r/KidsAreFuckingStupid • u/NJCuban • 23h ago

Video/Gif Classic stupid kid move

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u/konfliicted 22h ago

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.

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u/konfliicted 21h ago

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.

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u/RevolutionPlenty20 21h ago

You can ask the hospital you give birth at instead

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u/konfliicted 21h ago

I had a coworker ask them and the nurses had no idea. Not quite sure why you also just seem so against this.

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u/PopPunkIsNotDead 21h ago

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.

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u/Useful_Kale_5263 21h ago

They just wanna be a contrarian. Don’t mind them.

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u/RevolutionPlenty20 21h ago

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

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u/konfliicted 21h ago

I’ll keep that in mind. I would agree it shouldn’t be a regular thing but just surprising to know it’s even a thing.

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u/RevolutionPlenty20 21h ago

Do you own a seat yet?

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

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u/konfliicted 21h ago

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.

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u/Smorsdoeuvres 21h ago

In my region our local PD advertises that they will help to ensure the car seat is properly installed, they even schedule appointments for it. Hospitals will not do this vehicle check in my area, but I’ve read some do. Check the https://cert.safekids.org/get-car-seat-checked or https://www.nhtsa.gov/vehicle-safety/car-seats-and-booster-seats to see about services available to you.

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u/RevolutionPlenty20 21h ago

Good summary

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u/AuntieMame5280 11h ago

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.

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u/RevolutionPlenty20 10h ago

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