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-> Infants
Did you wash the cover of a new infant car seat before using it?
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yo'ma
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 Thu, Nov 27 2008, 2:27 pm
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I don't know about being necessary, but I didn't because my dh bought it the day I had to leave the hospital.
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BennysMommy
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Thu, Nov 27 2008, 2:31 pm
| yo'ma wrote: | | I don't know about being necessary, but I didn't because my dh bought it the day I had to leave the hospital. |
Same here.
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flowerpower
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Thu, Nov 27 2008, 3:51 pm
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I dont find it necessary.
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Pineapple
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Thu, Nov 27 2008, 4:39 pm
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I wiped it off with lysol cloth
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GAMZu
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Thu, Nov 27 2008, 4:46 pm
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I don't think it's necessary, but if it comes off easily, why not?
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GAMZu
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Thu, Nov 27 2008, 4:49 pm
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Pineapple, that's even worse than leaving it as is. Lysol? On a place a baby will lay his head?
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Pineapple
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Thu, Nov 27 2008, 4:50 pm
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Maybe it wasnt lysol (dont remember which company) But the nurse told me to use it.
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GAMZu
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Thu, Nov 27 2008, 5:38 pm
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All such wipes (Clorox, whatever) are harsh chemicals, and you are soaking the material with it. Weird that a nurse told you to do it.
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ShakleeMom
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Thu, Nov 27 2008, 6:28 pm
Do you wipe down a brand new toilet seat? Unless the company writes ‘not tested on animals” I would assume humans, then LOL I would scrub it down.
I don’t’ see why a car seat cover has to be washed first, especially if the infant isn’t laying on it stark naked. Everything else, undershirts, etc. I wash because it goes directly on the body.
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justanothermother
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Thu, Nov 27 2008, 7:50 pm
Car seat covers are treated with certain chemicals to make them flame retardant. It is really a judgment call by the parents to choose their 'safety priority'.
Wash the seat cover to remove the chemicals because of a fear of carcinogenic and expose the child to increased risk on life threatening burns in the event of an accident
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Expose the child to possible carcinogens on a regular basis but have increased protection for baby in the event of an accident.
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Marion
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Sun, Nov 30 2008, 5:42 am
I don't wash anything else; why would I was a carseat cover?
Anyway, like many others, with DS#1 the carseat was picked up on the way to picking us up at the hospital. I washed it before I put it away, and brought it up to air out a few days before DS#2 arrived.
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Jabberwocky
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Sun, Nov 30 2008, 6:34 pm
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That is so interesting, justanothermother. I never thought of it that way. (I compulsively wash everything.)
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chanagital
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Mon, Dec 01 2008, 11:40 am
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I hated washing them when they were dirty they are so hard to take apart so why would I want to do it when it was brand new and clean?
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GAMZu
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Mon, Dec 01 2008, 11:55 am
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Marion, you don't wash baby clothes?
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