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MoOaNdLiTtLePoPpEt
27-03-2007, 15:29
not sure where to post this. But my 19 week old is quite long. we have him in a capsule. We put the car seat in (safe n sound) rear-facing but it was soooo wobbly.....is this normal? Just a lot more movement than the capsule...Just wondering if it may be the car seat?
luckie_me
27-03-2007, 15:33
Do u have it in the middle of the back seat? My sons carseat when put in my parents car ( in the middle ) would rock around a fair bit, In my car hes on the side and ive made sure that all straps holding it down are very tight, still abit wobbley!!
Is it still very wobbley when bubs is in it?
You car seat is not meant to be wobbly. Sometimes the convertible's need to have towels under them to stabilise them while they are rear facing. I recommend you get it fitted professionally. If it needs to be switched between cars then ask them to show you how to do it.
actually, rear facing, no matter what there will be a bit of wobble. if its shaking around to the point it would throw your baby out of the seat, the it is installed wrong. if you need reassurance, get it properly fitted:thumbsup:
MoOaNdLiTtLePoPpEt
27-03-2007, 15:38
yes in the middle. My hubby isnt keen on putting it on the side - due to an accident happening and him being on that side...and no we haven't put bubs in it.... thankyou though for the advice.
actually, rear facing, no matter what there will be a bit of wobble. if its shaking around to the point it would throw your baby out of the seat, the it is installed wrong. if you need reassurance, get it properly fitted:thumbsup:
Ours isn't wobbly at all so I'm not sure how true that is.
mum2peanut
27-03-2007, 15:43
I found that my capsule was much sturdier than the carseat when backwards facing. I agree get it checked out if you're worried, but a bit of a wobble is normal in a carseat.
Ours isn't wobbly at all so I'm not sure how true that is.
very true, every one i have asked, has said that there will always be some movement in rear facing seats. manufacturers, people at the baby shops and qualified restraint fitters. I find it hard to believe yours does not move at all. even my forward facing seats move if i push them enough.:)
what seat and car do you have?
do you think i am making it up or something?:confused:
little mermaid
27-03-2007, 21:35
do you think i am making it up or something?:confused:
I am sure she doesn't!!! :confused:
andrewsmum
27-03-2007, 21:49
but a bit of a wobble is normal in a carseat.
:eek: Not necessarily!
there will always be some movement in rear facing seats. manufacturers, people at the baby shops and qualified restraint fitters.
:confused: If put in correctly, there wouldn't much, if any, wobble or movement, even in rear facing carseats. No, I'm not criticising you for making it up, I'm just a little wary that the qualified restraint fitters have said that.
My suggestion to you is for you to climb onto the carseat and use your body weight to tighten the seatbelt holding the carseat. I haven't had much wobble since I discovered this. HTH
I suggest going and getting to fitted profesionally,
one problem you may have is that your seat is not suitable for your back seats, and another thing is that the middle usually has a hump in the middle causing the unstablility
Africamum
27-03-2007, 21:56
Hi,
i just though I would add my two bobs worth.
Or car seat does give a little. It is in the middle and it is fitted correctly.
I think it should give a little, my rational for this would be to absorb some of the impact in the case of a collision. If it was rigid, the impact may be transferred to the baby.
But I could be completely wrong.
tootiredtosleep
27-03-2007, 22:09
We have one car seat in each car (different brands) and they both move (wobble) a little. I had one professionally fitted and he said that it was OK if it moved a little bit.
very true, every one i have asked, has said that there will always be some movement in rear facing seats. manufacturers, people at the baby shops and qualified restraint fitters. I find it hard to believe yours does not move at all. even my forward facing seats move if i push them enough.:)
what seat and car do you have?
do you think i am making it up or something?:confused:
No I don't think you're making it up! If we push ours hard it moves a tiny bit, but there's certainly no wobble to it. So if we were in an accident it would give a tiny little bit on impact but general movement no. If someone gets in the back seat and bumps the car seat it doesn't move.
We have a Safe & Sound AHR platinum and it was professionally fitted by a car seat installer (not an ambo like a lot are...to my knowledge that isn't an option here) and there is a towel underneath it and behind it to deal with the mould in the seat. Without those it would wobble a bit for sure. The thing doesn't budge (unless we push it really hard) We don't move the car seat from car to car because we know we wouldn't be able to get it in that tight on our own. We just swap cars if need be. Our car seat is very secure.
