Free Car Seat from Hospital on Bringing Home Baby

brightredmtn · Sep 16, 2007

When I was pregnant in 2006 I remember seeing an episode of Bringing Home Baby where the dad specifically didn't buy a car seat because he knew that if you didn't have one the hospital had to give one to you for free (his way of saving money.) This free infant car seat looked like a laundry basket with some straps and a handle. Now that I'm more car seat informed I'm wondering what that scary car seat was? Does anyone else remember that episode?

LuvBug · Sep 16, 2007

you can scroll through here and see if you see it http://www.carseat.org/Pictorial/1-RF-Infant-np.pdf
that is to a PDF. I remember that episode too, but cant remember the seat at all.

brightredmtn · Sep 16, 2007

Maybe it was the Dorel Arriva but wow there are so many scary looking seats on that it was hard to decide!

elle7715 · Sep 16, 2007

I don't remember that one but at the hospital I had my kids, they don't give out car seats. So if you don't bring one they won't discharge the baby until you either get one or somehow contact the car seat rental program through the health department.

steph · Sep 17, 2007

I remember that show!! I was thinking WOW you are purposely not buying a carseat to get a free one from the hospital, it kinda made me mad (those seats should be for people who really need them).

Anyway, I don't remember the seat either, if I had to guess I would say it was one of the Dorel seats or possibly an evenflo.

thepeach80 · Sep 17, 2007

That episode drove me crazy (and note they had a new seat by the end of the show, a Snugride). The people were wealthy enough to have DVD players on the back of each headrest (for a baby who couldn't see them), but couldn't go buy their own seat. Shows where baby ranks.

Here's a seat they give away in parts of the state where some people just can't afford or don't know to take a carseat to the hospital. This one has a DOM of 04 and they are still being made. They are a horrible fit for nb though, but I guess it's better than nothing. That's the LATCH strap across it.

CRS · Sep 17, 2007

gross!

Connor's Mom · Sep 17, 2007

Just FYI, what people do not realize is nothing is ever "Free" in a hospital. It gets tacked on to your bill some how. You pay for everything that you receive. I am talking about the socks with the non-skid soles, the panty liners and pads, those cute little mesh undies. Everything!

MySillyKids · Sep 17, 2007

Connor's Mom said:
those cute little mesh undies. Everything!

:ROTFLMAO::ROTFLMAO::ROTFLMAO:

those are my favorite ROFL!!

hahah

keri1292 · Sep 17, 2007

MySillyBoys said:
:ROTFLMAO::ROTFLMAO::ROTFLMAO:

those are my favorite ROFL!!

hahah

:ROTFLMAO:
Mine too! You should of seen the panic when my last hospital didn't have them. I'm not subjecting my real panties to THAT. Luckily I had a few left over from the previous birth since it was just 12 months before.

Connor's Mom · Sep 17, 2007

HAHA, I knew how much they cost so I came prepared. I brought Depends disposable underwear from home.

MySillyKids · Sep 17, 2007

keri1292 said:
:ROTFLMAO:
Mine too! You should of seen the panic when my last hospital didn't have them. I'm not subjecting my real panties to THAT. Luckily I had a few left over from the previous birth since it was just 12 months before.

Oh no!! i don't know if i could handle that. i

them.. yea odd. ROFL!

ThreeBeans · Sep 17, 2007

I loved the those panties too hahahahah...

But you know what....I wore Depends after Bean the Third was born for a solid WEEK...and I ADORED them! More comfortable than underwear! eheheheheh

brightredmtn · Sep 17, 2007

Connor's Mom said:
HAHA, I knew how much they cost so I came prepared. I brought Depends disposable underwear from home.

That is such a great idea! Definitely stealing that for the next baby!

Mama! · Sep 17, 2007

Oh yeah, throwaway undies

LOVE those for postpartum!

As for that link...Holy crap. I have seen so many of those old seats its not even funny. My nephew (who is almost a teen now) rode in one of those 3 in 1 Carbed/swing/seat things. It hooked to a swing, and it laid flat in the car, and then you could raise the back up for it to sit upright in the swing too.

We thought we were big stuff buying that for him, and we paid a fortune ($120 bucks, gasp!!) for it way back then!

Connor's Mom · Sep 17, 2007

ThreeBeans said:
But you know what....I wore Depends after Bean the Third was born for a solid WEEK...and I ADORED them! More comfortable than underwear! eheheheheh

I can top that. I had a 4th degree tear/episiotomy and bled for over a month, so that was Depends the whole time. :thumbsdown:
Luckily you can't tell you are wearing them as they are pretty much like full coverage briefs.

elle7715 · Sep 17, 2007

OK, I'm definitely putting Depends on my list for the next baby. Think they make low cut bikini style?

Connor's Mom · Sep 17, 2007

elle7715 said:
OK, I'm definitely putting Depends on my list for the next baby.

Actually anything toiletry wise you can bring from home I would.

mominabigtruck · Sep 17, 2007

Not to derail the underwear thread, I thought they were actually pretty comfy but I totally remember that episode because I actually called my dh to tell him about it. It was a cosco arriva, not the crappy one pictured but the three point crappy one with the handle and I do belive a pooh cover. And I remember thinking, OMG they can afford a $30k vehicle but not a $50 carseat. If you watch the whole thing its actually the girl's parents that bought the graco travel system and the baby's dad was being a total ass about the whole thing.:thumbsdown: I would imagine that the gmother probably came over and saw what they brought the baby home from the hospital in and went right out and bought the travel system because it was there the next day.

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