Thursday, December 29, 2005

Chair Fall Down!


I noticed of late (about a month ago), the car seat we are using is not so functionable. Whenever, the car takes a turn, Harvynna will shout, 'Chair - fall down, chair, fall down' untill i turn back to look at her. Then I realised that the chair had tilted to its side.

When we upgraded her car seat from the infant carrier when Harvynna was about 8 months , we thought that this seat would last till she is 4 (thats what they told us at the store) Unfortunately, we forgot to take into consideration, her weight which is above average. If I recall correctly, the weight for this chair is up to 40lbs (which is about 18 kg) and Harvynna is now about 15 kg. I guess thats why the chair does not support the weight. Decided to check on the website about this and I realised that we now have to use the normal car seat belt to strap her instead of the car seat harness.

Combination Forward-Facing/Booster Seat:

Certified for use with harness from 20-30 pounds. up to 40 pounds.; child must be at least one year old
Remove harness when child reaches approximately 30 to 40 pounds. (if child is at least age 3-4) and use as booster up to 80 pounds or upper weight limit listed on seat

Properly restrained child in a combination forward facing/booster seat:

When used as a forward facing seat:
Place harness straps at or above child's shoulders. Forward facing seats have several slots, choose the slots closest to your child's shoulders.
Place
chest clip across the child's chest at armpit level to keep harness straps in place
Keep harness straps snug
When child reaches upper weight limit of seat with harness (40 pounds) remove harness and use as a belt-positioning booster seat with the vehicle's lap and shoulder belt (see tips for properly restrained child in a belt-positioning booster seat.) - i guess this is where we went wrong

7 comments:

chanelwong said...

Othniel also fixed another belt at the back of the carseat which make the carseat more stable. He also but a teether (metal piece which comes together when purchase carseat) to lock the side belt from moving. He will press the whole carseat down and make sure the side belt is tight before using the teether to lock it..

Pearl Wong-Tey said...

the carseat information is very useful since im buying a car seat soon for lil Max Ryan..
btw, uve got a beautiful daughter..she's so cute

Princess Mom said...

Chanel, Othniel is really creative to do all those things with the carseat.As for us, we just follow the instuctions closely. And now, i cant find the instructions!

Pearlvanoyster
Good luck in purchasing your car seat. Make sure you read all the details and dont make the same mistake we did. Thanks for you kind remarks!

jazzmint said...

hehe she can even tell u she's falling down, so cute. Guess it's time for a booster seat + the seat belt.

chanelwong said...

hi hi..i don't even know how to fix carseat. Othniel did all the reading and survey. He can even tell the difference between carseat from Australia, UK and US.

Princess Mom said...

we discovered our seat does not convert to a booster seat. So have to get a new one!

But booster seats are much cheaper than car seats since they use the car seat belt.

Now she says 'Chair fall down' just so i will turn behind to look at her!

Chanel, next time I should consult Othniel!

chanelwong said...

Booster seat has 2 type. Either with back or without back. Some with back but can be removed which is a bit expensive compared to the one without back...