I feel like I must be doing something wrong. My 8 month old twins cry every time I put them in/take them out. I have to dig the straps from behind their backs and pull them over their shoulders each time. Should I be loosening the straps each they get...
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The straps seem too short on this seat to get infants in and out easily. I have heard other reviewers mention that you can call Britax and get longer straps, which I have been meaning to do, because it is a pain to dig them out from behind my daughter.
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No , I would make sure you had some kind of safety belt attached as they ( babies ) are apt to wiggle ! My daughter was stable and reasoned with enough by the age of 2 but before that I would use a safety belt
2028724
In my experience with my 6 month old I need the extra accessory piece of the clip in booster seat. The straps are not strong enough to hold my guy in place and so he uses the seat as the needed support until strong enough to hold himself via straps.
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I carry my son in mine pretty often, but not for long amounts of time. Probably no more than 20 minutes. He is 30lbs, so not quite as big as your child. I think the Boba distributes the weight really well. I don't feel any pain when I carry him. It feels more like a weight pulling me back, like a turtle with a shell, but not to the point where it is painful. Idk where you are from, but there are baby wearing groups near me that hold meetings so that you can try out different carriers. I found a group on Facebook. That may be a way to try before you buy.
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you have to pull down really hard ... a child should not have to be so rough on it but if not forceful it seems stuck .. you have to hear a click to make it stay up and then use force every time to change .. bad product..
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I had the same issue with mine. I just dint installed it. Most changing pads comes with safety straps. I changed the one it came with and bought one that is more comfortable for the baby.
77134
While it depends on why your child is unhappy, it is possible a different seat could help. The boy I babysit is perfectly happy in this seat (18 months old and rear-facing), but cries constantly in the bulkier one his parents bought, even though they have it facing front. As far as I can tell, he likes to see out, and this one lets him. They eventually returned the other one and bought one of these. $250+ is an expensive gamble to stop the crying, you can't go wrong with the improved safety of these.
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With my first, I didn't use the restraints til she was 4-5 months and by then she was transitioning to a crib. It really is too deep to give a newborn any way of getting out. I stopped using it with #1 when she was pushing to stand (flat on her back) in the sleeper and I was afraid she would bounce herself out the top of it.
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Very hard for me to tighten the straps properly. My husband has to do it most times or we stuff our son into the straps.
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My baby was born at 10lb 8oz, quite a bit bigger than a typical newborn, and was a homebirth - we didn't take him anywhere for 2 weeks. When I put him in his seat for the first time, I was *really* uncomfortable with how far apart the shoulder straps are. They slip off his shoulders unless I have the chest clip higher than typically suggested - basically as far up as I can go. This is despite the infant insert padding. I've never been a fan of needing a separate car seat for a newborn, but honestly I'm not sure this seat is the best choice because of the width between the shoulder straps.
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My baby is 17 months and we can still make it work. Like the other mamas, I just loosen the straps so baby can move back a bit. Totally doable and with the hood, stays pretty discreet. You can always add a blanket or cape thingy if you're concerned about anyone seeing, though I don't personally think there's anything to hide about nourishing baby!
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I asked my daughter and she says that the latch seems strong with pretty rough play from her 4 year old so not sure if yours is defective. Those toys are usually very well made so may be worth a return to see. Hope this helps.
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I had the same problem. After looking through car seat installation guides online, I figured out that for forward facing seats such as this one, the straps for the harness needs to be threaded through AT or ABOVE the child's shoulder. Mine was set a little below, because that's the way we used to do it for the rear facing seats. Once I fixed that (it's now just a tad above my son's shoulder), I have no more problems tightening the harness. If in doubt, contact Britax as they steered me toward the right direction.
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to breastfeed in an ergo (i am 32 DD) i usually loosen both straps . i loosen the side i'm going to feed on a little more than the other , sometimes i have to use one hand to hold my breast . But it is definitely doable! You might want to check youtube for some BF in carrier videos!
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Hello Patrick,You should be able to adjust the straps as tight as you want, you can feed the loops twice if it is not tight enough. The loops are large enough to have you feed the straps twice if needed. Please let us know if you have any questions.
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I tried like crazy to get my little guy to latch. I had to use the shield to even make it work. I would try to pump and then get him to latch, and no such luck. I was never able to wean him off it. :( it only lasted three months though I ended up drying up, I don't think it was caused by the shield. I also found that the Medela therashells helped draw mine out some, wear them between feedings they also helped lots! Good luck!
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Yes they are...from in between the baby's legs where the straps lock into. Underneath where that long strap comes from there is a small metal piece that you press in whike pulling the long strap to tighten the shoulder straps OR press in and pull the shoulder straps out to loosen. You could also google the intruction manual for this carseat and get a more detailed desciption with pictures.