It can be done. Remember that the rear facing baby car seat needs to be used for about 6 months until the baby reaches a certain weight. Then after that it can be installed facing forward in the back seat.
Most car seats in the market today are designed for Suburbans and Hummers, not normal sized cars. My sister has a Britax car seat in her Chevy Impala and it takes almost the entire back seat (And that is a pretty big car).
Like I said it can be done. One alternative is for one of you to ride with the baby in the back while the other one drives. Try different seating positions and see which one you find better suited for you.
The truth is that no couple with a new born child needs to run out and purchase a Minivan or SUV. That is what the marketers of these vehicles wants us to believe. In Europe entire families go out in a VW Golf or other smaller cars.
The MINI forces you to be organized and to carry only what it is strictly necessary for the baby. When you have a bigger car, like my sister, you carry so much unecessary junk and clutter in the trunk and the back seat is not even funny.
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