Puffy coat issue, need advice!!!

ceruti82

New member

• Oct 27, 2013

• #1

Help! A Facebook article a friend posted about not wearing puffy coats in car seats has started one girl going off about "there's no studies" "it's just opinion" "it doesn't seem like it would be an issue, besides overheating"

Does anyone have any scientific studies about the topic. She doesn't accept the common sense factor, or test dummy videos as a "study"...

I don't even know her, as I want to smack some sense into her. Ugh. Facebook. It can be great for spreading info, except for when you have someone like this who makes it all seem like a farce ...

 

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carolyn_mtl

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• Oct 27, 2013

• #2

There was a story of a child (age 2 I think) that was found 25ft away in a snowbank after a crash. His carseat harness was still buckled, and he was wearing a winter jeacket... I think it happened in Maine or Vermont last winter, maybe the year before.. I'll see if I can dig up the story.

 

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jassie727

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• Oct 27, 2013

• #3

This story? http://thestir.cafemom.com/baby/149235/the_important_winter_car_seat

 

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Keeyamah

Active member

• Oct 27, 2013

• #4

6 months old actually, IIRC luckily he was relatively unharmed from his flight.

http://thestir.cafemom.com/baby/149235/the_important_winter_car_seat

 

mom of six

Active member

• Oct 27, 2013

• #5

But even this story is full of a lot of speculation. No one with authority said the baby was buckled in and slipped out. The author of that article suggests that is what happened. It is possible he was just sitting on top of a buckled harness. And if you look at how destructive that crash was (tearing off the back seat of the car) it is amazing the baby even survived at all. That was not a typical crash.

I would also like to see a study about coats and car seats. If there are crash test videos out there can someone link them?

 

Pixelated

Moderator - CPST Instructor

• Oct 27, 2013

• #6

How about that her manual says not to, and they do the crash testing to be able to state what is and what is not permitted in their seat?

 

_juune

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• Oct 27, 2013

• #7

mom of six said:

But even this story is full of a lot of speculation. No one with authority said the baby was buckled in and slipped out. The author of that article suggests that is what happened. It is possible he was just sitting on top of a buckled harness. And if you look at how destructive that crash was (tearing off the back seat of the car) it is amazing the baby even survived at all. That was not a typical crash.

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This. Btw, I remember quite clearly that this crash was discussed here on the boards. No clue how to find the thread, though. Why do I have it stuck in my mind that back then the info was "fleece suit but twisted straps"??? Not in the original article about the crash, but somebody wrote that on the thread. It may very well be that I'm remembering incorrectly, of course, and it was quite some time ago, too.

 

thepote

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• Oct 27, 2013

• #8

I think this is it...

http://www.car-seat.org/showthread.php?t=238028

 

thekatie

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• Oct 27, 2013

• #9

Pixelated said:

How about that her manual says not to, and they do the crash testing to be able to state what is and what is not permitted in their seat?

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This is what I tell people. RTFM (usually said with more tact), and follow manufacturer directions.

 

ceruti82

New member

• Nov 18, 2013

• #10

Thanks for the articles!!
And as for the drama on Facebook--- another mom chimed in with a great answer!

Something along the lines of "I don't need a scientific study to know that I shouldn't have blind cords hanging in her window, or give her foods boiling hot! It makes sense to not put her in a coat under her harness, so I'm not going to do it! No scientific study needed!"

I wanted to hug her for that reply! Just wish I thought to say it myself! lol

 

linneabw

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• Nov 21, 2013

• #11

A contradictory but maybe interesting point- my son wore a puffy jacket last winter and I did the car seat test. First he was in with his fleece and then the puffy jacket. That thing compresses so much it was no different than the fleece.

 

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smileyblue4

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• Nov 22, 2013

• #12

I wouldn't openly debate with someone I didn't know on a Facebook thread, but I might mention something about it being foolish to think we can escape the Laws of Physics in the car, but not anywhere else...Glad someone with some common sense chimed in! Yes, accidents like that are rare, but if on the rare chance you get into one, why wouldn't you want to be prepared?