1 00:00:00,240 --> 00:00:09,039 Speaker 1: Oh baby, a baby, I need you? Oh how I 2 00:00:09,119 --> 00:00:13,200 Speaker 1: need you? What you expect? As a production of I 3 00:00:13,400 --> 00:00:17,239 Speaker 1: Heart Radio, I'm your host Heidi Murkoff and I'm a 4 00:00:17,360 --> 00:00:19,920 Speaker 1: mom on a mission, A mission to help you know 5 00:00:20,079 --> 00:00:25,759 Speaker 1: what to expect every step of the way. There's no 6 00:00:26,000 --> 00:00:28,880 Speaker 1: more essential item to buy before you bring your baby 7 00:00:28,920 --> 00:00:31,720 Speaker 1: home from the hospital. In fact, the hospital won't let 8 00:00:31,760 --> 00:00:35,120 Speaker 1: you leave without it. A car seat, of course, But 9 00:00:35,280 --> 00:00:37,680 Speaker 1: with so many car seats on the market, how do 10 00:00:37,720 --> 00:00:40,960 Speaker 1: you pick the one that's best for you and your baby? 11 00:00:41,560 --> 00:00:45,279 Speaker 1: Safety's job one for any car seat, with baby's comfort 12 00:00:45,400 --> 00:00:49,360 Speaker 1: and your convenience running a close second and third. But 13 00:00:49,520 --> 00:00:53,600 Speaker 1: will it fit your lifestyle, your car, an airplane seat 14 00:00:53,880 --> 00:00:56,360 Speaker 1: or an uber Will you need a different seat for 15 00:00:56,400 --> 00:00:59,680 Speaker 1: each of your cars or just an extra base? Will 16 00:00:59,680 --> 00:01:01,640 Speaker 1: it be heavy lift and will you be able to 17 00:01:01,680 --> 00:01:04,320 Speaker 1: lift it up neatly and snap it into the matching 18 00:01:04,360 --> 00:01:08,399 Speaker 1: stroller base without waking your sleeping bundle? Can you use 19 00:01:08,480 --> 00:01:11,319 Speaker 1: it with a stroller at all? Can you borrow car 20 00:01:11,360 --> 00:01:14,160 Speaker 1: seat from your friend or use the one your preschool 21 00:01:14,240 --> 00:01:17,800 Speaker 1: or outgrew. Should it be for newborns only? Or a 22 00:01:17,800 --> 00:01:21,360 Speaker 1: convertible that fits your baby as she grows and most 23 00:01:21,360 --> 00:01:24,000 Speaker 1: of all, will you need to go back and get 24 00:01:24,040 --> 00:01:27,840 Speaker 1: an engineering degree or even one in rocket science just 25 00:01:28,040 --> 00:01:31,160 Speaker 1: to be sure you're installing it right? Today, we've got 26 00:01:31,200 --> 00:01:34,959 Speaker 1: all your car seat bases and basics covered. I am 27 00:01:35,160 --> 00:01:39,399 Speaker 1: so excited to welcome the world expert on car seats. 28 00:01:39,440 --> 00:01:43,280 Speaker 1: She's a pediatrician who has also been studying car seats 29 00:01:43,280 --> 00:01:47,000 Speaker 1: for over twenty years and says she has installed over 30 00:01:47,240 --> 00:01:52,080 Speaker 1: fifteen thousand of them, which honestly is fifteen thousand more 31 00:01:52,480 --> 00:01:56,200 Speaker 1: than I have. Dr Lisa Bear, who you might know 32 00:01:56,360 --> 00:01:59,480 Speaker 1: as a car seat lady. She is a legend and 33 00:01:59,600 --> 00:02:03,520 Speaker 1: a savor literally, and she does all of this for 34 00:02:03,640 --> 00:02:08,560 Speaker 1: one reason only to help parents keep their little ones safe. 35 00:02:09,080 --> 00:02:14,639 Speaker 1: She has absolutely no financial ties to any car seat manufacturers, 36 00:02:15,200 --> 00:02:18,480 Speaker 1: which only makes me love her more. At lasta first, 37 00:02:18,480 --> 00:02:21,680 Speaker 1: of all, car seats run in your family. I've heard, yes, 38 00:02:21,800 --> 00:02:24,720 Speaker 1: you got the car seat bug from your mom, correct, 39 00:02:24,760 --> 00:02:29,480 Speaker 1: who was a trailblazer in car seat safety, which is 40 00:02:29,720 --> 00:02:32,720 Speaker 1: awesome in and of itself. So tell us a little 41 00:02:32,760 --> 00:02:35,800 Speaker 1: bit about how you became the car seat lady. After 42 00:02:35,880 --> 00:02:39,320 Speaker 1: first being a pediatrician, I got involved with car seats 43 00:02:40,000 --> 00:02:44,160 Speaker 1: pretty early on, and that uh, my mother has been 44 00:02:44,200 --> 00:02:47,079 Speaker 1: involved since I was around four or five years old, 45 00:02:47,680 --> 00:02:51,120 Speaker 1: originally just helping parents become aware that car seats were 46 00:02:51,120 --> 00:02:53,639 Speaker 1: out on the market and encouraging them to use them, 47 00:02:53,639 --> 00:02:57,200 Speaker 1: and then uh it evolved to helping parents use them properly. 48 00:02:57,520 --> 00:03:00,480 Speaker 1: She would have families come over to her house almost 49 00:03:00,560 --> 00:03:03,400 Speaker 1: every day and help them install the seats properly, so 50 00:03:03,440 --> 00:03:05,040 Speaker 1: I would get to play with the kids so that 51 00:03:05,080 --> 00:03:07,639 Speaker 1: the parents could pay attention. And then my senior year 52 00:03:07,680 --> 00:03:09,680 Speaker 1: of high school, I went to a school where for 53 00:03:09,720 --> 00:03:12,600 Speaker 1: a month we had to do an unpaid internship. We 54 00:03:12,639 --> 00:03:14,560 Speaker 1: didn't have classes that month, and I didn't know what 55 00:03:14,600 --> 00:03:16,440 Speaker 1: I was gonna do. And my mother is a laboring 56 00:03:16,480 --> 00:03:19,520 Speaker 1: deliver readers. My mother kept saying, why don't you just 57 00:03:19,560 --> 00:03:21,600 Speaker 1: work on the nursery floor of the hospital where I 58 00:03:21,600 --> 00:03:23,079 Speaker 1: work and just teach the parents what to do with 59 00:03:23,120 --> 00:03:26,200 Speaker 1: their car seats. And my friends were shadowing doctors or 60 00:03:26,280 --> 00:03:29,520 Speaker 1: lawyers or accountants, and I could do that for two hours, 61 00:03:29,520 --> 00:03:31,320 Speaker 1: but not a whole month, and I didn't know what 62 00:03:31,360 --> 00:03:32,919 Speaker 1: I was gonna do. And so it came the day 63 00:03:32,919 --> 00:03:34,280 Speaker 1: where you had to put down on the form what 64 00:03:34,320 --> 00:03:36,200 Speaker 1: you were going to do, and I put it down 65 00:03:36,200 --> 00:03:38,320 Speaker 1: that I was gonna help the parents with their car seats. 66 00:03:38,880 --> 00:03:41,600 Speaker 1: And we're now this month, this twenty three years later, 67 00:03:42,000 --> 00:03:46,120 Speaker 1: and that internship completely changed my life because before that 68 00:03:46,200 --> 00:03:48,560 Speaker 1: I had never actually helped the parents with the seats, 69 00:03:48,560 --> 00:03:51,560 Speaker 1: and I really wasn't that interested in it, but it 70 00:03:51,640 --> 00:03:55,520 Speaker 1: got me hooked. It was it's really it's an interesting 71 00:03:55,560 --> 00:03:58,840 Speaker 1: opportunity to be able to work with parents at special 72 00:03:58,880 --> 00:04:02,720 Speaker 1: moments in their life. And it's also instant gratification and 73 00:04:02,760 --> 00:04:05,960 Speaker 1: that you take a seat that usually has several errors 74 00:04:06,000 --> 00:04:08,600 Speaker 1: that you know could cause harm, and you educate the parent, 75 00:04:09,080 --> 00:04:12,680 Speaker 1: You give them information and skills, and then they're able 76 00:04:12,720 --> 00:04:15,680 Speaker 1: to make the changes to keep their child safe. There 77 00:04:15,720 --> 00:04:19,159 Speaker 1: are plenty of things about being pregnant and having a 78 00:04:19,200 --> 00:04:24,560 Speaker 1: baby that are inherently overwhelming. Um, but right up there 79 00:04:24,680 --> 00:04:28,040 Speaker 1: is figuring out which car seat to buy. First, You've 80 00:04:28,040 --> 00:04:29,920 Speaker 1: got to figure out which one to buy and then 81 00:04:30,000 --> 00:04:32,320 Speaker 1: how to install it. So what are the top things 82 00:04:32,400 --> 00:04:39,120 Speaker 1: parents should consider when making that super important choice. So 83 00:04:39,200 --> 00:04:42,600 Speaker 1: I think it's important to stress that the car seat 84 00:04:42,640 --> 00:04:44,520 Speaker 1: is the only product you're going to buy for the 85 00:04:44,520 --> 00:04:47,960 Speaker 1: sole purpose of saving your child's life. Hopefully you'll never 86 00:04:48,040 --> 00:04:50,279 Speaker 1: need to use it in that capacity, but that is 87 00:04:50,320 --> 00:04:53,200 Speaker 1: the reason you're buying it. So when thinking about budget 88 00:04:53,480 --> 00:04:56,440 Speaker 1: and priorities, I think the car seat should be one 89 00:04:56,520 --> 00:05:00,440 Speaker 1: of the most important purchases that you make and money 90 00:05:00,480 --> 00:05:03,560 Speaker 1: should be allotted to that rather than some of the 91 00:05:03,640 --> 00:05:07,680 Speaker 1: other accessories that maybe you don't need as much of. 92 00:05:07,960 --> 00:05:10,120 Speaker 1: And when choosing a car seat I think it's important 93 00:05:10,120 --> 00:05:12,720 Speaker 1: to choose the car seat first and then the stroller. 