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Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
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Updated carseat info-LATCH
I know we were discussing this not too long ago, here is an article about the 2014 changes: http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/money/perfi/basics/story/2012-06-06/child-safety-seat-latch/55452346/1
Soooo, if I'm reading this correctly, we most likely need to reinstall Jake's seat without using the LATCH system, and only the seatbelt to hold the seat in place. He weighs around 39 pounds, so I'm assuming his combined weight with the seat exceeds 65 pounds.
Re: Updated carseat info-LATCH
Emmy, are you still using the Evenflo Triumph?
That's around 24 pounds, so you're right under the limit right now, but you would have to switch in the near future.
Jake is in the Nautilus, so according to Amanda's calculations, he has a few pounds to go before he needs to switch. Liam is in the Triumph in Brian's car, and a Graco MyRide in my car (graco site says it weighs about 15 pounds), so he should be ok (he weighs around 30 pounds)
Jake - 1.15.08
Liam - 5.17.11
Keira is in the mid-30s but we also switched to seatbelt when I moved her from the Roundabout. Seat belt worked just as tight & we tether so I feel pretty good about the seat being secure.
How time flies! Caileigh (9), Keira (6) & Eamon (3)
We should be good for awhile. DD just hit 30lbs and our Evenflo Symphony weighs in at 23lbs. DD probably won't hit 42lbs until she's in 3rd grade.
ok so if you are using the 5 point harness and the child and seat weigh more than 65lbs us the seatbelt instead of the LATCH.
But my question is: When you switch to using the seatbelt instead of the 5-point harness can you still secure the seat with the LATCH which is only holding the weight of the seat because the seatbelt is holding the child in the seat???
I have a way to go before he is out of the harness in the seat even if we are using the belt to hold in the seat, But i feel like having a 20 some lb seat and the child being held in by the seat belt only ( when used across them as a booster) is a little scary...
Married, September 23, 2006
That's all that's holding you in, and I'm sure you weigh more.
I found this online:
http://babyproducts.about.com/od/carseats/f/LATCH_SB.htm
Car seats are designed to handle crash forces in specific ways. While we know, thanks to federally mandated crash testing, that baby's car seat will withstand crash forces when installed with the seat belt, or with the LATCH system, we do not know if the same car seat will withstand crash forces when both systems are used at the same time. Putting two installation belts through the same belt path could put stress on the car seat shell from two different angles during a crash, causing breakage. Using two installation belts could also concentrate more crash force on a small area of the car seat.
The rule of thumb to follow with installation is to never use your baby's car seat in a way that was not intended by the manufacturer. When you install the car seat using methods not outlined in the instruction manual, you are, in essence, using your child as the crash test dummy.