Car Seats
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Britax Car Seat Cover
Asked by N.K. from Allentown
on August 14, 2009
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Hello! I was wondering if any of you have purchased or used a homemade car seat cover. I have the Britax and am wanting to replace my exsisting cover but am not craz...
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- I just want to throw something out there for you to think about, and maybe research. I've always been told that you should not use off-brand covers for safety reasons ...
- I suggest checking on ebay or maybe even craigslist. You can often find new or gently used Britax covers. Or you can have one custom made in either fabric you provid...
- Amy K is 100% correct. ANY after-market product could be extremely unsafe for your child and could make the carseat innefective in the event of an accident. :-( I kn...
Which Convertible Car Seat Should I Choose
Asked by S.J. from Raleigh
on February 29, 2008
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We will soon be buying a convertible car seat for my daughter
I am down to the following four:
Britax: Marathan, Boulevard, Decathalon and Roundabout.
I drive a Civ...
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- the marathon is huge....if you are still going to use it rear facing....then do not get the marathon....it would not fit in my husbands Accord rear facing....we got th...
- I am a die-hard fan of the Britax Regent and the Sunshine Radian. They both will last well until the recommended ages for keeping a child in a 5 pt harness. I have the...
- I love my marathon. BUT....it is a large seat. I would recommend whichever car you're putting it in, that you tell the store you need to fit it in your car first (or r...
Stroller / Car Seat Bag?
Asked by C.U. from Chicago
on April 1, 2008
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We are traveling with the kids for the first time this week....the little one is still in the infant carrier...we will be holding her on the plane. What should we put...
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- We travel a lot and the airlines do not take care of your things! If you don't want it to get dirty, try to get a cover for your items. We always gate check as well....
- I have this Graco Travel Bag and Love it. I Have used it so many times I can't even count. Amazon has it but you may be able to get it at babies r us. http://www....
- We gate checked our Caboose on our recent flight and it came back no worse for the wear. Didn't put it in anything. I'm not even sure what you could put it in - it's...
Car Seat Safety
Asked by I.L. from Minneapolis
on January 2, 2007
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My daughter is 4 months old and we just had to switch from an infant car seat to a convertible one. We always kept the infant seat in the middle of the backseat, but ...
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- The middle is safest, I'm assuming that your 4 mo. old is still rear facing though!
- Hi I., I had to take a car seat class becuse I have a home daycare. I learned that the latch is just a diffrent way to strap the car seat in. It's not better just d...
- The middle of the car with the latch system is the safest. My car has the latch system and my car seat sits in the middle. You should be able to connect to the latch...
Baby Hates Car Seat!
Asked by F.S. from Philadelphia
on December 7, 2009
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My 3 month old hates her car seat! She's never liked it - and wails for as long as the car ride takes. Not sure what to do since it makes travelling really stressful (...
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- my first hated it too, cried the entire ride. I think she was 3 months old and we put in a dvd player. It helped, it was like she wasn't all alone back there.
- My little one hated it, too. Hate to say, but it persisted until she was allowed to sit facing forward (not constantly, but very nearly). She was too big to put anyt...
- I noticed a surprising difference in my guy's fussiness once I put on the Bundlme car seat cover. He stopped fussing almost immediately - I guess he found it more comf...
Car Seat Escape
Asked by S.B. from Dallas
on January 7, 2011
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My daughter has figured out how to undo the latch on her car seat, the one in between her legs (so far she hasn't mastered the chest strap). I thought it was a fluke ...
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- Yep.. .it's a stage they seem to all go through. I remember wishing they sold a device to stop that sort of thing... like child proof covers for door knobs, lol. I...
- Welcome to parenting - LOL. I think you just need to stress "no no" when she's playing with it. Just like if she was headed for the stairs or a hot stove. Perhaps y...
- You can take the rough side of a piece of velcro and stick it onto hte buckle. Dont' use tape or anything that impedes the use of the buckle itself, and don't turn it ...
Car Seat HELP!
Asked by K.D. from Las Vegas
on July 22, 2008
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Okay so I transitioned one of my twin boys out of his infant carrier and into a car seat. Heres the problem...it seems that even though his seat is fully reclined hes...
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- I had the same problem so my husband rolled 2 towels and put them under the carseat so that it would lean backwards. It can work for rear facing but not so much for fo...
- Hi K., MOST people do not have their car seats installed 100% correctly, I would recommend that you contact the Sheriff department and ask to make an appointment to...
- see if your local police or fire station will inspect your carseat installation. some hospitals will do it too.
Car Seat Sleeping
Asked by A.H. from Portland
on August 7, 2011
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How do you moms keep your child's head up when they fall asleep in the car seat? My daughter has a nautilus that has a recline on it but not enough I guess. She falls ...
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- There is a firm crescent shaped neck roll made specifically for babies that works well. It looks like the popular crescent shaped nursing pillow and I think made by t...
- All three of my girls' heads droop when they sleep and they've never had a problem....except for the drool that puddles out! LOL
- I've tired putting those neck pillows around DD but it doesn't help us, either. She's 3 now and car and stroller sleeping don't seem to have impacted her. I do try to ...
Moving from Car Seat to Crib...
Asked by H.L. from Reading
on April 25, 2008
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I am a SAHM of a 6 month and 21 month old. My six month old presently still sleeps in the infant car seat in his crib. (I know, Shame on me. I should know better! bu...
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- Maybe it will seem like no big deal to him since he is already sleeping in his crib anyway. I would just do the same normal bedtime routine and put him in the crib ve...
- Don't shame yourself. As moms, we do what works and if anyone would look down on you, then its probably bc they never dealt w/that problem and therefore their opinion ...
- We had the same situation with our daughter, except we made the transition at 4 1/2 months instead of 6. I worried about it a lot more than I should have. We first s...
Help! Our Car Seat STINKS
Asked by D.S. from Kansas City
on September 5, 2011
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Hey mamas!
Our Britax car seat smells terrible. So we took all of the covers off and washed them. Turns out, it's the foam underneath that really smells. We've hose...
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- The one product that has absolutely never failed us is OdoBan. Here is a website that tells you where you can get it: http://www.odoban.com/where-to-buy.php I onc...
- Make sure that foam piece is completely dry before putting the material back over it. I would sprinkle Baking Soda all over it. It will help take away some or most of ...
- With my britax I would take them apart.. And drowned the straps everything of the car seat.. In natures miracle pet stain and odor remover.. There is also natures mira...
