Can you put air in car tyres with toddler in the car seat?

[Muuuman]

Can’t see any advice online!

Why would you not be able to?

i never considered otherwise
its the tyres, not the weight surely

I would imagine yes, ive racked my brains and cant think of a reason why not

Why on earth wouldn't you be able to?

Eh? Why would you think you couldn't?

of cause! What do you think could happen?

This exact type of question was asked not so long ago, except op wanting to know if they could change a tyre with baby in a car seat. 🤔🤔

Seriously? Of course you can.

No, the toddler needs to be in the boot, dead centre and holding still.

The weight of the toddler wouldn't be enough to change the pressure of the tyre in that corner OP. Don't worry

Eh?

I worry about the mental state of people having kids if god forbid an emergency were to actually happen.

Yes! I wouldn't do it with half a dozen hefty rugby players in but a toddler's bulk will be insignificant. Where would you out the toddler while you put air in?

Why do you ask???

U ok hun?

No. It's very dangerous. There have been cases in the past where people have got distracted and put air into the toddler instead.

If this is a genuine worry for you, check whether you already have a tyre inflater in the boot of your car - it may be under the boot mat. If not, buy one. Then you can inflate tyres at home while baby is not in the car.

Are you concerned about a tyre accidentally blowing during inflation? It's a very low risk, and if it did happen, the damage is unlikely to be significant enough to harm the toddler in the car seat. In a busy garage with cars and other things around, their car seat is probably the safest place for them while you are occupied.

yes be careful if you over inflate, the car might float away with toddler in

Think about it logically. A car weighs about 1200kg. A toddler plus seat will weigh about 12kg.

That's about 1% of the weight of the car. It will have minimal affect on the tyres.

No, the toddler should be learning how to inflate the tyres.

Goodness, no! It's preferable to put it in using the air pump.

yes of course you can

@Kylie83 i don’t think I will ever change a tyre so don’t have that worry!! 😂😂

@comedycentral yes exactly. I was going to suggest one of us did it if better for dd not to be in car

@neverknowinglyunreasonable 😂 thank you for the sarcasm