NatesMamma
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It was a nice wake-up call not to get too confident in my car seat using abilities.
DS rides in an Avenue when we travel, and we also used it a handful of times in DH's car. It's been sitting unused in our guest room closet for the past 6 months, and when I was cleaning that room, I decided to thumb through the manual. Only the first 2 (of 3) crotch strap positions can be used for RF, and guess where I had it? Yup, 3rd slot out. It actually fit DS really well when he was in bulky cloth diapers, and I somehow managed to miss that point when I read the manual before we started using the seat. I moved the strap to an appropriate slot and re-read the entire manual to make sure I wasn't doing anything else wrong. (Thankfully, I wasn't.)
Incidentally, does anyone know *why* you can't use the 3rd slot? Are they assuming RF kids won't be big enough for it, or it is actually a safety issue??
DS rides in an Avenue when we travel, and we also used it a handful of times in DH's car. It's been sitting unused in our guest room closet for the past 6 months, and when I was cleaning that room, I decided to thumb through the manual. Only the first 2 (of 3) crotch strap positions can be used for RF, and guess where I had it? Yup, 3rd slot out. It actually fit DS really well when he was in bulky cloth diapers, and I somehow managed to miss that point when I read the manual before we started using the seat. I moved the strap to an appropriate slot and re-read the entire manual to make sure I wasn't doing anything else wrong. (Thankfully, I wasn't.)
Incidentally, does anyone know *why* you can't use the 3rd slot? Are they assuming RF kids won't be big enough for it, or it is actually a safety issue??