[blparent] Looking for good portable car seat recommendations

Sat Feb 23 14:04:40 UTC 2019

Amber,
Yes, you are absolutely right. I don’t have a problem traveling with my baby on my own, it is that I will not always be in mine and my husbands car, so having a car seat that isn’t terribly heavy or terribly difficult to install in other cars such as Uber’s and my friends and fellow family members cars is important to me. There are a lot of times that my husband works evenings and on weekends, and so if I need to go somewhere I rely on other forms of transportation. Thank you everyone for your suggestions.
Dacia

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> On Feb 22, 2019, at 10:02 AM, Amber Herrin via BlParent <blparent at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> I don't have any recommendations, but just for some clarification I
> thought I would restate one particular part of what she said...
> 
> "...I am blind, but my husband
> is not. However, due to his work schedule..."
> 
> So to me this sounds like they do have a car, but there are times that
> because he is at work, she will travel with the child alone, and have
> to take Uber or take rides from family/friends. And so I...Don't think
> she was making anything about her blindness but more like because she
> does not drive and because even though they have a car, she might not
> always be only in that car...she was looking for something easy to
> install or remove regularly.
> 
> Just my two-sense...Sorry if I shouldn't have said anything but I just
> thought it might help.
> 
> Be well,
> 
> Amber
> 
>> On 2/22/19, Jack Chen via BlParent <blparent at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> We have two of the Brytax Marathon G4s (think there is a newer model).
>> My kids rode in them from when they were about 8 months old until now,
>> when my oldest is five). We converted them to front facing somewhere
>> between ages 2 and 3.
>> 
>> 
>> They are not easy to transport but they are a breeze to install.
>> 
>> I would hire a car seat installer to work with you for an hour or so
>> because getting any car seats installed properly so that they meet
>> safety guidelines and will protect little ones in a crash takes a bit of
>> practice. The thing is that the latch and strap mounts for the Brytax
>> are much easier than just about any car seat I've seen.
>> 
>> 
>>> On 2/22/2019 7:31 AM, Star Gazer via BlParent wrote:
>>>                Something else you can do is get an infant carseat specced for 30 lbs.
>>> Graco makes them.
>>> You can also buy a car which is what we've done. Way easier then Uber or
>>> getting rides from friends.
>>> What I've found, and this is on both sides of the equation as both
>>> receiving and offering rides is that people only have the type of car that
>>> meets their needs. What that means is that they don't often have room for
>>> 2 extra butts, not with seatbelt laws and their own kids.
>>> Think too about Uber. It does indeed have its place. Unfortunately, Uber's
>>> role doesn't seem to work well with kids. Kids tend not to wait well
>>> especially if they are wound up, tired or hungry. This has nothing to do
>>> with parenting.  Much of what you will want to do will not be near places
>>> you can walk to meaning that you'd be alone waiting for Uber to show up.
>>> This is true of nature centers which kids tend to love.
>>> Also, kids can be messy in ways that only their moms appreciate. My
>>> preschooler usually comes home filthy meaning she gets in our minivan
>>> filthy. I don't care, it's my minivan and my kid, I wouldn't expect
>>> someone else to feel the same way. Also, I've had 2 of my kids puke in our
>>> minivan and one drop an ice cream... the ice cream dropper was my oldest.
>>> While I could have prevented the ice cream drop by not letting her eat ice
>>> cream, I couldn't have prevented the puking.
>>> There is also the psychological impact of having your own vehicle. No way
>>> will I be left home without a comfortable convenient means of getting
>>> where I want and need to go.
>>> If I were you, I'd tell your husband he is free to take Uber or get rides
>>> from friends all he wants. He won't be installing a carseat each and every
>>> single time, deinstalling the car seat each and every time, and he won't
>>> have a child in tow. If either of you does need to be without a car, he's
>>> the one. Don't make this into a blindness issue.
>>> 
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: BlParent <blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Dacia Cole via
>>> BlParent
>>> Sent: Friday, February 22, 2019 6:32 AM
>>> To: Blind Parents Mailing List <blparent at nfbnet.org>
>>> Cc: dacia.luck at gmail.com
>>> Subject: Re: [blparent] Looking for good portable car seat recommendations
>>> 
>>> How much does it cost? I already have a stroller, but it would be nice not
>>> to have to carry a stroller and the car seat.
>>> Dacia
>>> 
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>> 
>>>> On Feb 21, 2019, at 3:55 PM, Leslie Hamric via BlParent
>>>> <blparent at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> I used  the sitnstroll. It is a carseat that converts to a stroller.
>>>> Leslie
>>>> 
>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>> 
>>>>> On Feb 21, 2019, at 3:30 PM, Dacia Cole via BlParent
>>>>> <blparent at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> Hi,
>>>>> My six-month-old daughter will be growing out of her rear facing only
>>>>> car seat soon. I am looking for suggestions of car seats that are
>>>>> convertible that she can be refacing in for quite a long time. I am
>>>>> looking for ones that are not superheavy and easy to transport between
>>>>> cars. I am blind, but my husband is not. However, due to his work
>>>>> schedule, there are times I will either be taking an Uber, will be
>>>>> getting rides with friends and family I need a car seat but it’s easy to
>>>>> transport and install. Thanks advance.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Sent from my iPhone
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