Shoulder pads on infant carrier?

[KirasMommy]

Does anyone know why infant carriers (specifically Graco SS1 and Evenflo Embrace) don't come with any type of shoulder pad? Even a little bit of unpadded material would be better than nothing. The harness rubs up against Leah's neck and leaves red marks if I don't remember to pull a bit of her shirt in between the harness and her neck. With Kira, I used aftermarket padded shoulder pads (before I knew better).

[amyg530]

my snugride came with them

[skaterbabscpst]

Honestly even the small ones tend to cause the chest clip to be too low. You can cut the toes off a pair of really thin socks (like the nylon "dressy" style ones) and thread those on the harness if you really need somethng. otherwise just use the short collar.

[jdchic3]

The ones on my snugride are just fine (came with the seat) and haven't bothered the chest clip for quite some time. I had the take them off at the beginning but after a month or two they were fine. For 10.99 you can get the Graco ones, although they are not for any of the Safe Seats.

[tl01]

My Safe Seat did not have any shoulder pads though the straps never seemed to bother DS. That's not to say they wouldn't bother another child; however, the straps were never really close to his neck. I never even thought about need strap covers until I saw the covers that came with his Boulevard.

[skaterbabscpst]

They really aren't necessary anyway. My daughter's Snug Ride didn't have them, and half the time we take them off her MA anyway.

[cso1997]

I took the ones off my Keyfit until DD was older. They were completely in the way with such a small baby (5lbs 15 oz). I wish more parents would take them off because ITA they can really interfere with proper chest clip placement.