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car seat installation..

makspletzermakspletzer member
in 3rd Trimester
So my books say go to the fire station to make sure the car seat base is installed properly. Can I not just read the manual? Sorry if this is a dumb ques. I am a first time mama and def want to do what is safest for LO, but it just doesnt seem that difficult.. What did you do?
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  • MrsCarroll.6-10-07MrsCarroll.6-10-07 member

    What kind of carseat do you have and how will you be installing it?

    If it is an easy one with the latch system in your car, I would just follow the directions, if it is a seat belt install or a more complicated seat I would get it checked.

    We did ours shortly before going to the hospital and had our neighbor "look" at it, he said it looked fine. We had the Chicco KeyFit 30 and used the anchors in the seat to install. 

    ETA: our neighbor that looked at ours is a Police Officer with 2 kids that has worked with the car seat installs program they do at their precint.
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  • MissYouDietCokeMissYouDietCoke
    Our hospital won't let us take LO home until it's installed per their specifications.  They have licensed installers available at the hospital, so... that's our plan. 
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  • sparkelzsparkelz
    Something like 4  out of 5 carseats are installed incorrectly, that is why they recommend that you get your instalation checked by a professional.
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  • *sallymad**sallymad*

    I personally would go somewhere. We did and it was totally worth it, and even though we read the instructions and followed them exactly it was still not tight enough. You'd be shocked at how tight those suckers are suppose to be installed. 

    Are you doing an infant bucket seat right away with a base? Or what? 

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  • alli&patalli&pat member

    I learned a lot about installing seats when we took ours to the fire dept to be inspected.  I'm really glad I took the time to do it - and it was a very easy process - just made an appt and showed up, done in 20 minutes or so. 

    I would recommend it.  Once you see it done, you'll think "I could have done that myself at home" because the latch system and bases are pretty easy.  But the reality is that most people have their seat installed incorrectly and most injuries in crashes are a result of that.

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  • AshasaurusRexAshasaurusRex member
    Since we will have two car seats (infant and convertible), I'm taking them to the fire station just to make sure they're in the proper position in relation to each other and whether it will effect the convertible seat being forward or rear facing.
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