[blparent] Car Seats?

Mon Apr 12 22:57:55 UTC 2010

Thank you to everyone for your responses so far!  I did a little digging and was able to locate a user's manual through the manufacturer's website for the seat we're considering.  In the manual it has installation instructions for installing the seat with and without the base!  So that answers my questions right there! :)  We will still be going back to a retail store to actually get our hands on the seat before we purchase it but it was great to see that installation is possible either way.  I know that there isn't a law in our state stating that a seat MUST be installed in a base, it simply states that children must be secured in a car seat up to a certain weight/height.  This has been an interesting discussion and I've enjoyed reading the posts so if anyone else has anything to add please feel free to do so!    

RaLynn McGuire
Disability Access Consultant/AT Professional
Arizona State University
Disability Resource Center
PO Box 873202
Tempe, AZ  85287-3202
Department: (480)965-1234
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Fax:               (480)965-0441
RaLynn.McGuire at asu.edu

-----Original Message-----
From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Leanne Merren
Sent: Monday, April 12, 2010 3:49 PM
To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List
Subject: Re: [blparent] Car Seats?

Yes it is legal.  If you are concerned, you can have the fire department go 
through installation with you so you know you are installing it correctly.
If you buy a car seat brand new I don't think you're going to get a recalled 
seat.  Babies R Us pulls products off the shelf even if a recall is pending. 
They won't sell a recalled product.  There was a big recall on car seats 
when I was shopping for my youngest and the lady who helped me look at 
products told me that it is their store's guarantee.
    Leanne
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Andrew Wagner" <wagner.andrew at gmail.com>
To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, April 12, 2010 3:55 PM
Subject: Re: [blparent] Car Seats?

> Hmm, it may be safe, but is it legal? I thought you had to have a car seat
> inspected by the local fire department. We're going through the same 
> thing,
> trying to figure out what to use. I'm sighted, so, obviously, we do have 
> one
> car, which we'll have a base in. But my wife travels with different people
> all the time, so we're not sure what to do about that.
>
> On Mon, Apr 12, 2010 at 2:49 PM, Leanne Merren <leemer02 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> 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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