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Car Seat Installation - Check Points?

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Has anyone brought their car/ carseat to a local place to check it for proper installation?

 I read on-line that people get them checked at local fire stations, etc,   but it that small town thing or can we do in Chicago too/

 Any advice?

I have a Graco Snugride, and we tried putting it the car, it definitely does not seem right or tight enough.

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    calex33calex33

    Yes - we had DD's car seat installed by the police station in Northbrook.  Then, when DS was born, we had DD's convertible seat and DS infant seat installed by the fire station in Libertyville.

    Here's a website you can use to find locations that install/inspect:

    https://www.nhtsa.gov/cps/cpsfitting/index.cfm

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    jesusita2002jesusita2002 member
    The police station in our district (9th) installs/checks them, we just needed to call ahead to make sure the officer who is certified to do so is available.
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    NicoleWright8NicoleWright8
    The Secretary of State has a lady that does them by appointment. I think her name is Kathleen Widmer. I set up a time with her and met her in the Panera parking lot by the Niles DMV. She did a very thorough inspection and gave me a kit of safety items afterward.
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    sallyandwadesallyandwade

    imagejesusita2002:
    The police station in our district (9th) installs/checks them, we just needed to call ahead to make sure the officer who is certified to do so is available.

    Tagging on to what jesusita said...Every district in Chicago is required to have at least 1 person that is certified to check car seats.  You can either call the district, or 311.

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    ratilanoratilano
    Where are you delivering at?  I delivered at Prentice and the valet installed our car seat.  They got it in so tight and we didn't undo it until we switched her into a convertible car seat.  
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    PocketyPockety member
    We had our seat inspected at Children's Memorial Hospital.  It's free, but their first appointment was about 2 weeks out.  Galt Baby, on Clybourn, also does seat checks, but I believe they charge $50.  
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    CortneyK09CortneyK09 member

    imageratilano:
    Where are you delivering at?  I delivered at Prentice and the valet installed our car seat.  They got it in so tight and we didn't undo it until we switched her into a convertible car seat.  

    How long ago did they do this? At our Great Expectations class they said we had to have it done before we got there because they won't touch it.


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    ginger67ginger67

    I delivered at Prentice. The carseat was in a box in my car when we got there. They told us not to try to install it ourselves, the valet's do it all the time.

    When we left my BF pulled the car up, the valet showed him how he was installing it, why he was doing it that way and how to make sure the baby was strapped in safely. He was great and took his time to show us.

    I wonder why the great expectations class would say otherwise? I was there in march. 

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