canadiangie
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I have a car screamer. I've never had a car screamer before. It doesn't matter how fed, warm, cozy, whatever she is, she *screams* in her car seat. Heck, she just cries no matter where we are, as long as she's in her car seat. I can't even buckle the harness and she's crying. It's tough because we have to go to preschool everyday (Soph, M/W/F, Emma T/R). We have errands to do, activities, and generally speaking there are times when having her in her infant seat IS easier for me. I don't expect her to stay in her seat while I'm shopping, but it would be really nice if I could drop a kid off at school without the baby crying.
She rides in a KeyFit installed at 45 degrees per the angle indicator. I'm debating switching her to the MyRide I have sitting here to see if it makes a difference. But it's cold here. Like, pretty darn cold. And she's small. I weighed her yesterday and she's 12 lbs. I do have an itty bitty fleece suit for her that fits perfectly, but I still worry about keeping her little face warm on days when it's -20C (I think that's about -8F). Right now I put the flap thingy on her shower cap style cover down when we're running from car to inside (it's never down when we're in the vehicle).
I'm rambling on and on.. sorry. I guess my question is, would you switch to a convertible during the coldest month of the year if you had a newborn?
ETA: she can be a puker, but she's not a refluxy baby, if that makes any sense at all (I realize it doesn't). What I've determined is that if I don't burp the heck out of her she will puke after a feeding. But as long as I'm careful to really burp her and make sure there are no more bubbles she is able to keep everything down. So in case anyone is wondering if it's reflux, I don't *think* so. Sophie was a reflux baby and Isabelle is quite different, mainly she is super happy and content unless she's in her darn seat, not a screamy fuss pot like refluxy babies tend to be.
She rides in a KeyFit installed at 45 degrees per the angle indicator. I'm debating switching her to the MyRide I have sitting here to see if it makes a difference. But it's cold here. Like, pretty darn cold. And she's small. I weighed her yesterday and she's 12 lbs. I do have an itty bitty fleece suit for her that fits perfectly, but I still worry about keeping her little face warm on days when it's -20C (I think that's about -8F). Right now I put the flap thingy on her shower cap style cover down when we're running from car to inside (it's never down when we're in the vehicle).
I'm rambling on and on.. sorry. I guess my question is, would you switch to a convertible during the coldest month of the year if you had a newborn?
ETA: she can be a puker, but she's not a refluxy baby, if that makes any sense at all (I realize it doesn't). What I've determined is that if I don't burp the heck out of her she will puke after a feeding. But as long as I'm careful to really burp her and make sure there are no more bubbles she is able to keep everything down. So in case anyone is wondering if it's reflux, I don't *think* so. Sophie was a reflux baby and Isabelle is quite different, mainly she is super happy and content unless she's in her darn seat, not a screamy fuss pot like refluxy babies tend to be.