cashleigh
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My dd is 18 months old, 24 lbs and rf in a Britax Boulevard.
The Boulevard is installed professionally, I check it myself frequently, and I check the harness fit frequently as well. My daughter is put into the seat perfectly E V E R Y single time I get in the vehicle. I don't care if it's minus ten out....she is put in the seat perfectly every time even if it's minus ten and we're only driving 3 houses down.
My husband has been shown how to put dd in the car seat many many times. I checked him many times and by the time my dd was 8 months old I "approved" him to be able to put her in. This was after I said to him "Why is it that you are unable to put her in properly? Is it because you know that I'll fix it anyway? It's very stressful for me not ever being able to get a break knowing that I can't trust you to take her out safely". Miraculously....he "suddenly" was able to do it perfectly.
I spot check him every so often and for I would say the last 6 months there has not been an incident - but I have not checked as often either.
Sooo....today my dh was taking her out and I ran in to get her bottle and returned to the vehicle. I was going to hand the bottle to her, but he said "no just give it to me"...he leaned over towards the passenger side with the window open and held out his hand. I said "no no I want to give it to her to drink" I wanted to check her car seat...
THEEEEEENN!!!
I opened the door and discovered my daughter put into her Boulevard had over 3" of slack between her sternum and the chest clip. The chest clip was completely crooked and the HUGS were all over the place.
I said
"What is this?...Do you think that this is acceptable? He says "uh..I thought it was tight enough."
I call full on crap. Excuse my french I am on fire right now.
He wanted me to fix it - I made him fix it and then I asked for an explanation. I said "What is it about this that you're missing. I need an explanation. Do you not know how to check it? Do you not care? Do you not understand the importance of this?
He could see I was really mad and he didn't say much.
I'm not doing his laundry for one month and he is not being permitted to take dd anywhere. I need to make this hurt. I just don't know what else to say or do?
Oh...and he's a surgeon. He knows full well what head excursion and internal decapitation is. He is fully capable of comprehending this.
Advice???
The Boulevard is installed professionally, I check it myself frequently, and I check the harness fit frequently as well. My daughter is put into the seat perfectly E V E R Y single time I get in the vehicle. I don't care if it's minus ten out....she is put in the seat perfectly every time even if it's minus ten and we're only driving 3 houses down.
My husband has been shown how to put dd in the car seat many many times. I checked him many times and by the time my dd was 8 months old I "approved" him to be able to put her in. This was after I said to him "Why is it that you are unable to put her in properly? Is it because you know that I'll fix it anyway? It's very stressful for me not ever being able to get a break knowing that I can't trust you to take her out safely". Miraculously....he "suddenly" was able to do it perfectly.
I spot check him every so often and for I would say the last 6 months there has not been an incident - but I have not checked as often either.
Sooo....today my dh was taking her out and I ran in to get her bottle and returned to the vehicle. I was going to hand the bottle to her, but he said "no just give it to me"...he leaned over towards the passenger side with the window open and held out his hand. I said "no no I want to give it to her to drink" I wanted to check her car seat...
THEEEEEENN!!!
I opened the door and discovered my daughter put into her Boulevard had over 3" of slack between her sternum and the chest clip. The chest clip was completely crooked and the HUGS were all over the place.
I said
"What is this?...Do you think that this is acceptable? He says "uh..I thought it was tight enough."
I call full on crap. Excuse my french I am on fire right now.
He wanted me to fix it - I made him fix it and then I asked for an explanation. I said "What is it about this that you're missing. I need an explanation. Do you not know how to check it? Do you not care? Do you not understand the importance of this?
He could see I was really mad and he didn't say much.
I'm not doing his laundry for one month and he is not being permitted to take dd anywhere. I need to make this hurt. I just don't know what else to say or do?
Oh...and he's a surgeon. He knows full well what head excursion and internal decapitation is. He is fully capable of comprehending this.
Advice???
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