94 00:05:13,080 --> 00:05:15,200 Speaker 1: A lot of times parents choose a stroller and then 95 00:05:15,200 --> 00:05:17,400 Speaker 1: are like, well, the cars that they wanted doesn't fit 96 00:05:17,480 --> 00:05:19,599 Speaker 1: onto my stroll, or so I'll pick a different seat. 97 00:05:20,040 --> 00:05:23,400 Speaker 1: I would prioritize the car seat first. With that said, 98 00:05:23,880 --> 00:05:29,799 Speaker 1: options for car seats are plentiful, way too plentiful, and uh, 99 00:05:29,839 --> 00:05:32,520 Speaker 1: it's hard to choose. So on our website, which is 100 00:05:32,560 --> 00:05:35,440 Speaker 1: the car seat lady dot com, we've done things differently 101 00:05:35,440 --> 00:05:37,520 Speaker 1: than most sites, where most sites will give you ten 102 00:05:37,560 --> 00:05:41,200 Speaker 1: to fifteen seats and they'll give a brief review of 103 00:05:41,200 --> 00:05:45,279 Speaker 1: each one. We have picked three seats in each category 104 00:05:45,360 --> 00:05:48,520 Speaker 1: that we think are great options that fall on different 105 00:05:48,640 --> 00:05:51,599 Speaker 1: price categories, and we tell you why each of them 106 00:05:51,680 --> 00:05:53,800 Speaker 1: is going to be an excellent choice and help you 107 00:05:54,600 --> 00:05:56,960 Speaker 1: know that whichever one of those you choose, they're going 108 00:05:57,000 --> 00:05:59,440 Speaker 1: to be solid choices that are going to be compatible 109 00:05:59,440 --> 00:06:03,120 Speaker 1: with a wide range of vehicles and many different children. 110 00:06:03,720 --> 00:06:07,479 Speaker 1: So it's just starting with basics. There are two types 111 00:06:07,560 --> 00:06:12,680 Speaker 1: of seats that you could potentially use for a newborn. Um, 112 00:06:12,760 --> 00:06:16,080 Speaker 1: can you take us through what those two types are 113 00:06:16,480 --> 00:06:21,080 Speaker 1: and what the differences and also why you would recommend 114 00:06:21,080 --> 00:06:24,840 Speaker 1: one over the other. Yeah, So the one people are 115 00:06:24,839 --> 00:06:27,160 Speaker 1: going to be most familiar with will be the infant seat, 116 00:06:27,200 --> 00:06:29,320 Speaker 1: and some parts of the country it's called a pumpkin seat. 117 00:06:29,440 --> 00:06:31,680 Speaker 1: That's the seat that kind of looks like a bucket 118 00:06:32,000 --> 00:06:34,120 Speaker 1: with a handle. It's the one that clicks in and 119 00:06:34,120 --> 00:06:36,520 Speaker 1: out of a base typically that stays in the car 120 00:06:36,839 --> 00:06:39,839 Speaker 1: and the carrier can click on and off of a stroller. Typically, 121 00:06:40,360 --> 00:06:43,280 Speaker 1: those are often called infant seats. I prefer to call 122 00:06:43,360 --> 00:06:46,440 Speaker 1: them rear facing only seats, and that many of them 123 00:06:46,520 --> 00:06:50,800 Speaker 1: last beyond infancy. Some kids will get beyond their first 124 00:06:50,839 --> 00:06:54,720 Speaker 1: birthday in them. Uh, those seats. Reasons to choose an 125 00:06:54,760 --> 00:06:58,480 Speaker 1: infancy seat would be for convenience, that's the first thing. 126 00:06:58,520 --> 00:07:01,240 Speaker 1: And you can buckle the baby up in the house 127 00:07:01,920 --> 00:07:03,760 Speaker 1: straps nice and snug, and then bring them out to 128 00:07:03,760 --> 00:07:05,760 Speaker 1: the car and just drop the carrier into the base. 129 00:07:06,200 --> 00:07:10,600 Speaker 1: And also in cold climates it can make things easier 130 00:07:10,680 --> 00:07:13,200 Speaker 1: to do. So it can be much easier to dress 131 00:07:13,240 --> 00:07:17,000 Speaker 1: the baby in the house, get them in thin, tight layers, 132 00:07:17,360 --> 00:07:19,920 Speaker 1: buckled snug, and then put blankets on top to bring 133 00:07:19,960 --> 00:07:22,559 Speaker 1: the child out to a cold car, rather than having 134 00:07:22,640 --> 00:07:25,360 Speaker 1: to bring the child to the car take off the coat. 135 00:07:25,960 --> 00:07:29,480 Speaker 1: And it's important to point out, as you did, that 136 00:07:29,560 --> 00:07:33,040 Speaker 1: the layers should be thin. I just want to reiterate 137 00:07:33,080 --> 00:07:36,360 Speaker 1: that because you know it's not safe to have the 138 00:07:36,440 --> 00:07:39,680 Speaker 1: extra padding on the baby. Because the car seat, it 139 00:07:39,720 --> 00:07:43,120 Speaker 1: won't be a snug of fit exactly. The straps of 140 00:07:43,120 --> 00:07:45,000 Speaker 1: the car seat have to be really snug. I like 141 00:07:45,080 --> 00:07:47,160 Speaker 1: to remind parents that this is the harness the child's 142 00:07:47,200 --> 00:07:50,600 Speaker 1: life depends on, because oftentimes parents their first reactions, oh 143 00:07:50,640 --> 00:07:52,760 Speaker 1: my god, that's really snug to the body, or they'll 144 00:07:52,760 --> 00:07:55,680 Speaker 1: say it's really light. It is supposed to be tight, 145 00:07:55,680 --> 00:07:57,320 Speaker 1: like if you were going to jump out of a plane. 146 00:07:57,640 --> 00:07:59,520 Speaker 1: No one says, I think my harness is a little tight, 147 00:07:59,600 --> 00:08:03,360 Speaker 1: let's loose send it up a little bit. That's but 148 00:08:03,440 --> 00:08:05,720 Speaker 1: the forces that the body feels at thirty miles an 149 00:08:05,720 --> 00:08:07,400 Speaker 1: hour or the same as if you jumped out of 150 00:08:07,440 --> 00:08:10,520 Speaker 1: a third story window, so you would want that harness 151 00:08:10,560 --> 00:08:14,040 Speaker 1: to be really snug and puffy clothes. What happens is 152 00:08:14,040 --> 00:08:16,120 Speaker 1: when you buckle the baby in a puffy coat or 153 00:08:16,160 --> 00:08:18,920 Speaker 1: snowsuit and you tighten the straps, you're not able to 154 00:08:19,000 --> 00:08:22,760 Speaker 1: take most of the puff out, but crash forces are extreme. 155 00:08:22,880 --> 00:08:25,760 Speaker 1: They crumple the steel of the car and they easily 156 00:08:25,800 --> 00:08:28,200 Speaker 1: push all the extra puff, which is just air, out 157 00:08:28,200 --> 00:08:30,840 Speaker 1: of the clothes uh, and then leave the straps way 158 00:08:30,880 --> 00:08:33,360 Speaker 1: too loose for the child's body when it most counts. 159 00:08:33,760 --> 00:08:39,000 Speaker 1: The other carsiat option, of course, is the convertible convertible seat. Yes, 160 00:08:39,160 --> 00:08:41,360 Speaker 1: so a convertible seat is one that starts out rear 161 00:08:41,400 --> 00:08:44,640 Speaker 1: facing and then converts to forward facing. Some of those 162 00:08:44,720 --> 00:08:47,720 Speaker 1: will also have later stages as well. They might be 163 00:08:47,760 --> 00:08:50,920 Speaker 1: called three and ones or fourign ones, where sometimes the 164 00:08:50,920 --> 00:08:53,760 Speaker 1: third or fourth stage is a booster stage as well. 165 00:08:54,240 --> 00:08:57,080 Speaker 1: The convertible seat or the three and one in fourign 166 00:08:57,080 --> 00:09:00,600 Speaker 1: ones uh, those are seats that are designed and to 167 00:09:00,720 --> 00:09:03,880 Speaker 1: go rear facing for much older kids as well, so 168 00:09:04,320 --> 00:09:09,240 Speaker 1: they'll usually have starting weights around five pounds. But it's 169 00:09:09,240 --> 00:09:12,000 Speaker 1: important to note that just because a seat says it 170 00:09:12,080 --> 00:09:14,520 Speaker 1: starts at five pounds. Whether it's an infant seat or 171 00:09:14,559 --> 00:09:17,240 Speaker 1: a convertible seat, some of them are going to fit 172 00:09:17,280 --> 00:09:19,800 Speaker 1: a five pound baby better than others. Just like when 173 00:09:19,800 --> 00:09:23,000 Speaker 1: you buy clothes for the baby, and you buy three 174 00:09:23,040 --> 00:09:26,040 Speaker 1: outfits at all, say newborn size, and one is too small, 175 00:09:26,120 --> 00:09:28,720 Speaker 1: one it's just right, and one is swimming on the baby. 176 00:09:29,000 --> 00:09:33,160 Speaker 1: You don't realize that sizing is a an imprecise science. 