Did You Know....

That Car Seats have an expiration date?

I had no idea. I was talking with a friend the other day who also just had a baby and she was telling me about how she had to buy a new car seat for her baby since hers was now over six years old and had expired. I said, "What?" And she explained to me that car seats are only good for six years, in fact many of them now have an expiration date printed right on the seat. And I said, "Why?" And so then she explained to me that over time the plastic corrodes and deteriorates. She said she went to a demonstration one time where a police officer threw an old car seat into the road and it shattered, SHATTERED! That's scary. So after that conversation I came home and googled it. I found this article. Along with this clip from you tube.

This shows that the straps can also become ineffective do to wear and tear. So it looks like come January, we will also be purchasing new car seats.