sunnymw
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I've seen several threads about the horrible things we see other people doing, but I KNOW that all of us have had oopses in our pasts, right? I know I've had a few stupid/dangerous/insane moments before I knew better.
So, 'fess up. What mistakes did YOU make?
I'll go first. No flames. I know we were incredibly lucky, and we know better now :thumbsup:
Number 1: Stupid
After consumer reports thing came out last year, I was in toys R us looking at car seats, thinking it would be totally stupid to buy another Snugride just to have one with EPS. So I looked at convertibles. My brain said "Well, Graco did best on those crash tests, so I'll get a ComfortSport."
Number 2: Brain fart... dangerous one!
This is the reason I don't suggest bucket seats personally, even in winter. I went to my 6 week postpartum checkup. DS cried, so DH took him out of the bucket to comfort him. Then put him back in, but didn't buckle him, since we were STILL in the waiting room at that point. He fell asleep, put the blanket over him. Later we left, and we were 2 minutes from home (which was 35 minutes away) before DS woke up, I took the blanket off, and realized he wasn't buckled at all
Number 3: Stupid & Dangerous & Insane
In my husband's FOUR seater Chevy Blazer... a bunch of us young stupid kids wanted to go to the Macon Mall (1.5hrs away, interstate). So we rode all that way, DH driving, one friend in the passenger seat, one friend in the very back cargo area, and ME, sitting on a pillow that was on top of the two buckles (so, I was unbuckled obviously) between two rear-facing car seats (properly installed though!!). With my head touching the ceiling. Yeah, we were VERY lucky there, and I'd never do THAT again.
Number 4: Small yet seemingly common mistake
When installing that ComfortSport, I put the locking clip on the door side of the seat rather than the buckle side. And the seat belt locked anyway (I was doing it to avoid The Tilt).
Okay, now that I've laid myself bare, time for someone else to come along and make me feel not-so-horrible. Hopefully this will be humbling for all of us LOL
So, 'fess up. What mistakes did YOU make?
I'll go first. No flames. I know we were incredibly lucky, and we know better now :thumbsup:
Number 1: Stupid
After consumer reports thing came out last year, I was in toys R us looking at car seats, thinking it would be totally stupid to buy another Snugride just to have one with EPS. So I looked at convertibles. My brain said "Well, Graco did best on those crash tests, so I'll get a ComfortSport."
Number 2: Brain fart... dangerous one!
This is the reason I don't suggest bucket seats personally, even in winter. I went to my 6 week postpartum checkup. DS cried, so DH took him out of the bucket to comfort him. Then put him back in, but didn't buckle him, since we were STILL in the waiting room at that point. He fell asleep, put the blanket over him. Later we left, and we were 2 minutes from home (which was 35 minutes away) before DS woke up, I took the blanket off, and realized he wasn't buckled at all
Number 3: Stupid & Dangerous & Insane
In my husband's FOUR seater Chevy Blazer... a bunch of us young stupid kids wanted to go to the Macon Mall (1.5hrs away, interstate). So we rode all that way, DH driving, one friend in the passenger seat, one friend in the very back cargo area, and ME, sitting on a pillow that was on top of the two buckles (so, I was unbuckled obviously) between two rear-facing car seats (properly installed though!!). With my head touching the ceiling. Yeah, we were VERY lucky there, and I'd never do THAT again.
Number 4: Small yet seemingly common mistake
When installing that ComfortSport, I put the locking clip on the door side of the seat rather than the buckle side. And the seat belt locked anyway (I was doing it to avoid The Tilt).
Okay, now that I've laid myself bare, time for someone else to come along and make me feel not-so-horrible. Hopefully this will be humbling for all of us LOL