177 00:09:33,440 --> 00:09:35,720 Speaker 1: So it doesn't matter the size of the seat you pick. 178 00:09:35,800 --> 00:09:40,000 Speaker 1: It more matters how the internal dimensions are of the straps. Uh, 179 00:09:40,040 --> 00:09:42,400 Speaker 1: And just some of the contouring of the seats. Some 180 00:09:42,480 --> 00:09:45,000 Speaker 1: are going to be better for head position for a 181 00:09:45,040 --> 00:09:48,000 Speaker 1: small baby. Um, if there's a headrest in the seat 182 00:09:48,080 --> 00:09:52,040 Speaker 1: that pushes the child's head forward, that's gonna be more problematic. 183 00:09:52,160 --> 00:09:53,920 Speaker 1: And that it tends to push the chin down to 184 00:09:53,960 --> 00:09:57,320 Speaker 1: the chest on the little ones. Uh. Some convertible seats 185 00:09:57,320 --> 00:10:01,079 Speaker 1: work fabulously for newborns, some don't. Some infant seats work 186 00:10:01,160 --> 00:10:04,839 Speaker 1: fabulously for small babies, and some don't. So all car 187 00:10:04,880 --> 00:10:09,440 Speaker 1: seats go through rigorous safety testing, but can you tell 188 00:10:09,559 --> 00:10:13,640 Speaker 1: us a little bit about how those tests actually work. 189 00:10:14,080 --> 00:10:19,000 Speaker 1: The government has what's called Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards 190 00:10:19,480 --> 00:10:22,680 Speaker 1: there's many of them. TO thirteen is the standard that 191 00:10:22,720 --> 00:10:27,160 Speaker 1: applies to car seats, and TO five as well, in 192 00:10:27,280 --> 00:10:30,280 Speaker 1: that it details not only the crush testing that the 193 00:10:30,280 --> 00:10:32,960 Speaker 1: car seat has to undergo, but other regulations such as 194 00:10:33,000 --> 00:10:36,160 Speaker 1: the labeling. You might notice that some of the wording 195 00:10:36,200 --> 00:10:38,840 Speaker 1: on the car seats labels is the same between seats. 196 00:10:38,840 --> 00:10:42,360 Speaker 1: That's because the government sometimes specifies the exact sentence that 197 00:10:42,440 --> 00:10:45,840 Speaker 1: must appear in the manual or on the stickers. But 198 00:10:45,920 --> 00:10:48,400 Speaker 1: let's talk about the crash testing. So car seats in 199 00:10:48,400 --> 00:10:51,400 Speaker 1: the US are required to pass a frontal crash test 200 00:10:51,559 --> 00:10:54,760 Speaker 1: at approximately thirty miles per hour. And the way it 201 00:10:54,840 --> 00:10:57,920 Speaker 1: works is the car seat manufacturer sends their car seat 202 00:10:58,000 --> 00:11:01,480 Speaker 1: to an independent, government approved arash test lab and if 203 00:11:01,520 --> 00:11:04,880 Speaker 1: the car seat passes, then the manufacturer is allowed to 204 00:11:04,880 --> 00:11:07,040 Speaker 1: sell it in the US, and then the government will 205 00:11:07,040 --> 00:11:09,360 Speaker 1: come back within a year or two usually of the 206 00:11:09,360 --> 00:11:12,280 Speaker 1: car seat hitting the market, they'll buy the seat from 207 00:11:12,320 --> 00:11:15,400 Speaker 1: Target or Bye Bye Baby or wherever. They'll send it 208 00:11:15,480 --> 00:11:18,840 Speaker 1: to an independent government grove crash test lab won the 209 00:11:18,880 --> 00:11:22,440 Speaker 1: same test and make sure that the manufacturer was on 210 00:11:22,520 --> 00:11:25,480 Speaker 1: the up and up with the seat truly passing. One 211 00:11:25,520 --> 00:11:28,720 Speaker 1: thing to be aware of for parents is that they 212 00:11:28,760 --> 00:11:33,600 Speaker 1: should not be getting seats from Ali Baba or other 213 00:11:33,679 --> 00:11:38,040 Speaker 1: places that are shipping directly from China. Um are often 214 00:11:38,120 --> 00:11:41,800 Speaker 1: shipping seats that are not crash worthy. Crash Worthy means 215 00:11:41,880 --> 00:11:45,160 Speaker 1: does the seat protect in a crash? Uh? And so 216 00:11:45,480 --> 00:11:49,160 Speaker 1: they should be getting seats from places that they know of. 217 00:11:49,280 --> 00:11:55,360 Speaker 1: So target Walmart, Bye bye baby. Try to support local, independent, 218 00:11:55,480 --> 00:11:58,600 Speaker 1: family owned store. So there's a whole network called brick 219 00:11:58,640 --> 00:12:02,960 Speaker 1: See which is into pendant stores. Okay, so parents beware, 220 00:12:03,800 --> 00:12:07,200 Speaker 1: that's very important information to have. Now you touched a 221 00:12:07,200 --> 00:12:11,080 Speaker 1: little bit about the head position, and it's something that 222 00:12:11,160 --> 00:12:14,400 Speaker 1: I always warn parents about if the baby is spending 223 00:12:14,440 --> 00:12:17,360 Speaker 1: a lot of time in an infancy or in a 224 00:12:17,440 --> 00:12:21,160 Speaker 1: car seat or in a swing that sometimes the head 225 00:12:21,200 --> 00:12:24,800 Speaker 1: position is unsafe. And this is of course especially to 226 00:12:24,920 --> 00:12:27,440 Speaker 1: in a car seat. Can you talk us a little 227 00:12:27,480 --> 00:12:32,560 Speaker 1: bit about how we know babies positioned properly in a 228 00:12:32,559 --> 00:12:36,440 Speaker 1: car seat. Yeah, So first let's talk about what is 229 00:12:36,480 --> 00:12:40,040 Speaker 1: and is not a safe head position. So one dangerous 230 00:12:40,120 --> 00:12:43,520 Speaker 1: position for a baby is when their chin is down 231 00:12:43,559 --> 00:12:46,280 Speaker 1: on their chest, and that means like the bony part 232 00:12:46,320 --> 00:12:48,600 Speaker 1: of the chin, not all the extra rolls of fat 233 00:12:48,679 --> 00:12:53,120 Speaker 1: that they've have safe positions for the head. Looking straight 234 00:12:53,120 --> 00:12:56,080 Speaker 1: ahead is perfectly fine, but so has turned the side. 235 00:12:56,080 --> 00:12:57,960 Speaker 1: And I mentioned that because a lot of parents feel 236 00:12:57,960 --> 00:13:00,800 Speaker 1: like the head has to be immobilized in a direct 237 00:13:01,240 --> 00:13:04,280 Speaker 1: head on straight position, but that does not have to 238 00:13:04,320 --> 00:13:07,640 Speaker 1: be turned to the side is fine. So what's going 239 00:13:07,679 --> 00:13:10,959 Speaker 1: to keep the child's body and head in a good position. 240 00:13:11,320 --> 00:13:13,320 Speaker 1: The first thing is when you sit the baby down 241 00:13:13,320 --> 00:13:15,000 Speaker 1: in the seat, you want to make sure that the 242 00:13:15,080 --> 00:13:17,520 Speaker 1: child is sitting all the way back. A lot of 243 00:13:17,559 --> 00:13:20,760 Speaker 1: babies are put in in a slouched position. You want 244 00:13:20,760 --> 00:13:23,720 Speaker 1: to make sure that before you start tightening the straps, 245 00:13:23,760 --> 00:13:26,720 Speaker 1: take the child's little thighs and push them back and 246 00:13:26,840 --> 00:13:29,800 Speaker 1: down so that they are flushed with the back of 247 00:13:29,800 --> 00:13:32,199 Speaker 1: the seat. Whether the child is in the car seat, 248 00:13:32,240 --> 00:13:34,800 Speaker 1: in the car, or in the house, or on the 249 00:13:34,840 --> 00:13:37,960 Speaker 1: stroll or wherever it is, it's critically important that the 250 00:13:38,040 --> 00:13:42,000 Speaker 1: child remains buckled snug and when we're tightening the straps. 251 00:13:42,040 --> 00:13:43,960 Speaker 1: The first thing I want to go over is how 252 00:13:44,000 --> 00:13:46,720 Speaker 1: to tighten the straps because a lot of parents know 253 00:13:46,920 --> 00:13:49,320 Speaker 1: one of the steps, but there's two other steps that 254 00:13:49,320 --> 00:13:52,679 Speaker 1: are commonly forgotten, which leaves slack in the belly and 255 00:13:52,720 --> 00:13:56,080 Speaker 1: the hip area inadvertently. So when you buckle the baby, 256 00:13:56,120 --> 00:13:58,800 Speaker 1: everyone is familiar with the tail at the bottom of 257 00:13:58,800 --> 00:14:00,800 Speaker 1: the seat that you use to tie in the straps. 258 00:14:01,040 --> 00:14:03,080 Speaker 1: But if all you do is tighten that, you'll get 259 00:14:03,080 --> 00:14:05,400 Speaker 1: the straps snug at the shoulders, but there will be 260 00:14:05,559 --> 00:14:07,760 Speaker 1: lots of slack in the belly and the hip area. 261 00:14:08,320 --> 00:14:10,640 Speaker 1: So here's the two extra steps I want you to add. 262 00:14:10,880 --> 00:14:13,120 Speaker 1: And we have a video that shows how to buckle 263 00:14:13,120 --> 00:14:15,440 Speaker 1: a newborn that goes over this because it's easier to 264 00:14:15,480 --> 00:14:18,560 Speaker 1: see it than to hear it. So you're gonna push 265 00:14:18,600 --> 00:14:21,479 Speaker 1: the chess clip all the way down to the belly 266 00:14:21,640 --> 00:14:24,120 Speaker 1: right after you buckle the baby's straps. We want to 267 00:14:24,160 --> 00:14:26,400 Speaker 1: get the chess clip out of the way, so shove 268 00:14:26,440 --> 00:14:29,240 Speaker 1: it down all the way towards the crotch buckle. Then 269 00:14:29,360 --> 00:14:32,480 Speaker 1: take the shoulder straps right near where the baby's chest 270 00:14:32,600 --> 00:14:36,720 Speaker 1: is and pinch the straps and pull firmly upwards. That's 271 00:14:36,760 --> 00:14:39,040 Speaker 1: going to gather all the slack out of the hips 272 00:14:39,080 --> 00:14:41,760 Speaker 1: and the belly area. It gathers it to the shoulders. 