Shaunam
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I learned they have a car seat program through WIC. We technically already have a seat for this baby (DS's old scenera), but I'd like to have another one for grandma's car (she'd be the one to watch them if I go back to work or school). So trying not to feel like I'm taking advantage, I called them....2 months ago.
I called, they said I had to be in my 3rd trimester to get one. Ok, that was only two weeks away. No one called back (like they said they would). So I call again, and again. I left my # at least 3 times. No one answers or returns my calls.
By this point, I just want to keep trying because I'm curious what the class will be like and how decent the seat is.
Then two weeks ago, I got a postcard about the car seat program. They sent them out to everyone who gets WIC apparently (my friends got them too).
So I'm 36 weeks now, having contractions and lots of discharge (and crossing my fingers that this baby wants to come out soon). The baby could come tomorrow or not for another month or so, but still, if I was someone who truly had no other options, I'd be SOL.
I called again today and told them this baby could come anytime and they said they'd get back to me in a week or two. :thumbsdown:
WHY have a car seat program if you don't help anyone? I went to their website and sent them a message telling them exactly what has happened and how it worries me because so many people here don't use seats or use them correctly and if they are going to have a car seat program, then help someone for crying out loud!
I'm not worried about us obviously. I'm past that. I don't care if we get a seat or not. MIL is hoping it's a girl so she can buy the girly scenera for her car. Shoot, she might buy it even if we have a boy.
I'm just wondering why in the heck they bother at all.
I called, they said I had to be in my 3rd trimester to get one. Ok, that was only two weeks away. No one called back (like they said they would). So I call again, and again. I left my # at least 3 times. No one answers or returns my calls.
By this point, I just want to keep trying because I'm curious what the class will be like and how decent the seat is.
Then two weeks ago, I got a postcard about the car seat program. They sent them out to everyone who gets WIC apparently (my friends got them too).
So I'm 36 weeks now, having contractions and lots of discharge (and crossing my fingers that this baby wants to come out soon). The baby could come tomorrow or not for another month or so, but still, if I was someone who truly had no other options, I'd be SOL.
I called again today and told them this baby could come anytime and they said they'd get back to me in a week or two. :thumbsdown:
WHY have a car seat program if you don't help anyone? I went to their website and sent them a message telling them exactly what has happened and how it worries me because so many people here don't use seats or use them correctly and if they are going to have a car seat program, then help someone for crying out loud!
I'm not worried about us obviously. I'm past that. I don't care if we get a seat or not. MIL is hoping it's a girl so she can buy the girly scenera for her car. Shoot, she might buy it even if we have a boy.
I'm just wondering why in the heck they bother at all.