Baby Trend Stroller – Assuring Safety Features

Author: Chaves Angles

Article Source: http://www.articlesbase.com/babies-articles/baby-trend-stroller-assuring-safety-features-1240367.html

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Purchasing a baby stroller is as an important decision. There are so many choices to choose from and each baby stroller holds a multitude of features. You can access more valuable information and resources about Baby Trend Stroller at http://MyBabyTrendStroller.com to choose which one fits your needs best.

Frequently Asked Questions

1. QUESTION:
   how to clean safety harness on baby’s high chair?
   My 7month old daughter keeps chewing the reins on her high chair which are now completely filthy. I have tried soaking them, scrubbing them but they still look really dirty. Has anyone any ideas how to get them clean. they are attached tothe chair and are pretty difficult to remove each time i want to clean them. An easy solution would be great. Thanks

   • ANSWER:
     beg, borrow or steal a steam cleaner!!! does the trick every time, will bring them up like new and while your at it you could sanitise all toys, teddies and equipment. xxxx

2. QUESTION:
   Can you carry a baby in a car in a carry cot?
   I have read somewhere that providing you have the appropriate safety harness for the cot you can put a baby in a carry cot in a car. I can’t remember where I read this. Is this right and does anyone know where I can find further info and the appropriate harness?

   • ANSWER:
     You can put the baby in a car seat and then put the seatbelt over it. This is the safest procedure for a baby.

3. QUESTION:
   ok i need help with high chair purchase for baby who is turning one year old. Is it too late to buy?
   For how long babies use high chairs for feeding?

   I chose one which has large tray and it seemed like it has lot of room when baby grows up, there was this one with better safety harness but it was like for leaner babies and it looked like it had little room or height between seat and tray…which means it wont be easier to get baby in and out of it once she grows up or chubby.

   Did i made right decision? Coz if babies only use it until max age 2 then HIGHCHAIR I DIDN’T bought was better.

   plz advice

   My baby isnt chubby by the way, she is infact lean….so i was hoping if it works until she is 2.5-3.

   But its without tyres…so wt kind of purchase it looks like?
   angelbab hmmm my idea was exact same that no matter what following babies will use it as well as since its got plenty of room, my baby might use it for longer.

   • ANSWER:
     My cousin’s daughter was out of her high chair by age 2. She has her own little table and chair where she feeds herself. If you don’t mind feeding your child in your lap, you might consider returning what you bought and getting a toddler chair instead.

4. QUESTION:
   Moms of multiples (& all mom’s answers will help)- how do you feel about those child safety harnesses/leashes?
   I have 14 month old twins, and I will admit- I have considered investing in a pair of them. The boys are at the point where they can walk very well, and would rather walk in the stores or wherever we go, but they are also at the point where they want to run in all directions and get into everything.

   I can see the appeal, and can’t help but think that it might make things easier when we go out. But at the same time, I just don’t like the idea of having my child in one.. Outing would be simple if I had only one baby to worry about, but I have two who don’t yet understand the need to stay right with me and hold my hand. I also don’t have the capability of running in two different directions…

   Anyway- mom’s of twins or more, what are your thoughts on those contraptions?

   • ANSWER:
     My twins are 14 months too and I have a pair of twin reigns. They are the ones that you can put around either or 1 of your wrists or they have a belt you can attach the reigns to so you are hands free.

     I have to admit though, that although they are great for keeping them out of the road and close to me etc, taking them bot out on my own even with the reigns is completely off limits for now!

     They end up getting tangled up and still trying to go in different directions so it’s difficult to go out on my own with them both without them being in the pram. Taking 1 is fine but both together is a complete nightmare! lol I suppose in time they will understand more and realise that they will have to behave whilst out with mammy on her own, but for now the words no and stop just go over their heads so maybe in a few more months I’ll give it a go on my own with them but for now unless someone else is with me, I put them in the pram and only let them have a run around up the park on the fields so that they cant come to any harm and neither can i! x

5. QUESTION:
   Anyone tried baby walking harness? Walking Wings or Moonwalk?

   http://www.bonanzle.com/booths/evagirl/items/Moonwalk_Safety_Harness_For_Infant_Toddler

   My baby loves to stand and practice walking i have a bad back and wondered if the moonwalk harness might be really great? Anyone tried it? There’s also a similar model called the Walking Wings, but more expensive. I found the moonwalk model on ebay for a low price that’s why i’m leaning towards the moonwalk, but either way, anyone tried this type of thing?

   • ANSWER:
     the Walking Wings look like you can stand straight up where as the moonwalk looks like you will still have to bend and at an odd angle to.
     I say spend the extra money.