273 00:14:42,080 --> 00:14:44,080 Speaker 1: And now when you pull the tail, it's going to 274 00:14:44,200 --> 00:14:47,280 Speaker 1: remove the slack. Then we're gonna repeat those steps. We're 275 00:14:47,280 --> 00:14:49,760 Speaker 1: gonna push the chess clip down to the belly. We're 276 00:14:49,800 --> 00:14:52,560 Speaker 1: gonna pull the shoulder straps up to gather the slack, 277 00:14:52,640 --> 00:14:54,840 Speaker 1: and we're gonna pull the tail. We're gonna do that 278 00:14:54,880 --> 00:14:57,480 Speaker 1: a few times until when we pull up on the 279 00:14:57,480 --> 00:15:00,480 Speaker 1: shoulder straps we find no more slack. Pull link up. 280 00:15:00,960 --> 00:15:03,880 Speaker 1: That's our first sign that things are in the home stretch. 281 00:15:04,320 --> 00:15:06,720 Speaker 1: Then we're gonna put our index finger right at the 282 00:15:06,720 --> 00:15:09,160 Speaker 1: baby's collar bone area. The first thing we're going to 283 00:15:09,280 --> 00:15:11,240 Speaker 1: check is that it's not too tight, because I know 284 00:15:11,320 --> 00:15:13,400 Speaker 1: that's what everyone worries about. So if you put your 285 00:15:13,400 --> 00:15:15,600 Speaker 1: index finger at the collar bone and you can push 286 00:15:15,600 --> 00:15:17,920 Speaker 1: it all the way through and see your fingertip out 287 00:15:17,960 --> 00:15:20,400 Speaker 1: the other side, that means that it is not too 288 00:15:20,400 --> 00:15:24,240 Speaker 1: tight and then too loose. Um. I like to while 289 00:15:24,280 --> 00:15:26,920 Speaker 1: my finger is there, I lift my finger up and 290 00:15:26,960 --> 00:15:30,080 Speaker 1: away from the body, keeping it under the strap. Uh. 291 00:15:30,120 --> 00:15:32,240 Speaker 1: If I can imagine that I could get a second 292 00:15:32,280 --> 00:15:35,320 Speaker 1: finger like a salute at the collar bone area, then 293 00:15:35,360 --> 00:15:37,960 Speaker 1: that would be too loose. But either way, you really 294 00:15:37,960 --> 00:15:40,600 Speaker 1: want to make sure there's no slack anywhere in the harness. 295 00:15:40,960 --> 00:15:43,760 Speaker 1: Got it now? A lot of parents on what to expect. 296 00:15:44,040 --> 00:15:50,360 Speaker 1: Instagram did ask about inserts and howls to support the head. Yes, 297 00:15:51,280 --> 00:15:55,040 Speaker 1: So in terms of the head support, the key thing 298 00:15:55,200 --> 00:15:58,320 Speaker 1: is going to be choosing a seat that's fitting your 299 00:15:58,320 --> 00:16:04,600 Speaker 1: baby properly. So the seat having a good internal dimension 300 00:16:04,680 --> 00:16:08,960 Speaker 1: is is really important. Besides that, um, as far as 301 00:16:09,000 --> 00:16:12,640 Speaker 1: putting towels or inserts alongside the baby's body or head, 302 00:16:12,720 --> 00:16:16,320 Speaker 1: the first thing is you should not be buying anything 303 00:16:16,600 --> 00:16:19,160 Speaker 1: separate for the car seat that did not come with it, 304 00:16:19,280 --> 00:16:23,000 Speaker 1: So you'll see an entire market of products extra head inserts, 305 00:16:23,040 --> 00:16:26,360 Speaker 1: extra covers for the straps, sleeping bags for the winter, 306 00:16:26,880 --> 00:16:28,960 Speaker 1: if it did not come in the original box with 307 00:16:29,000 --> 00:16:31,960 Speaker 1: your car seat, and it is not in some way 308 00:16:32,040 --> 00:16:35,600 Speaker 1: directly made by your car seat manufacturer for that specific 309 00:16:35,600 --> 00:16:38,240 Speaker 1: car seat, despite what the marketing on the product might 310 00:16:38,280 --> 00:16:40,880 Speaker 1: say it is not safe to use. It's a completely 311 00:16:40,920 --> 00:16:44,200 Speaker 1: unregulated market, so you're gonna see a lot of them 312 00:16:44,280 --> 00:16:48,440 Speaker 1: sold because that is where companies can make money. So 313 00:16:48,920 --> 00:16:51,480 Speaker 1: I think it's important for parents to be aware of 314 00:16:51,480 --> 00:16:54,600 Speaker 1: where they're being up sold on things that are not necessary. 315 00:16:55,000 --> 00:16:58,440 Speaker 1: So anything that you're putting in the car seat besides 316 00:16:58,520 --> 00:17:01,440 Speaker 1: the baby and a few thin layers of clothes should 317 00:17:01,480 --> 00:17:05,240 Speaker 1: be able to be put on completely after the child 318 00:17:05,359 --> 00:17:08,720 Speaker 1: is buckled and buckled snug. That's really important because so 319 00:17:08,800 --> 00:17:21,960 Speaker 1: many parents worry about that. Now we thought bass and 320 00:17:22,359 --> 00:17:25,520 Speaker 1: seatbelts and latches. There are so many different ways to 321 00:17:26,320 --> 00:17:33,920 Speaker 1: install a car seat, So what makes the most secure installation? 322 00:17:34,680 --> 00:17:38,359 Speaker 1: Would it be a car seat with a base or 323 00:17:38,400 --> 00:17:40,760 Speaker 1: installing it without a base? How would you go about 324 00:17:40,840 --> 00:17:44,280 Speaker 1: choosing the best system for you? So for a parent 325 00:17:44,400 --> 00:17:47,399 Speaker 1: who has their own car, they're going to find that 326 00:17:47,560 --> 00:17:51,040 Speaker 1: having a seat that stays installed is going to be 327 00:17:51,119 --> 00:17:53,720 Speaker 1: the most convenient. So either the base that you then 328 00:17:53,760 --> 00:17:56,800 Speaker 1: click the carrier in and out of where you're hopefully 329 00:17:56,880 --> 00:17:58,640 Speaker 1: going to read the manual and you're going to take 330 00:17:58,680 --> 00:18:00,840 Speaker 1: the time and make sure even ald it properly and 331 00:18:00,880 --> 00:18:04,679 Speaker 1: then have it checked by it certified car seat technician UM. 332 00:18:04,800 --> 00:18:06,440 Speaker 1: Or you're gonna have a convertible seat which will do 333 00:18:06,520 --> 00:18:09,280 Speaker 1: the same thing and leave that installed. Using a carrier 334 00:18:09,320 --> 00:18:13,120 Speaker 1: without the base can be very safe. And so if 335 00:18:13,119 --> 00:18:15,479 Speaker 1: a family lives in an urban environment like in New 336 00:18:15,560 --> 00:18:18,159 Speaker 1: York City for example, and wants to take an uber, 337 00:18:18,440 --> 00:18:21,800 Speaker 1: or you're flying across the country to visit grandparents, you 338 00:18:21,840 --> 00:18:25,560 Speaker 1: know when COVID is hopefully over in those situations, taking 339 00:18:25,560 --> 00:18:29,320 Speaker 1: the carrier without the base is really convenient assuming you 340 00:18:29,400 --> 00:18:31,879 Speaker 1: have a seat that can be installed without the base. 341 00:18:31,960 --> 00:18:35,320 Speaker 1: There are a few seats that cannot, but most infant 342 00:18:35,359 --> 00:18:38,560 Speaker 1: seats can be installed that way without the base. Then 343 00:18:38,920 --> 00:18:42,480 Speaker 1: you use the seat belt, and there's a belt path 344 00:18:42,560 --> 00:18:45,879 Speaker 1: around the carrier that can allow the carrier to be 345 00:18:45,920 --> 00:18:48,520 Speaker 1: a standalone car seat, but you do have to install 346 00:18:48,600 --> 00:18:50,760 Speaker 1: it every time you get in the car when you're 347 00:18:50,840 --> 00:18:53,720 Speaker 1: using without the base, And so that can be inconvenient 348 00:18:53,760 --> 00:18:56,760 Speaker 1: if you're, you know, running seven errands that day, but 349 00:18:56,840 --> 00:18:59,800 Speaker 1: if you do travel a lot on airplanes, for instance, 350 00:19:00,040 --> 00:19:04,159 Speaker 1: and a baby should have their own seat with with 351 00:19:04,320 --> 00:19:08,520 Speaker 1: a f A A approved car seat correct buckled into that, 352 00:19:08,600 --> 00:19:10,760 Speaker 1: and then you can take that car seat. Yea. So 353 00:19:10,800 --> 00:19:13,080 Speaker 1: if you are a family who's going to be traveling 354 00:19:13,359 --> 00:19:16,880 Speaker 1: in other cars or taking frequent airplane trips where you're 355 00:19:16,880 --> 00:19:19,280 Speaker 1: gonna be wanting to use the carrier without the base, 356 00:19:19,560 --> 00:19:21,920 Speaker 1: we're gonna recommend that you choose a carrier that has 357 00:19:21,960 --> 00:19:24,760 Speaker 1: what's called a European belt path, that's the path that 358 00:19:24,840 --> 00:19:26,920 Speaker 1: the seat belt is going to take around the car seat, 359 00:19:27,200 --> 00:19:29,440 Speaker 1: as opposed to one that has an American belt path, 360 00:19:29,640 --> 00:19:33,879 Speaker 1: and it sounds really cool. Yes. Can you explain the 361 00:19:34,000 --> 00:19:37,840 Speaker 1: latch system just a little bit. So, latch is an 362 00:19:37,880 --> 00:19:41,200 Speaker 1: acronym that stands for lower anchors and tethers for children. 