Rear Facing Question

momofcatan · August 2014

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When rear-facing how do you keep the back of the seat (actual seat in the car that the car seat is installed in) from getting dirty from kid's shoes? DD still barely walks so her shoes are not that dirty, but at some point that will change and I'm picturing muddy/snowy shoes on the back of the seat she faces, not a happy thought. Do people attach something to protect their seat? I've seen things marketed for when seats are forward facing like This. Would that work for rear facing as well?

PS A saw a friend of mine post on CSFTL that she is turning her 2 yo back to RF (was FF since before 18 months) and I got so excited.

momofcatan · August 2014

@cl8badB Thanks. We have too many towels, so I think I might just rig something similar from an extra towel.

ASmallWonder · August 2014

The easiest and safest thing is to cut the sides of an old tshirt and put it over the seat's headrest. It's thin enough that it's ok that it goes the entire way down, meaning the car seat touches it. Marketed seat protectors are too thick and place too much distance between the vehicle seat and the child restraint and even using a towel could be too thick but that's more of a judgement call

WasNotWas · August 2014

I take off his shoes because he winds up kicking them off anyway...

mshukh · August 2014

what if you just remove the shoes?

ASmallWonder · August 2014

mshukh said:

what if you just remove the shoes?

You can absolutely do that but when it's pouring or a blizzard, you're less inclined to stand out there taking shoes off and putting them back on :-p

ASmallWonder · August 2014

CL8badB said:

Found this on etsy doing a quick google search... https://www.etsy.com/listing/126359263/car-seatback-protector-carseat-barrier?utm_source=google&utm_medium=product_listing_promoted&utm_campaign=children-low-other&gclid=CNq7t4zrksACFSMV7AodHCUAww Im sure that there are probably more. Maybe you can even make one?

Personally I'd be ok with this version as long as it didn't change the install (it's pretty thin though and shouldn't make much difference). It seems that seller also has one that also goes under the seat and I wouldn't recommend that one. A lot of car seat manufacturers prohibit anything at all under their seats.

momofcatan · August 2014

@Wasnotwas ain't no one got time for that with winter boots.

@asmallwonder T-shirt is genius! I was thinking about how I probably shouldn't put anything between the seat and the car seat..... Depending on how bad the snow and slush is I might try using a thin towel in the winter, but only it I felt like I was still getting a tight install. Do you think it would be OK to drape the towel (if it's only 2-4") on top of the car seat under her feet? That way it wouldn't be between the seat and the car seat? But would be between her feet and the seat....

I would only buy on of the plastic protectors like the one on Amazon if it was short enough to not go in between the seat and the car seat.

WasNotWas · August 2014

what?! everyone doesn't live in florida??

momofcatan · August 2014

WasNotWas said:

what?! everyone doesn't live in florida??

My first reaction to your (first) response was *shaking my head* "She just doesn't get it...."

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ASmallWonder · August 2014

@momofcatan laying a towel under her feet is fine because it wouldn't interfere with the install or the harness. Kind of like how it's fine to wrap a blanket over them once they're secured

ilovemarfa · August 2014

WasNotWas said:
I take off his shoes because he winds up kicking them off anyway...

I live in buffalo and I always take my kid's shoes/boots/sandals off. Ds1 is sometimes not the best best behaved and will kick the back of my seat (he's behind the driver's seat.

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