Gear & Toys: Evenflo
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3 Month Old HATES Her Car Seat, and Riding in the Car...
Asked by S.Y. from Pittsburgh
on December 11, 2007
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I would love some advice/suggestions: My 3 month old wails and screams whenever we put her in her Graco SnugRide carseat. I have tried putting up dark film on the side...
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- My 3rd hated her carseat as well when she was tiny. It was the same one I had used for my first two. My oldest is only about 3.5 years older than my baby so we still h...
- My 3 1/2 year old is also very pleasant and happy. He hardly ever cries UNLESS he is in his carseat. Fortunately, or unfortunately, depending how you look at things,...
- Hi S., My son was similar to your daughter when he was little. It does get better. I actually bought those "links" that they have for babies to play with and I hu...
1St Family Vacation with an 19 Month Old
Asked by S.N. from Dallas
on July 14, 2010
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We’re taking our 1st family vacation in September to the Philippines for 2 weeks to visit family and I was hoping to get some advice/tips on traveling with a toddler...
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- Hi there! Congrats on your pregnancy! I have travelled a few times with my two kids, most recently in February to Australia from Denver via LAX. My son was 12 ...
- You can take snacks past security, but not the juice or any other liquids past the 3 oz rule in the quart ziplock bag. You can buy juice once you're through security....
- Congratulations on baby #2!! We have flown twice with our 11-month old and had very few problems. We gate-checked her travel stroller both times, and it was returned...
Seeking Advice for a 3 1/2 Month Old That Hates Her Car Seat
Asked by J.P. from San Francisco
on September 25, 2008
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My 3 1/2 month old daughter hates her car seat. In order to drive anywhere without hysteria, I have to wait for her to fall asleep, then put her in the car seat and d...
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- I don't really have an answer for you, but I too have a daughter (just turned 4months old) who seems to hate the car ride. If we are moving she does fine, but the min...
- My sister's nephew had the same problem. Turned out he hated the reclining position he was in. They were able to get a rear facing carseat that sat him up a little mor...
- Maybe take the car seat into the house and practice sitting in the car seat little at a time and build up. Maybe the car seat hurts her...try a differant car seat?
Baby/pet Gate Suggestions
Asked by J.M. from New York
on October 21, 2010
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we have a dog, just got a puppy, have an almost 6 and almost 3 year old, and are expecting a third. i have an opened floor plan house, and its difficult to get the do...
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- We bought gates through Costco and have been very happy with them. You will want to put something underneath them, though, as they are metal and could scratch the floo...
- Check One Step Ahead website, they have configurable gates that can be made into huge systems. Very neat. I just searched baby gates on google and chose images and t...
- I just ordered 2 "retract-a-gates" (the other similar brands have gotten bad reviews due to how noisy they are...so I went with this brand) from their website and they...
My Little One HATES the Car Seat!
Asked by E.L. from Chicago
on July 27, 2009
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I need advice on helping my 11-week old daughter cope with the car seat. From the moment we put her in it she has a screaming fit! Often lasting upwards of an hour wi...
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- My child was and still is the same way. First of all make sure the car seat is not hurting her in any way (sometimes the extras one can put in the car seat can make th...
- When my daughter was little she HATED the car seat too. When shewas younger, we really didn't know what to do. As soon as she got to where she could communitcate (pr...
- Maybe the car seat does not fit her size or the angle you have the sit positioned in needs to be changed. She will be in a car seat/booster seat for a long time so sh...
Baby HATES Her Carseat...
Asked by S.P. from Seattle
on October 20, 2009
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I am wondering if any other mothers went through this & if so, what did you guys do? As soon as I put her in, she starts to fuss. Sometimes she will cry the whole way ...
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- It looks like you have received plenty of responses for your question...but I thought one more couldn't hurt...it might make you feel even more reassured:) So, my s...
- both of my kids went through that phase right around that age too. It passes. There isn't really anything you can do. You might try a pacifier. The oddest things worke...
- From my experience with my almost 18 month old daughter and my now 4 month old son, a convertible carseat has been what worked for me. I started both my babies out in ...
Need a Baby Gate a 5 Year Old CAN Open
Asked by A.K. from Minneapolis
on September 4, 2011
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I am thinking about getting a baby gate for my 5 year olds room so when her baby sister gets mobile she doesn't go in there while DD is playing with Polly pockets or o...
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- I would go with a pressure mounted gate and give her a step stool to keep on the inside side of her room. The stool should be big and light enough so that she can rea...
- Try looking at the gates at a pet store. They have more variety.
- what's the trip hazard? My 4 year old dd has one of the step ones in front of her door b/c the dog is jealous and keeps pooping in there.
Car Seat for Small Backseat
Asked by S.B. from Chicago
on July 27, 2007
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I am looking to buy a convertible car seat for my son, but our backseat does not have much room. The Britax Marathon is definitely too big, and that was our top choic...
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- I actually posted this question back in August 2006, so if you go to the "Requests and Responses" section, then the "Infants and Newborns" and then "Gear", you can fin...
- HI! I like my Evenflo Generations. It has the best tightening system out there--I have a Graco ComfortSport as well and hated the strap tightening b/c I found it rea...
- I think it depends on how old your son is, how much he weighs, etc. The Radian 65 and Radian 80 are both convertible seats (20-65 and 20-80 lbs. respectively) that ha...
Is It Just me...or Is This Getting Ridiculous? Fisher Price Recalls...
Asked by A.D. from Washington DC
on September 30, 2010
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I need to know if I'm the only one who is starting to think things are getting out of hand in this world??? I just saw that Fisher Price just recalled millions of toy...
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- I totally agree with some parents just don't keep track of their kids and that is how the toys break and create a choking hazard ect. I also second the idea of letti...
- I hate that my kids can't play with some of the toys I played with because they don't make them anymore. How come all of my friends and myself survived? How did my bro...
- I feel the same way. In regards to the Maclaren stroller recall - we've had ours for over a year now with no issues. How the heck does your child's finger get caught i...
Baby Gate for Top of Stairs???
Asked by K.J. from Minneapolis
on April 10, 2007
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I need to get a baby gate for the top of my stairs for our split level home. We have a 9.5 month old son who is just finding the stairs. I got 2 for gifts at showers...
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- We use a screw-mounted one from Kid Co and are very pleased with it! For the safety of your son, please get a screw-mounted gate for the top of the stairs (and not RE...
- K., I have a son also about 9 mo of age. I also live in a split level house. I was talking to my husband about wanting to get a gate because I knew that our son wou...
- We've had lots of luck with the Kidco gates. The one at the top of our stairs is their "swingway." It has options to expand the gate and models that work for angle ...