363 00:19:41,359 --> 00:19:44,119 Speaker 1: So latch has parts in the car and parts on 364 00:19:44,160 --> 00:19:46,760 Speaker 1: the child's car seat. So first, the parts in the 365 00:19:46,840 --> 00:19:50,120 Speaker 1: car UH in basically every car in the US since 366 00:19:50,200 --> 00:19:52,879 Speaker 1: two thousand and three. If you sit in the back seat, 367 00:19:52,960 --> 00:19:56,080 Speaker 1: typically just on the two side seats. Let's say you 368 00:19:56,119 --> 00:19:59,280 Speaker 1: sit on the back passenger side of your car and 369 00:19:59,359 --> 00:20:02,439 Speaker 1: you stick your hand into the seat crack right on 370 00:20:02,480 --> 00:20:05,040 Speaker 1: either side of your hip, you're gonna feel a metal 371 00:20:05,160 --> 00:20:09,199 Speaker 1: you shaped bar. UH. Those are the lower anchors, and 372 00:20:09,240 --> 00:20:13,040 Speaker 1: then the part the tether is an anchor that secures 373 00:20:13,480 --> 00:20:15,800 Speaker 1: the head of the car seat to the car. And 374 00:20:15,840 --> 00:20:18,360 Speaker 1: the tether anchor is a little more variable in its 375 00:20:18,359 --> 00:20:21,240 Speaker 1: location in the car. If you have a sedan, it's 376 00:20:21,280 --> 00:20:24,320 Speaker 1: easy to find the tether anchor. It's always located on 377 00:20:24,359 --> 00:20:27,840 Speaker 1: that shelf right below the rear windshield, the package shelf, 378 00:20:28,359 --> 00:20:31,639 Speaker 1: and there's one for each of the seating positions. Typically 379 00:20:32,119 --> 00:20:33,960 Speaker 1: UH in that the cars are required to have the 380 00:20:34,000 --> 00:20:36,760 Speaker 1: lower anchors in at least two seating positions, and the 381 00:20:36,800 --> 00:20:41,320 Speaker 1: tethers in at least three seating positions. So usually in 382 00:20:41,560 --> 00:20:45,359 Speaker 1: the average car, the center will have a tether anchor 383 00:20:45,680 --> 00:20:48,439 Speaker 1: but no lower anchors, and the side seats will have 384 00:20:48,520 --> 00:20:51,840 Speaker 1: both tether anchors and lower anchors. For families who have 385 00:20:51,880 --> 00:20:55,359 Speaker 1: minivans and SUVs with a third row, do not expect 386 00:20:55,480 --> 00:20:58,919 Speaker 1: to find the latch system in it, possibly any and 387 00:20:59,280 --> 00:21:03,120 Speaker 1: almost certainly not in all of the positions. Just because 388 00:21:03,160 --> 00:21:05,359 Speaker 1: you have a tether anchor in that position does not 389 00:21:05,480 --> 00:21:09,920 Speaker 1: mean you'll have lower anchors. Now, how confident can a 390 00:21:10,000 --> 00:21:15,480 Speaker 1: parent be that their seat is correctly installed? Um, if 391 00:21:15,480 --> 00:21:18,399 Speaker 1: they do it themselves. Now, there's the myth that you 392 00:21:18,480 --> 00:21:21,400 Speaker 1: go to the fire station or the police station and 393 00:21:21,440 --> 00:21:24,480 Speaker 1: they're going to know exactly whether the seat is properly 394 00:21:24,520 --> 00:21:27,600 Speaker 1: installed or not. Who should you trust? There are some 395 00:21:27,680 --> 00:21:32,040 Speaker 1: police officers and firefighters who are nationally certified Child Passengers 396 00:21:32,080 --> 00:21:35,960 Speaker 1: Safety technicians, But if they're not trained, it would just 397 00:21:36,000 --> 00:21:39,600 Speaker 1: be like going to your plumber or your electrician or 398 00:21:40,400 --> 00:21:43,399 Speaker 1: the server at the Delhi for help with your car seat. 399 00:21:43,480 --> 00:21:45,840 Speaker 1: So what I want to stress is that knowing how 400 00:21:45,840 --> 00:21:48,199 Speaker 1: to install a car seat properly is a learned skill. 401 00:21:48,400 --> 00:21:50,720 Speaker 1: It is not an aid. It does not come as 402 00:21:50,800 --> 00:21:54,160 Speaker 1: part of the job description for anyone's job. And so 403 00:21:54,280 --> 00:21:57,080 Speaker 1: just because you're wearing a police officers uniform does not 404 00:21:57,119 --> 00:21:58,400 Speaker 1: mean you know what to do with a car seat. 405 00:21:58,440 --> 00:22:00,240 Speaker 1: And just because you work at a car deal ship 406 00:22:00,280 --> 00:22:01,399 Speaker 1: does not mean you know what to do with a 407 00:22:01,440 --> 00:22:05,040 Speaker 1: car seat. So with that said, we have numerous studies 408 00:22:05,040 --> 00:22:08,560 Speaker 1: that show that parents confidence in their car seat installation 409 00:22:08,920 --> 00:22:13,080 Speaker 1: there's no correlation with how well they actually installed it. 410 00:22:13,520 --> 00:22:16,720 Speaker 1: Many parents are very confident in seats that they have 411 00:22:16,920 --> 00:22:21,800 Speaker 1: installed very improperly. So what I want to suggest to 412 00:22:21,880 --> 00:22:25,040 Speaker 1: the parents listening to this is whether you are sure 413 00:22:25,119 --> 00:22:27,760 Speaker 1: you've done it right or sure you've done it wrong, 414 00:22:28,240 --> 00:22:31,680 Speaker 1: Please have it checked by someone trained in that. Our 415 00:22:31,720 --> 00:22:37,120 Speaker 1: misuse rate has been over for decades now. Please do 416 00:22:37,160 --> 00:22:40,680 Speaker 1: not assume that it is correct, because in all likelihood, 417 00:22:40,800 --> 00:22:43,800 Speaker 1: if you were a betting person, it is not correct. 418 00:22:43,840 --> 00:22:48,040 Speaker 1: Just statistically. So it's the car seat itself to not 419 00:22:48,080 --> 00:22:51,520 Speaker 1: be able to move more than an inch in either 420 00:22:51,560 --> 00:22:54,520 Speaker 1: side or or front to back. Correct. Uh. And I 421 00:22:54,560 --> 00:22:57,880 Speaker 1: think what's important for parents to remember is crash forces 422 00:22:57,960 --> 00:23:01,040 Speaker 1: are extreme. You want it to be really tight to 423 00:23:01,119 --> 00:23:03,560 Speaker 1: the car. The looser the car seat is, the more 424 00:23:03,640 --> 00:23:06,480 Speaker 1: it moves, the less it's able to absorb the energy 425 00:23:06,520 --> 00:23:09,040 Speaker 1: of the crashed into its shell. And it also means 426 00:23:09,080 --> 00:23:11,840 Speaker 1: that the child's body moves more and it's more likely 427 00:23:11,880 --> 00:23:16,280 Speaker 1: to hit hard sitting, So tighter is better. How long 428 00:23:16,440 --> 00:23:20,600 Speaker 1: are newborns supposed to say in their infant seat? And 429 00:23:20,640 --> 00:23:23,520 Speaker 1: how do you know that baby is ready to graduate 430 00:23:24,200 --> 00:23:28,639 Speaker 1: to a convertible seat in a rear facing position? Uh huh, 431 00:23:28,720 --> 00:23:32,760 Speaker 1: So infant seats the rear facing only seats are basically 432 00:23:32,880 --> 00:23:36,840 Speaker 1: always outgrown in height before weight. Like you could have 433 00:23:36,880 --> 00:23:40,399 Speaker 1: the Pillsbury dough Boy of babies and you will still 434 00:23:40,520 --> 00:23:43,280 Speaker 1: have a baby that's too tall before too heavy, in 435 00:23:43,320 --> 00:23:46,439 Speaker 1: that you'll see high weight limits of thirty to thirty 436 00:23:46,440 --> 00:23:49,199 Speaker 1: five pounds on most of these seats, but children are 437 00:23:49,200 --> 00:23:52,720 Speaker 1: typically too tall somewhere between nine to fifteen months. It 438 00:23:52,880 --> 00:23:56,080 Speaker 1: varies by seat. Obviously, some kids are too tall sooner 439 00:23:56,119 --> 00:23:59,280 Speaker 1: than that, and some kids get longer. But somewhere around 440 00:23:59,280 --> 00:24:02,000 Speaker 1: your baby's for spur, they anticipate that they're too tall. 441 00:24:02,119 --> 00:24:04,720 Speaker 1: And what two tall means is that the child's head 442 00:24:04,800 --> 00:24:07,359 Speaker 1: is within one inch of the top of the car seat. 443 00:24:07,840 --> 00:24:10,199 Speaker 1: The reason for that one inch rule is that a 444 00:24:10,280 --> 00:24:13,240 Speaker 1: child who's rear facing. The crash forces are typically going 445 00:24:13,320 --> 00:24:16,040 Speaker 1: to pull the child's body up the shell of the seat. 446 00:24:16,480 --> 00:24:18,879 Speaker 1: As the child's body slides up, the head starts to 447 00:24:18,920 --> 00:24:21,040 Speaker 1: slide up as well. We don't want the head to 448 00:24:21,040 --> 00:24:23,840 Speaker 1: slide off the seat in any way, and so that 449 00:24:24,000 --> 00:24:26,719 Speaker 1: one inch is kind of a margin of safety. And 450 00:24:26,800 --> 00:24:29,400 Speaker 1: one thing that is not a marker of being too 451 00:24:29,440 --> 00:24:32,560 Speaker 1: tall is your legs hanging off the edge of the seat. 452 00:24:33,000 --> 00:24:36,800 Speaker 1: The legs being long does not matter. The legs can 453 00:24:36,840 --> 00:24:40,280 Speaker 1: do whatever they want to do. They can sit cross legged, 454 00:24:40,359 --> 00:24:43,000 Speaker 1: frog legged, put their legs straight up, drape one over 455 00:24:43,040 --> 00:24:46,040 Speaker 1: the side on their toes. I want to stress this 456 00:24:46,119 --> 00:24:49,719 Speaker 1: and that we know that it's a common misconception about 457 00:24:50,320 --> 00:24:52,440 Speaker 1: when a child is too big for the infant seat. 458 00:24:52,480 --> 00:24:55,320 Speaker 1: And then it's also something that drives people to turn 459 00:24:55,400 --> 00:24:58,720 Speaker 1: children forward facing and their convertible seat much too soon. 460 00:24:59,119 --> 00:25:02,159 Speaker 1: So the is in the legs are not an issue. First, 461 00:25:02,280 --> 00:25:05,480 Speaker 1: it is not uncomfortable. Children's bodies are not the same 462 00:25:05,520 --> 00:25:09,440 Speaker 1: as adult bodies. They're not just smaller versions. Children who 463 00:25:09,440 --> 00:25:12,280 Speaker 1: have not gone through puberty yet have very different bone 464 00:25:12,359 --> 00:25:15,359 Speaker 1: structure and ligaments. They have a lot more range of 465 00:25:15,400 --> 00:25:19,040 Speaker 1: motion in their joints, especially in the infinite toddler age. 466 00:25:19,520 --> 00:25:22,000 Speaker 1: They can bend their ankles, their knees, and their hips 467 00:25:22,040 --> 00:25:25,439 Speaker 1: in ways that even if you're very proficient at yoga, 468 00:25:25,520 --> 00:25:29,000 Speaker 1: you simply cannot do because your body is not the same. Yeah, 469 00:25:29,000 --> 00:25:30,719 Speaker 1: how many of us could put our foot in our 470 00:25:30,760 --> 00:25:34,800 Speaker 1: mouth exactly. It's also not dangerous for the legs. And 471 00:25:34,840 --> 00:25:37,000 Speaker 1: I want to stress this as well, and that when 472 00:25:37,000 --> 00:25:39,800 Speaker 1: it's child is rear facing. Let's take a frontal crash. 473 00:25:39,960 --> 00:25:42,720 Speaker 1: Everything moves to the front of the car. So a 474 00:25:42,760 --> 00:25:45,200 Speaker 1: forward facing child or adult is going to get held 475 00:25:45,240 --> 00:25:48,520 Speaker 1: back by the shoulder straps, the seat belt, or their 476 00:25:48,560 --> 00:25:51,800 Speaker 1: car seat straps, but nothing holds the head back, and 477 00:25:51,840 --> 00:25:54,520 Speaker 1: so the head gets whipped forward and whipped back in 478 00:25:54,560 --> 00:25:57,919 Speaker 1: a way that is not very pleasant. Um. Young children 479 00:25:58,040 --> 00:26:01,120 Speaker 1: have a difficult time withstanding that up, and it can 480 00:26:01,160 --> 00:26:04,399 Speaker 1: result in injuries to the spinal cord if the child 481 00:26:05,240 --> 00:26:07,560 Speaker 1: is too young. So that's why we keep them rear facing. 482 00:26:07,960 --> 00:26:10,199 Speaker 1: When the child is rear facing, they still moved to 483 00:26:10,240 --> 00:26:12,840 Speaker 1: the front of the car, but now what happens is 484 00:26:12,880 --> 00:26:15,440 Speaker 1: that the shell of the seat cradles the child's head, 485 00:26:15,520 --> 00:26:17,600 Speaker 1: neck and back, kind of like if you watch a 486 00:26:17,600 --> 00:26:20,160 Speaker 1: baseball game and you watch a catcher catch a fastball, 487 00:26:20,520 --> 00:26:22,840 Speaker 1: they catch the ball into their glove. Their glove goes 488 00:26:22,920 --> 00:26:25,159 Speaker 1: back a little bit to cradle it because there's a 489 00:26:25,200 --> 00:26:28,200 Speaker 1: lot of force with that, you know, ninety mile prower fastball. 490 00:26:28,440 --> 00:26:31,280 Speaker 1: In a similar way, the child's body gets cradled by 491 00:26:31,280 --> 00:26:33,120 Speaker 1: the shell of the seat, the shell of the seat 492 00:26:33,160 --> 00:26:36,240 Speaker 1: being like the catcher's glove um. And so what's gonna 493 00:26:36,240 --> 00:26:38,080 Speaker 1: happen is the child's legs are going to kind of 494 00:26:38,119 --> 00:26:41,639 Speaker 1: tuck up into like a cannonball position during a crash. 495 00:26:41,800 --> 00:26:44,840 Speaker 1: That is not a mechanism of injury. And so what 496 00:26:45,200 --> 00:26:47,560 Speaker 1: ends up happening is the child's legs or legs are 497 00:26:47,600 --> 00:26:50,320 Speaker 1: super scrunched in the moment of impact. It does not 498 00:26:50,440 --> 00:26:53,600 Speaker 1: cause any injuries to the child. And so, however scrunched 499 00:26:53,640 --> 00:26:56,640 Speaker 1: the legs start out while you're driving, they get even 500 00:26:56,680 --> 00:27:12,199 Speaker 1: more scrunched, and it does not hurt the child. So 501 00:27:12,320 --> 00:27:16,280 Speaker 1: we have a ton of questions from what is that community? 502 00:27:16,520 --> 00:27:20,320 Speaker 1: Not surprisingly, the first one is can I reuse a 503 00:27:20,400 --> 00:27:23,560 Speaker 1: car seat from one baby to the next end? Can 504 00:27:23,600 --> 00:27:28,800 Speaker 1: I borrow from a friend? Okay, so seats expire. It 505 00:27:28,920 --> 00:27:31,479 Speaker 1: ranges between typically six to ten years, So first make 506 00:27:31,520 --> 00:27:34,080 Speaker 1: sure it has not expired. You also need to make 507 00:27:34,080 --> 00:27:36,399 Speaker 1: sure it was never in a crash. So if you 508 00:27:36,440 --> 00:27:39,199 Speaker 1: get it at a thrift store, you can't ask the history, 509 00:27:39,240 --> 00:27:41,200 Speaker 1: whereas if you get it from your sister in law 510 00:27:41,440 --> 00:27:43,520 Speaker 1: and she was the only one who had used the seat, 511 00:27:43,880 --> 00:27:45,760 Speaker 1: you can ask the history of it. And then you 512 00:27:45,760 --> 00:27:47,600 Speaker 1: want to make sure that all the parts are there 513 00:27:47,640 --> 00:27:50,000 Speaker 1: and in good working order, and if it was recalled, 514 00:27:50,000 --> 00:27:53,360 Speaker 1: that the recall was addressed and fixed. What's the safest 515 00:27:53,400 --> 00:27:57,199 Speaker 1: place to put a car seat in the vehicle? Whatever 516 00:27:57,359 --> 00:28:00,240 Speaker 1: spot you get it most tightly installed is going to 517 00:28:00,280 --> 00:28:02,480 Speaker 1: be the safest spot. So you don't have to worry 518 00:28:02,520 --> 00:28:06,800 Speaker 1: about side air bags or versus. No, as long as 519 00:28:06,840 --> 00:28:10,119 Speaker 1: the child is properly restrained. We haven't seen any indication 520 00:28:10,160 --> 00:28:13,080 Speaker 1: that side airbags are dangerous to children, and in fact, 521 00:28:13,359 --> 00:28:16,119 Speaker 1: they are almost certainly beneficial to a child who is 522 00:28:16,160 --> 00:28:20,720 Speaker 1: properly restrained. Is there a maximum length of time you 523 00:28:20,840 --> 00:28:23,399 Speaker 1: can be driving around with your baby in the seed 524 00:28:23,840 --> 00:28:26,800 Speaker 1: if you're on a really long trip, how often did 525 00:28:26,800 --> 00:28:29,639 Speaker 1: you plan on stopping for breaks to give baby a break? 526 00:28:29,800 --> 00:28:34,000 Speaker 1: And you The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that babies 527 00:28:34,400 --> 00:28:37,280 Speaker 1: stay in their car seat for no longer than ninety 528 00:28:37,320 --> 00:28:40,920 Speaker 1: minutes at a time. Uh Now, there's nothing magical between 529 00:28:40,960 --> 00:28:44,920 Speaker 1: eight minutes. So if you're driving and the next rest 530 00:28:44,960 --> 00:28:46,960 Speaker 1: stop is ten minutes away and you're at the ninety 531 00:28:47,000 --> 00:28:49,960 Speaker 1: minute mark, don't freak out. But this also counts when 532 00:28:50,000 --> 00:28:52,479 Speaker 1: you're using the car seat, not in the car. So 533 00:28:52,520 --> 00:28:54,680 Speaker 1: when you get home and the baby's fallen asleep in 534 00:28:54,680 --> 00:28:56,720 Speaker 1: the car seat, we want you to take the baby 535 00:28:56,720 --> 00:28:58,800 Speaker 1: out of the car seat and put them into their 536 00:28:58,840 --> 00:29:01,720 Speaker 1: safe sleeping environ meant their best snet or crib. We 537 00:29:01,800 --> 00:29:05,160 Speaker 1: don't want you leaving the baby in the car seat. Yeah, 538 00:29:05,200 --> 00:29:07,720 Speaker 1: and it's not the best place for a nap as 539 00:29:07,760 --> 00:29:12,320 Speaker 1: well as babies often sleep in a semi reclining position. 