tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15765605.post9174767159282341467..comments2023-04-07T07:08:46.729-04:00Comments on Cat's Litterbox: No Sew Carseat PonchoCat's Litterboxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15383480756748575738noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15765605.post-38649031704416722842015-09-18T22:35:35.429-04:002015-09-18T22:35:35.429-04:00Anything that comes between your child and the str...Anything that comes between your child and the straps other than typical clothing is not ok. This means either between the child's back and the seat or between the child's belly and the straps. Thus, putting on a puffy coat and zipping it over the straps is not ok as it comes between the child and the back of the seat seat and shoulder straps straps. This will only work IF: you test it by putting the coat in question on the child, buckling them into their car seat and adjusting the straps to pass the pinch test. Then remove the child from the seat WITHOUT loosening the straps. Take the coat off the child and put the child back into the seat WITHOUT re-tightening the straps. If the straps no longer pass the pinch test in normal clothing, the coat in question is NOT ok to use with the seat. If the straps do in fact still pass the pinch test you are golden. Up in Canada where I am, we deal with -45 Celsius by putting a nice warm thin fleece under our jackets, wearing our jackets out to the pre heated car, then shedding the jackets to ride in the car seats. Blankets are always on hand if needed! (Source : CPST) Michelle - Educ Summer 2017https://www.blogger.com/profile/09766280259745289485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15765605.post-18366898025113946802013-12-10T22:23:41.499-05:002013-12-10T22:23:41.499-05:00Thank you for this! Everyone will be getting one ...Thank you for this! Everyone will be getting one of these for Christmas this year! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05724133772461409335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15765605.post-87488317379006112612013-05-18T20:12:02.290-04:002013-05-18T20:12:02.290-04:00http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/kicking-tires/...http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/kicking-tires/post/bulky-coats-and-car-seats-dont-mix/2012/12/20/5e968ed4-4abf-11e2-8758-b64a2997a921_blog.html <br /><br />We put Baby Girls coat on (unzipped), strap her into the car seat, then zip up the coat (if needed). In New England it is below zero and it wasn't OK for me to bring her out to the car, take off her coat, strap her in, and then cover her up. I finally started to do the coat zipped up over the straps and then after found this article that said it was ok :) DH works at a police department so they are all very particular about carseat safety (which I am as well) BUT I also dont think its OK to take a kid out to the car without a coat! I like your solution as well :)TTABabyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10448579844692674801noreply@blogger.com