Soooo has anyone ever seen this?

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arly1983

New member

• Oct 1, 2007

• #1

I saw a 3 or 4 month old in a newer graco snugride (that recent navy cow print). We were in the Olive Garden and I got a REALY good look. This kid was dressed to the nines.

But there were no straps in his snugride at all. No straps. period. THe splitter plate was dangling.

 

Jeanum

Admin - CPS Technician Emeritus

Staff member

• Oct 1, 2007

• #2

Ack! Nope, I haven't seen that yet, although I do see kiddos unbuckled in their infant seats placed on restaurant high chairs, restaurant booth seats, or shopping carts way too often. At the seat check for my CPST course, another team helped a mom who arrived with two under 20 lb. kiddos FF in second hand seats, including an infant seat (an old Century model, I believe) installed FF with the vehicle seatbelt wrapped around the handle, buckles completely missing from the harness, and the little one laying on her tummy in the infant seat. Thank goodness the mom had been referred to the seat check. She was receptive to keeping her kiddos RF in new convertible seats, which the techs taught her to properly install and use. :thumbsup:

 

MomToEliEm

Moderator

• Oct 1, 2007

• #3

Hopefully the straps were under the child. They could have taken the child out of the seat while dining and then layed her back in the seat unbuckled. Was the splitter plate dangling with only 1 strap attached, or 3 straps attached to it (1 strap for the tightening strap and two for the harness strap)?

 

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arly1983

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• Oct 1, 2007

• #4

MomToEliEm said:

Hopefully the straps were under the child. They could have taken the child out of the seat while dining and then layed her back in the seat unbuckled. Was the splitter plate dangling with only 1 strap attached, or 3 straps attached to it (1 strap for the tightening strap and two for the harness strap)?

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It was dangling by one strap which was about a foot long.

Trust me, they took him out while we were all waiting for a table and there was no harness straps at all. There wasn't even a crotch buckle.

 

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brightredmtn

Well-known member

• Oct 1, 2007

• #5

That is weird mostly because if someone wanted to do that I wouldn't really think they would know they could.

 

cryswilkins

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• Oct 1, 2007

• #6

Maybe they have the baby in a convertable and the baby was not able to sit up yet so they keep the infant seat for places like that?

 

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daycaremom2002

Active member

• Oct 1, 2007

• #7

:yeahthat:

That was my first thought too. I hope that was the case and not the alternative.

 

ThreeBeans

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• Oct 1, 2007

• #8

cryswilkins said:

Maybe they have the baby in a convertable and the baby was not able to sit up yet so they keep the infant seat for places like that?

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That was my thought as well:thumbsup:

 

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arly1983

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• Oct 1, 2007

• #9

He was one tiny baby but I will hope and pray that was it.

 

heyruthie

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• Oct 1, 2007

• #10

Jeanum said:

At the seat check for my CPST course, another team helped a mom who arrived with two under 20 lb. kiddos FF in second hand seats, including an infant seat (an old Century model, I believe) installed FF with the vehicle seatbelt wrapped around the handle, buckles completely missing from the harness, and the little one laying on her tummy in the infant seat.

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That horror story just got worse and worse!!! Thank God she came to a seat check!

 

Jeanum

Admin - CPS Technician Emeritus

Staff member

• Oct 1, 2007

• #11

Yes, thank goodness. That was the very first car to arrive at the seat check, too. Sorry for the threadjack.

 

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krystin_21a

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• Oct 1, 2007

• #12

ThreeBeans said:

That was my thought as well:thumbsup:

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I actually do this. I just bought my son a Marathon and he still isn't strong enough to sit up very well. I keep the infant seat in my trunk for getting out places like restaurants.

 

cryswilkins

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• Oct 1, 2007

• #13

arly1983 said:

He was one tiny baby but I will hope and pray that was it.

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I have a slipped disc in my back, so I put my DD in her RA as soon as she fit well. The infant seat killed me. I however, didn't think of keeping the bucket around for such occasions.

 

jdchic3

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• Oct 1, 2007

• #14

My SIL did that with her bucket for such occassions.

 

ignora

Senior Community Member

• Oct 1, 2007

• #15

Yeah... but the baby should still be strapped in to be safe, even if they're not using the seat in the car....