     I have a bad back to and the moonwalk looks like it would just make the problem worse.

6. QUESTION:
   how to adjust safety 1st harness on car seat (PLEASE HELP)?
   I have the Safety 1st ProPack Travel System – Clemson care seat and stroller. Today I wanted to adjust the harness to the 2nd point for my baby. It has five points. but I cant remember how to put the buckles in the back of the car seat correct. I just cant remember. I cant fine the manual either. please help.

   • ANSWER:
     This may hopefully help if not too late. It’s the Safety 1st Website. Just type in the model number etc of the car seat and it should give you a manual. From the site it says the details should be on the carseat.

     http://www.safety1st.com/usa/eng/Instructions

7. QUESTION:
   What do you think of this product?

   http://www1.shopping.com/xPO-Kiddopotamus_Secure_Strap_2_in_1_Safety_Harness

   It’s a baby harness and I have one. Before my daughter started walking I was like, “No way am I going to have my daughter on a leash!!” Well now she’s walking and I had to buy one. My view has completely changed on this product because I know that with this product my daughter is always within a few feet of me and can never just run off. Children at the age of 18-24 months run off all the time whether parents are watching them or not and I think this is a great product now. What do you think? Give me your OPINION and tell me why or why not! Thank You!

   • ANSWER:
     I never used one with my boys, but with my 2nd, who was no busy and inquisitive, I really considered it. Before children I thought it was so wrong to put my child on a dog leash. But you know what, it gives your child the opportunity to move about which keeps them happier than being strapped into a stroller, they get to work their lil muscles, and like you said, you’ll know exactly where they are.

     When it’s come to parenting I’ve learned a lot of lessons, but the major one is, “Who cares what others think if it works for me and is keeping my children safe”.

     I’d rather see your lil one a leash in a store than on the back of a milk carton!!!

8. QUESTION:
   Question about flying with young baby
   My husband and I would like to go to Edinburgh in September for a few days. We want to bring our son who will be 5 months at the time of flying. I am getting a bit worried about his safety as both airlines ryanair and aer arann do not allow car seats on their flights. I would like to get some advice from parents who have brought an infant on a flight on how they managed. Has anyone used the crelling safety harness?

   • ANSWER:
     Ok – don’t panic – it’s dead easy! I live in London and my mum lives in Aberdeen. I flew solo with my daughter from a couple of months old loads of times and never had any problems. You don’t need to bring a car seat. Bring your pram and tell them at check in that you want to bring it to the gate. They’ll give you a luggage tag to put on it. You’ll have to take baby out of the pram so the pram can go through the x-ray scanner so try not to take one that’s too heavy if you can. Remember you’re only allowed one piece of hand luggage each so don’t stuff the pram full of stuff if you can’t get it into your bag. They’ll let you bring the pram right up to where you get on the plane and then they’ll put it in the hold. Not sure if you’re breastfeeding or not but you’re only allowed 150ml of liquid through security. You can always buy those little boxes of ready mixed SMA from Boots or similar once you’re through security.

     Once on the plane (great thing about having kids is you always get to go first!) they will give you an orange belt. You simply put your own seatbelt on as normal and attach the orange belt to yours and strap baby onto your tummy (a bit like one of those papoose things). If you are hiring a car in Edinburgh make sure you tell the car hire people that you need a car seat for a 5 month old and it should cost about £12 or so on top of the hire charge.

     Bring a dummy or something for him to suck in case he gets bad ears during take off and landing. You’ll probably find that if he’s the kind of baby that sleeps in the car, he’ll sleep during the flight. If he cries and screams, don’t feel embarrassed – everyone knows that kids do that and it’s not their fault!

     Have a great trip!

Choosing a Safety Gate for your Child

Author: Steve Reed

Article Source: http://www.articlesbase.com/parenting-articles/choosing-a-safety-gate-for-your-child-1628757.html

About the Author

Steve is a regular article writer. He has a new website at http://kidcogate.org/

which helps people find the best Kidco Gate products at the best prices.

Frequently Asked Questions

1. QUESTION:
   safety gate?
   i need to know of a safety gate that would be too high for cats to climb or jump over/onto edge. we live in a one bedroom apt. until june and we’re having our baby at the end of feb. it’s the kind of apt that the living room and dining room are in one section, and the bedroom and the bath room is in the other and there is only one door and that’s to the bedroom. i won’t be able to get a two bed room apt until june.

   any ideas of a safety gate that is cat proof?
   would a 39.4 ” be tall enough? do they make ones slightly taller? would a barred gate work better than a solid smooth one?

