Mattress protector/Car seat protector...

SoSweetTea1124

Alright ladies, I need some good recommendations for waterproof mattress protectors and something to waterproof my car seat just in case my water breaks while I am out and about. What do you all plan on using to protect your stuff? I've had a couple of people tell me that a towel probably wont do the job. I had my water broken at the hospital with my first and I remember it being A LOT of fluid. TIA

strlitemiss

You can get a cheap vinyl mattress protector at target, the car you can use chucks pad.

VitaLuna

You can get a PVC free mattress protector online. I wouldn't buy anything too cheap and plastic-y, as you don't need your face in that kind of chemical off-gassing. We have these: https://www.amazon.com/Luna-Hypoallergenic-Waterproof-Mattress-Protector/dp/B002AQNXR4/ref=sr_1_13?s=bedbath&ie=UTF8&qid=1449701968&sr=1-13&keywords=Mattress+protector

Any kind of absorbent underpad would work for your car seat. Better yet, just grab yourself a small pack of incontience briefs (like Depends).

BabySeaTurtles

I just used those absorbent pee pads for toddler mattresses. They go underneath the sheets for your bed and spread across your car seat. Of course I took all these precautions last time and my water didn't break. It was broken for me at the hospital.

Kimbarbour08

Wow I didn't even think of this! Hmmmm . . . now I guess I'll have to come up with a plan!

SoSweetTea1124

I just know my luck and my water will probably break in the most public of places possible. I will be investing in some Depends for sure so hopefully that will help with the vast majority of leakage. I will probably get a plastic carpet runner to go from my side of the bed to the bathroom door also. I really don't want to have to worry about cleaning my carpets, car seats, mattress etc as I go into labor. I am a clean freak so this stuff makes me anxious.

SarahChristine12

You may be fine with just towels. With my first I had my water break on its own while laying in bed and it was not the huge gush of fluids that they say it will be.

Aussiechicka

When my water broke last time I was on bed rest in a hospital ward. I woke up and for a second thought I'd peed myself and when I called the nurse she asked me that too lol. It wasn't this huge gush when I stood up either, just a small leak.

wisco29

I was super paranoid about this we used a shower curtain under the sheet and under a blanket on the bed because we were too lazy and cheap to get a mattress cover. A week home with a newborn and he put her on the bed without a diaper we own a mattress cover and got it at Walmart

As for your car I would just use a towel, that's what I had and I also had extra pants and underwear in the car just in case, planned to send h home to get our go bags if I was actually out when it happened.

We didn't have this issue, and as a stm I laugh at myself about the things I was so worried about... Now I'm all meh whatever haha! I'm more worried about babysitter plans for dd than if my water breaks all over the store

Mamacat316

I'm always hearing that it's very rare your water will break with a big, dramatic gush like in the movies. I would not be worrying about this if I were you. Maybe keep a towel in the car or something. With my last baby, I got up to pee in the middle of the night and my water broke in the hallway on the way back to bed. I was wet, the floor was wet, but it was as easy to clean up as a spilled glass of juice or something.

Jilly82

I would just use a towel?  My water broke in bed and it wasn't a big deal

Life is Exciting

I bought a pack of X-Lg puppy pads.  one or 2 for the bed, one for my chair at work and one for my car seat  (I'll throw a blanket over it so it's not obvious).

g8trkim

My water broke in bed with DS. It didn't gush out until I stood up. And there was A LOT!!! But not a drop in the bed.

My water broke with DS in a restaurant. I ran to the car and sat on reusable grocery bags. They did a pretty nice job.

I never had anything prepared with either and all was fine. I wouldn't worry too much about it. I think a folded towel would be fine.

MrsSmithA

I just bought this one. It's waterproof with a terrycloth finish, great reviews - only $20.  I figure it'll be nice to have in case of water break, leaky boobs, baby accidents, etc on the bed. 

https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B007BFKNUE?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00

VitaLuna

What @MrsSmithA said reminds me... It's a good idea to have a mattress protector anyway when BFing. I didn't have one at first and had to sleep on a towel to keep from leaking milk all over the bed at night, which would bunch up and get annoying. I didn't wear nursing pads at night a) to give them some fresh air, and b) because they'd slip all over anyway.