Safety First

Good morning! :) I'll start by saying that I am a parent guilty of not buckling my child correctly in his carseat. I was the parent who although the straps were tight enough...the buckle was not in the correct place. Until a mama online was brave enough to point it out to me. My oldest was two months old. It only took that and ever since then I have extensively researched carseat safety. 

I cringe every time I see a child too young to forward face forward facing. I've seen children under 1. Most recently on Teen Mom 3 one of the mamas had her 5/6 month old forward facing on a convertible seat. It's shocking! Where is the education? The information these young moms need? The information that I once needed myself for my child to be as safe as humanly possible!? 

I didn't do rear facing until age 2 with my oldest. I thought he'd be uncomfortable, so he forward faced at age 1...that was quite naive of me! After researching it and realizing the benefits outweigh the discomfort he will most likely not have...I am rear facing my youngest until he outgrows the seats maximum weight for that setting. We will rear face at least until age 2. 

I just want everyone to be informed. I've seen kids who straps are unbuckled at the bottom. Straps that are way too loose. Buckles that are way too low. In an accident the child will most certainly fly out of that seat. No one wants to think of anything happening to their babies, so why not ensure that nothing happens to them given the case something arises. 

Graphic credit goes to: @carseatsforthelittles on Instagram

Website: http://csftl.org/