Carriers & Slings: Safety 1st
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NEED ADVICE ON BUYING A Convertible CAR SEAT
Asked by S.C. from Los Angeles
on November 23, 2008
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My son is going to be 6 months old and is growing out of his infant carseat. I have been doing some research on convertible car seats and have heard Britax is one of t...
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- The Britax seat is best since he's only six months old and needs to be in a rear facing seat.
- Britex makes a few less expensive models and well worth the money! Add a Kiddie Kangaroo from www.kiddiekangaroo.com for bottle, sippy cup and toy storage to make you...
- We have the Alpha Omega Elite. It cost about $150. My neice did the research and she said it had very high ratings for safety. We have one for each of our boys and ...
Advice on Toddler(3yr) W/ 5 POINT HARNESS Carseat/Booster Seat. What Do You Use?
Asked by K.H. from Dallas
on March 2, 2011
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Hello Mamas,
I will be purchasing 3 new toddler carseat/booster seats WITH FIVE POINT HARNESS for my little girl as my baby is now getting too big for the infa...
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- We just bought two graco nautilus seats and like them so far. They are half the price of the frontier. I think, in the frontier, the seat goes up to 100 pounds for the...
- A 3y can sit in a highback booster if they meet the weight/height minimums. My 3y neice meets these, but my 4y daughter is just meeting them. So read all of the mini...
- I have a Graco Nautilus. It is a 5 point harness that converts to a high back booster and then to a backless booster. The booster seat is rated to 100 lbs. They are...
Re: Carseat or Travel System ?
Asked by A.B. from Cleveland
on January 18, 2010
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Hi gals, We are adopting a baby this year and we are starting to look for a carseat. Can you offer advice on which brands are best and what type ? I've been seeing i...
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- We bought the Chicco Keyfit 30 travel system for our daughter and loved it. The only downfall, as she grew into toddler size, the stroller reclined a little too much f...
- My son is 1 years old and we went a different route with the car seat and stroller. Test out the strollers. The ones that 'match' the carseats and are sold as a trav...
- I would think about a couple of things when considering car seats. If you are going to get an infant seat, I would go ahead and get a travel system. They cost only a...
What Do You Do with Older, Expired Car Seats?
Asked by T.S. from Eugene
on January 30, 2009
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I will be having my third child this summer. I have begun going through all the baby stuff that I used with my two older children to refresh my memory (it has been alm...
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- Legacy Health Systems runs a recycle program several times a year. They recycle every part they can like the plastic and metal, everything but the cover/foam. HTH ...
- I know this is a tough one! One friend of mine told me she will go to a neighborhood that is low income and leave it by a dumpster along with other baby stuff. She see...
- I have heard that Garten services will at least take the plastic portion of the carseat to recycle. You have to remove all the metal, and fabric pieces. I have also...
3 Week Old Sleeping on Their Side
Asked by J.B. from Bloomington
on August 8, 2008
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Hello Everyone,
My 3 week old has caught a cold from our 20 month old. I have 2 questions, the first one is, is there anything else I can do for her other than Vic...
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- Hi J.! As a nurse, I've never put my kids to bed on their backs, just in case they spit up and the only place it had to go was down their throats. I have always put ...
- I would think what ever works for you. None of my boys every slept on their backs. I honestly think side sleeping is better.
- Try saline nose drops to loosen mucous and a aspirator/"booger snatcher" to remove them. If she sleeps good let her sleep that way. Don't forget and not use the wedge ...
Colic in 6 Week Old?
Asked by H.T. from Detroit
on February 24, 2010
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Hi Moms!
My 6 week old baby girl has been very fussy at about 8pm every night for the past week or so and impossible to console. This can go on for an hour or seve...
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- This is my exact story for my first born! And gripe water is the ONLY thing that worked! I finally contributed it to gas/colic - she eventually grew out of it (sorry...
- I'm currently using colic calm for my 5m old, have been for the past month and we love it! We're using it for reflux and have seen a huge improvement. The downside ...
- Another thing to try, that helped with my daughter.... wearing her in a sling... when she got to this point of fussiness I put her in the sling wrapped a blanket ...
Good Car Seat for 4 Month Old?
Asked by R.S. from Seattle
on May 31, 2010
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My 4 month old weighs 20 lbs. now. He is VERY uncomfortable in the car seat we bought before he was born. Don't recall the brand now but we can barely buckle him up wi...
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- I bought one at Babys R Us. The one I chose goes up to 100 lbs. I bought this one because the safety reviews were wonderful and I wouldn't ever need to buy another o...
- I am a single mom and can't afford anything! My son at 3 months was one pound away from his infant seat weight limit. I found my Britax Marathon on ebay for $170 which...
- Evenflo makes a decent car seat. You want to try and get one that buckles near the abdominal area, as well as in between the legs. This way they are safe. So in one se...
Seeking Advice on Car Seats
Asked by R.T. from Los Angeles
on September 20, 2008
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I feel a little confused and need a better understanding for myself. I' m starting to look for a new car seat for my 10 month old since she is starting to outgrow her ...
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- I too recommend the Britax Marathon - both our kids are in it and will be in them for quite some time with the heavy weight limit. They are expensive but right now Cos...
- Hello R., I am a safety seat tech. That seat is a very good seat. It is recommeneded infants stay rear facing until one year and twenty pounds. (allows the hips an...
- I just bought a new car seat for our one year old. I recommend the ones that go up to 65 lbs then you don't have to buy another one for a while (theoretically).
Convertable Carseat
Asked by M.W. from New York
on February 13, 2010
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Hi Moms,
My 9 month old is almost too tall for his chico key fit 30 infant carseat...now that he is 29 inches (21 pounds)
So what is your advice on convertable cars...
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- He will outgrow his infant seat when there is less than one inch of hard shell above his head, or he goes over the weight limit. Until then, he is just fine in it. If ...
- We just bought the Evenflow Symphony 65. You can use it RF to 30 pounds, FF to 65 and as a booster until 100. I think this one has the best versatility for the price...
- I got an Evenflo Triumph Advance which was only about half the price of a Britax, and has similar features like the harnesses that adjust easily from loose to tight, o...
Childproofing, Creative Solutions
Asked by J.L. from St. Cloud
on June 26, 2012
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My son is nearly 15 months old and our daughter is due to arrive in October, so I'm really trying to get our place as "Weston"-proofed as possible. We installed the b...
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- These are the locks we use for our rental. We will just use goo gone when we move out (no drilling into cabinets!). They are great and inexpensive. http://www.ama...
- The cabinets - do you have the inside latches you need to push with your thumb or are they the ones that go around the handles? If you have the thumb ones, consider mo...
- I bungeed my dining chairs together when my stinker was little. Worked like a charm. I remember feeling so victorious for outsmarting an 18 month old, when I came up...
