safekids.cpst
Tegan
Share pictures of you littles in their car seats for a CAR SEAT FIT CHECK 😊 I am a CPST (Certified Child Passenger Safety Technician) and would be more than happy to help you double check that your seat is fitting your little one correctly - proper strap placement, chest clip placement, strap tightness etc. plus any other questions you may have! You can also send me a private message if you prefer 🙂
Other helpful info would be if your child is rear facing or forward facing, their age/height/weight, and the name of the car seat you’re using.
I’ll share first!
My littlest is 18 months, 28lbs, and 30ish inches long. And she is sitting rear facing in a Diono Rainier. 😊
The straps are coming from below her shoulders, her chest clip is at nipple/arm pit level, there’s no slack in her harness, and there aren’t any aftermarket products attached to her straps or added to her car seat! ✅ 🙂
*please no bashing or mommy shaming for being “overprotective” or for any misuse you may see - it’s more common than you think 😉
Other helpful info would be if your child is rear facing or forward facing, their age/height/weight, and the name of the car seat you’re using.
I’ll share first!
My littlest is 18 months, 28lbs, and 30ish inches long. And she is sitting rear facing in a Diono Rainier. 😊
The straps are coming from below her shoulders, her chest clip is at nipple/arm pit level, there’s no slack in her harness, and there aren’t any aftermarket products attached to her straps or added to her car seat! ✅ 🙂
*please no bashing or mommy shaming for being “overprotective” or for any misuse you may see - it’s more common than you think 😉
15.07.2018
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mommytotheo
@tegandavis16 thank you. Ill double check them.
18.07.2018 Нравится Ответить
safekids.cpst
@stormtroopers, she is in the 3rd harness slot from the bottom. We just moved them to that slot about a week and a half ago. Thank you though!
ETA: I did think they looked off originally. They don’t seem to go down as much as they seemed to on my other daughter’s Radian (years ago) so I contacted Diono because they looked high and they said as long as she’s in the 3rd slot it’s fine. But I literally can’t get them down any further. They are all the way down to the plastic of the seat.
ETA: I did think they looked off originally. They don’t seem to go down as much as they seemed to on my other daughter’s Radian (years ago) so I contacted Diono because they looked high and they said as long as she’s in the 3rd slot it’s fine. But I literally can’t get them down any further. They are all the way down to the plastic of the seat.
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safekids.cpst
@mommytotheo, he looks great! Harness looks tight and chest clip is in the appropriate place. Just double check his harness straps to make sure hey are below the shoulder - they look like they are but it’s hard to tell in a picture :)
And make sure when you install his seat you lock the seatbelt 😊
And make sure when you install his seat you lock the seatbelt 😊
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safekids.cpst
@paige_1999, I honestly don’t know much about Australian seats. I do know their RF laws are much different than ours. And I have had Mother’s special order RF seats to go past the national law of 6 months.
But to keep him forward facing I would check his straps because one of them looks a bit twisted :) and maybe put the harness pads up on top of his shoulders. Also, I can’t tell from the picture (and check your manual because I’m not sure if Australian seats are the same) but for forward facing here the straps need to be above the shoulders.
And then just make sure the strap are pulled snug, tight enough that you can pinch any slack at his shoulders 🙂
But to keep him forward facing I would check his straps because one of them looks a bit twisted :) and maybe put the harness pads up on top of his shoulders. Also, I can’t tell from the picture (and check your manual because I’m not sure if Australian seats are the same) but for forward facing here the straps need to be above the shoulders.
And then just make sure the strap are pulled snug, tight enough that you can pinch any slack at his shoulders 🙂
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sammybumblebee
Just checked my notifications @tegandavis16, thank you so much!!
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stormtroopers
Headwings on your Diono Rainier need to be at the highest setting until she’s in the 3rd strap harness slot from the bottom. 🙂
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paige_1999
@laniejay even if I could do that I cant. My son kept trying to turn around in the car seat with his buckles on so me and my partner came to the decision that 8 months and he can be forward facing. Now he isnt twisting himself around in the car seat.
17.07.2018 Нравится Ответить
laniejay
@paige_1999, i know the law is 6 months, but why not keep him Rearfacing since it’s safer?
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safekids.cpst
Just checking in on everybody! Does anybody have more questions or updated/new pictures to share? 🙂
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safekids.cpst
@sammybumblebee, evenflo does allow the use of a rolled towel. But you should have a line on the side of your car seat that says it has to be parallel to the ground. You need to check that first and see if it level or if it’s off 😊
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safekids.cpst
@paige_1999, I could try, but if I’m not sure about your question I would tell you I didn’t know. I wouldn’t give you information I wasn’t sure was accurate 😊
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safekids.cpst
@sammybumblebee, could you take a picture of it for me? There should be an indicator to how reclined it should be on the side of your seat. You don’t want to recline it more that the manufacturer allows.
And also let me check and see if they allow a noodle or towel. Not all manufacturers do.
And also let me check and see if they allow a noodle or towel. Not all manufacturers do.
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sammybumblebee
@tegandavis16, it’s an evenflo symphony elite. Would I roll the towel or fold it?
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