Baby Trend Flex Loc Infant Car Seat Chatham

Posted by admin on December 11, 2008

Price : $89.95

Features

• Flexible LATCH system is constructed of steel.
• 5-Point safety harness; EPS foam head protection
• Simple push botton to adjust the level of the base; level indicator

 

Amazon.com Product Reviews

 

The Baby Trend Flex-Loc infant car seat includes the stay-in-car base with an adjustable level indicator, and expanded polystyrene (EPS) head impact protection that exceeds federal requirements. The five-point harness keeps baby secure and comfortable. A quick push of a fabric-covered button will loosen the harness, and merely pull on the straps to adjust the tension. The shoulder height is also adjusted by a turn of the knob behind the car seat. Detaching the car seat from its base requires only one hand, and the three-way grip can be handled at almost every angle. The navy and plaid are understated and elegant, and the seat padding is removable and machine washable. The infant car seat is designed for babies five to 22 pounds and up to 28.5 inches in length, while the seat itself weighs 8.5 pounds. –Scott Teal

 

Customer Reviews

Review date : 2008-07-14
I bought this because of reviews from the book ‘Baby Bargains’. It was highly rated and I agree. I took it to the fire department for installation and the fireman who helped me said it was the easiest to install he had ever encountered. He did use a styrofoam swim ‘noodle’ wedged under the base to give it more recline, which it needed. Love the handle and the easy to adjust straps. I don’t love how hard it is to move the handle back and forth. The buttons to unlock the handle for motion are not always easy to press. I was going to take away a star because of the difficulty moving the handle, but I didn’t because every other aspect of it is that good.

Review date : 2008-04-16
(I’m Roger’s partner- the mamma, really.)

While this seat is clearly safe, and I love the microfiber fabric better than the plasticky alternatives, I’m not real thrilled with this seat.

I’ve had the same problem as others with moving the handle back and forth. One side works okay, but the other side is tricky. Here’s how we make it work: first, take a deep breath. Then grab the handle/button and squeeze hard without putting any pressure on the handle to move it ANY OTHER direction. AFTER you have depressed the button, THEN you can try to move the handle. The handle has to be perfectly centered before the button will be depressible and the handle therefor movable. Not an easy task if you’ve got a screaming baby to attend to (and taking them out with the handle up is pretty awkward– its very easy to bump babe’s head). If you look at the mechanism you can see why it doesn’t work very well.

The triangular handle seemed great, but the seat is still very awkward to carry. I’m probably on the weak side in terms of mothers, but even my 8.5lb newborn made this thing tough to carry. I dread carrying him around at 18lbs. Its too heavy to carry away from my body, so I end up having it banging against my leg while I awkwardly hobble around. Or I hold it sideways in front of me with two hands. However, I must admit, I haven’t tried to lift other seats.

Everything else works fine, and I’m sure glad its easy to adjust. The crotch buckle is annoying though in that it takes two hands to hold the two sides together before it can get inserted into the between-the-legs strap. Maybe that’s typical, but I’d rather not have to do it that way.

Review date : 2008-03-16
I own three car seats and this one is the most difficult to operate: the handle release is very difficult to operate (on a scale of 1 to 10 it is a 10) and the straps are too short (can you hear the screaming and uncomfortable baby right now?). I give it two stars because my child will never be harmed in it. How could he since I’ll never use it.

Review date : 2008-01-01
For our second child we bought this car seat (previously had a Graco) to fit into the matching Sit N Stand double stroller. Wish I found another seat that also fits, even if it won’t be the same color. Great safety ratings, the triangle handle looks weird but I thought was comfortable, and easy to clean. However, it is very difficult to move the handle back (which you’re supposed to do for safety) once you put the baby in the car. It takes a few tries to get it to move and is a real hassle. The strap length isn’t very long either and my baby only weighs 13 pounds.

I agree with other reviewers and would not buy this again despite the convenience of fitting well with my new carriage by the same brand (which I love and highly recommend).

