No one really wants to be a nag, but sometimes it's completely necessary (or at least that's what we keep telling ourselves). One particularly protective mama is feeling comforted in her own "nagging" after the directives she gave her husband actually saved her infant son's life.

The mom in question is Rebecca Tafaro Boyer who recently returned to work after giving birth to her 3-month-old son William. On her very first day back in the office, she received a photo from her husband David of their little guy in his car seat. Rebecca noticed something was off -- the straps on the seat were too loose and the chest clip was position too low. She called her husband on the snafu to make sure he fixed it before continuing on with their errands.

In a Facebook post she explained that shortly after their chat about car seat safety, her husband called, shaken after getting into a car accident. The wreck totaled their vehicle, but thankfully little William was safe and sound in his seat after David adjusted the straps and chest clip according to Rebecca's instructions. In fact, the infant didn't even wake up during the crash (which is described as being pretty intense).

If you're wondering what type of car seat William was riding in, it was a Britax B-Safe 35 Infant Car Seat. After the accident the family will have to replace it, as it is considered "defective" after experiencing what's considered a moderate to severe motor vehicle incident.

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Rebecca took to social media to share her story and some tips she has learned about car seat safety. She was happy to learn that her car insurance could reimburse her for the cost of a new seat after the crash.

She also noted that the carry bar on a car seat may require locking in a certain position to truly protect your baby. Rebecca explains this is because if the car seat is ultimately ejected from the vehicle and lands face down, it would act like a "turtle shell to protect our little nuggets." Very good to know and investigate about our own car seats.

Rebecca's story is proof that when safety is involved, there's no such thing as nagging. If you see something, say something. Someone else's eye roll doesn't really matter if you're keeping your child safe.

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