Nautilus harness rubbing neck?

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::er!ca::

Member

• Aug 31, 2009

• #1

How many people have a problem with the harness on the Nautilus rubbing their child's neck?

 

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Maedze

New member

• Aug 31, 2009

• #2

We use the shoulder pads. The harness is snug, but DS has never complained as long as the pads are on.

 

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::er!ca::

Member

• Aug 31, 2009

• #3

We use the harness pads too, and have no issues. But someone else on another site was complaining about it leaving red marks, so I wondered if this was a common issue. She said she talked with a CPST who told her a lot of people have that complaint, and that if it touched the child's neck it would cause life threatening injuries in an accident. And she also said that he, this CPST at her local police station, called Graco about the issue and Graco said it can not touch the neck.

Oh, and she said she is using the covers on the harness, and they *sometimes* leave a red mark.

 

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Maedze

New member

• Aug 31, 2009

• #4

Someone is lying, misrepresenting their credentials, exaggerating a story, misunderstanding facts or in other ways passing on information that is not related to the truth.

 

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::er!ca::

Member

• Aug 31, 2009

• #5

Maedze said:

Someone is lying, misrepresenting their credentials, exaggerating a story, misunderstanding facts or in other ways passing on information that is not related to the truth.

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I completely had this feeling That's why I came here Because for a split second I thought that feeling had to be wrong since it was coming from someone on a very strict AP parenting forum (if that doesn't give the site away!) and surely they weren't going to do that.

 

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Maedze

New member

• Aug 31, 2009

• #6

You can share that Graco actually designed the harness to lie very close to the neck because parents are so bad about properly tightening the harness. This reduces the risk that the shoulder straps will slide off the arms and keep the child from being ejected in an accident, if the parent doesn't properly tighten the harness all the way.

 

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::er!ca::

Member

• Aug 31, 2009

• #7

Thanks for the tid-bit, I'll definitely pass that along!!

 

NannyMom

Well-known member

• Aug 31, 2009

• #8

J almost always has red marks because he took his pads off. But he never notices them unless I ask if his neck hurts (and the answer is always no)

 

snowbird25ca

Moderator - CPST Instructor

• Aug 31, 2009

• #9

We use the harness covers and no complaints from dd unless I forget to slide them to the right place before tightening the harness.

The harness pads are a good length, so if positioned properly I don't think the harness should be rubbing on the neck.

And for the record, I'm in complete agreement with Maedze's assessment of that story about the straps rubbing on the neck etc. Sounds like a tall tale or someone severely getting their wires crossed and misunderstanding what was being said. It's not like the straps are holding the neck back - it's the shoulders that are going to be pressed in to the harness in a collision. So how the straps being close to the neck could cause neck injury I'd love to know.

 

An Aurora

Senior Community Member

• Aug 31, 2009

• #10

I already posted to that thread, but yeah someone is full of it. I don't see how the straps wouldn't touch the neck, unless you have an infinite adjust harness and adjujsted it exactly to where it laid on the collarbone and not a smidge above.

 

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vangelder03

New member

• Aug 31, 2009

• #11

i am so confused what the holy heck are they talking about

 

bobandjess99

Senior Community Member

• Aug 31, 2009

• #12

Yes, the straps are very close togerther and do cut uncomfortably into dd's neck, which is why I feel okay in making the parental choice to allow her to have her chest clip a little low, as this allows the straps to be further away from each other and much more comfortable, without sacrificing safety since the straps are still correctly positioned and tightened down.
I too smell the distinct aroma of prevarication...........

 

tjham

New member

• Aug 31, 2009

• #13

Both my grandkids took their Nautilus strap covers off right away and don't complain.

 

Raegansmom4

New member

• Aug 31, 2009

• #14

My dd took her harness covers off b/c she hated them and hasn't complained once about the harness hurting.