Warning! 3 year old and blankets

TiaxMarie

New member
Be careful! My almost 3 year old put her blanket behind her head and fell asleep. I can't see her since she is RF behind my driver's seat and didn't notice until we stopped for gas! I'm uploading pics now.

I guess I need to find another way to keep her warm this winter!

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I think the chest clip looks high because of how bent her neck was. She was so mad when I removed it from behind her head and told her it was not safe!
 
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Splash

New member
I don't think that's unsafe. She's not an infant, she's capable of repositioning her head if it is a problem.
 

4boysmom

New member
I don't think that's unsafe. She's not an infant, she's capable of repositioning her head if it is a problem.

yeah... I was trying to figure out the issue. I've always heard head slump was more an issue of comfort than anything else. Is it ideal, probably not but "dangerous", not so much. In a collison the blanket will compress on rebound.
 

ketchupqueen

CPST and ketchup snob
Staff member
Yeah, my 4 year old sleeps like that all the time, without a blanket there, and never seems to care. It doesn't interrupt her breathing or anything; I don't think it's unsafe.
 

TiaxMarie

New member
Oh, good! I guess it just scared me. I really don't like her putting anything behind her head while in the car, though. But, now that I've thought about it, I guess it's not a big deal.

DH said she used to do it with the ring bearor pillow she has from a wedding she was in, but that doesn't compress very much, so that is no longer allowed in the car.

Thanks everyone!
 

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