The Car Seat Lady responds to Consumer Reports’ April 2014 Infant Car Seat Ratings

Posted by thecarseatlady on April 4, 2014 · 8 Comments 

Please see here – http://thecarseatlady.com/csladdressescr/

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How to Wear Your Seat Belt While Pregnant

Posted by thecarseatlady on January 22, 2014 · Leave a Comment 

We’ve moved… please see here http://thecarseatlady.com/pregnant/

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No nursing while the car is moving!

Posted by thecarseatlady on August 14, 2012 · 33 Comments 

As a pediatrician in a NICU and the daughter of a lactation consultant, I’m very, very pro-breastfeeding… but nursing has a time and a place.  A moving vehicle is NOT the time or the place.  Nursing your child while the car is moving puts both you and your baby at significant risk of unnecessary injury. … Continue reading →

Category belt behind the back, belt under the arm, car seats, mistake, safest

Tips for Safe (and Convenient) Taxi Travel

Posted by thecarseatlady on May 15, 2011 · Leave a Comment 

AVOID REGRETS: TIPS FOR TRAVELING SAFELY IN TAXIS In NYC in 2000 (the most recent year for which data are available) 2,600 children were injured in 17,000 taxi-related accidents.  Studies show that NYC taxi passengers are 2.5 times more likely to be seriously injured or killed than the passengers in the other vehicle involved in … Continue reading →

Category abdominal injuries, belt behind the back, belt under the arm, booster, Booster Seats, car seats, Forward-facing, rear-facing, Rear-facing, safer, safest, seat belt syndrome, shoulder belt

Tips for Buying a Safe Vehicle

Posted by thecarseatlady on May 15, 2011 · 1 Comment 

TIPS FOR BUYING A SAFE VEHICLE When buying a vehicle (new or used) it is important to make sure that it will be safe for everyone – the kids in the back and the adults in the front. Deciding which vehicle to buy can be overwhelming, but here are some must-have safety features that might … Continue reading →

Category air bag, airbag, cargo, center, electronic stabilization control, hinges, hump, incompatibility, new car, rollover, SAB, safer, safest, side airbags, SUV

(most) Coats & Car Seats are NOT a safe combo – learn how to keep kids WARM & SAFE)

Posted by thecarseatlady on January 27, 2011 · 3 Comments 

Does winter time in your car ever look like this?   Have you ever struggled to just get the harness buckled when your child is wearing a coat?  Notice how the girl on the left doesn’t even have the buckle between her legs fastened as there wasn’t enough room in the straps with the bulky coat … Continue reading →

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The Dangers of Fluff in the Car Seat (including coats, snowsuits & even the Bundle Me)

Posted by thecarseatlady on January 6, 2011 · 8 Comments 

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>Let’s play – What was the car maker thinking?? (or – were they thinking at all?)

Posted by thecarseatlady on April 21, 2010 · 6 Comments 

>It’s the disappearing center seat! Why should you care? The center of the back seat is the safest place of the car Studies show kids are 43% safer if they ride in the center instead of the side What does a “normal” center seat look like? 2010 Honda Accord SedanCenter: 15 inches wide What car … Continue reading →

Category Britax Boulevard, Britax Marathon, center, footprint, Graco Snug Ride 35, narrow anchor points, safest