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HELP! 2 yr old escaping car seat

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tiggsy · 19/08/2009 14:16

hi, hope someone can help!! my wonderful(!) 2 year old has worked out how to slip her arms out of her car seat harness, which then loosens the lap belt part of it and she climbs out. it's the britax eclipse if that helps at all lol! short of supergluing her in or tying her up not sure what else to do. stuck until i work something out as can't trust her in the car!

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differentDM · 19/08/2009 14:37

Are the straps at the right height for her? If they aren't, then there is wiggle room in them. Do you take her coat/ jacket off as she gets in as well? the fewer layers of clothing she's wearing the better as the straps need to be really close to her body.

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tiggsy · 20/08/2009 08:50

yeah straps are right height and tight enough, this time of year she just has one layer of clothes on

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BethanG · 21/08/2009 20:02

My 16 month old also gets arms out, and driving us mad on long journeys - someone said they'd seen a product on Dragons Den - but cant find anything on the web - does that ring any bells with nayone?

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