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Car seat leaving the hospital?

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  • 29-05-2011 1:52pm
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    Chocolate fiend
    Registered Users Posts: 465 ✭✭


    Is this some sort of urban myth? We were allowed to walk out of Holles Street without a single person checking if we had a car seat.

    Was anyone stopped and checked?

    What is the purpose of that, having a car seat does not ensure that it will be fitted in the car correctly once you leave.

    Strange.


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    ted1
    Registered Users Posts: 23,356 ✭✭✭✭ted1


    its a complete urban myth.


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    Victor
    Registered Users Posts: 78,304 ✭✭✭✭Victor


    For all the hospital knows, you live across the street, are walking home (possibly ill advised) or getting the bus/train.

    That said, do take prudent care of your child.


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    Chocolate fiend
    Registered Users Posts: 465 ✭✭Chocolate fiend


    Oh we did have a car seat and a well fitted one at that, but, with the little guy being our third (and possibly last) I wanted to carry him to the car in my own arms so we did not bring in the car seat.

    I often see it mentioned and wonder if we were just ignored :D


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    Moonbeam
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 18,953 Mod ✭✭✭✭Moonbeam


    We were asked if we had one on the 1st and told if possible to bring it in.


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    Amy O Riordan
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    hey as far as iv heard in cork anyway they tell you to bring in car seat and make sure its in the car properly thats why we got 1 with a base so simple too but they wont let you leave hospital until baby is put in car seat


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    silja
    Registered Users Posts: 2,921 ✭✭✭silja


    In H Street a couple of years ago, we were asked how we were getting home (friend giving us a lift) and whether we had carseats, and whether we wanted a demonstration on how to put the twins safely in their seats. I declined that though and on the day, we never got "checked"


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