Is this ok?

kidnurse · Apr 29, 2014

A PT was out today to help get some equipment for the baby I take care of. We mentioned the problems we were having with positioning in baby's car seat. She suggested putting a towel, blanket behind baby's lower back to try to open up the area where he seems to be scrunched up the most in his seat and is making it hard to breath. Is that allowed? She says she has worked with techs and knows what is allowed and what isn't. She also mentioned a car seat clinic at PCH, I would love to see what they could come up with there but mom is just not that enthused about car seat safety. She more of a "I met the legal requirements so we're good" kind of people.

safeinthecar · Apr 29, 2014

kidnurse said:
A PT was out today to help get some equipment for the baby I take care of. We mentioned the problems we were having with positioning in baby's car seat. She suggested putting a towel, blanket behind baby's lower back to try to open up the area where he seems to be scrunched up the most in his seat and is making it hard to breath. Is that allowed? She says she has worked with techs and knows what is allowed and what isn't. She also mentioned a car seat clinic at PCH, I would love to see what they could come up with there but mom is just not that enthused about car seat safety. She more of a "I met the legal requirements so we're good" kind of people.

Breathing is very important. If it works do it. Scooting his just bum forward may pull his chin into his chest though. I would try my suggestion of a rolled towel just below the shoulder blades to arch his entire back from tailbone to shoulders first though.

kidnurse · Apr 29, 2014

Thanks, I will try that tomorrow. Mom bought a Foonf, I read the instructions today and tomorrow we will play.

aisraeltax · Apr 30, 2014

This sounds very much like what we are experiencing too. Waiting to hear from a special needs trained tech.

safeinthecar · May 1, 2014

aisraeltax said:
This sounds very much like what we are experiencing too. Waiting to hear from a special needs trained tech.

*waves* That would be me. SN trained since 1999. Updated for CEUs in 2010.

aisraeltax · May 1, 2014

Omg how could my luck be any better?

kidnurse · May 1, 2014

So we had a pulmonology appointment today. We brought a blanket in case we needed to put one behind him but just moving him to a convertible helped tremendously.

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