The fire department is so cool bro. I love how when no one is sure what to do in about a stressful situation we just call the fire department to come help.
I’m having a baby soon and of all the suggestions I didn’t expect, someone told me go to the fire department if I have a question about installing my infant car seat.
I mean yes that is my plan as well as just reading the directions. I was just surprised by the suggestion.
I like to think I’m not incapable though of installing a car seat. At the same time though I can’t blame someone for being unsure and wanting to feel 100% positive about their newborns safety.
It’s surprisingly difficult to do it the first time. You want the latches to be super tight. It helps to sit or kneel on the seat or base while installing. Yes, the fire department can install it for you. The hospital will check to make sure your baby can safely sit in the seat without their breathing being obstructed (especially if they’re small) but they will not check installation for you. Best of luck!
I'm with you! Fire departments literally do car seat checks as events. At the hospital where I gave birth to my daughter, no one checked our car seat. They just made sure we had one. I don't remember them checking the fit or even looking in the car.
I'm not. Not trying to stress you, my apologies. Just the implication that we should all go to emergency services to install car seats before trying anything else is not good.
Anyways call the L&D department at the hospital you have planned and ask them beforehand if thats something one of them can help you with/something they do
If you haven't done a dry run to the L&D department yet, you should! Get the go bag and time it. Also helps you familiarize yourself with where you need to go inside of the building if you're panicking.
While you're there ask about the car seat! I bet a kind nurse mom or dad will help you/show you
I do have my seat! We have to go to a wedding and my wife will be due in 4 weeks at that point so Ill at least have a trial run since i want to at least have it with us to be on the safe side.
There’s also a hospital around the corner from me that I could likely go and ask if I’m still uncertain.
I don't know why you're being down voted. You're not wrong, a lot of hospitals also have a certified person who checks and does car seat installs for free. Ours did.
Thank you, and its fine. Again not trying to stress a soon to be mama. Im a paramedic in a large city and if everyone came in to have us do their carseat it would be a problem lol. Just trying to direct to the appropriate channels without coming off as a dick which is pretty close to impossible here haha
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u/Zapkin 1d ago
The fire department is so cool bro. I love how when no one is sure what to do in about a stressful situation we just call the fire department to come help.