APmama2MAK
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So after 2yrs of struggling I finally got my niece into a safe seat 
A very short back story, I got SIL brand new 5 pt infant seat (she asked for pink she got it) well she ended up liking a tan 3pt used one from an unknown previous owner better and used that. *sigh*
I offered a true fit or EFTA to RF her in after that, nope they want to see her face....at 7.5 months old...in a used, unknown previous owner rear adjust cargo (expires this december) *double sigh* Twisty loose straps galore.
Well they came up to visit today and she was 37 lbs last week so I used the opportunity to offer my EFTA to them for free if they give me the cargo. I also said when she reaches the top harness height or the weight limit I will take the seat back and get them a new one. No problem they said! *woot*
I taught them how to use it, how to install it, how to use the TT (dont have an anchor in their car but it was a rental and they are getting a new car in the next 2 months), about where the straps should be at how tight etc.
They do get their seats checked but by a non cpst firefighter that refuses to teach them, only show them *eyeroll* so I showed them and made sure they could do it too, then told them id try and find a cpst by them.
It was so nice to see her in a properly installed and used car seat for the first time in her life, absolutely wonderful and totally worth the 90 bucks I was gonna sell the EFTA for.
This is the offending seat, I have always wanted to play with a cargo but had absolutely no reason to ever buy one so hey win-win.
I used to cry about how ridiculously unsafe she was and I have no job, I have no way of helping and they didnt want to rf. Today though they asked me to put the EFTA in rfing!!!!! I was like well now shes over the weight limit. If she wasnt so close to 40 id sell the EFTA and buy them a myride but shed need a radian and neither of us have that kind of money.
A very short back story, I got SIL brand new 5 pt infant seat (she asked for pink she got it) well she ended up liking a tan 3pt used one from an unknown previous owner better and used that. *sigh*
I offered a true fit or EFTA to RF her in after that, nope they want to see her face....at 7.5 months old...in a used, unknown previous owner rear adjust cargo (expires this december) *double sigh* Twisty loose straps galore.
Well they came up to visit today and she was 37 lbs last week so I used the opportunity to offer my EFTA to them for free if they give me the cargo. I also said when she reaches the top harness height or the weight limit I will take the seat back and get them a new one. No problem they said! *woot*
I taught them how to use it, how to install it, how to use the TT (dont have an anchor in their car but it was a rental and they are getting a new car in the next 2 months), about where the straps should be at how tight etc.
They do get their seats checked but by a non cpst firefighter that refuses to teach them, only show them *eyeroll* so I showed them and made sure they could do it too, then told them id try and find a cpst by them.
It was so nice to see her in a properly installed and used car seat for the first time in her life, absolutely wonderful and totally worth the 90 bucks I was gonna sell the EFTA for.
This is the offending seat, I have always wanted to play with a cargo but had absolutely no reason to ever buy one so hey win-win.
I used to cry about how ridiculously unsafe she was and I have no job, I have no way of helping and they didnt want to rf. Today though they asked me to put the EFTA in rfing!!!!! I was like well now shes over the weight limit. If she wasnt so close to 40 id sell the EFTA and buy them a myride but shed need a radian and neither of us have that kind of money.
