She Doesn’t Fit
Originally published at Welcome To The Dollhouse. You can comment here or there.
ou all know how much I love my Orbit car seat/stroller system: Infant Car Seat Stroller System in Black/Slate
I’ve been the poster child for how wonderful the Orbit is. But in the past couple of weeks, I’ve grown to love it a bit less, mostly because I have to contort my child into a pretzel in order to get her into it.
Zizi is not that big. She weighs only 16 lb, 11 ounces and is at the 50th percentile for height and weight. But put her in her winter coat or her snowsuit and you have to contort her leg and foot into ridiculous positions just to get them inside the straps. The straps are too damn short!
Has anyone else had this problem with an infant car seat?
I had planned to purchase the toddler stroller seat now that Zizi can sit: Orbit Baby Toddler Stroller Seat - Black/Slate
Yet, I’m a little frustrated with the company and the car seat. Instead I’ve been thinking about the cool Quinny Buzz: Quinny Buzz Stroller - Pink
It folds up well, like the Orbit does. I haven’t checked out the Bugaboo Bee to see if it collapses as well: Bugaboo BEE Complete Stroller - RED
So anyway, back to the car seat. I’ve sent an e-mail to Orbit to see if there is something wrong with the straps on the car seat, but if they tell me that the straps are meant to be that short, what should I do next? Should I move her out of an infant seat to a regular car seat (rear facing)? Should I buy another infant seat?
Oh wise parents, please help!