I wonder how true it is that the car seat will wobble a bit no matter what cause the guy we took ours too spent ages installing our car seat to make sure it didn't wobble.
ETA - we used to get my BIL to install our neice's car seat in our car when we babysat her and it wobbled a little bit when we did it ourselves. When we got DD's installed we realised how bad we are at fitting car restraints and now if we have our neice we just don't go anywhere in the car.
MoOaNdLiTtLePoPpEt
28-03-2007, 08:09
Hi everyone!!
we tried the car seat a couple of week ago, with no luck as i said, it seemed to wobble lots and hubby was not happy with it...so he gave up and cracked it...lol..tippicle man! :laughing:
I told him last night we would try it once again or go and buy another one, and see if there was any difference, if not return it, and if it was better to keep it.
We tried it this morning, and i put my weight on it, while hubby tightened it...and BRILLIANT!! Worked a treat, in the book it says there will most likely be 1inch movement each way...there probably isn't even that, it is very sturdy now :) . Am very happy with it. Thankyou everyone for your replies and advice :wave:
it also depends on your car and what seat you have. but as I said, everyone I haver spoken to said its fine for slight movement. otherwise its great to know both of my kids could have been killed, as both their carseats moved slightly! oh and they were installed professionally.
oh and the AHR is a tank. it will be my next seat. :)
it also depends on your car and what seat you have. but as I said, everyone I haver spoken to said its fine for slight movement. otherwise its great to know both of my kids could have been killed, as both their carseats moved slightly! oh and they were installed professionally.
oh and the AHR is a tank. it will be my next seat. :)
Maybe wobbly was the wrong word to use then? :laughing: I kinda imagine any type of wobble being that it moves a little as you put your DC in the seat!
The AHR, while expensive, is an awesome car seat!!
GraceUnhearing
28-03-2007, 17:30
its NOT normal.
get it fitted professionally and it wont wobble.
mine doesn't move at all!
its not worth the risk putting your bub in a wobbly car seat,
little mermaid
28-03-2007, 21:53
Mine doesn't move at all either
its NOT normal.
get it fitted professionally and it wont wobble.
mine doesn't move at all!
its not worth the risk putting your bub in a wobbly car seat,
I DID get mine fitted professionally. WHY would SO MANY different people say it was ok for there to be movement if it was not????
manufacturers, restraint fitters, baby shop employees.....
gee they all need to be fired huh:rolleyes:
claireandbailey
28-03-2007, 21:59
I got mine professionally fitted and he told me that its better if anchor straps arent completely tight so that they have slight movement, as its safer if in an accident.
MoOaNdLiTtLePoPpEt
29-03-2007, 07:13
yeh it is great now!! tiny bit of movement but it says that is normal - its normal to move up to an inch either way....
http://www.childrestraintsafety.com/ - have a look at car seat installation and 'movement'
"Movement
When installing your car seat it's important to have a tight, (but not too tight) installation for your child restraint to work most efficiently in an accident. An installed child restraint should not move any more than one inch (2.54cm) from side to side.
When installing your car seat remember the following:
When threading the seatbelt through the restraint put your knee in to (or press firmly in to) the car seat, to compress the vehicles seat cushion.
At the same time as pushing the car seat in to the vehicles seat cushion (as above), you need to remove all the slack from the lap portion of the vehicles safety belt.
After you have done both of the above, you then need to check that your seat does not move any more than one inch (2.54cm) from side to side. To achieve this 'tight' installation you may need to use a Locking Clip (http://www.childrestraintsafety.com/car-seat-installation.html#Locking%20Clips) or lock your seat belt (if you have safety belts capable of this).For a rear-facing car seat: To check that your rear-facing car seat is installed properly, push the top edge of the seat towards the front of the vehicle. The car seat should still stay firmly on the vehicles seat, although some movement is allowable if the vehicles seat has very soft seat cushions which may compress when tipping the seat forward. It is also perfectly acceptable for the top of a rear-facing car seat to move several inches from side to side as long as it's held firmly at the vehicle belt path.
For a forward-facing car seat (with harness): To check that your forward-facing car seat is installed properly (BEFORE you attach the tether strap), try to pull/push the top of the car seat forward and side ways (as if in a frontal or side impact). The car seat should not move any more than one inch (2.5cm) in any of these directions.
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