had one each side In our old car my daughters car seat was always behind the passenger seat as there wasn’t enough room behind the drivers seat as myself and my husband are both tall so had to have the seat a decent way back

@Baled Potato our old isofix car seat base was actually additionally secured using the seatbelt. One of our seats for our 4yo is also isofix but she’s strapped in with the seatbelt (as per instructions in the manual!) so it very much depends on the seat

@Ceri-Ann 99% of car seats do not allow both latch and seatbelt to be used. Not to be confused with tether and seatbelt belt.

I know how to do both, but latch whenever it is an option ( some vehicles Ive installed in were too old and did not have latch ( grandma's ooooold Honda Odyssey).... But our own vehicles have latch )

@Baled Potato again this is manufacturer, and seat dependent. The U.K. and us also have very different car seat restrictions. If the base is fitted with isofix and seatbelt as per manufacturer instructions it’s to increase the safety should the isofix snap in an accident. In the U.K. the car seat has to be able to get baby out in one manoeuvre. this does not affect the single manoeuvre removal as the base has the seatbelt not the seat. Google referring to the compromising of the safety is in view of being attached to the isofix base and then strapped in as if it were not on an isofix. The seats for our older child that use isofix and seatbelt use isofix to secure the seat to the car and the seatbelt to secure the child to the seat. I’ll trust my manufacturer instructions over Google AI! Basically don’t follow Google AI follow the instructions

@Ceri-Ann you have just said ‘for your older child’ the isofix holds the base and the seat belt holds the child. This wouldn’t be the case for an infant carrier which is what the op was asking about so you are arguing for no reason 😂

@Lauryn no but one of our infant carriers the base was held in by both isofix and the seatbelt. I’m not arguing just pointing out that different manufacturers have different instructions

@Ceri-Ann please reread my comment. Thanks.