[blparent] [Bulk] Re: Car seats

Sat Jul 11 16:09:40 UTC 2009

I highly recommend the sit 'n stroll as well.  Our first one was used so much that it eventually wore out, and rather than just spend a little bit of money for a cheaper car seat, we chose to buy another sit 'n stroll.  Kaelyn sleeps in it just fine, in fact, I let her sleep in it on nights when her asthma is acting up because she sleeps better upright in that situation.  I put head support in it, purchased from babies r us, and that makes it more comfortable for her.  It's true that the best thing to do with a car seat is have it professionally installed and left in the car, but as blind parents we don't have that option in most cases.  The sit 'n stroll is safe and convenient.  There have been times when I have walked or taken the bus, and it has started to rain and someone offered me a ride home.  I was able to accept since I already had the car seat with me.  I can't say enough good things about it!
Leanne
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Tammy, Paul and Colyn 
  To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List 
  Sent: Friday, July 10, 2009 9:29 PM
  Subject: Re: [blparent] [Bulk] Re: Car seats

  Hi,

  Yes, but if I didn't have to take a car seat everywhere I went I would sure 
  go more places.  The sit and stroll makes it tons easier to get around 
  though, and I would sure recommend it to everybody.

  Tammy
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: "Elizabeth Cooks" <elizabethcooks at comcast.net>
  To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
  Sent: Friday, July 10, 2009 8:27 PM
  Subject: [Bulk] Re: [blparent] Car seats

  >I have to disagree with that.  If you are in a large enough city with 
  >decent transortation, blind parents can get out with their children as much 
  >as any sighted parents.  I know...I have done so.
  > ----- Original Message ----- 
  > From: "Karla Hudson" <HudsonKC at msu.edu>
  > To: <blparent at nfbnet.org>
  > Sent: Friday, July 10, 2009 4:36 PM
  > Subject: [blparent] Car seats
  >
  >
  >> Hi group:
  >>
  >> I own a sit-N-stroll.  Although my children have since grown out of the
  >> device I am having trouble parting with it.  Isn't that funny!  I am
  >> thinking most people wouldn't want to buy it given that it is about six
  >> years old and they probably make a more modern version.  I don't know
  >> anything about an infant sit-n-stroll.  I know my instructions indicated
  >> that you could put the child in the rear facing position.  My daughter 
  >> was
  >> so small that I did not use this device with her until she was a year old
  >> and sitting front facing in the car.  I believe I tried it once or twice
  >> when she was littler but she did not seem to be as secure as I would have
  >> liked.  It may have been that I just wasn't strong enough to tighten the
  >> straps in the rear facing position.
  >>
  >> I used the device with my son as well.  However, keep in mind that you 
  >> can
  >> pop the wheels out when the child is in the seat but this does require 
  >> some
  >> upper body strength and balance.  I was able to take his weight and the
  >> weight of the chair but you should know this about the seat when putting 
  >> the
  >> wheels out with your child strapped in the device.
  >>
  >> Overall, the seat is the best one on the market.  I find the entire car 
  >> seat
  >> issue to be annoying.  Yes, I understand the safety implications for 
  >> kids.
  >> However, as a blind parent and having a spouse who does not drive as he 
  >> is
  >> also blind I find that the car seat issue prevents persons who are blind
  >> from getting out as much with their kids.  As I often say to friends they
  >> pretty much need a mini-van to move this family easily.  Something else 
  >> to
  >> think about with the sit-n-stroll is that the seat is not comfortable for
  >> the child for long trips especially if they need to sleep in the car.
  >> Fortunately when we did take a long trip with our kids when they were in 
  >> car
  >> seats we barrowed a larger one from a friend.
  >>
  >> The model I have carried my kids until they were 30 pounds although the
  >> instruction say the seat can go to 40 pounds my kids grew out of the 
  >> device
  >> by length not by pounds.  Currently, we have a compass booster for our 
  >> son
  >> that has a back.  This is a nice seat as it folds where the child puts 
  >> their
  >> bottom for easier carrying.  My daughter uses a backless booster.  I have
  >> been known to ask customer service at the movie theater to hold on to my
  >> seats until the movie is over when we use Para-transit.  I am sure mall
  >> information desks would be willing to keep the seat for you as well.
  >> Although I always felt that a strapped in child in the sit-n-stroll was 
  >> much
  >> easier to keep track of than a child running loosely around the mall.
  >>
  >> As I recall the sit-n-stroll was made by a company called safeline kids.
  >> Though I do remember reading that they changed their name a few years 
  >> later.
  >>
  >>
  >> Good luck and hope my thoughts help you in the decision making.
  >>
  >> Karla
  >>
  >>
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