IansMom04
11-24-2002, 08:44 PM
Hello
A friend of mine has this dilema and needs some help asap
The other day Micah was putting up major protestations about having to ride
in the car and when we were about 2 blocks from home I realized he had
COMPLETELY maneuvered out of his carseat and was standing up in the
backseat. Of course the woman next to me starts blowing her horn, and when
I didn't stop immediately (in the middle of the street at a light) to get
him back in she shook her head like I was the biggest idiot on earth. Well,
let's see, adjust him in the street in the middle of traffic or make it to a
safe spot - what do YOU think I did??? Anyway, any suggestions on keeping
him in? We have the AlphaOmega thing with the adjustable height doohickey
on the back, but what Micah does is keep working at the chest clip until he
works it down low, then wiggles and shrugs until he gets one shoulder and
then finally an arm out and then he has plenty of room to get the other arm
out. Now, this thing really is tight, but then my little rascal seems to be
impervious to some restraints!! Admittedly he usually doesn't manage to get
all the way out. I just realize that my angel is TOO quiet and when I look
he's riding with the shoulder straps down around his waist and his arms
completely free - like a little boy who has shrugged out of his suspenders
and is letting them hang free - make sense? Are some carseats better at
keeping them in? Is there anything that doesn't have a chest clip that will
slide up and down??? or do I just opt for handcuffs?
A friend of mine has this dilema and needs some help asap
The other day Micah was putting up major protestations about having to ride
in the car and when we were about 2 blocks from home I realized he had
COMPLETELY maneuvered out of his carseat and was standing up in the
backseat. Of course the woman next to me starts blowing her horn, and when
I didn't stop immediately (in the middle of the street at a light) to get
him back in she shook her head like I was the biggest idiot on earth. Well,
let's see, adjust him in the street in the middle of traffic or make it to a
safe spot - what do YOU think I did??? Anyway, any suggestions on keeping
him in? We have the AlphaOmega thing with the adjustable height doohickey
on the back, but what Micah does is keep working at the chest clip until he
works it down low, then wiggles and shrugs until he gets one shoulder and
then finally an arm out and then he has plenty of room to get the other arm
out. Now, this thing really is tight, but then my little rascal seems to be
impervious to some restraints!! Admittedly he usually doesn't manage to get
all the way out. I just realize that my angel is TOO quiet and when I look
he's riding with the shoulder straps down around his waist and his arms
completely free - like a little boy who has shrugged out of his suspenders
and is letting them hang free - make sense? Are some carseats better at
keeping them in? Is there anything that doesn't have a chest clip that will
slide up and down??? or do I just opt for handcuffs?