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JWG421
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car seat installation- when and where
how close to your due date are you having your car seat installed?
and what place are you going to?
I live in nassau county and looking for a place (possibly evenings or weekends)
thanks
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ElizaRags35
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Re: car seat installation- when and where
I haven't had my shower yet and I know we are getting the car seat then. Probably sometime in mid-Feb we'll get it installed. I'm due 3/13.
Nassau County Traffic Safety Board
170 Cantiague Rock Road, Hicksville, NY 11801
Tues, Wed & Fri. 12:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. — Appointment required
Contact: Christopher Mistron at (516) 571-9664
Steven & Alexandra Cohen Children's Medical Center of New York
North Shore-LIJ Health System
269-01 76th Avenue, New Hyde Park, NY 11040
MONTHLY — Appointment required
Contact: Debora Riccardi at 1 (718) 470-3352
North Shore-LIJ Health System
Plainview Hospital, 888 Old Country Road, Plainview, NY 11803
Monthly — Appointment required
Contact: Nicole Santora or Tasha Felix-Jerome at (516) 719-2613
Garden City Police Department
349 Stewart Avenue, Garden City, NY 11530
Appointment required
Contact: (516) 465-4121
Town of Hempstead Department of Public Safety
200 North Franklin Street, Hempstead, NY 11550
Locations: Fall/Winter/Spring - East Meadow, NY
Summer - Various park facilities
Wednesdays and one weekend day each month
9:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. — Appointment required
Contact: (516) 538-1900, ext. 217 or toh.li/public-safety-department
EAC SAFE START
175 Fulton Avenue, Hempstead, NY 11550
Appointment required
Spanish Speaking Technicians are available.
Contact: Angela Brockmann at (516) 292-7362
Education & Assistance Corporation - Nassau County
170 Cantiague Rock Road, Hicksville, NY 11801
Thursday 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. — Appointment required
Spanish Speaking Technicians are available.
Contact: Angela Brockmann at (516) 292-7362
NY Coalition for Transportation
620 Central Avenue, Cedarhurst, NY 11516
Wednesday - 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. — Appointment required
Contact: Mark Hoffacker at 1 (516) 569-3083
Families of children with special health care needs can contact Mark Hoffacker at (516) 551-2411 or [email protected]
Winthrop University Hospital
Winthrop Parking Garage, Old Country Road and Fifth Avenue, Mineola, NY 11501
Sunday (May 6, June 3, July 1, August 5, September 16, October 14 and November 4)
9 a.m. to 12 p.m. — Appointment required
Contact: (516) 663- 4839
Please leave your name & phone number you will be called back with an appointment time.
Strapped in Car Seat Safety
13 Woodtree Drive, Woodbury, NY 11797)
Appointment required
Contact: Brett Soloman at (516) 521-3696 or email [email protected]
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| Posted 1/23/14 1:52 PM |
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car seat installation- when and where
Lij isn't doing any checks til March FYI..either location.
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CarSeatSafety
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Re: car seat installation- when and where
Nobody but Traffic Safety does winter hours. Even with that - nobody does evening hours.
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ElizaRags35
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Re: car seat installation- when and where
Posted by CarSeatSafety
Nobody but Traffic Safety does winter hours. Even with that - nobody does evening hours.
That's terrible. So people w/ winter babies get screwed? 
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MrsE323
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car seat installation- when and where
Not to sound ignorant (I am a first time mom) but are DH and I not supposed to just install our own car-seat bases when we get them? I assumed we would get them as gifts at our shower in May and then install at our leisure. Is that not how it works?
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ElizaRags35
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Re: car seat installation- when and where
Posted by MrsE323
Not to sound ignorant (I am a first time mom) but are DH and I not supposed to just install our own car-seat bases when we get them? I assumed we would get them as gifts at our shower in May and then install at our leisure. Is that not how it works?
You can but it's highly recommended that you get your install checked by a certified tech because they are many times installed incorrectly.
Message edited 1/24/2014 4:20:00 PM.
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Re: car seat installation- when and where
Posted by MrsE323
Not to sound ignorant (I am a first time mom) but are DH and I not supposed to just install our own car-seat bases when we get them? I assumed we would get them as gifts at our shower in May and then install at our leisure. Is that not how it works?
That's what we did. DH has always installed the carseat himself. I never heard of getting it done before LIF.
I'm sure it's great to get it done or at least looked at, but carseats are made to be installed by parents, you don't NEED to have a professional do it.
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ElizaRags35
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Re: car seat installation- when and where
Posted by MrsDamonSalv7319
Posted by MrsE323
Not to sound ignorant (I am a first time mom) but are DH and I not supposed to just install our own car-seat bases when we get them? I assumed we would get them as gifts at our shower in May and then install at our leisure. Is that not how it works?
That's what we did. DH has always installed the carseat himself. I never heard of getting it done before LIF.
I'm sure it's great to get it done or at least looked at, but carseats are made to be installed by parents, you don't NEED to have a professional do it.
I think to each his/her own. I honestly never heard of car seat inspections until LIF either but then again, most things baby related I never heard of either.
Personally, I would rather DH and I install the seat ourselves and then bring it to a certified technician to make sure we are doing it correctly b/c from my research on the subject, many people do install it wrong and that may be the difference between a minor and a major injury should there be a car accident.
So is it necessary? No. Is it a good idea, IMO yes. I mean, these places do exist for a reason.
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Pinkisles
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Re: car seat installation- when and where
Posted by MrsE323
Not to sound ignorant (I am a first time mom) but are DH and I not supposed to just install our own car-seat bases when we get them? I assumed we would get them as gifts at our shower in May and then install at our leisure. Is that not how it works?
This is what I was planning on doing. Especially since I'll have a winter baby and apparently all those types of places are closed
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PurpleC
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car seat installation- when and where
I take mine to hassel auto body in Babylon. Kim and Doug are great and are there on Saturdays.
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car seat installation- when and where
Edited...I called Hassell and they no longer do Saturdays...
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CarSeatSafety
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Re: car seat installation- when and where
Posted by MrsDamonSalv7319
Posted by MrsE323
Not to sound ignorant (I am a first time mom) but are DH and I not supposed to just install our own car-seat bases when we get them? I assumed we would get them as gifts at our shower in May and then install at our leisure. Is that not how it works?
That's what we did. DH has always installed the carseat himself. I never heard of getting it done before LIF.
I'm sure it's great to get it done or at least looked at, but carseats are made to be installed by parents, you don't NEED to have a professional do it.
90 percent of seats are installed wrong - and to be honest yours may be one of them. It never hurts to have them checked. Depending on the car and the seat the installation is not always easy.
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CarSeatSafety
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Re: car seat installation- when and where
Posted by ElizaRags35
Posted by MrsDamonSalv7319
Posted by MrsE323
Not to sound ignorant (I am a first time mom) but are DH and I not supposed to just install our own car-seat bases when we get them? I assumed we would get them as gifts at our shower in May and then install at our leisure. Is that not how it works?
That's what we did. DH has always installed the carseat himself. I never heard of getting it done before LIF.
I'm sure it's great to get it done or at least looked at, but carseats are made to be installed by parents, you don't NEED to have a professional do it.
Excellent response
I think to each his/her own. I honestly never heard of car seat inspections until LIF either but then again, most things baby related I never heard of either.
Personally, I would rather DH and I install the seat ourselves and then bring it to a certified technician to make sure we are doing it correctly b/c from my research on the subject, many people do install it wrong and that may be the difference between a minor and a major injury should there be a car accident.
So is it necessary? No. Is it a good idea, IMO yes. I mean, these places do exist for a reason.
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