How to Safely Position Your Infant in a Car Seat

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You've just had a baby-congratulations! Now it's time to bring baby home and you may be wondering how to install your car seat, how to support baby's head, and when you're allowed to turn baby facing forward.
Learn all this and more from Erin John, a PT with the Mary Washington Hospital Level III NICU. Erin teaches new parents how to safely position their babies for their first ride home and beyond.

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  • @Blankphotograph5799
    @Blankphotograph5799 Жыл бұрын

    So if a blanket roll is okay then why isn't a head positioning pillow okay? I've been nervous about using it because people keep scaring me about positional asphyxiation but when I don't use the pillow my babys head isn't supported when she falls asleep during the ride and her chin hits her chest and that's a big no no too.

  • @Shawdiee

    @Shawdiee

    Жыл бұрын

    I've been watching a few videos to double check, as well, since for now I've been riding in the back seat with my newborn due to anxiety for positional asphyxiation. For head positioning pillows, there are different kinds so it's hard to tell why it may not be okay specifically but I guess for the blanket roll, the idea is that it's positioned with the whole body and not just the head. I've seen another video explaining that sometimes the head positioning pillow may be too thick or even fall down the back of the baby's head pushing the head more towards the chest, which can block their airway. I'm assuming that with a blanket roll, it's thick enough to not have that issue while also not being too thick to fall in front of the baby to block their breathing. I can see how the blanket roll can help keep the head positioned in the middle but I guess I'm still paranoid about the thought of the head falling forward so I'm still looking at more videos. Note: The headband thing to keep their head up is a no no as well.

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