kater-tot82
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This might get kind of lengthy, but I am concerned. I am helping to raise my beautiful soon-to-be SD whom her dad and both have Evenflo Chase seats for...and hopefully will get Regents in the not-too-distant future!
Anyways, my concern is SD's bio mom(BM). She was in a car accident last fall when SD was 3.5. She had a combo harness/booster seat but chose not to be using the harness and had SD in it in booster mode. THANKFULLY all SD got was a contusion to her lower abdomen and no internal injuries, but I have been very concerned about her safety since then. We confiscated that seat (thank God! Her mother was going to continue to use it) and got a cheapo Cosco booster (We didn't have any extra $ and I didn't know about this board..) and told BM she HAD to use it in harness mode. I honestly don't know if her mom continues to use it in harness mode or not and it worries me b/c she doesn't even thread the seatbelt through the shoulder guide. I'm also worried about what will happen if SD gets too tall for harness mode. There is no way we can afford 3 Regents (2 for our cars, one for BMs). And I hate that Cosco in booster mode, it seems so cheap. Should we get a Parkway for BMs car? SD is nowhere near 40lbs. But at least she would have SIP, etc. Her mom is difficult to talk to and very laissez-faire about safety in general. I will also add, SD is only with her BM 4 days a month but often these are 1.5 hour car trips to her BMs house...
Any suggestions or advice would be appreciated, about what might be safest for my little girl...
Anyways, my concern is SD's bio mom(BM). She was in a car accident last fall when SD was 3.5. She had a combo harness/booster seat but chose not to be using the harness and had SD in it in booster mode. THANKFULLY all SD got was a contusion to her lower abdomen and no internal injuries, but I have been very concerned about her safety since then. We confiscated that seat (thank God! Her mother was going to continue to use it) and got a cheapo Cosco booster (We didn't have any extra $ and I didn't know about this board..) and told BM she HAD to use it in harness mode. I honestly don't know if her mom continues to use it in harness mode or not and it worries me b/c she doesn't even thread the seatbelt through the shoulder guide. I'm also worried about what will happen if SD gets too tall for harness mode. There is no way we can afford 3 Regents (2 for our cars, one for BMs). And I hate that Cosco in booster mode, it seems so cheap. Should we get a Parkway for BMs car? SD is nowhere near 40lbs. But at least she would have SIP, etc. Her mom is difficult to talk to and very laissez-faire about safety in general. I will also add, SD is only with her BM 4 days a month but often these are 1.5 hour car trips to her BMs house...
Any suggestions or advice would be appreciated, about what might be safest for my little girl...