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ra_mom

Tue, Nov 27 2018, 8:01 pm

flowerpower wrote:

Another question- I used to use a car seat in the house when I did laundry or went upstairs- this way I had a portable means of getting around with the baby( newborn-4 months). Does this mean I have to throw out the car seat? It’s Graco infant: car seat.

You can't strap them in. Once they need to be strapped while stationary, it shouldn't be used as a bouncer at home.

ra_mom

Tue, Nov 27 2018, 8:04 pm

Don't we always turn around and check on the baby when traveling? This is our reminder. I watched the video earlier in the day so I don't remember exactly but IIRC they reported something like 31 deaths from this.

Zehava

Tue, Nov 27 2018, 8:16 pm

smileforamile wrote:

When an infant carseat is in its base in the car, the baby will be lying at a less step angle than when the baby is sleeping in the carseat on the floor. When the carseat is more upright, there is a greater chance that the baby's head could slump forward and ch'v the airway could be blocked.

Actually no
All the car seats I’ve used, including the doona, are more upright in the car.

dancingqueen

Tue, Nov 27 2018, 8:26 pm

flowerpower wrote:

They even opened a Doona Gemach in Brooklyn. People use it as a regular carriage. One person told me she likes it much better than her Bugaboo.

Wait time out. Does that mean that there is a tzedakah fund for a 500 dollar car seat?

ra_mom

Tue, Nov 27 2018, 8:33 pm

flowerpower wrote:

They even opened a Doona Gemach in Brooklyn. People use it as a regular carriage. One person told me she likes it much better than her Bugaboo.

What sort of gemach? To borrow a car seat for a week for traveling?

flowerpower

Tue, Nov 27 2018, 9:15 pm

dancingqueen wrote:

Wait time out. Does that mean that there is a tzedakah fund for a 500 dollar car seat?

People that didn’t need their Doona anymore donated it to the gemach I guess

Sebastian

Tue, Nov 27 2018, 9:32 pm

Zehava wrote:

Actually no
All the car seats I’ve used, including the doona, are more upright in the car.

I have a graco. It's not more upright in the car.

smile4

Tue, Nov 27 2018, 9:49 pm

Car seats are designed to be used at a very specific angle when in the car. When installing your car seat, it is important to follow the instructions in order to achieve that angle. Some have a line on the side that must be parallel to the ground. Others have a bubble or ball indicator that you can look at when the car is parked on level ground to tell you if the car seat is installed at the proper angle.

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