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Shana_H
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 Wed, Nov 13 2013, 11:49 am
| acccdac wrote: | I dont live in an area where my kid needs a coat during the winter so this question is coming out of ignorance but.....
why cant you loosen the straps, fit your child in, and then pull the string so its nice and snug on them? |
Lucky you! It's getting cold here (New Jersey) my kids are lovely and my Husband's housebroken, perhaps you have a spare bedroom for us, let's say - till April!
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bamamama
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Wed, Nov 13 2013, 12:13 pm
| MamaBear wrote: | If you don't have to readjust the straps after putting the kid in a coat, then the straps were too loose to begin with. I wear a coat in the car but I don't sit in a harnessed seat and I'm not a child. We do fleece "coats" for harnessed kids.
Watch:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNGT9eBL_gg |
I'm embedding the videos posted because I believe people will be more likely to watch them if they don't have to go to the youtube site. This is an important topic. If you watch this and still decide to strap your kid in his coat, at least you will understand the risk you are taking.
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bamamama
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Wed, Nov 13 2013, 12:14 pm
Again, embedding what SplitPea already posted.
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amother
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Wed, Nov 13 2013, 12:18 pm
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Thanks for posting this, I did not know, and am having my first this winter.
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pizza4
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Wed, Nov 13 2013, 12:36 pm
Thank you so much for posting this! I was completely unaware that I was putting my babies in danger! Last winter and this, DH loosened the straps to fit a coat! I can't believe that I didn't know about this.
Thanks to you, I will let dh know and take those precautions. I'll also remind my family, friends and neighbors bli neder.
Thanks again for enlightening us.
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MamaBear
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Wed, Nov 13 2013, 1:32 pm
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In a nutshell, the straps must be completely tightened to protect your kid in a crash. In a crash, the coat would decompress causing looseness that could allow your child to fly out through the straps. And the most dangerous time I personally drive is in winter with the ice and slippery streets, the season when my kids are most likely to wear a coat.
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wife2
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Wed, Nov 13 2013, 8:37 pm
| kb wrote: | Today I took my baby, in his coat, and strapped him in to his car seat without adjusting the straps. If they were good enough before, I don't see why his wearing a coat should make a difference.
Do you also take your coat off before strapping yourself in, by the way? |
a small child can slip out of a harness much easier than an adult whose big body is held in by the straps. If you can fit a child in a bulky coat in the harness, that means the straps are too loose and should be tightened so they are snug without any space.
I am not making this up to make your life complicated - I have read about accidents where the baby actually flew out of the carseat because of the coat.
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joy613
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Wed, Nov 13 2013, 10:02 pm
Can someone please link a good fleece coat for toddlers that is warm and safe?
Thanks!
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Hashem_Yaazor
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Wed, Nov 13 2013, 10:33 pm
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cs1
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Thu, Nov 14 2013, 12:43 am
In general, when installing a carseat you should READ THE MANUAL which states very clearly that coats are illegal. Im always amazed when people don't read it.
If there was an accident and a baby got hurt cuz he was wearing a coat, it would be the parents fault.
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