Question Marks on legs

gagenivy · May 5, 2012

Have a petite baby daughter. She is in a Britax Adv 70 CS. The straps across her thighs leave marks after car rides-is this normal?

SusanMae · May 5, 2012

Sounds like you might have the straps too snug. Check for snugness at the SHOULDERS ONLY. You shouldn't be able to pinch any slack.

Susan

tiggercat · May 5, 2012

How small is she? Is the fit otherwise good on her?
My kids would have minor red marks on the chubby part of the thigh in the marathons when they were little, because the geometry of the hip straps. I never felt it was of concern.

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Dorothy · May 5, 2012

DS gets the marks in his RA55, too. He doesn't in any other seat. Now that he's verbal, I'm thinking he would complain if it were uncomfortable. He tells me if I accidentally over-tighten, if his clothes are bunched uncomfortably, etc. So, I'm thinking, as pp said, its just the geometry of the harness.

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gagenivy · May 5, 2012

tiggercat said:
How small is she? Is the fit otherwise good on her?
My kids would have minor red marks on the chubby part of the thigh in the marathons when they were little, because the geometry of the hip straps. I never felt it was of concern.

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The fit is great! Just the red marks. I am thinking I may be over tightening. I pull the strap at the buckle and then check shoulders-should I not be doing that?

gagenivy · May 5, 2012

tiggercat said:
How small is she? Is the fit otherwise good on her?
My kids would have minor red marks on the chubby part of the thigh in the marathons when they were little, because the geometry of the hip straps. I never felt it was of concern.

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Oh-she is 23 lbs and I can't remember how tall.

gagenivy · May 5, 2012

SusanMae said:
Sounds like you might have the straps too snug. Check for snugness at the SHOULDERS ONLY. You shouldn't be able to pinch any slack.

Susan

I think that is most likely my problem

Thank you for mentioning that

lourdes · May 5, 2012

The same happen with my DD when she was a baby in her Diplomat, it was not over tight, what I did was to use the thinest wash cloth and put it between her thighs ad the harness, for me that solve the problem, it didn't happen when she was wearing pants so I figured......

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