SaraEmily
Mom of 2 girls
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Why are the rules for proper usage not made more clear? Last week, a friend of mine posted a picture on fb of her 5 month riding in a forward facing car seat. Now today another friend has posted one of her 6 month old. It drives me crazy!
But in a way I feel like it's partially the car seat companies fault. When I was shopping for my convertible car seat, the weight limits say things like: rear facing 5-40 lbs, forward facing 20-100 lbs. I can see how that might make someone think that it's okay if they didn't already know any better.
So why aren't these rules made more clear? It's such an important issue, and yet so many people are uninformed. And not just that, but doing the straps properly is another thing that a lot of people (or at least the people I know) never seem to do correctly. In almost every picture someone posts, they have the straps so loose that they barely look like they hold the baby in, and the chest clip is at the baby's crotch.
If people aren't going to do any research about car seat safety, then car seat companies should be more clear about safety guidelines. This is a pretty pointless rant, but it bothers me so much.
But in a way I feel like it's partially the car seat companies fault. When I was shopping for my convertible car seat, the weight limits say things like: rear facing 5-40 lbs, forward facing 20-100 lbs. I can see how that might make someone think that it's okay if they didn't already know any better.
So why aren't these rules made more clear? It's such an important issue, and yet so many people are uninformed. And not just that, but doing the straps properly is another thing that a lot of people (or at least the people I know) never seem to do correctly. In almost every picture someone posts, they have the straps so loose that they barely look like they hold the baby in, and the chest clip is at the baby's crotch.
If people aren't going to do any research about car seat safety, then car seat companies should be more clear about safety guidelines. This is a pretty pointless rant, but it bothers me so much.