540 00:29:12,360 --> 00:29:14,760 Speaker 1: Not the best place for a nap. Our cars e 541 00:29:15,080 --> 00:29:18,720 Speaker 1: Mirrors a safety risk or are they safety use? So 542 00:29:19,000 --> 00:29:21,360 Speaker 1: not only mirrors, but now there's a lot of targeted 543 00:29:21,360 --> 00:29:25,880 Speaker 1: ads to moms with cameras that can let use the baby. Um, 544 00:29:25,920 --> 00:29:28,719 Speaker 1: the most important thing to think about is driver distraction 545 00:29:29,040 --> 00:29:33,640 Speaker 1: that is the root cause of a large majority of crashes. 546 00:29:34,120 --> 00:29:37,600 Speaker 1: I do not recommend mirrors, cameras or any other thing. 547 00:29:37,760 --> 00:29:41,200 Speaker 1: I want the driver to completely ignore the baby. That 548 00:29:41,320 --> 00:29:44,760 Speaker 1: might make many drivers nervous whether the driver is the 549 00:29:44,800 --> 00:29:47,640 Speaker 1: only adult in the car or there's other adults. The 550 00:29:47,720 --> 00:29:50,360 Speaker 1: baby does not need to be monitored by the driver 551 00:29:50,680 --> 00:29:53,560 Speaker 1: and everyone will be safer. Both those in the car 552 00:29:53,840 --> 00:29:56,960 Speaker 1: and those sharing the road with you will be safer 553 00:29:57,040 --> 00:30:00,000 Speaker 1: if the driver pays no attention to the baby. Absolutely, 554 00:30:00,040 --> 00:30:03,360 Speaker 1: And speaking of keeping a baby happy in a car seat, 555 00:30:03,440 --> 00:30:08,400 Speaker 1: some babies love it and some babies hate it. And yes, 556 00:30:09,280 --> 00:30:13,720 Speaker 1: what are your best tips? I have a whole toy guide. Actually, 557 00:30:13,920 --> 00:30:17,640 Speaker 1: I've put my pediatrician skills to use and have a 558 00:30:17,640 --> 00:30:20,640 Speaker 1: travel toy guide on my website to help guide parents 559 00:30:20,680 --> 00:30:24,120 Speaker 1: to choosing toys will be good for travel, and they're 560 00:30:24,120 --> 00:30:28,920 Speaker 1: all battery free, educational and engaging. Other things to think 561 00:30:28,960 --> 00:30:31,400 Speaker 1: about is to use music that your child enjoys that 562 00:30:31,440 --> 00:30:34,520 Speaker 1: can be very soothing for young babies. You'll see in 563 00:30:34,560 --> 00:30:36,880 Speaker 1: the video that shows you how to buckle the baby 564 00:30:36,880 --> 00:30:39,680 Speaker 1: that I then swaddled the child over the straps so 565 00:30:39,760 --> 00:30:43,680 Speaker 1: they're fully bubbled and fully stuck, and then swaddled over top. Swaddling, 566 00:30:43,960 --> 00:30:45,960 Speaker 1: especially in under two months old in the car seat, 567 00:30:46,000 --> 00:30:49,360 Speaker 1: can often keep them much calmer than they would be otherwise. 568 00:30:49,760 --> 00:30:53,320 Speaker 1: Keeping in mind that every baby's difference. So there there's 569 00:30:53,320 --> 00:30:55,720 Speaker 1: some who love the car seats, someone hate the car seats, 570 00:30:55,720 --> 00:30:59,000 Speaker 1: some who love swaddling, some hay swaddling. So you're just 571 00:30:59,000 --> 00:31:01,440 Speaker 1: gonna have to figure the that as you go along. Yes, 572 00:31:01,920 --> 00:31:06,120 Speaker 1: for children who are in the like over six to 573 00:31:06,240 --> 00:31:08,800 Speaker 1: nine month age group that are in an infant seat 574 00:31:08,840 --> 00:31:11,120 Speaker 1: and have started to really not like it, a lot 575 00:31:11,120 --> 00:31:14,200 Speaker 1: of times that child can be made happier being moved 576 00:31:14,200 --> 00:31:16,800 Speaker 1: into a convertible seat where some of the convertible seats 577 00:31:16,800 --> 00:31:19,160 Speaker 1: will allow them to sit higher up off the vehicle 578 00:31:19,200 --> 00:31:21,800 Speaker 1: seat and slump more upright now that they can sit 579 00:31:21,920 --> 00:31:24,560 Speaker 1: up right unsupported, and so it will get a better 580 00:31:24,640 --> 00:31:29,080 Speaker 1: view out the windows. But like you said, music sues 581 00:31:29,160 --> 00:31:33,440 Speaker 1: the savage baby, right, Yes, often depending on you know, 582 00:31:33,600 --> 00:31:36,800 Speaker 1: babies like different kinds of music. So experiments and you 583 00:31:36,840 --> 00:31:40,600 Speaker 1: know old McDonald had a farm and my sister, who 584 00:31:40,720 --> 00:31:43,560 Speaker 1: is a neanatologist, gave me this trick with her kids. 585 00:31:43,600 --> 00:31:45,920 Speaker 1: She said, you know what, just go through the alphabet 586 00:31:45,960 --> 00:31:48,320 Speaker 1: and if you can't think of an animal with that name, 587 00:31:48,520 --> 00:31:51,280 Speaker 1: make it up and make up the side you're the better. 588 00:31:51,360 --> 00:31:54,080 Speaker 1: And you know what, it works. Baby won't know the 589 00:31:54,240 --> 00:31:59,400 Speaker 1: difference exactly how do you know it's time for your 590 00:31:59,440 --> 00:32:03,440 Speaker 1: child to ace forward? Now? I mean, I have one 591 00:32:04,200 --> 00:32:08,400 Speaker 1: super tiny grandson who's about to turn eight. I'm not 592 00:32:08,560 --> 00:32:11,920 Speaker 1: sure if he should be facing for it at this point, 593 00:32:11,920 --> 00:32:14,120 Speaker 1: he's so tiny. And I have one two and a 594 00:32:14,160 --> 00:32:17,440 Speaker 1: half year old grandson who's like he's about four and 595 00:32:17,440 --> 00:32:22,760 Speaker 1: a half. So what, what specifically should you look for? Yes, 596 00:32:22,960 --> 00:32:26,520 Speaker 1: So when we talk about rear facing to forward facing, 597 00:32:26,520 --> 00:32:29,520 Speaker 1: we want the child to have outgrown their convertible seat 598 00:32:29,560 --> 00:32:32,840 Speaker 1: rear facing before they turn forward facing. So we are 599 00:32:32,920 --> 00:32:35,600 Speaker 1: not talking about being too big for the infant seat. 600 00:32:35,640 --> 00:32:38,920 Speaker 1: We're talking about the convertibles. So the first thing is 601 00:32:39,040 --> 00:32:42,200 Speaker 1: too big for a convertible seat rear facing is either 602 00:32:42,280 --> 00:32:45,640 Speaker 1: too heavy, which is usually somewhere between four d two 603 00:32:45,680 --> 00:32:48,480 Speaker 1: fifty pounds is the weight limit for most seats. Now 604 00:32:48,760 --> 00:32:52,360 Speaker 1: there are some differences, uh, and then too tall is 605 00:32:52,480 --> 00:32:54,960 Speaker 1: usually how the child is going to outgrow it where 606 00:32:55,240 --> 00:32:57,440 Speaker 1: it depends on your seat, but typically when the head 607 00:32:57,520 --> 00:32:59,920 Speaker 1: is one inch below the top of the seat, then 608 00:33:00,000 --> 00:33:03,920 Speaker 1: they're too tall. The American Academy of Pediatrics is recommending 609 00:33:03,960 --> 00:33:06,760 Speaker 1: that kids remain rear facing until they've reached the height 610 00:33:06,920 --> 00:33:10,239 Speaker 1: or the weight maximum for their convertible seat before it 611 00:33:10,280 --> 00:33:14,600 Speaker 1: turns forward facing. The longer the better. Many states, about 612 00:33:14,600 --> 00:33:17,280 Speaker 1: a third of them, now require children to remain rear 613 00:33:17,400 --> 00:33:20,920 Speaker 1: facing until at least age two, but ideally too should 614 00:33:20,920 --> 00:33:23,600 Speaker 1: be thought of as a minimum. Is there a maximum? 615 00:33:23,840 --> 00:33:27,920 Speaker 1: The maximum for that child seat? Got it? When is 616 00:33:27,960 --> 00:33:31,680 Speaker 1: it time to switch to a booster seat? Again? It's 617 00:33:31,680 --> 00:33:35,080 Speaker 1: a matter of weight and size. Yes, weight and size 618 00:33:35,120 --> 00:33:37,400 Speaker 1: factors then, as well as some other things. So I 619 00:33:37,440 --> 00:33:40,160 Speaker 1: wanted to define what a booster is first because a 620 00:33:40,160 --> 00:33:43,200 Speaker 1: lot of parents are confused. So a booster seat is 621 00:33:43,240 --> 00:33:45,640 Speaker 1: any seat where the child sits on it and wears 622 00:33:45,680 --> 00:33:49,480 Speaker 1: the vehicle seatbelt across them as their restraint. That's in 623 00:33:49,600 --> 00:33:52,280 Speaker 1: contrast to a car seat. A car seat is any 624 00:33:52,280 --> 00:33:54,880 Speaker 1: seat that child sits on and uses the five point 625 00:33:54,880 --> 00:33:57,920 Speaker 1: harness that comes with the car seat as their restraint. 