And though I've left my contact info with Mothercare @Centrepoint then, I suddenly had this hunch and called them today. Sadly, they said that they've not got them yet but the good news is - the stock's in their warehouse already, hurray!!! Excitedly called up a couple more branches and finally found it available at Tampines Mall branch - it's the only outlet that's got it, and there's only 1 new piece which has arrived only last week! Geez... Needless to say, I've got them to reserve it immediately hahaha.
Today's Vesak day, so we brought Renee to Fu Hui Buddhist Temple before heading down to Tampines Mall where she napped in the stroller for more than an hour... :)
Like always, it's sooooo packed at this mall and if it's not for the carseat, honestly, we wouldn't think of going there. What's worse, we were made to pay double carpark fees! - the scanner couldn't scan the card from Daddy's car at the entrance and made him press for a ticket which he has to pay for, prior leaving the carpark. But after he's paid S$4+ with the ticket, the exit scanner scanned for the card and beeped for us to insert the card again and then, it deducted another S$2, this is Ridiculous!!! As expected, no one came to the 'call' when we pressed for help... "_"
In any case, we...or rather Renee & me(heee) were happy 'cos we've finally got the BEAUTIFUUUL pink colour car seat. Info extracted from the web : 'Side-impact protection with head cushions. Converts to a booster seat for an older child. Easy to adjust headrest and harness. Chest and buckle pads. 5-point, 1-pull harness'
I've anticipated that Daddy will attempt to have this carseat for his car and so, I've got Renee ready to join me in retaliation hahaha. We both insisted that this piece MUST go to mommy's car and daddy has no choice but to stick to the old one which he complained will leave a marking on the new leather - so, for his benefit, I'll try to get him the carseat undermat... men! Actually, for fear of the mark the carseat would leave, he had initially wanted to just get a booster seat and insisted that I have the 'old' one. Not that I would mind taking over the existing one but since we'll need to get another one, I would rather take this 'cos it's lower. The 'old' one, being a fix-on carseat, is higher with its base and I'll hv to bend myself each time I carried her up/down the seat. So u can imagine how bad my back's gonna be if I were to do that at least twice a day - that is, going to and coming back from school... What's more important is the consideration of safety(as below pointers). I had almost caved-in 'cos he was black-faced then. But after some thoughts, I persisted and for the safety of our child, I'm glad I did :)
Here're some added important pointers I've gathered and hope to keep in mind :
*It is recommended that babies are positioned rearward-facing for as long as possible. Rearward facing seats offer the best possible protection to the smaller baby. In the event of a frontal impact the rearward facing car seat supports your babies' head and neck. Use a rearward seat until your baby reaches the maximum permissible weight and can sit up unaided. NEVER position a child on a passenger seat fitted with a front airbag. Airbags are designed to protect adults but can seriously injure or even kill a child. That a 5-point harness is ALWAYS used up to 18kg/40lbs (approx. 4 yrs). It's tempting to move your child to a seat without a harness for convenience but a 5-point harness provides much better fit and protection than an adult seatbelt. Highback booster seats, your child will fit a HBB much better than a vehicle's seat and will therefore be more effectively restrained and protected.
*Use the car seat for every car journey, however short.
*Check the harness is firm. You should be able to get only two fingers between the straps and your child's chest.
*Etc, etc...
No comments:
Post a Comment