   • ANSWER:
     You wont need a safety gate for some time (until your baby starts crawling good and that is 6months and up) cross that bridge when you come to it. One less thing to worry about buying right now

2. QUESTION:
   Where can I buy a baby safety gate in Sydney Australia?
   We are vacationing in Darling harbour, Sydney, Australia, and we are looking for a baby safety gate for our apartment. Where can we find one close by? Thanks.

   • ANSWER:
     David Jones or Myers city stores should stock them & are a nice though uphill walk from Darling Hbr or take the monorail to Town Hall & walk from to the stores theyre right near Sydney Tower

3. QUESTION:
   Child safety gate that would fit between two railings at the top of my stairs?
   I’m looking for a child safety gate that would fit between railings on either side? The ones that I found currently fit between two walls for support. What can I do?

   • ANSWER:
     OSB and 2’4′s … make your own

4. QUESTION:
   I need a safety gate for my stairwell ?
   I am looking for a wall mounted safety gate to attach at the top of my stairwell. I also have a 4 year old that will probably forget to shut the gate, so I am hoping to find one with some kind of a spring mechanism that will shut it automatically. Anybody know of such a product ???

   • ANSWER:
     Target sells one……

     http://www.target.com/gp/detail.html/sr=1-5/qid=1184046298/ref=sr_1_5/601-7620174-5776947?ie=UTF8&asin=B000HU2V7S

5. QUESTION:
   Where can I find an accorion-style safety gate?
   When I was a little girl, my parents had a gate that blocked me and my little sister from getting into the laundry room. The gate was mounted to the wall on one side of the doorway, and it opend/closed by expanding/contracting like an accordion. It was a wooden gate, and when open, the gate had diamond-shaped “holes” in it.

   I’ve tried searching for accorion gates online, and all I come up with are sites talking about how they’re dangerous for children and shouldn’t be used any more. Well, I don’t HAVE any children, so that doesn’t matter to me. What I need is a gate that will allow my cat to get into the bathroom to access her litter box but will keep my roommate’s dog OUT of the bathroom because he does his business in there on my floor and I’m sick of cleaning it up.

   The accordian gate is the perfect solution because alothough the dog won’t fit through the openings, the cat will. Does anyone know where I can find one of these?

   • ANSWER:
     These gates were popular back in the 50′s and 60′s. I guess if you were to find one now it would be considered an antique. I haven’t seen them for sale anywhere for quite a long time. They now have the up dated more fancy ones for sale. You might find one at a garage sale or a flea market.

6. QUESTION:
   Awkward space for a baby safety gate, any ideas?
   I have a really awkward space in my hallway, its open plan and has two steps down to my livingroom with wooden banisters, and a standard safety gate wont fit, the opening is about the same size but because the banister is shaped we cannot get a gate to fit, anyone else had this problem or know of a solution?

   • ANSWER:
     you can get gates made of strong fabric, its like a roller blind. called kiddyguard safety gate. or use babyden, or wall-fix 3 safetygate. all in mothercare catalogue.
     good luck, i live in an old house with weird measurements everywhere so i know what its like!

7. QUESTION:
   Can anyone recommend a tall & wide indoor safety gate to prevent a cat getting into an area of house?
   I am trying to keep a cat out of my living room that has a large entry way (about 6 ft across) and most of the gates are not tall enough to keep a cat from jumping over them! 30 inches high is the tallest I have seen. Suggestions, or other ideas?? Cat owners probably would know best. THANKS!

   • ANSWER:
     I think that you have a lost cause. Keeping cats out of any area is a matter of doors, not gates—they can jump high and propel themselves even higher. I have a few suggestions.

     First of all, keep the cat groomed and the claws clipped. (they need to be clipped above the curve. If you cat has long claws, cut them several times a week, The cutting makes the blood line recede until it is above the curve.) If the cat is groomed well and claws cut, it can do no damage.

     Cover furniture where you do not want the cat to sit. Remember, this includes the back as well. Make sure this cover is washable.

     If all else fails, confine the cat to a room with a box, food, and water when you are away. But please, if you have a cat, keep it with you, do not leave it closed up a lot. Cats love their owners, and they want to be with them. Your cat wants to sit where you sit and sleep where you sleep.

8. QUESTION:
   do you think this is a good price for a dog safety gate?
   its a dream baby gate and i got it today for $AU 43 and picked it up from a house. its very strong and the bars are thick, not the thin ones. is this a good price compared to the ones bought from stores?

   • ANSWER:
     isn’t too bad but I have seen a few cheaper ones on eBay going for around – (Aussie). As long as it can handle your dog, it’s fine. The thick gates are really good, too.