Review date : 2007-12-19
I got this car seat with the travel system and I thought it was very cute and easy to move in and out of the car. It was great when my baby was very little (0-3 months), but she is now just over 4 months and we can barely fit her in the seat! The belts are so tight they smash her shoulders and most of the time cannot even slip over her shoulder properly…they fall to where they are around the side of her upper arm!! She is not a particularly big baby. She weighs about 16 pounds and is 26.5-27 inches. I was very disappointed that I was unable to use this car seat as long as I hoped. I would suggest that, although pricey, your best bet is to get a convertible car seat such as the Britax Roundabout, because it is safe, convertible and will hold a child until she is 50 lbs! Don’t spend your money buying something that will be useless in a matter of months!

 

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Party Ideas For The Non Party Coordinator

Posted by admin on December 11, 2008

For those who are not professional party coordinators party ideas may be difficult to come up with. There is help available from many sources.

Party ideas can be gleaned from magazines, the internet or just from friends. Party ideas can also come from the guest of honor who may have some desires of his or her own.

Party ideas for those who are celebrating a hall mark birthday at the 21st or 100th year will have a decidedly different focus. The sentiment will be the same but the dancing will be dissimilar. It is very important to take the individual wishes of the guest of honor into consideration in both cases though. A clam bake on the beach may be perfect for the 21-year-old but whether that takes a retro sixties theme or just the use of contemporary favorites is to be discussed beforehand.

The 100-year-old might like the beach party decorations but indoors at the retirement center might be a better location and a short afternoon party will allow for everyone’s nap. The occasion might be more important to the guests but the guest of honor will probably benefit from brevity.

The tone and complexity of the party ideas is determined not just by the age of the participants but also from the nature of the occasion. A children’s Easter party is given the greatest of importance by the child but may be overshadowed by other adult demands of the season. It may be necessary to simplify the party ideas that the child has for his occasion so that more attention is given to cooking Easter dinner. Common sense is required here.

Party ideas may need to be more elaborate than the guest of honor originally requests. It may be proper to nudge the couple toward a more involved wedding.

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The Very Best In Comfort Try Out An Air Bed And Change Your Life

Posted by admin on December 11, 2008

Air beds are the most comfortable kind of beds you can buy. Once you have slept in an air bed, you will never want to try any other kind of bed again.

Plush comfort, usually with pillow tops made of silk and Latex, the air bed is what you are looking for if you want a new bed. Latex is the very best material to use for superior support and comfort. Relax on your air bed like you have never relaxed beforeit will not be hard to fall asleep when your body is this soothingly content.

An air bed is the closest you will ever get to the perfect environment for sleeping. Air beds are well made and dependable, they usually last for twenty years or more by warrantee. The key is the material used to design an air bed. The luxury of pure Latex, which is crafted especially for your bedtime benefit provides the best sleeping surface available anywhere else on the market.

The supportive design of an air bed is to promote the proper spinal alignment, as you sleep. It is made to create the perfect balance of weight distribution, and support. It reduces the amount of pressure and provides for you the ultimate, purest, most undisturbed surface on which to rest.

The very best air beds out there have refreshable, re-fluffable, no-flip pillow top design. Usually fifteen inches in thickness, the air be provides a pressure relieving, and self-adjusting sleep surface. This not only helps you to sleep better at night, but also to feel better during the day.

When a person’s sleep is interrupted or disturbedtheir sleep is not able to do its job completelyleaving you tired even if you were in bed for plenty of time the night before. Having the wrong kind of bed or mattress can also leave you with back or neck pain to deal with during the day. However, if one has an air bed his or her whole daytime life, as well as his or her nighttimes can be forever changed for the better.

We spend at least a third of our lives sleeping. So the amount of sleep, the comfort of sleep as well as the productive aspects of sleepwhich require sound, uninterrupted sleep, are essential to the overall quality of your life. And an air bed can increase your mood, fatigue, and pain. There is no reason not to give it a try!

Anne Clarke writes numerous articles for websites on gardening, parenting, fashion, and home decor. Her background includes teaching and gardening. For more of her articles on home and comfort please visit Great Air Beds.

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