Larger Families Chatter ~ May 2008-May 2009

[mountain mummy]

I guess we are all busy with our broods!!

DP is trying to convince me that #5 will be hard .. #4 is teething and not sleeping well, and he says "and you wanna do this AGAIN??!!" Hell yeah!! He tells the 2 youngest (even though the baby doesn't understand) to "make mummy's life hell so that she doesn't want #5" but at the same time, he was actually looking at bigger cars the other day after finding out about new child restraint legislation that might be coming as law, meaning that our kids will need restraints up til 7 years old, and our current car only has 3 anchorage points ....

Oh well, we'll see what happens!

Cathie - I admire you, doing it with twins!! My DP is away all week every week,so I am constantly left by myself with 4, I am pretty used to it, I figure, what's one or 2 more?! hehehe

[Inertia]

new child restraint legislation that might be coming as law, meaning that our kids will need restraints up til 7 years old

Don't say that! I just put Harry's booster on layby. Now I will have to stick Sam in it and buy a second car seat! He's getting too big for the one he has! Typical of them to once again throw in a one size fits all legislation with kids - the most diverse bunch of individuals on the planet!

[Mumof8]

Whats the go with the new car seat laws??? I didn't hear anything but i don't offen get a chance to watch the news.

Storm......how did i know you would say that lol...

Mountain mummy.... I found 4# a really good number and everything ran like clock work.

[Inertia]

From what I read quickly last night it goes like this.
up to 12mo - Rearward facing car seat or capsule
up to 4yo - Full upright car seat
up to 7yo - Booster restraint

[Mumof8]

so does that mean up to 7yrs has to have the harness or just the booter with the normal seat belt??

[Inertia]

To be honest, it doesn't make any distinction. It later says children should not graduate to adult seat belts until 7yo, which leads one to believe harness style - but seeing how it doesnt specify harness I think it means both is fine. We have a lap harness attachment anyway from when Lyta moved to a booster - but the recommendations are fairly vague in that.

One thing I did notice was that they went on and on about height and weight and how they are vital for proper child restraints - and then go on about how they are going to use age as a guide instead because we parents don't know our childrens height and weight! WTF?

Sam has practically zero body fat, but is all muscle - and it just gets bigger, so his weight is already pushing him out of a standard 26kgs booster now. Am I supposed to leave him on the seat because he is oversized for the child restraint - which will be considered unsafe, or put him in one because he is 6 - which will be considered unsafe? Same with Harry. He is 15kgs. He'll be 18kgs before he is 4yo. Am I supposed to keep my oversized baby in an unsafe restraint because they have decided to go by age?

They say provisions will be in place for this, but that depends on my state - and those enforcing it.

*headdesk* As I said - One size fits all apparently.

[storm]

Kat!!! Has been along time hey, wow Miss Molly is 11 months old already!! How on earth does the time go without realizing?????


HAHA Em, I wonder how too hehehehehe...

Wow I never heard anything about the new laws either, I must live under a rock LOL. Does that mean Noah will be backwards for 12 months? That's normal isn't it though?

[Katstribe]

Firstly WHOLLY CRAP Storm I can't believe you have had your bub! That shows how long it has been since i was on here last! You still had a beautiful big belly!
Hi to everyone else, I think life jsut gets in the way of us Mums having time to ourselves! Well I know thats what it is with me anyway. I do volunteer office work at the school 2 days a week and then class help sometimes on the other 3 days so not much time left for anything else. So school hols is the only time we are not all running around mad!

Mumof6 I say go for it too. Babies are wonderful; and yes there are some trying times but then there are some very rewarding times too. I have 7 wonderful children, my eldest (almost 18) left home in January and he is doing really well out on his own. It is a wonderful feeling to see them succeeding in life on their own (it means we got something right).

As for the new lawas this has been talked about for some time now (in QLDanyway) but i didn't think anything was happening with it! Not that it matters too much for us as our 7yr old still sits in a booster cause she likes the extra height!

Well still only 7 kids for me, don't think i will have anymore, I would love to just keep having babies but there must be atime to stop i suppose. I would really like to start working towards my dream of becoming a MW, but in QLD you have to become aRN first I think so it will be aslow process once i figure out where to start!

Hope you all had a great easter
Cheers
Kat