.....I have a really hard time getting car seats in tight by myself.
(sorry if this is the wrong place to post, feel free to move, wasn't sure where to put it?)
Almost always DH has to tighten them for me....the only exception is the Radian which is a breeze to install IMO (but we've had one of those since DS was an infant, and the same vehicles, so maybe that's why?) Mostly talking about rearfacing since that's mostly what I have exp. with; the couple times I've had to install another seat myself since DS was 1 I've had to put it FF and have DH turn it around later (once a Marathon & once a Signo, before we got the 2nd Radian). I can't even imagine a Scenera or something RF'ing...I never was able to get the infant seats in tight enough (1 Cosco ? and 1 Snugride) - well, I could get them in plenty tight with the MightyTite before I knew better, but... But I've been told there are some "tricks" you learn in the classes to get seats tighter?
So my question is.... anyone else who is a CSPT now who was unable to install seats or had a hard time, getting them tight, and learned to do it in the classes? Or should I just ignore it and stick w/ keeping my little guy safe (w/ Dad tightening the seats?).
(a friend of mine is meeting with a CPST-I next week about possibly becoming a tech and asked if I'd like to join her....I told her I'd thought about it before but the issues w/ installing made me not want to ... she said they'll teach you tricks to get all the seats in tight)
.....Just thinking out loud here I guess.
(sorry if this is the wrong place to post, feel free to move, wasn't sure where to put it?)
Almost always DH has to tighten them for me....the only exception is the Radian which is a breeze to install IMO (but we've had one of those since DS was an infant, and the same vehicles, so maybe that's why?) Mostly talking about rearfacing since that's mostly what I have exp. with; the couple times I've had to install another seat myself since DS was 1 I've had to put it FF and have DH turn it around later (once a Marathon & once a Signo, before we got the 2nd Radian). I can't even imagine a Scenera or something RF'ing...I never was able to get the infant seats in tight enough (1 Cosco ? and 1 Snugride) - well, I could get them in plenty tight with the MightyTite before I knew better, but... But I've been told there are some "tricks" you learn in the classes to get seats tighter?
So my question is.... anyone else who is a CSPT now who was unable to install seats or had a hard time, getting them tight, and learned to do it in the classes? Or should I just ignore it and stick w/ keeping my little guy safe (w/ Dad tightening the seats?).
(a friend of mine is meeting with a CPST-I next week about possibly becoming a tech and asked if I'd like to join her....I told her I'd thought about it before but the issues w/ installing made me not want to ... she said they'll teach you tricks to get all the seats in tight)
.....Just thinking out loud here I guess.
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