amyd
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Re: infant seat- Am I being ridiculous? (tell me, I can take it)
So baby #3 is on the way (and it's a girl). I have a 2008 DOM Safeseat that I acquired brand new in 2011 (Graco sent it as a replacement for a 2007 Safeseat that I already owned). I used it for DS2. But the base is the original 2007 model. So, base expires Dec 31, 2013; seat expires Dec 31, 2014.
Baby is due April 2013 and ideally, I'd keep her in the bucket through her first winter so until March or April of 2014. Except, my base expires Dec 31, 2013. So I'm thinking I'd just rather get a whole new seat, rather than pay $70 or whatever it is for a new base to use for 3 months and then I'm stuck with a base I can sell and a seat I can't (seat's not 2012 compliant, plus will only have 9 months of life left on it by the time I'm done with it). Or, I could try to borrow a base from a friend for a few months...this might be possible. Or, I could move baby into a convertible when the base expires...right before the freezing cold weather hits:thumbsdown: None of these options sound all that appealing to me, honestly.
But here's my biggest hang up and the part I fear I may be being ridiculous about...the seat is not compliant. DH thinks I'm nuts and that I just want to buy another car seat, but honestly, I'm concerned about this. I know that the Snugride 35 was modified to comply with the 2012 standards. My other kids are riding in compliant seats. I'm a dweeb. Someone knock some sense into me (or even better, tell me I'm not just a crazy hormonal pregnant woman for being concerned about this).
So baby #3 is on the way (and it's a girl). I have a 2008 DOM Safeseat that I acquired brand new in 2011 (Graco sent it as a replacement for a 2007 Safeseat that I already owned). I used it for DS2. But the base is the original 2007 model. So, base expires Dec 31, 2013; seat expires Dec 31, 2014.
Baby is due April 2013 and ideally, I'd keep her in the bucket through her first winter so until March or April of 2014. Except, my base expires Dec 31, 2013. So I'm thinking I'd just rather get a whole new seat, rather than pay $70 or whatever it is for a new base to use for 3 months and then I'm stuck with a base I can sell and a seat I can't (seat's not 2012 compliant, plus will only have 9 months of life left on it by the time I'm done with it). Or, I could try to borrow a base from a friend for a few months...this might be possible. Or, I could move baby into a convertible when the base expires...right before the freezing cold weather hits:thumbsdown: None of these options sound all that appealing to me, honestly.
But here's my biggest hang up and the part I fear I may be being ridiculous about...the seat is not compliant. DH thinks I'm nuts and that I just want to buy another car seat, but honestly, I'm concerned about this. I know that the Snugride 35 was modified to comply with the 2012 standards. My other kids are riding in compliant seats. I'm a dweeb. Someone knock some sense into me (or even better, tell me I'm not just a crazy hormonal pregnant woman for being concerned about this).