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How to Keep a Baby Cool in a Car Seat During Hot Weather
How to Keep a Baby Cool in a Car Seat During Hot Weather
On a hot day, a rear-facing baby can feel warm surprisingly quickly. The car seat surrounds much of the baby's back and sides, direct sun may reach the rear seat,... Read more...
Can You Feed a Baby in a Car Seat? Safer Ways to Feed on the Road
Can You Feed a Baby in a Car Seat? Safer Ways to Feed on the Road
Your baby starts crying halfway through the drive, and the reason seems obvious: they are hungry. If another adult is sitting in the back, handing over a bottle can feel... Read more...
Rear-Facing Car Seat Won’t Fit? 8 Things to Check Before Turning It Forward
Rear-Facing Car Seat Won’t Fit? 8 Things to Check Before Turning It Forward
Your rear-facing car seat fits the child—but once you install it, the front passenger seat suddenly has almost no legroom. Or the infant carrier touches the front seat, the center... Read more...
Can You Put a Car Seat in the Front Seat? What Parents Need to Know
Can You Put a Car Seat in the Front Seat? What Parents Need to Know
Can you put a car seat in the front passenger seat? In most family vehicles, the better answer is simple: use the back seat instead. Children are generally better protected... Read more...
Are Baseless Infant Car Seats Safe? Base vs. Baseless Explained
Are Baseless Infant Car Seats Safe? Base vs. Baseless Explained
Infant car seats have traditionally followed a familiar design: install a base in the vehicle, then click the removable infant carrier into that base. But parents now have more options.... Read more...
When Should You Install a Car Seat Before Baby Arrives?
When Should You Install a Car Seat Before Baby Arrives?
Your due date is approaching, the infant car seat is still in its box, and one more task keeps moving up the list: when should you actually install it? You... Read more...
How to Clean an Infant Car Seat Safely: Covers, Straps & Buckles
How to Clean an Infant Car Seat Safely: Covers, Straps & Buckles
Spit-up, milk, crumbs, diaper leaks, muddy shoes, and car sickness can make an infant car seat surprisingly dirty. Cleaning it should be straightforward—but a child restraint is not ordinary vehicle... Read more...
Can a Baby Sleep in a Car Seat? What Parents Should Know
Can a Baby Sleep in a Car Seat? What Parents Should Know
Your baby falls asleep five minutes after you start driving. By the time you arrive home, they are completely asleep in the infant car seat. Should you wake them? Can... Read more...
Baby’s Head Falling Forward in a Car Seat? What Parents Should Check
Baby’s Head Falling Forward in a Car Seat? What Parents Should Check
You look back at your newborn in the car seat and notice that their head has dropped forward. Their chin may be close to their chest, especially after they fall... Read more...
How Tight Should Car Seat Straps Be? A Complete Harness Fit Guide
How Tight Should Car Seat Straps Be? A Complete Harness Fit Guide
Car seat straps should feel snug—but how snug is snug enough? Parents often hear conflicting advice: fit one finger under the harness, fit two fingers under it, tighten until there... Read more...
Winter Coats and Car Seats: What Parents Need to Know
Winter Coats and Car Seats: What Parents Need to Know
Cold morning, warm coat, car seat—it seems like an obvious combination. But a thick winter coat or puffy snowsuit can create a problem that is difficult to see: the car-seat... Read more...
When Should You Remove the Newborn Insert From a Car Seat?
When Should You Remove the Newborn Insert From a Car Seat?
Your baby has grown since the first ride home, and the newborn insert in the car seat is starting to look snug. Should you remove it now—or is it still... Read more...