Re: DBB Newbie! Car seat question!

December 16, 2004

H Brittney,

Welcome to the group. My best advice would be to move to a regular carseat and

not use the carrier. My son is almost 5 months and in the bar. He is long

enough and his bar is short enough not to cause issues. We have decided that

after the holiday we will be investing in the regular car seat because he is

much too heavy in the carrier to be lugging around.

Good luck,

Dawn-Marie

chbtrouble blboone@...> wrote:

Hi everyone! I'm new to the group - my 2 month old son, Cameron, has

bilateral club feet. We just got finished with casting for 8 weeks

and he got his first pair of brace shoes. His transition has been

pretty smooth, until we put him in his carrier/car seat. The brace

between the shoes is wider than the carrier, so his feet sit on top

of the sides of the carrier (does that make sense? ), so he's very

fussy about being uncomfortable. We tried to prop him up higher in

the carrier on a blanket, but that doesn't seem to help much. Did

anyone have a problem like this? Any other tips for the brace shoes?

Thanks, and I look forward to getting to know more of your stories

and suggestions!

All my best,

Brittney

December 16, 2004

Brittney,

Welcome!! And congrats on being done with casts. I would check

the width of the bar and make sure it matches the width of his

shoulders. If his shoulders fit just fine in the seat I would think

the bar would too. My son, 14 months just got switched to a regular

seat this past weekend. He fit in the rear infant car seat just fine

with his bar and his casts. I would make sure the width is correct.

At two months he is way too young to switch to a forward facing car

seat, but maybe one of those convertible ones might work better for

you. But we stayed in the rear infant for quite awhile, it was just

so much easier to cart him around when you can't put him in the cart

at grocery store or the high chairs.

Hope this helps,

>

> Hi everyone! I'm new to the group - my 2 month old son, Cameron, has

> bilateral club feet. We just got finished with casting for 8 weeks

> and he got his first pair of brace shoes. His transition has been

> pretty smooth, until we put him in his carrier/car seat. The brace

> between the shoes is wider than the carrier, so his feet sit on top

> of the sides of the carrier (does that make sense? ), so he's very

> fussy about being uncomfortable. We tried to prop him up higher in

> the carrier on a blanket, but that doesn't seem to help much. Did

> anyone have a problem like this? Any other tips for the brace shoes?

> Thanks, and I look forward to getting to know more of your stories

> and suggestions!

>

> All my best,

> Brittney

December 16, 2004

Hi Brittney.............Welcome to the group.....It's an awsome

group........lots of info questions advice and alot of really nice people.Yes we

had that problem but i was told never prop them up or interfere with the safety

of the carseat it's a hard adjustment but give it awhile and you'll be suprised

how quick he will adjust.some times you can prop something under his knees like

a rolled up recieving blanket but i wouldn't put anything under his bum.I hope

this helps

Jen mom to 07-11-2004 dbb 16\7

DBB Newbie! Car seat question!