[blparent] Car Seats?

[Leanne Merren]

Hi Ralynn,
That was my concern when purchasing an infant seat as well, so I emailed 
Graco and asked them if the carseat was safe to use with a seatbelt without 
the base.  I got an immediate response and they assured me it was.  For 
whatever seat you would like to buy, I suggest emailing the company and 
asking.  I think most of them can be buckled in without a base, but of 
course you will want to know that for sure before you purchase it.  I think 
most people are used to dealing with families who have their own car that 
they can leave the base in, so it must be an uncommon question as to whether 
or not you can use it without the base.  I assure you though, the Graco 
SafeSeat always buckled in tightly and secure without the base.  There are 
slots on both sides that the seat belt slides into to hold it in place.  I 
chose that one because it holds longer babies, and I wasn't sure when my 
baby would be ready for the Sit 'n Stroll, as it sits rather upright, so 
baby has to have good head control before you will want to use that.  My 
husband is tall and my girls were both long babies. :-)  Anyway, I would 
hope you would get an answer by email from any company regarding this.
Congratulations on your coming little one!
Leanne
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "RaLynn McGuire" <RaLynn.McGuire at asu.edu>
To: "'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, April 12, 2010 2:18 PM
Subject: Re: [blparent] Car Seats?


> Hi all,
> I have been a member of this list for a few weeks but have been quietly 
> gleaning information from all of you who have "been there" and "done that" 
> and have found the info to be very helpful and thought provoking.  My 
> husband and I are expecting our first little one, a girl, on August 1st. 
> So we are very much in the middle of deciding on and researching all of 
> the "baby stuff" we'll need once our little one makes her arrival.  We 
> have been wondering this same thing.  We have gotten some conflicting 
> information regarding which car seats, if any, can be used WITHOUT a base. 
> The reason this is important, is as you all can imagine, is if we're out 
> and about and are using the car seat along with our stroller (via the use 
> of an adapter), could we then just strap the seat into a car to get back 
> home.  Otherwise we will have to find a way to cart the car seat base with 
> us.  One sales guy at one of the baby retail stores we stopped in 
> suggested we just carry the car seat and base in one of those carrying 
> case things.  Have you seen those!?!?  They're HUGE and they're very 
> cumbersome!  So we're still trying to do as much research as possible 
> since it seems like this situation is rather unique.  Everyone seems to 
> know about either using a seat with a base or using a seat that ONLY stays 
> in the car, which also isn't an option.
>
> RaLynn McGuire
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On 
> Behalf Of Kristen Witucki
> Sent: Monday, April 12, 2010 10:11 AM
> To: blparent at nfbnet.org
> Subject: [blparent] Car Seats?
>
> Hello, do you have any recommendations of car seats, either for
> infants or toddlers or both, which fit well into random cars such as
> cabs or friends' or family members' cars?  It seems that many of them
> are designed with specific cars in mind, and as someone who will not
> be riding in one specific car, I want to make sure to have one which
> is adaptible, easy to use and, of course, safe.  Thanks very much for
> your help!
> Kristen
>
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