Fun Baby Toys: Baby car sets / seat

Where do you place your baby's car set in the back of the car?

my sister says the best spot is the back rear passenger's side. I was thinking of putting it in th middle of the back seat. I have a nissan xterra. I ran into some problems and the customer service that it is recommended that either the lap belt be use to secure the base or the latch system but not both. How did you know for sure that your car seart was installed correctly.

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Middle back is the first choice... it is further from any potential point of impact. The customer service is right... one or the other to install... not both.

You can get your seat check by a *certified* car seat safety tech and know for certain it is correct. They sometimes have techs at the local firehouse or police station... Just be sure it isn't a kind hearted firefighter/officer who is *not* certified and doesn't know as much as he or she thinks. People have gotten some *scary* misinformation that way in the past.

I'll be right back with a link to finding a tech in your area. :)

ETA: Here you go: http://www.seatcheck.org/

Just use the 'Inspection Locator' on the middle of the right side.

My favorite site for browsing great general carseat info:

http://www.cpsafety.com/default.aspx

I bought a car seat for my baby were can i go to buy a stoller at to connect to my car seat?

I going to have a new born baby i bought a car seat for her but i don't have a stroller Where can i go to get a stroller for her that i can connect the car set to? That safe and at a good price?

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You just need to find one that's the same brand and then they should be compatible. They are sold at lots of different stores depending on the brand you need, (Walmart, Target, Sears, Babies R Us, etc.). If you're looking for a used one, you could check Craigslist or yard sales. The stroller can be purchased used whereas the carseat should always be purchased new.

Is it true if you put a baby in a bigger car set it's a higher chance for them to have SIDES?

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Do you mean SIDS?

If so, then no, having your baby in a bigger car seat does not give them a higher chance of a SIDS death. You DO need to ensure though that your car seat is the right size for your baby, and that it is installed properly, and the straps are the right length to keep your baby strapped in securely, otherwise the baby is at a higher risk for being injured in a car accident.

Baby Car seat?

In Decemebr we brought a car seat recomonded by the company we get if from as the correct seat for my car. Its a Satellite SP for 0-4yrs. My car is a Mazda 6. It fitted in ok when it was facing the back but now it is frount facing it wont fit. Were do I sand on this legaly. Can I go back and say that they sold me a car set that is no good for the car. We have the manual and recpit.

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i think if they sold you it on the basis that it fits your car, and it doesnt then they havent done their job right.

you should get in contact with them, and ask them to show you how to fit it. if they cant then they owe you a refund.

it sounds like their mistake. good luck.

Im new mom what do i to get my baby girl to like her car set?

ok i have this carset but my newboem baby girl dont like it how do i get her to like it plz help

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Well my daughter is one so I don't know if this will help but everyweekend I have to make a 2 hour drive to my hometown to let her see her father.

I make sure shes all full, I play with her nonstop, and she is ready for a nap before I go. So that way she won't be interrupted by hunger and she will sleep the whole way.

22month Old son who knows how to get out Of the car seat?

My son Has just figured out how to get out the car set, Its very Stressful for me when I'm driving, I'm having to stop and fix him up. I ended up buying a racing car set for him that not like the baby car set Hoping that He will not get out, But he still does. He's to young to be in a booster seat Since he only 10kgs Not 14kgs I've tried these things that attach on both side of the harness He's just to clever, Please Help, I wanna be able to drive knowing my son is Safe!

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Are you able to do the belt up back to front? My son went through the same stage, it is very stressful. I turned his clip thing with the red button toward him and did his belt up tight, he couldn't undo it then. My son was also the type of child who didn't care if I was cross, but couldn't stand others to be upset with him. I told him the seat belt police would be VERY cross with him if he touched it again. It worked, it is hopefully just a stage that he will get out of.

Good luck :)

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there are actually covers that go over the release button to keep kids from unlocking the carseat. you can find them in special needs catalogs such as abilitations.

If he is sliding the chest clip down so he can get his arms out, try sewing a button below the proper level for the chest clip. I am considering doing this for my 3.5 year old. He keeps sliding the chest clip down the straps...if you sew a button on each strap below where the chest clip sits, it should block the clip from going down...

