Comments on: Car Seat Craziness

By: Erin

Erin — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 04:02:30 +0000

I was so tempted to do that with a convertible seat, Kacie! As you say all any of us can do is wait and see — it’s also occurred to me that whatever I did would have worked out fine because I would have made it work regardless, y’know?

I have a Snugli to try out as one carrier, but I haven’t decided on my sling yet. Of course Maya Wraps get rave reviews, but it looks like a lot of fabric and wrapping to me, and I’d rather have something simple (I suspect the downside to the simpler thing will be that it’s harder on my back/shoulders, but it’s still what I want). I’ve been seriously contemplating either a Slingling (http://slinglings.com/) or one of the New Native carriers (they’re on Amazon and other places). I also thought about the JJ Cole Premaxx (toysrus has em), because it’s adjustable, but it gets mixed reviews and is a bit pricier than the others. Still researching! Have you had any thoughts on what you’re going to get yet?

By: Kacie

Kacie — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 23:36:53 +0000

Sounds like you’ve got a great seat! You were quite thorough in your research, which is great!

We opted for a convertible seat (First Years True Fit). I’m really hoping this seat will work from the time he comes home from the hospital through at least a few years. We’ll just have to wait n see.

What sorts of slings are you looking at? I’m on board with the “wear your baby” concept but I haven’t acquired any slings yet. Soon!

By: Erin

Erin — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 21:37:26 +0000

I think it’s perfectly reasonable to want to see how the baby will fare four wheeling!

Yep, our seat has a level, and it shows the right color, but I can see the line where the next color will start (not the next color but the line…and straight on you don’t see the line). So it’s probably fine but maybe I’ll try the gallon of water and see how that changes the level — if it goes to the bad direction I’ll know it needs work.

Thanks Michelle!

By: Michelle

Michelle — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 02:23:31 +0000

My friend Kim (whose daughter turns one in two weeks) said there is one police officer in Star City who is certified to check car seats.

She also said that you can test the seat out by strapping in a gallon jug of water. I then suggested four wheeling, but Kim seemed to frown upon this idea.

Additionally, she said some seats have “levels” which change color when the seats are snapped in correctly. As I’m not good at visualizing things, that’s as good of an explanation as you’re going to get.

By: Erin

Erin — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 18:38:26 +0000

Thanks for coming to comment, Sally. I was amazed at how fast I got the seat. And calling the local fire or police is an excellent idea, I’ll look into that.

Michelle, yeah, I knew they’d check it at the hospital, but the less I need to do then the better, haha! Enjoy your vacation.

Hehe, Ivy, I have to get it done now or I won’t be able to do it! Sean’s extremely helpful but I’ll hate having to wait for someone else to do any of this, so might as well do it while I can.