https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 22 May 2026 03:20:39 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/car-seat-straps#post-466916 Thu, 27 Dec 2012 17:42:02 +0000 loveisstrange 466916@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My daughter was 22" tall and we didn't move it up for several months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/car-seat-straps#post-466914 Thu, 27 Dec 2012 17:41:07 +0000 pl0508 466914@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks ladies! I'm leaving it and putting the manual in my car in case we need to adjust at the hospital! I just can't believe my little man will be so TINY but I guess he will!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/car-seat-straps#post-466291 Thu, 27 Dec 2012 11:23:00 +0000 lemondrop 466291@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Wait- our boy was 21", it took several months for us to need to change the straps. </p> <p>It isn't very hard usually, there it's a metal plate on the back of the car seat that you unhook the straps from, then unthread and re-thread the straps through the next level and back to the metal plate. Some seats have a specific side to do first per the manual. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/car-seat-straps#post-466088 Thu, 27 Dec 2012 09:15:34 +0000 erwoo 466088@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would wait too. Plus, most of the times newborns are on the lowest setting anyway. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/car-seat-straps#post-466078 Thu, 27 Dec 2012 08:59:18 +0000 littlebug 466078@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I thought they looked so low and tiny, too, but - newborns are tiny! We're leaving them as they came until LO is born and we bring the car seat in to take him home. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/car-seat-straps#post-466072 Thu, 27 Dec 2012 08:54:55 +0000 mrs. wagon 466072@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would wait too... bring the carseat into the room the morning you're going to leave and you should have plenty of time to play around with it while you're waiting to be discharged! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/car-seat-straps#post-466067 Thu, 27 Dec 2012 08:45:19 +0000 mediagirl 466067@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We considered moving ours, as well since they looked so small but newborns are so TINY!! Just leave them on those first settings and if the hospital thinks you have to move them, then they can help you adjust them appropriately. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/car-seat-straps#post-466045 Thu, 27 Dec 2012 08:02:24 +0000 heffalump 466045@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would wait, you just never know what your baby will be like until it's here. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/car-seat-straps#post-465697 Wed, 26 Dec 2012 20:24:52 +0000 Bao 465697@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would just wait, they can help you at the hospital if need be. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/car-seat-straps#post-465573 Wed, 26 Dec 2012 18:01:56 +0000 MamaG 465573@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wouldn't adjust (or at least check with your hospital). Ours required us to bring the infant seat into the room and they showed us exactly how to put her in the seat and how the straps should all be positioned. Our LO was on the long side, but didn't move her straps until she was a couple of months old. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/car-seat-straps#post-465572 Wed, 26 Dec 2012 17:59:45 +0000 mrs. bird 465572@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When rear facing, straps should be at or below shoulder height, never above (well not until forward facing). They look super low, but it's probably where LO will need them and you can always move them if you need to. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/car-seat-straps#post-465567 Wed, 26 Dec 2012 17:53:59 +0000 jedeve 465567@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The default straps look soooo tiny! I figure we'll play with it in the hospital though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/car-seat-straps#post-465564 Wed, 26 Dec 2012 17:49:51 +0000 pl0508 465564@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Did you pre adjust your car seat straps ? We are expecting a long baby and I'm wondering if the default strap settings are too low. But adjusting them and the manual are sooo confusing ?? Should we just wait until LO is here ? </p>