626 00:33:58,560 --> 00:34:01,400 Speaker 1: So children will swim which from a car seat to 627 00:34:01,520 --> 00:34:05,280 Speaker 1: a booster seat when they've met the following three minimums. 628 00:34:05,320 --> 00:34:08,400 Speaker 1: They should be at least five, they should be at 629 00:34:08,480 --> 00:34:12,560 Speaker 1: least forty pounds, and most mortally, they need to be 630 00:34:12,640 --> 00:34:15,719 Speaker 1: mature enough to sit properly in the booster seat during 631 00:34:15,760 --> 00:34:19,279 Speaker 1: the entire ride. So when they're sitting. They should not 632 00:34:19,320 --> 00:34:22,239 Speaker 1: be slouching, they shouldn't be leaning over, they shouldn't be 633 00:34:22,280 --> 00:34:24,640 Speaker 1: messing with the seat belt. Uh. And then a child 634 00:34:24,680 --> 00:34:27,200 Speaker 1: will remain in the booster seat until the seat belt 635 00:34:27,239 --> 00:34:30,520 Speaker 1: fits them properly without the help of the booster, and 636 00:34:30,560 --> 00:34:33,400 Speaker 1: their body fits properly on the vehicle seat without the 637 00:34:33,440 --> 00:34:36,359 Speaker 1: help of the booster. The lap belt is the most 638 00:34:36,400 --> 00:34:39,359 Speaker 1: important thing that's going to depend on whether your child 639 00:34:39,440 --> 00:34:41,840 Speaker 1: comes out of the booster seat at the right time, 640 00:34:42,239 --> 00:34:44,239 Speaker 1: in that it is the lap belt being in the 641 00:34:44,280 --> 00:34:47,640 Speaker 1: wrong place. The wrong place being across the child's belly 642 00:34:47,880 --> 00:34:50,400 Speaker 1: rather than low on the lap where it will catch 643 00:34:50,440 --> 00:34:53,440 Speaker 1: the hip bones during a crash. There's something called the 644 00:34:53,440 --> 00:34:57,040 Speaker 1: five step test that talks about five questions to assess 645 00:34:57,040 --> 00:34:59,400 Speaker 1: whether the child is ready to ride without a booster. 646 00:34:59,760 --> 00:35:03,799 Speaker 1: Just know that for the average child around age ten, 647 00:35:03,960 --> 00:35:07,280 Speaker 1: about fifty percent of kids can ride safely without a booster. 648 00:35:07,600 --> 00:35:10,680 Speaker 1: So it is a lot later than people think. Even 649 00:35:10,719 --> 00:35:13,279 Speaker 1: though your state law might say six or seven or 650 00:35:13,320 --> 00:35:16,080 Speaker 1: eight your child can come out of a booster, most 651 00:35:16,160 --> 00:35:19,440 Speaker 1: kids needed a lot longer than the state laws, and 652 00:35:19,640 --> 00:35:24,000 Speaker 1: back seat until age thirteen is what's recommended by the 653 00:35:24,040 --> 00:35:26,600 Speaker 1: American Academy of Pediatrics. And when the child does move 654 00:35:26,640 --> 00:35:28,400 Speaker 1: to the front seat, not only should they be at 655 00:35:28,440 --> 00:35:30,680 Speaker 1: least thirteen, they should be mature enough to not be 656 00:35:30,719 --> 00:35:36,880 Speaker 1: a driver distraction. Okay, so typical teenagers to be a problem. 657 00:35:36,960 --> 00:35:38,759 Speaker 1: That child in a few years is going to be 658 00:35:38,800 --> 00:35:42,000 Speaker 1: in the driver's seat, and so that's a teaching moment 659 00:35:42,040 --> 00:35:44,920 Speaker 1: for the parent to set expectations for what is the 660 00:35:44,960 --> 00:35:48,239 Speaker 1: behavior of the driver by helping the child learn what's 661 00:35:48,280 --> 00:35:51,440 Speaker 1: the proper behavior of the passenger so they're not endangering 662 00:35:51,480 --> 00:35:54,120 Speaker 1: the driver. So I gotta put it out there because 663 00:35:54,120 --> 00:35:58,200 Speaker 1: we got a lot of pregnant moms on what to expect, 664 00:35:58,320 --> 00:36:02,360 Speaker 1: and I would love for you to remind expecting moms 665 00:36:02,400 --> 00:36:05,960 Speaker 1: why it's important to wear a seatbelt, as uncomfortable as 666 00:36:06,000 --> 00:36:08,160 Speaker 1: they might feel it is, and the proper way to 667 00:36:08,200 --> 00:36:10,840 Speaker 1: wear one when you have a belly. So the seatbelt 668 00:36:10,920 --> 00:36:13,880 Speaker 1: goes the same part of your body at all times, 669 00:36:13,880 --> 00:36:16,920 Speaker 1: whether you're pregnant or not. The lap belt needs to 670 00:36:17,000 --> 00:36:19,480 Speaker 1: go low and flat on the tops of your size. 671 00:36:19,600 --> 00:36:22,760 Speaker 1: The shoulder belt goes across your chest and rest between 672 00:36:22,800 --> 00:36:26,000 Speaker 1: your neck and your shoulder, never under your arm, never 673 00:36:26,080 --> 00:36:31,560 Speaker 1: behind your back. Those make the seat belt completely ineffective 674 00:36:31,920 --> 00:36:34,920 Speaker 1: and increase your risk for head injury and chest injury. 675 00:36:35,200 --> 00:36:38,359 Speaker 1: So think of your seat belt worn properly as your 676 00:36:38,360 --> 00:36:41,839 Speaker 1: baby's first car seat, because studies show that the risk 677 00:36:42,080 --> 00:36:45,760 Speaker 1: of mom or baby being hurt while babies in utero 678 00:36:45,960 --> 00:36:50,120 Speaker 1: or significantly reduced by mom wearing a seatbelt. So, uh, 679 00:36:50,360 --> 00:36:52,359 Speaker 1: one thing I want to address because there's a lot 680 00:36:52,400 --> 00:36:55,359 Speaker 1: of targeted ads on Facebook and Instagram, there's a lot 681 00:36:55,400 --> 00:36:59,600 Speaker 1: of seat belt positioners for pregnant moms. They should not 682 00:37:00,239 --> 00:37:04,440 Speaker 1: be used. I cannot be clearer about this. They're completely 683 00:37:04,560 --> 00:37:07,319 Speaker 1: unregulated by the government. Where the seat belt as it 684 00:37:07,440 --> 00:37:10,200 Speaker 1: was designed, simply lift up the belly, put the lap 685 00:37:10,280 --> 00:37:12,440 Speaker 1: belt low, snug it up, and put the belly on 686 00:37:12,520 --> 00:37:14,719 Speaker 1: over top. And I just want to ask the most 687 00:37:14,719 --> 00:37:18,520 Speaker 1: common question we have in the community is does expensive 688 00:37:18,600 --> 00:37:22,800 Speaker 1: mean better and safer? In fact, right now in the US, 689 00:37:22,880 --> 00:37:27,400 Speaker 1: the most expensive car seat performs the poorest in the 690 00:37:27,440 --> 00:37:32,160 Speaker 1: government's crash testing. So no. Now, some safety features do 691 00:37:32,320 --> 00:37:36,200 Speaker 1: add cost to the seats, so steel is more expensive 692 00:37:36,200 --> 00:37:40,400 Speaker 1: than plastics. So some safety features require steel, like a 693 00:37:40,440 --> 00:37:42,880 Speaker 1: load leg or rigid latch. So you will notice that 694 00:37:43,000 --> 00:37:46,160 Speaker 1: some of those seats are more expensive than other seats, 695 00:37:46,160 --> 00:37:51,240 Speaker 1: but price is not an indication of safety. Alisa, thank 696 00:37:51,239 --> 00:37:54,680 Speaker 1: you so much for all of this important information and 697 00:37:54,719 --> 00:37:59,040 Speaker 1: for being here today and for everyone listening. Tell us 698 00:37:59,160 --> 00:38:02,440 Speaker 1: one more time. Where we can find you and all 699 00:38:02,480 --> 00:38:05,759 Speaker 1: of that great information about car seats. So our website 700 00:38:05,800 --> 00:38:08,319 Speaker 1: is the car seat Lady dot com. We're also on 701 00:38:08,400 --> 00:38:11,520 Speaker 1: Instagram the car Seat Lady, and we have a YouTube 702 00:38:11,560 --> 00:38:15,279 Speaker 1: channel with lots of installation and instructional videos. That's the 703 00:38:15,320 --> 00:38:17,239 Speaker 1: car Seat Lady with the number one at the end. 704 00:38:17,560 --> 00:38:22,399 Speaker 1: That's great. You're gonna hold our hands through this whole process. Yes, yes, awesome. Well, 705 00:38:22,440 --> 00:38:25,919 Speaker 1: thank a lot and big hugs. Yes, thank you so much. 706 00:38:27,840 --> 00:38:35,800 Speaker 1: Who baby love, my baby love. I need you, Oh 707 00:38:35,800 --> 00:38:41,480 Speaker 1: how I need you. Thanks for listening. 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