Preemie and a scenera

cookie123 · Oct 23, 2009

At work last night another nurse asked me to bottle a baby for her. The baby had a Scenera at the bedside, given to them after taking a car seat class. Baby is 4.5 lbs. I couldn't resist the urge to stick her in there. Really, the harness looked so little sitting there.

So, in she went. Harness about 2 inches above the shoulders and the harness couldn't tighten tight enough. This time I checked for more loops in the back, and there was only the one set.

I can't wait to see what they say in car seat eval. A couple weeks ago they wouldn't let a baby use the insert in a Keyfit, or the foam insert for the Chaperone.

Actually, I sent a baby home in a Keyfit recently. The chin could not get off the chest no matter what. I tried taking the headrest out, and it didn't help at all. Baby's head didn't seem extremely molded or anything. Although the dad said the baby's head was the same in the seat we have to do testing in (they didn't have theirs yet), then he showed me a pic, and the chin was on the chest.

Shaunam · Oct 23, 2009

Why wouldn't a baby be able to use an insert that came WITH the seat?

That's one reason the keyfit is so often recommended is because preemies fit so well with it.

When DD had her car seat test, I brought up the EFTA and the nurses were about having panic attacks. They didn't jump on me or anything, but they thought the seat was too big and "she'd never fit". Hello! She was 11 lbs!!! And they told me I couldn't use rolls beside her, outside of the harness. Uh, whatever. :thumbsdown:

I hope they realize the baby needs something smaller than the scenera.

thepeach80 · Oct 23, 2009

Ilana barely fit in the Scenera at 8#, no way a baby that small would fit. The harness could've been a little tighter on her, but it was as tight as it could go.

swtgi1982 · Oct 23, 2009

thepeach80 said:
Ilana barely fit in the Scenera at 8#, no way a baby that small would fit. The harness could've been a little tighter on her, but it was as tight as it could go.

Both of my older two fit into the scenera at birth just fine they were 6lb 6oz and 6lbs 7oz. I guess they must have just had long torsos.

We are planning on using this seat for number three from birth in a few weeks too.

If you can check to see if the harness is getting stuck on the underside when tightened. The splitter plate tends to get stuck when it is tightened this tends to happen on mine when used with a smaller child. (I understand the harness is above the shoulders, but just chiming in on the other issue).

tanyaandallie · Oct 23, 2009

Why couldnt they use the insert for the Chaperone or the Keyfit insert? i have heard of that problem with the Keyfit. Oy. Hope that is not a problem when my sis has her baby!!! Did the insert/foam on the seats make the fit worse for the baby?

cookie123 · Oct 23, 2009

Don't know if the reason the inserts were nixed is only because they were inserts or what. They do these carseat evals on the day shift twice a week, and I work evenings. I rarely see the car seat folks, let alone find out what went on with individual babies when they had their test. It's frustrating.

The parents of the babies in question are teenagers with limited resources, so who knows what will happen. Today was the car seat test. I hope I find out what happened. I didn't work today, or the rest of the weekend.

3acorns4Christy · Oct 23, 2009

I'm confused at the Keyfit insert problem as well. Mostly because I brought home my 4lb 3oz baby in the Keyfit30. Was told through pregnancy THAT was the seat to get because of how tiny she would be, even my Peri. highly recommended the KF30. Everyone was suprised how it cradled her when we had her carseat test.

Kat_Momof3 · Oct 23, 2009

in this case, maybe see if they can squeeze out 12.50 for one of the sale comfortsports from target?

thepeach80 · Oct 23, 2009

This is Ilana at 6 wks and 8#.

sunnymw · Oct 23, 2009

Kat_Momof3 said:
in this case, maybe see if they can squeeze out 12.50 for one of the sale comfortsports from target?

LOL yep... except they'd need to put a washrag in the crotch area. DS2 rode in it at 2 weeks old... he was above the bottom slots already, but had 3" between him and the crotch strap

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