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www.abilitations.com

personal experience as a mom of 3 (13,9,3)

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My niece did this. Here's what my sister did. Tell your son that you are going somewhere he likes - e.g. Granny's house, the playground etc. Whatever is his favourite place. Get in the car and drive. As soon as he gets out, stop the car (as soon as you can) and put him back in. Tell him firmly that if he does it again you will turn around and go home and he will not get to go to his special place. Follow through with this if he gets out of the seat again. When you get home tell him that he didn't get to go to his special place today because he got out of his car seat but that if he stays in the car seat you will go again tomorrow. Repeat the next day and the day after etc. As soon as he stays in the seat take him to his special place to have some fun.

This is time consuming but it works as long as you are consistent and turn around and go home every time he does it - it took three days with my niece and she was 26 months at the time. Good luck!

Which seat in the back should I strap my new baby's car-seat to?

My husband and I have a small Toyota and are expecting a baby in the next couple of weeks. We need to get baby's car-seat set up and ready, but aren't for certain where to place it. We know it needs to be rear-facing and in the back seat...but on which side? I read somewhere to put it in the middle but that is not an option. Wherever we put the seat, the seat in front of it will be impossible to sit in. We tried it behind the driver's seat and neither of us could fit behind the wheel. Same goes for the passenger seat- I never thought my legs were that long, but I was curled up with my knees on the dash. Our car isn't that small, it's a four door...I mean what on earth do other people do? Where do we put it???

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You'll have to have it behind the passenger seat then, if a passenger's legs are all bunched up it doesn't really matter compared to the driver who needs to be able to control the vehicle properly. At least when you are driving and have stopped at lights you will be able to look across and back to see if little one is ok.

Bought bigger car to fit 3 seats in back!

Did your baby get more clingy after moving out of the infant car seat?

I just recently bought a baby/ toddler car seat for my 7 month old. She was too big/long to ride in her infant car seat. However since then I have had a terrible time traveling with her. When I take her out of the seat to go anyplace she wakes up and then wails and cries when I try to set her down.

After work I can barley get my clothes changed while she is crying hysterically on the bed. Any advice moms?

The new car seat is rear facing.

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She may be teething.

That would make her fussy no matter where she is.

She should still be in a rear facing seat btw. No matter how long she is she legally has to be RF until she is 1yr old.

Try getting a large blanket and folding it up in the cart like a bed. It worked wonders with my kids when we had to shop when they were tired.

We just had them on one side of the cart and put what groceries we could in the seat and on the bottom.

What is the proper head/neck position for a 1 week old baby in car seat carrier?

When my baby sits in the car seat carrier the head and neck always seem like its be flopping/slouching from side to side. The head seems to be on a side way angle. I tried using a head hugger product but it still looks like the baby's head is not straight and uncomfortable.

Is this normal for a new born baby?? Should I put towels behind her head to make her sit straight??

I dunno.. Maybe its just me, but the way she is sitting does not look comfortable or straight. I tried making her sit a little bit higher/lower but still she ends up in the same position.

I have the Graco Spree Carrier/Stroller set..

so the uncomfortable head position of a baby is normal??

So there is there any risk of her neck straining or causing future neck problems when shes older?

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My baby does that too. i tried using a rolled up thin receiving blanket to fill in some space but she just seems to knock it out of place and then i get worried it will cover her face up obstructing breathing

she is 4 weeks now and is a little better but still does it. she even does it in the bouncer.

Would you take your baby/ child out of the car seat for this?

Say you are going to a Christmas light drive through thing that lasts about 20 minutes, driving 5mph max. There are displays set up throughout the park and everything is lit up.

Do you...

A) Leave baby in the car seat... they can see it when they get older

B) Take baby out and put him/her on the lap of someone else in the car

C) Other

Assume the baby is younger than 1 year of age and in a rear facing position

Thanks for the answers so far! My husband and I are debating on this. So far, most of you seem to agree w/ me. Thanks, again!!

I tend to be the overly parnoid mother so I was trying to find out if that part of me is coming out again.

One more question.... How bad would it be to put the car seat forward facing when we get there and turn it back around before we leave?? He's 9 1/2 months.

Lucy, the place in question is very much like you described (not on a street). It's at a park on the lake.

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You read my mind. I'm probably taking Johnny to our drive light thingy this weekend and I'm doing my best to try and talk my mom and stepdad into going with me so I can sit in the backseat w/Johnny and show him the lights WHILE he's still in his carseat. :)

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ETA - I don't see anything wrong with putting his seat forward for that drive and then flipping it back when you leave. I think that's a great idea. It would be easier for him to see the pretty lights! :)