I got this by email and you need to just substitute "breastfeeding" for car  
seat and it is really amazing and so ironic.  
 
 
WHY I  CHOOSE NOT TO USE A CAR SEAT* 
Author unknown

I refuse to feel guilty for making an educated  choice to not put my  baby in 
a car  seat. There are so many militant car seat users in our society and I 
am tired of  them pushing their beliefs on me. There are lots of 
reasons I have made this  choice. First of all, I want my husband to be able 
to drive him around in his  car. He can just sit him on his lap when they go 
for a ride. This will help him  bond and be closer with our son. I don't want 
to be the only one that drives him  around. It makes my husband, mother and 
friends feel special when they can take  him for rides. I will be returning to 
work in 6 weeks and I don't want a big old  car seat in the back of our luxury 
car. I never put my first son in a car seat  and he is just fine. I was never 
in a car seat, neither was my mother and we are  both as healthy as can be. On 
the other hand, my sister in law's cousin used a  car seat and her child was 
seriously injured in a car wreck. My aunt tried to  use a car seat and wasn't 
able to.  She was never able to latch the baby in the seat properly. In fact, 
my  car
is too small for a car seat anyway. What matters most is that my baby is  
healthy and happy. 

When I left the  hospital, they told me that I should try to use the car 
seat, but if it didn't  work out that it was all right to not use it. In fact, in 
the diaper bag that I  received from the hospital, it has some information for 
how to safely ride in  the car with my son without a car seat. I tried for 1 
week to use a car seat  with my first son and it made both of us miserable. I 
told my pediatrician about  it, and he said it would probably be best to not 
use a car seat anymore. Now he  is happy and content sitting on my lap as we 
drive. Using a car seat is just so  inconvenient! My privacy is also an issue. 
Do I want everyone to know when they  see my car that I have a child??? 
Besides, my children need to learn how to ride  in the car without being in the car 
seat. I don't want a 3 year old still  wanting to get in his seat! \ 
I know that using a car seat has some benefits, but there are a lot of  
people out there who don't use them and their kids are just fine! There are  people 
out there that cannot use a car seat (can't latch baby in properly, car  is 
too small, doesn't match with the interior). Using a car seat is a personal  
choice and nobody's business. As a parent I have made the decision for what is  
best for my child. It works best 
for us and our child.....and that is all  that is important. It's my choice 
after all, isn't it??
 
 
Ann  Conlon-Smith, IBCLC 
Triangle Lactation Consultants 
_www.trianglelactation.com_ (http://www.trianglelactation.com/) 



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