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Originally posted by viet_mom
By the way, Vietbabe has had a few doozy tantrums of late and twice now I have been unable to strap her into the car seat at all (those kids will not bend no matter how much you want them to). She just locked her legs and that was it. An hour later, we're still sitting in the car in the hardware store parking lot, with me trying to get her into the car seat. And she's only 21 lbs. What the heck do you do in those situations????
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We've had the same issue with Secret_Agent_Girl for several weeks now. Sometimes she just hates to get into the car seat, because she either: (a) wants to just sit on the back seat, or (b) wants to get in front and drive.
My daughter is about 30 pounds of sinew -- darn near six-pack abs -- and its tough to deal with the car seat issue because you have to get them in but don't want to hurt them. I've found that tickling the stomach will cause the legs to unlock. (Variant 2.0 -- the "Tummy-Meat Monster" appears). I can generally hold her in the seat once her butt hits the bottom, but if you can't do that yourself with one hand (while the other works the straps), I don't have a good solution other than continued wrestling. (My wife's technique.)
Does Vietbabe use a pacifier in the car? If so, you can either give it to her to calm her down (which I'm sure you've thought of) -- or, (as we do) barter for cooperation by promising the pacifier and stuffed animal right as soon as she's buckled in.
S_A_M
