Baby on way - car seat covers?

chases0102

Hi folks,

As per title, we have a baby on way soon - very exciting!

I recently bought a new car, and would like to keep it in someway good condition - nieces and nephews have my sibling's cars destroyed!

Can anyone recommend any? Preferably Iosfix friendly. I've a Hyundai i40.

Peregrinus

chases0102 wrote: »

I recently bought a new car, and would like to keep it in someway good condition . . .

Your quest is in vain (as your siblings will explain to you).

Check out Parenting Readiness Test 5.

The days when you care what your car (house, clothes, face) looks like will shortly be gone for ever, I'm afraid. You should have bought a second-hand car.

chases0102

Ha, It is second hand! Just would like to keep the seats a bit clean!

AndyBoBandy

chases0102 wrote: »

Just would like to keep the seats a bit clean!

It's a myth. It will never happen covers or not

Car99

chases0102 wrote: »

Ha, It is second hand! Just would like to keep the seats a bit clean!

That's like saying I just want to keep the baby from being messy, not going to happen. Only thing is the mess they make can be cleaned if you're that worried about it. Get leather seats makes the cleaning easier.

sparrowcar

Peregrinus wrote: »

Your quest is in vain (as your siblings will explain to you).

Check out Parenting Readiness Test 5.

The days when you care what your car (house, clothes, face) looks like will shortly be gone for ever, I'm afraid. You should have bought a second-hand car.

This ^^^

Also forget about the following happening unless by pure chance...

Sleep
Haircuts
Exercise
Sleep
Going for a No 2 in peace
Eating at set times
Sleep
Meeting up with the lads without wishing you were at home in bed asleep
Sex
Sleep

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Get leatherette covers which can be wiped.

drunkmonkey

Get a baby seat that's easy clean in the washing machine they usually just puke all over themselves and their own seat.
Don't be a hero and pick them up while still puking or you'll get it as well as the rest of the car.
We've got one that's straight out of the exorcist and ones that's never puked. You might get lucky.

Go leather next time.

pwurple

I've kids, my car is fine. Just don't let them eat in the car. Done.

drunkmonkey

Oh and go back to sleep while you still can.

_Kaiser_

This is why I made sure my last 2 cars have had leather seats... quick wipe and it's done - plus a limit on what exactly can be consumed in the car (this applies to me too.. no chips for example.., stinks it up for days! )

slave1

We had a large heavy beach towel, put that over the seats and holes to access the seatbelt clips, protected everything perfectly, nothing got through.
Congratulations BTW, your life will soon change for the better

chases0102

Cheers everyone for the advice, both car seat related and otherwise!

tobdom

You might be interested in something like this for under the car seat: https://tonykealys.com/car-seats/accessories/diono-ultra-mattm.html

ThisRegard

Your car seats won't actually get that dirty, the kids seat will. I've gone through 2 babies, the car was only a couple of weeks old when we had our first, and the back seats are still remarkably clean almost 7 years later. The filth is all over them, their seat and the floor. In fact the drivers seat is the one with the most stains due to me spilling and dropping all sorts.

Theboinkmaster

Peregrinus wrote: »

Your quest is in vain (as your siblings will explain to you).

Check out Parenting Readiness Test 5.

The days when you care what your car (house, clothes, face) looks like will shortly be gone for ever, I'm afraid. You should have bought a second-hand car.

This is absolute boll!x - I have a bmw f10 which is my pride and joy and is detailed to an inch of it's life every 6 months and I also have a 16 month old son and he's had no impact whatsoever on the car. He doesn't eat or drink in the car and luckily he's never been sick in it.

Having a child does not mean an end to nice things, despite what some people tell you

Vicxas

I bought mine in Halfords for 30 quid. Prevents the sick from getting (almost) everywhere.

drunkmonkey

This is a handy little machine if you've kids, saves the couch every other day in our house https://m.bisselldirect.co.uk/little-green-clean-machine