Spinoff to 3 kids- who has 3 kids and a Honda Odyssey?

If you have 3 kids in car seats and drive a Honda Odyssey, what is your car seat configuration like? We are planning to try for a third baby soon. Our boys are currently 3.5 and 1.5, both in RF convertible seats. We have them at both ends of the 2nd row. I am trying to imagine what it would be like with 3 car seats, because it seems like it would be a huge pain to get to the 3rd row to buckle someone in. How do you have it set up?

Re: Spinoff to 3 kids- who has 3 kids and a Honda Odyssey?

We are having our 3rd next month and my boys will be 5 and almost 4 when the baby arrives.

My plan as of now is to put the baby behind the passenger seat and the two boys in the back. I'm debating leaving the middle console out of the 2nd row to get back to them or leave the middle console in and take out the seat behind the passsenger or just move it forward to get access to them back there. They are both in 5 pt harness convertibles still.

Re: Spinoff to 3 kids- who has 3 kids and a Honda Odyssey?

Twins and a 6yr old. for now, twins are in carseats, on right and left side, 6yr old in middle.

Sometimes she switches it up and goes in the back.

Love the Oydssey btw.

Re: Spinoff to 3 kids- who has 3 kids and a Honda Odyssey?

We took out the middle seat of middle row and pushed the captains chairs toward the drivers side. Ds is in the back row ff on pass side, dd is behind the pass seat and the baby is behind the drivers seat.

If you wanted to keep them all rf it would be tough to get the dc in the back row latched in. Unless you can install that seat in the center of the row to allow you to get to him from the side but I am not sure if that is possible.

Re: Spinoff to 3 kids- who has 3 kids and a Honda Odyssey?

most of the time we have the 3 kids in the second row - so it is easy access!! But when we have another adult come with us we move one to the 3rd row and leave the other two in the second row next to each other (behind driver and in the middle) this way the seat behind the passenger seat easily slides forward for one to get in the back! This became a lot easier when they can buckle themselves in (#1 and #2 can both buckle themselves - so I dont have to climb back there!)

now that they can buckle themselves i often just leave one in the 3rd row so i dont have to change if and when grandma comes with us!

Message edited 8/1/2013 12:14:37 PM.

Re: Spinoff to 3 kids- who has 3 kids and a Honda Odyssey?

I put my (then) 2 yo and 3.5 year old in the third row and the baby in the second row. This way I could sit in the second row if need be and reach them all. We did not have an Odessey, we had a grand caravan. We also would stow away the unused seat in the second row If I wasn't sitting back there for easier access to put the older 2 in their seats in the third row.

Re: Spinoff to 3 kids- who has 3 kids and a Honda Odyssey?

Right now I have all three in the middle row. Glad you asked this question b/c this configuration is not working for us. Apparently my newborn twins do not like the car. Right now I have my mom or MIL helping and would prefer to have space to have an adult ride in the back to calm the screaming babies down.