Traveling by Car
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Moving to the Next Car Seat
Asked by T.A. from Minneapolis
on September 28, 2009
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I am looking for a little advise/suggestion about moving my 3 yo to the next car seat. We currently have an Evenflow Convertable car seat, and have been very happy wi...
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- We moved my 3 y/o daughter to the Evenflo Big Kid Deluxe carseat when we had the same situation with our little boy outgrowing his infant seat. She was only 30 pounds ...
- Like everyone else said PLEASE keep your youngest rear facing (AAP recommends until AT LEAST age 2) and keep your daughter 5pt harnessed! You can use the car seat belt...
- I SO agree with all the suggestions you have gotten to PLEASE continue to rear face your little one (I see you've already gotten the video I would have sent on extende...
Potty Seat for the Car
Asked by A.M. from Dallas
on June 14, 2008
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Anyone have any recommendations for a small potty seat to use on long car trips?
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- A friend of mine used to keep a coffee can in her car for her kids to use. It worked good and had a tight fitting lid to keep everything in until she could wash it out.
- I got a folding seat that I kept in a plastic baggie (gallon) and could just clean off at stops. They have them at Wal-Mart, though.
- IKEA has a really cheap small one: http://www.ikea.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/IkeamsSearch?storeId=12&langId=-1&catalogId=11001&searchType=product&pageNumber=-1&or...
My Baby Always Cries in the Car
Asked by L.S. from Indianapolis
on February 26, 2009
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Has anyone else had a baby who hated being the car? I know it's not the seat because I've put her in there sleeping and she keeps sleeping... until she gets into the ...
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- Make sure the straps aren't too tight - I've heard of so many instances where the straps were just way too tight, and once there was just a smidge of slack, the child ...
- My daughter was the same way. She would scream the whole time! So we timed all our trips to co-incide (sp?) with her nap times. Or if I knew we had to go somewhere ...
- Hi, L.! I'm sorry to hear that your baby isn't loving the car. When I read your post, I was immediately reminded of one of my little brothers. He used to SCREAM in ...
New Car Seat Suggestions?
Asked by D.V. from San Francisco
on March 1, 2010
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My baby boy is moving on up in the world! His feet are hanging out of his car seat, so its about the time we get another car seat (the next size up from his current on...
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- Another vote for Britax! This brand tends to cost more, but when I purchased ours (2 yrs ago) it had the highest safety ratings, which was the greatest motivating fac...
- I was going to echo the advice that Becky W gave about the height of your child (babies outgrow seats when they are w/in 1 inch of top of seat; feet are allowed to ove...
- I got the Britax Boulevard for my car since that is what we use most often. It is around $300, but Babies R Us and Buy Buy Baby often have them on sale and you can us...
When Is Your Child Old Enough to Bike Ride Alone?
Asked by J.J. from Minneapolis
on April 6, 2010
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Moms,
I've got an independent 8-year-old that keeps asking if she can go for a bike ride around the neighborhood by herself (I know she does this in hopes that she'll...
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- Granted we grew up in a great neighborhood, we WERE NOT allowed to go anywhere without someone else with us. When we could go places on our own was around 12-13 years ...
- J., Here is my story. My children are almost 12, 10 and 8. Two boys and a girl. Still at this age they are not allowed to ride their bike on the streets by themselv...
- My DD is not old enough to ride a bike yet; however, my neighbor across the street lets her son who is 5 ride alone around the neighborhood. Personally, I think that'...
Car Seat in Italy?
Asked by K.C. from Washington DC
on June 25, 2007
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Do we really need to bring a car seat for our 21 month old daughter to Italy? People who have been there said not to, they just held their babies..because they were no...
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- you could always check the carseat as a luggage. i still haven't gone back to my homecountry with my 3 year old twinkies but when i do i shall bring the carseats. i kn...
- You can get a carseat that is also a stroller why dont you invest in that, that is if you do alot of traveling they have them on ebay too and you will get a better dea...
- Car rides maybe short but they are SCARY! Rent a car and strap that car seat in. Don't do as the natives do. When I lived in Italy I saw a lot of babies standing up in...
Do We Bring the Car Seat?
Asked by H.P. from Boston
on April 19, 2009
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My husband and I are traveling to Mexico next week with our 7 mo. old. We like to travel light and plan not to have any check luggage...just carry on. When talking ab...
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- I have thought about this myself, and have always come to the same conclusion that it really is worth having to lug the thing around because plain and simple, if there...
- TAKE THE CAR SEAT!!!!! In Mexico, traffic lights and and lane markings are only for decorative purposes...and don't drink the water or anything w/ice in it. (I'm not ...
- Hi H., Have fun on your travels. We got a car seat attachment for our small carry-on roller luggage. http://www.amazon.com/Traveling-Toddler-Seat-Travel-Accessory/d...
Car Seat Base
Asked by S.C. from Indianapolis
on April 17, 2008
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I will be flying with my 5 1/2 month old this weekend. She will be traveling as a lap child. I have read the posts regarding air travel with an infant and they have ...
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- Hi S.! We just flew with our 6 month old a couple of weeks ago. We attached the base to the car seat and checked it as one piece. The airline people secured all the ...
- We checked our car seat and base together. We also had a travel bag made especially for car seats, just to protect it. A car seat doesn't count in your total # of ba...
- Check the owner's manual of your carseat. You should be able to secure your carseat without the base into your car. It's not as convenient, but would be one less thi...
Car Seat Advice
Asked by L.Q. from Chicago
on March 31, 2010
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I am looking to get a new car seat for my 6 month old. He is a bigger baby and close to outgrowing the infant seat (and it's a pain to lug around).
I've been looki...
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- My 9mo old is close to outgrowing her infant car seat. We went with the Evenflow Triumph Advanced. It was rated #1 on consumer reports and it's good up to 50lbs forwar...
- Britax! They have the best seats, and safest. Check out the Marathon or the Roundabout, they are both convertible. Best of luck!
- i would buy a seat that has the highest rear facing weight limit ( you want to keep your kid rear facing for as long as the weight/height limit will allow you to, for ...
My Baby Doesn't like Her Car Seat
Asked by B.W. from Indianapolis
on December 11, 2006
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I have an almost three month old little girl. She hates riding in her car seat. Everytime we go somewhere she almost cries the entire time in the car. I have tried ...
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- Have you tried dangling a portable mobile or some rings or something from the handle for her to look at? or give a toy to play with while she is the car? it will kee...
- Yeah...first of all leave her in it even if she's awake...if you get in a wreck and she's not in that car seat it can cost her her life. You may know how well you driv...
- It could be possible that it HURTS her to be in it. You know how, if your back hurts, it's very painful to sit in certain positions. Try adding a little extra padding ...
