Comments on: the battle of the bulge http://badgersontheloose.com/2008/01/31/the-battle-of-the-bulge/ Sun, 25 Dec 2011 13:14:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Anonymous http://badgersontheloose.com/2008/01/31/the-battle-of-the-bulge/#comment-970 Mon, 04 Feb 2008 03:46:12 +0000 http://badgersontheloose.com/?p=298#comment-970 We deal with this every winter day here in Minnesota. The only thing we do is we always warm our car up and then..yes..we remove the coat in the car. I’m just like my kids..I CANNOT ride in a car with my carseat on with the bulk of a winter coat..so I always take it off in the car too. If the car isn’t warm enough we bring a fleece blanket to throw on top of them..they still wear their hats…but our family is clastrophobic..excuse the spelling…so it’s almost a must to do this and it works. We all stay warm if you can believe it in our heated car in the middle of winter!

]]> By: bree http://badgersontheloose.com/2008/01/31/the-battle-of-the-bulge/#comment-961 Fri, 01 Feb 2008 23:46:59 +0000 http://badgersontheloose.com/?p=298#comment-961 Believe it or not, we have been using the Compass car seat for Alexander since last Summer and he loves it. It has an arm rest that folds up and down (like on an airplane) so it is very easy for him to climb in and out of the seat. The head rest is also adjustable so that you can make it fit Ava perfectly. The only hard part about changing over to a booster is that he can easily wriggle out of it, but a little bit of discipline stopped that pretty quickly. I think that there are a few other boosters that start at 30 pounds, but when I was researching it, the Compass looked like the best product for the price. Not having to connect a 5 point harness will change your life!

]]> By: Beth http://badgersontheloose.com/2008/01/31/the-battle-of-the-bulge/#comment-960 Fri, 01 Feb 2008 22:04:00 +0000 http://badgersontheloose.com/?p=298#comment-960 Compass – Premium Fold Booster Seat, in Daisy

Rachel,
I have a daycare and am constantly thinking I am a carseat queen. I own 7 five point car seats and 5 boosters. If you go to Walmart.com you will find the most adorable car seat that is a “high-back” booster. It is daisy and so cute!! She can be 30 lbs. and be completely safe. Good luck! Here is the brand:
Compass – Premium Fold Booster Seat, in Daisy

]]> By: huberhadley http://badgersontheloose.com/2008/01/31/the-battle-of-the-bulge/#comment-957 Fri, 01 Feb 2008 16:03:52 +0000 http://badgersontheloose.com/?p=298#comment-957 Or you could just give her a 9 pound bowling ball to hold onto….

]]> By: Amy http://badgersontheloose.com/2008/01/31/the-battle-of-the-bulge/#comment-954 Fri, 01 Feb 2008 15:27:37 +0000 http://badgersontheloose.com/?p=298#comment-954 Believe it or not!: There was just a segment regarding THIS VERY THING on our morning news…

The nurse from our children’s hospital actually advises that children are placed in their seats sans coats/wrappings. And that’s the ONLY way they’re safely secured in their seat with the straps positioned in the correct placement with the correct tightness.
As she demonstrated this, she took the child’s coat (not actually being worn by him) & covered him with it (like he was wearing it backward) AFTER he was indeed strapped in.

Now it’s 20 degrees here right now (& probably much much colder than that for YOU), and I just can’t see doing that. Even in the mildness of our garage.

But my kids sure would like that!

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