elle7715
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The photos of an old car seats got me thinking about how my parent's used car seats. Basically I'm trying to figure out if my parents were behind the times or just average. I was born in 1986 and my sister was born in mid '89. My mom swears at one time we had a total of six carseats, 3 in each car, right after my sister was born (we were 2 3/4). She would ride in the back with two of them and one would be in the front seat. But when I was 2 1/2 my brother almost cut off his finger and I remember sliding all over the backseat trying to get a better look. . So if we did use them it wasn't all the time. When we moved across the country when my sister was 2.5 I know she was in something for a few months because my grandparents pitched a fit about her using it. My parents were always very strict about buckling up but someone always got to ride in the front seat (at 4 years old) and the lap belts weren't tight. I remember 'double buckling' a LOT and laying down in the backseat. As long as the seatbelt was somehow buckled it was OK. My sister was 44 lbs at 2 years old but after a horrible flu went down to 26 lbs. My mom doesn't remember if the seat she used had a weight limit. So after my long ramble...when did car seat use become normal? I guess it varies by area too. Even today in Michigan we have an 'under 4' law and I see 2 year olds in just seat belts all the time. Were there any laws then? On a side note, my mom (born in 1950) is supportive of my car seat ways. She still thinks I'm nuts and has no idea what a booster is but we're getting there. :thumbsup: The other day she asked if DD was too big for the Regent (I had to loosen the straps a bit) and when I laughed and said it would fit her at least 5 more years she looked at me like I had two heads. Better than my ILs though, they never required anyone in the backseat to wear a seatbelt and still don't. There's a magical forcefield, didn't you know?