How to keep your child warm and safe in the car seat.
Babies wearing coats in car seats.
Take the coat off put your child back in the car seat and buckle the harness straps which should be adjusted just as they were when the child was wearing the coat.
Store the carrier portion of infant seats inside the house when not in use.
But car seats and puffy coats don t mix.
As is winter weather.
In fact wearing a puffy coat yourself with the seat belt is not a best practice because it adds space between your body and the seat belt.
Car seats are a part of parents lives.
The force on a 10 pound infant is more than a 10.
Winter coats and snowsuits change the way a child fits into the car seat.
The tips below are appropriate for all ages.
In order for car seats and boosters to function properly the straps need to remain tight against the child s chest.
This test showed the dangers of wearing a bulky coat which endangers car seat safety.
Standard coats no matter how thin should never be worn underneath a car seat harness because it can leave the harness too loose to be effective in a crash.
Not even a little.
But if you live in new england like us winter is no joke.
Parents should choose car seat friendly coat options.
If you have the child wear the coat to the car take it off buckle in the child and put the coat back on the coat will still be warm.