Think I'm done with MDC, too. I have always hated these threads and trying to keep up with them. If anyone needs to reach my, myspace or our yahoo group. Later.
Is her seat still as reclined as when she was an infant? She can be more upright now. The 45degrees is just the maximum recline, and more for newborns and infants. My dd used to scream in the car all the time, too. Now, at 21 months...