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August 2015 Moms
lovelypaula
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Question! -Proper car seat placement
lovelypaula
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Hi mommas!
So, when we left the hospital with my little the nurse checked how the car seat was installed in the car as standard procedure. She made sure to tell us the bar you hold the car seat with must be pushed all the way back. We have done this every time since. But, I don't see many other moms do this and I wanted to ask if any of you ladies do this? Or know why it is necessary? I ask because I keep a toy giraffe with black, white and red on there now and little man loves to look and reach for them when we are out. But because I put the bar back, car rides are a bit stressful because he get fussy pretty fast. I'm looking for a safe okay to put the bar back in the carrying position during car rides so LO can play but obviously will not do it if there is a specific reason the nurse showed me to keep the bar pushed back. I hope this makes sense! Lol. Thank you ladies
So, when we left the hospital with my little the nurse checked how the car seat was installed in the car as standard procedure. She made sure to tell us the bar you hold the car seat with must be pushed all the way back. We have done this every time since. But, I don't see many other moms do this and I wanted to ask if any of you ladies do this? Or know why it is necessary? I ask because I keep a toy giraffe with black, white and red on there now and little man loves to look and reach for them when we are out. But because I put the bar back, car rides are a bit stressful because he get fussy pretty fast. I'm looking for a safe okay to put the bar back in the carrying position during car rides so LO can play but obviously will not do it if there is a specific reason the nurse showed me to keep the bar pushed back. I hope this makes sense! Lol. Thank you ladies
Re: Question! -Proper car seat placement
For example on page 16 of this manual (for a Snugride 30) it says not to use in vehicle in the B or C positions shown, but A, D, and E would be okay. https://www.manualslib.com/manual/61773/Graco-Snugride-30.html?page=16
Looks like you can use it in any of the locked positions, but it does specifically say not to hang anything from the handle because it can injure the child in sudden stop or crash. Personally I'd say that it up to you then on how hard the things are you are hanging. The Car Seats for the Littles group generally advises nothing in the car that you wouldn't throw at your child's head as hard as you can. If it is something very soft not a big deal, but if it is something harder it is not likely to stay hooked to the handle in a severe crash so just keep that in mind.