I’ve nannied extensively over the last 10 years and this is my favorite car seat my far. I have always despised getting children out of rear facing car seats. It always feels awkward and uncomfortable. I LOVE the rotating feature of the car seat and the fact that it rotates all the way around. When we’re parked or waiting in the car, I can forward face her easily to entertain her. When it’s too hot and the car is cooling down, I can forward face her to get direct airflow and then rear face her when we we are ready to go. SO convenient and cool. I have not had any issues with the mechanism that rotates and I don’t find it inconvenient to use at all. The only nitpick I have about it so far is that the straps are a little thinner and get twisted frequently in the buckle.