Scenera Harness Questions

tarynsmum · May 25, 2007

OK, so we went and got the Scenera yesterday

I moved the harness straps and the crotch strap to fit DD, and tried her in it to see how she fit and all (She's already above the second slots!

) Anyway, when I buckled the harness and tightened like I do with her MA (basically pull tight), I noticed that the harness was digging into her shoulder/neck. I tried a pinch test, and I could get a *tiny* bit with my fingernails (it would pass - it was VERY difficult to get the pinch at all, and my fingers slipped after about a second). The second and the third pic is wth the harness at the same - I didn't let out or take in any in between pics.

TxMomma · May 25, 2007

I'm not a tech but maybe I can help. I would move the chest clip down to where the top is level with the top of her armpits, then tighten the harness again. The pinch test IIRC is done at the shoulder, not where you are doing it. I have 2 Scenera's and I've never had the straps look like yours do, where they are bunching at the chest clip.

trailrunnermom · May 25, 2007

When I tightened the harness on our Scenera, I would first pull the slack out by pulling the straps upwards towards the child's shoulders, then pull the harness tightener strap, then position the chest clip (or if the chest clip wasn't already closed, then close it and position it). I'm not a tech, either, but I agree with PP that the chest clip looks a little high in the picture. HTH!

my3girls · May 25, 2007

A new strap is stiffer and the Scenera would leave marks on my dd if she had on a tank top. One solution is to make sure she's wearing a t-shirt, at least on longer trips, and pull it up so it's between her and the harness in the neck area. AND, I *think* someone said you could call Dorel and order harness covers for it. But it does seem like it's digging into her neck, but not so tight on the outside of the strap, so lowering the chest clip a tiny amount should help too.

AutoShopMama · May 25, 2007

Yeah, I haven't ordered any yet, but someone posted that they ordered a set from Dorel for $2.50 or something insanely cheap like that. It might just be the new straps...at first they seemed to rub on my dd, but they seem fine now.

AutoShopMama · May 25, 2007

Here's a link to the thread where the covers were discussed...there seems to be some disagreement about whether they can or can't be used on a Scenera, but I think the final decision was it would be fine.

http://www.car-seat.org/showthread.php?t=14956&highlight=harness+pads+scenera

tarynsmum · May 25, 2007

I would so be ordering those pads if I didn't need them by next Wednesday (I don't trust them to have that fast shipping)...

I guess I'll just make sure she's wearing a Tshirt and it'll be OK. I mean, I can't complain that much for $40 right

supercrunch · May 25, 2007

...or you could try to find a cute polo shirt in her size. Polo shirts are great for protecting necks from diggy straps

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