Car seat chest clips

amother

Thu, May 02 2024, 3:47 pm

We recently bought our first car, and got a car seat for our 2.5 yr old.
When we picked out a car seat the model on display had a chest clip and I assumed it came with the seat. Once we unpackaged it and put it in the car it didn't have a chest clip which I thought was odd but not unheard of and thought must be a separate item.
We don't live near a baby product store so the first day we went to a different mall and the only baby store said they don't sell them but you can probably pick them up in any baby store. I've been to a couple and didn't see them anywhere. Went back now to the store we got the seat in, asking to buy a clip and asked how come we didn't have one if the model does. They said strange it didn't have one but they don't sell them 'just order from AliExpress '

Is the chest clip not that important if no-one is selling them??
I'm not worried about DC taking hands out the strap she is BH very well behaved and listens, we aren't using the car daily.
If I should be getting one how do I know from Ali which ones are good?

All advice is welcome.
If anyone knows a store in Israel selling them I'm very happy to hear.

Kumphort

Thu, May 02 2024, 4:07 pm

It seems like for some reason European car seat’s specifically don’t come with the chest clips.

You can do your own research to see which was safer
https://www.riverbabygroup.com.....20don't,the%20seat%20in%20a%20go.

amother

Thu, May 02 2024, 4:27 pm

Kumphort wrote:

It seems like for some reason European car seat’s specifically don’t come with the chest clips.

You can do your own research to see which was safer
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Makes sense, store person did mention somewhere in his Ivrit Europe but didn't fully grasp it. Thanks for the link, I felt totally lost buying the car seat, it was so last minute I didn't have time to research.

The question is now if I should get a chest clip and from where?

amother

Thu, May 02 2024, 4:46 pm

Thanks everyone for the replies.

a lot of guilt from each time I put DC in the car seat without a chest clip has rolled off my shoulders.

BH I have experience from putting my nieces and nephews in car seats on tightening the strap, and from this website to not put on a coat. IYH we should all have safe journeys!