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Mum_me 
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Posted: 03 May 2011 at 4:05pm |
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DD is nearly 2 and we have been battling for a month or two now to keep her arms in her straps in her carseat.
I tried the black plastic 'sleeve' thing that goes over both straps - she just kept pulling it down and getting her arms out. This morning I went out and brought a 'houdini' attachment, and she worked out how to get it undone in about 5 minutes!
She is very slim and a bit of a contortionist - she can wiggle out of supermarket trolley and pushchair straps no matter how tight you make them.
I think she might be a bit bored as she is still rear facing, but even giving her toys etc doesn't seem to distract her for long.
Is there any other product out there to keep the arm straps on? Anyone have any other ideas?
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BerryBliss
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Posted: 03 May 2011 at 8:08pm |
I have that exact same problem with my 2yo, and have tried both of the straps you have with same outcome, she also leans over and undoes the main seat belt, i too would love to know if there is anything out there, other than handcuffs  itsso so very dangerous, and i have to stop the car constantly to make her put her arms in.
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Posted: 03 May 2011 at 8:26pm |
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I am also having the same probelm with my 22month old ! I will follow this thread as i would also love some suggestions
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AandCsmum
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Posted: 03 May 2011 at 10:19pm |
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I was going to suggest the Houdini strap. Worked with my boy. I'm impressed she can get it open.
Maybe a safety pin type of attachment, you know using the old nappy pins with the safety cover?
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Posted: 04 May 2011 at 8:07am |
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mothers instinct used to sell a hurphy durphy that went over seat belts, that might help. my daughter can only get out if the seat belt if it isnt tight enough.
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Posted: 04 May 2011 at 2:04pm |
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This is getting beyond a joke. I had to stop the car at least a dozen times on a (normally) five minute journey this morning - at this was with the houdini on!
I don't think the straps can go on any tighter, but I am thinking that she might be too skinny for the carseat - where the straps join the top of the carseat may be to far apart.
I'm a bit reluctant to turn her carseat around, as she is only 8kgs. But if she can look around she might not struggle so much.
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Posted: 04 May 2011 at 2:56pm |
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What kind of car seat do you have? The Radian XTSL has 2 clips and the main one is a challenge for adults to undo at times!
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Posted: 04 May 2011 at 2:57pm |
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It's not so much undoing the straps, more that she slips her arms out
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Posted: 04 May 2011 at 3:39pm |
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how far up are the straps? they should be sitting just above her shoulders.
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Posted: 04 May 2011 at 4:41pm |
 Bizzy wrote:
how far up are the straps? they should be sitting just above her shoulders. |
If she is rear facing the straps need to be below the shoulders, they only go above the shoulders once you turn them to forward facing. Any sort of chest strap needs to be at armpit level to be safe. I personally would not turn her at only 8kg.
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Posted: 04 May 2011 at 6:05pm |
Aethalia wrote:
Bizzy wrote:
how far up are the straps? they should be sitting just above her shoulders. |
If she is rear facing the straps need to be below the shoulders, they only go above the shoulders once you turn them to forward facing. Any sort of chest strap needs to be at armpit level to be safe. I personally would not turn her at only 8kg. |
are you sure? i dont remember having to have the straps below the shoulder when mine rear faced?
maybe the straps are too high up then.
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Posted: 04 May 2011 at 6:13pm |
ok so just looked online at this site:
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and it said this about harnesses
There should only be enough room for two fingers between the harness strap and your child’s chest. People often worry that the straps are too tight but if you don’t feel compression, the harness isn't tight enough.
Adjust the straps to accommodate the child and make sure they lie flat against the child's body. Finally, make sure the straps are in the right slots for your child’s size: They should be at or just above the shoulders in a forward facing child seat; in a rear facing infant seat, they should be at or just below the shoulders.
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Posted: 04 May 2011 at 7:34pm |
Yup thats what I thought 
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Posted: 04 May 2011 at 9:16pm |
I went to a safe to go techie (through plunket) today and my DDs straps are tight enough and in the right place etc so not much more i can do other than get a new seat with straps she can't get out of. Can't afford that right now, so will have try the safety pin thing. She's also another one that contorts out of any seat belt, have yet to find one thats hold her in.
I feel ya on the having to stop all the time, a five min drive takes me forever sometimes, and i love it if she falls asleep in the car...bliss
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Removing straps in carseat
