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Mrs213
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Laws against reusing car seats
A co worker told me it is NY state law that all infants must have a brand new car seat. I told her this is nonsense, I reused the same infant seat from my first child for my second. She insists this is lithe law but I can’t find any information on this. I am aware that you shouldn’t buy used car seats but I don’t think there is anything wrong with saving it for baby #2 (kids were born within 2 years of each other)
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muffaboo
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Re: Laws against reusing car seats
Well I'm about to give birth at any second and I plan on reusing DD's infant seat. It isn't expired or anything. Maybe she means you can't reuse expired car seats?? I hope the hospital doesn't give me a problem!
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| Posted 2/28/19 6:22 PM |
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loveus
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Laws against reusing car seats
My kids are less than 2 years apart and I used the same seat. The hospital barely checked if my children were buckled in yet alone if the car seat wasn’t expired.
I never heard of this and financially it wouldn’t make sense to many people.
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| Posted 2/28/19 6:27 PM |
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Katareen
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Laws against reusing car seats
My car seat was used by both of my kids and a niece, with a year to spare before expiration!
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| Posted 2/28/19 6:52 PM |
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NervousNell
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Re: Laws against reusing car seats
It's not a law.
Please there are barely any laws on carseats- just "recommendations". Like you can turn the seat around at 6 months if you want and it's not against the law.
How would they even prove that?
Nonsense
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| Posted 2/28/19 7:05 PM |
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Momma2015
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Re: Laws against reusing car seats
Yeah I’m using the same car seat- as long as it’s not expired it’s fine.
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| Posted 2/28/19 7:18 PM |
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ali120206
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Re: Laws against reusing car seats
Posted by NervousNell
It's not a law.
Please there are barely any laws on carseats- just "recommendations". Like you can turn the seat around at 6 months if you want and it's not against the law.
How would they even prove that?
Nonsense
It’s actually a law now that they must stay rear facing until 2. And they are supposed to be in some sort of seat until 8.
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| Posted 2/28/19 8:25 PM |
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LiveItUp
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Laws against reusing car seats
I never heard of that law. I think you need a properly installed carseat to be able to leave the hospital with the newborn, but I dont know if that's a law or just a hospital rule. We our 1st child's carseat for our 2nd child. The carseat was 3.5 years old. We figured it was fine since we were within the 5 year expiration period and the carseat had never been in an accident.
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| Posted 2/28/19 8:42 PM |
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RainyDay
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Re: Laws against reusing car seats
Posted by ali120206
Posted by NervousNell
It's not a law.
Please there are barely any laws on carseats- just "recommendations". Like you can turn the seat around at 6 months if you want and it's not against the law.
How would they even prove that?
Nonsense
It’s actually a law now that they must stay rear facing until 2. And they are supposed to be in some sort of seat until 8.
Law doesn't go into effect until Nov.
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| Posted 2/28/19 9:03 PM |
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NervousNell
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Re: Laws against reusing car seats
Posted by RainyDay
Posted by ali120206
Posted by NervousNell
It's not a law.
Please there are barely any laws on carseats- just "recommendations". Like you can turn the seat around at 6 months if you want and it's not against the law.
How would they even prove that?
Nonsense
It’s actually a law now that they must stay rear facing until 2. And they are supposed to be in some sort of seat until 8.
Law doesn't go into effect until Nov.
It's about fuking time.
People still won't follow it.
I hope they really enforce it.
And booster seats should be next.
And kids in the front seat at 8 years old.
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| Posted 2/28/19 9:31 PM |
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LuckyStar
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Laws against reusing car seats
I am a car seat lunatic and if I had another kid I would reuse DD's carseat, no question. No way is that a law.
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| Posted 2/28/19 9:43 PM |
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MrsMick
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Laws against reusing car seats
My husband works for Dept of Transportation. Says this law is BS and is to make money for the carseat companies. Just follow the dates for expiration and you are fine.
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