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Kids in car seats in the rain
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ks1978
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Okay I am way too lucky in this area, I hand my youngest over to my oldest and she puts her in for me! She knows where her straps need to be and how tight they need to be, in fact, she schools my husband on it if she doesn't think it is tight enough....
I used to just hold the umbrella, then try to balance it on the open door while buckling in. IT's hard!!
I used to just hold the umbrella, then try to balance it on the open door while buckling in. IT's hard!!
christineka
New member
The kids step up into the van. 5 yo sits sideways in ds2's seat, removes her shoes and gets into her (middle) seat. I sit ds2 sideways in his seat, remove his shoes, then sit him right and buckle him up. If I can I will carry ds.
I also sometimes step up into the van and close the door while buckling. I try to keep only one door open at a time. I'll set the baby in her seat, go round to ds2, then go back to baby. Sometimes I even buckle kids from the front seat, or I go to the third row with the doors closed because it is easier to buckle the rfing middle row from the third.
I also sometimes step up into the van and close the door while buckling. I try to keep only one door open at a time. I'll set the baby in her seat, go round to ds2, then go back to baby. Sometimes I even buckle kids from the front seat, or I go to the third row with the doors closed because it is easier to buckle the rfing middle row from the third.
steph_s
New member
I have a car and no van with 2 rf and 1 ff child in the rear. I just sort of toss all the kids into their seats, fold the stroller and toss it into the trunk and then jump into the front seat. I am able to lean over the middle seat to buckle everyone up. The child in the middle gives me funny looks (poor baby she is new to this chaos her parents don't even own a vehicle and used the city buses to get around) my ff child can do his own buckle and my one rf child can get his straps on and at least his chest clip hooked on his own. Had to do this yesterday it was raining really hard!
Mom2three
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If I'm not in my shop at home I get rained on. I drive a Trailblazer EXT and have 2 RFing seats, both outboard middle row. Unless I want to crawl over seats, I'm not getting in. Depending on where DDs seat is I can reach back from the front to buckle her. If DDs seat is still in the third row from the weekend I can flip the passenger OB seat and climb in with her. Baby just gets set into the base for his KF for right now.
In our Sienna, everyone gets in through the power sliding door and then I help with buckling as needed and walk up to the driver's seat. As long as the fold down console tray is folded down between the front seats, there's room for me to do that as long as I remember to duck to avoid smacking my head on the rear entertainment system console above the second row center area. That hurts when I forget to duck. 
In our Scion xB, the kids climb in through a back door and I get in the front seat through the front driver's door. Then I reach back between the front seats to help them buckle up (long arms in a compact car make this workable, lol). I tend to do this when it's bitterly cold or snowing, too, not just in the rain.
In our Scion xB, the kids climb in through a back door and I get in the front seat through the front driver's door. Then I reach back between the front seats to help them buckle up (long arms in a compact car make this workable, lol). I tend to do this when it's bitterly cold or snowing, too, not just in the rain.
monstah
New member
Exactly what I do.
I usually just stand in the rain unless it is pouring buckets. I don't mind getting wet. I have 3 in a row so it's unavoidable.
bobbysgirl7103
New member
I just get wet. Every seat in my van has a carseat/kid in it, so no other choice. I probably buckle them faster in the rain, tho
Same here. I never seem to remember an umbrella so I generally get drenched.
cryswilkins
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:yeahthat:
xursusmaritimusx
New member
I think i must be a hardcore northwesterner because i just stand in the rain lol
i mean i usually have my columbia jacket on which is waterproof but thats it!
i mean i usually have my columbia jacket on which is waterproof but thats it!
aeormsby
New member
I also balance the umbrella between the roof & the door if I have it with me. It doesn't rain here often so I don't always have an umbrella. Or I'll just have my rainjacket with hood and buckle as fast as I can. DD is FF and can get her self mostly buckled if she's feeling motivated and then I can tighten from the front seat.
trippsmom
CPST Instructor
I too do the door/roof balancing act with the umbrella.
I normally pass dd's seat over ds's seat and set it in it's base. If for some reason dd's seat is in the car, I just sit beside her and buckle her in. Where I park in the driveway also acts as a riverbed when it is raining even moderately since it is draining water from the backyard... yeah, I got rainboots this year.
I normally pass dd's seat over ds's seat and set it in it's base. If for some reason dd's seat is in the car, I just sit beside her and buckle her in. Where I park in the driveway also acts as a riverbed when it is raining even moderately since it is draining water from the backyard... yeah, I got rainboots this year.
rachandsoph
New member
I wear a waterproof coat with a hood and buckle fast!
noahsmom24
Active member
ds is in the middle so I just place him in the seat, Jump in and lean my back/butt on the back of the drivers seat to buckle him in. Either that, Or I just get wet. My hair is usually up anyway because I hate having it down because when I'm moving or picking up ds it always finds a way to pull ugh.
I've never in my life used an umbrella . . . lol
I've never in my life used an umbrella . . . lol
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