Winter coats and snowsuits change the way a child fits into the car seat.
Babies wearing coats in car seats.
How to keep your child warm and safe in the car seat.
The force on a 10 pound infant is more than a 10.
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.
As is winter weather.
Car seats are a part of parents lives.
Store the carrier portion of infant seats inside the house when not in use.
The tips below are appropriate for all ages.
Thick winter coats or snowsuits can keep your baby warm but they can compromise your child s car seat safety.
Keeping the seat at room.
Parents should choose car seat friendly coat options.
But if you live in new england like us winter is no joke.
Not even a little.
In order for car seats and boosters to function properly the straps need to remain tight against the child s chest.
Children can wear thin coats and there are now coats specifically designed to be used within the harness of a car seat which have been crash tested.
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.
But car seats and puffy coats don t mix.