Carseat and other minor annoyances

Kota26 · March 2013

My hospital told me that I can go to the local fire station every Thursday and they will check the baby car seat to make sure it is properly installed. I called today to schedule the appointment and they only do it every other month on the third Thursday. The next closest place that will check car seats is an hour away!

In addition to that minor debacle, my hospital has you come in and pre-register starting at 36 weeks to cut down on the paperwork for when you are in actual delivery. I called to schedule that appointment when I hit 36 weeks and the only spot they had available is when I will be 38 weeks along!

Now I know for the next kid that there is nothing quick and convenient about the baby preparation process!

CloudBee · March 2013

The car seat issue - huge annoyance with me, too. Our town doesn't inspect them, and the surrounding towns will only do so for their own residents. We had a friend come glance at ours. Do you have any local friends who have had a baby?

Pre-registering - don't stress. If you can't get this done in advance, you will just do it when you are admitted. I also wouldn't take time off from work to register. See if you can go before/after work, weekends, or over the phone. But really, not a biggie. People are admitted to the hospital constantly without having any information on file in advance.

ClandestineX · March 2013

I like how we have to schedule things perfectly for an act that is basically impossible to schedule. The baby will not care if the hospital has openings or not. It's annoying to me how commercialized hospitals are becoming.

ninambutler · March 2013

It's not the same but at my hospital a nurse comes and helps you put baby in car seat and makes sure it's properly installed for you.

KYmama9286 · March 2013

Try not to stress about the car seat stuff- I've found infant seats to be the easiest and most straight forward to install, pretty difficult to do it incorrectly. I would just check out some youtube videos if you are worried about doing it wrong- the most important thing is to just make sure the recline is at the right level (usually there is a little measuring ball thingy on the side of the seat that shows you when its reclined enough) and making sure the straps are tight enough (should move less than an inch if you try and move it side to side). I've found putting a knee down into the seat and using my own weight helps me get a really snug fit.

ClandestineX · March 2013

vmihelci:
It's not the same but at my hospital a nurse comes and helps you put baby in car seat and makes sure it's properly installed for you.

Not to pry, but do you live in West Virginia? If so what hospital are you going to?

mkanderson85 · March 2013

We never got our carseat inspected. You can watch online videos which pretty much walk you through everything.

At our hospital, we walk into this one office and they just set you up for preregistration. There is no wait and no appointments. I'm glad it's done for me.

PipSqueak0313 · March 2013

I got the impression that my hospital doesn't do pre-registrations. During our birth class, the nurse said they give it to you while they've got you hooked up to the monitors when you first arrive, since there's not much else going on during that time as a general rule.

Pre-registration wasn't even an option 16+ years ago, so I don't even know if it really makes things easier or not.

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