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Tips on Safe Seating For Babies
Please see the section titled "Other Important Safety Resources" in our Prenatal-
Postpartum Resource Guide for access to a wealth of information from local and national
safety programs and organizations. This detailed information can help keep your baby
safe in the car, in airplanes, in strollers and baby carriages, at home, and away from
home. Check out the listings and make an appointment for a free local car seat checkup,
to make sure yours is installed correctly, and to make sure your baby is strapped in
correctly. Most car seats are incorrectly installed, and/or incorrectly used.
Make sure the seats your infant uses are designed to recline
slightly, and keep his head and neck stable and comfortable. Car seats that
are too vertical cause the baby's head to
slump forward and bounce around when the car is in motion. You can read more about
the correct angle of recline for rear and forward facing car seats in the Technical
Page 5
Encyclopedia on the www.carseat.org web site, which also
features online car seat checkups.
Young babies who haven't quite begun to sit up all by themselves quickly tire of swings
and high chairs that are too vertical. High chairs and swings with adjustable backs are
nice for young babies. Babies as young as four or five months of age may love to keep
you company at your level in a high chair or swing, while you eat a meal or sit at a desk
or table next to them. Babies have great fun with swings and high chairs equipped with
interesting toys that snap onto the tray. Multi-speed musical swings can be very
soothing.
. Bouncy seats are very popular with babies
and parents. To prevent falls,
when baby is in the seat, never carry it or set it on a bed, chair, counter
or table. Keep it on the floor. To prevent suffocation and choking, never put
more than one baby in a seat. Seats with lots of features, like a toy bar,
lights and music are wonderfully entertaining. Vibrating bouncy seats can help
babies relax enough to fall asleep.
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