Teaching Good Hygiene: Britax
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Cleaning a Britax Boulevard Car Seat Cover?? Need Advise Asap!! Please Help!
Asked by K.H. from Dallas
on May 5, 2010
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Hello Mamas,
My little one has had an accident in her car seat. Now I am wondering how to get the smell of pee out of the seat. It just now happened, but with thi...
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- This has happened to us ... twice.... Our Marathon manual says not to machine wash, but I do it on gentle, cold and air dry it. I also would add some vinegar (white)...
- I've machine washed my Britax cover several times. No problem. Washes perfectly, comes out smelling nice and fresh, and it fluff's the nap a little too, making the s...
- Wash in cold water and the foam pad under too if it comes out. Wipe down the plastic part with a very dilute solution of bleach and water. No problem. This will hap...
Feedback on 4 Car Seats Betw the Britax Marathon, Decathalon, Blvd and Radian 80
Asked by C.B. from Los Angeles
on September 16, 2008
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I'm looking for a safe, comfortable and easy to remove and wash the cover. Does any have any recommendations. I looking for a super easy removable cover because I con...
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- WE own the marathon and it is perfect but need to get the next size and my girlfriend who researches EVERYTHING to the extreme swears by the Radian 80 (or Radian 65, b...
- ola! volvo makes it's own car seat! i know they have them for the rear-facing position in the station wagon. contact the dealer to find out if those are recommended...
- We have a Marathon and a Decathalon and the saftey is fantasic on them. They are a bit bulky and the Blvd (our friends just got one) is even bulkier but has the extra...
Getting Smell Out of Carseat Cover
Asked by N.F. from Chicago
on November 10, 2009
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Yesterday my son vomited in the car, all over himself and his carseat. Needless to say, it stinks. The manual says not to wash in the washing machine, so I hand washed...
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- do you have a front load machine
- Covers can be purchased but I would just soak/handwash your cover and air dry. I have done that to mine a couple of times. The washing machine will pull the hooks ...
- I love stuff called "Kids and Pets". I've seen it at local stores like Meier and Target. It's an enzymatic cleaner and GREAT at getting out vomit, poop, etc. You sh...
How to Get the Throw up Smell Out of a Car Seat
Asked by S.C. from Dallas
on May 13, 2009
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My daughter threw up in her car seat last week. I have tried everything that I know of to get the throw up smell out of the car seat cover & have not been successful....
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- My son has thrown up in his car seat many, many times. All I did was take the cover off, throw it in the wash, then I take the car seat and sray it with a cleaning pr...
- Take the entire car seat apart. Wash the straps and buckles too. It isn't enough to just wash the car seat cover. Wipe down the car seat itself too once the cover i...
- You could use a little Oxy Clean which you can find at any store, works like hydrogen peroxide but is safer on fabrics & carpet. Also, you could try Odo-Ban from Sam'...
Cleaning Car Seat Straps
Asked by M.G. from Minneapolis
on November 12, 2009
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Hi Moms,
My son graciously vomited all over himself while strapped in his car seat yesterday! So, my question is, how do you clean the straps on the seat? We have...
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- I agree with cleaning them with the vinegar and water solution and a cloth. A few drops of lemon juice will help with the vinegar smell, which will be gone in a few d...
- Baking soda and vinegar are the best cleaners for anything like this! If you can removed the straps, soak them in warm water with baking soda, a dab of laundry dete...
- I would check the car seat's manual on instructions for cleaning the straps. If you no longer have the manual, call Britax and ask. Britax USA Support Phone: 888-42...
Best Practice for Cleaning Seats in a Car After a Vomit During Ride
Asked by G.W. from San Francisco
on September 4, 2008
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Hello fellow moms,
Do anyone has good ways of cleaning the backseat in the car after a major vomit episode? My baby son vomited in his carseat yesterday so needles...
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- We have also had this situation occur with our Marathon. We took the cover off the Marathon and ran it through the washing machine, then let it air dry. We then wiped ...
- I'm a pro at this! My son gets car sick everytime he is in the car for longer than 20 minutes. The entire Britax can be taken apart. I usually scrub all of the belt...
- we've had to go thru a couple of times. We took off all the pads & straps washed them in the washer. If u think your detergent won't take out all the odar, you can bak...
Help! Our Car Seat STINKS
Asked by D.S. from Kansas City
on September 5, 2011
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Hey mamas!
Our Britax car seat smells terrible. So we took all of the covers off and washed them. Turns out, it's the foam underneath that really smells. We've hose...
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- The one product that has absolutely never failed us is OdoBan. Here is a website that tells you where you can get it: http://www.odoban.com/where-to-buy.php I onc...
- Make sure that foam piece is completely dry before putting the material back over it. I would sprinkle Baking Soda all over it. It will help take away some or most of ...
- With my britax I would take them apart.. And drowned the straps everything of the car seat.. In natures miracle pet stain and odor remover.. There is also natures mira...
Booster Seat Smells like Urine :(
Asked by L.M. from Seattle
on November 12, 2008
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hi Mamma's,
My 6 year old had her first UTI.. She was having trouble making it to the bathroom in time.. She had an accident in her booster late at night after our t...
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- I have had this problem L. and there is a pretty easy fix. Petsmart or equivalent will have Nature's Miracle or something similar. I think I used Petzyme or somethin...
- I read a few of the responses and I agree with the Kids & Pets as well as Nature's Miracle. I use and like both of them. Kids & Pets is a bit less expensive, but it ...
- soak everything in the hottest water you can get and lots of Oxy Clean - overnight. It works.
Cleaning 1 Year Olds Vomit from a Car Interior and Car Seat
Asked by T.K. from Los Angeles
on April 18, 2009
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Hi there, My 1 year old just threw up in her car seat, and all over the back seat of our car. Can anyone give any advice on cleaning the stains up, and getting rid of ...
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- Not sure what I'd do about the car, but my son recently vomited all over his car seat too. We cleaned it in the bathtub with the Clorox Green Works multipurpose clean...
- LOC and Pursue disinfectant and deoderizer. we-us.mychoices.biz or email me. Safe and non-toxic, LOC was the first ever biodegradable GREEN product ever made and it ...
- I have experience with this too. You will have to take her car seat apart and wash fabric in the washer, then air dry in the sun. This kills the bad bacteria AND the...
Cleaning Car Seat of Smoke
Asked by D.M. from San Francisco
on October 8, 2008
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My sister-in-law was recently given a great convertable carseat (secondhand), and she'd love to use it, but it smells of cigarette smoke. It breaks her heart to think...
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- If your friend is dead set on using a used convertible car seat (hopefully it came from a friend), you can clean the plastic and get rid of the smell. It requires a b...
- As a car seat technician, I have to advise you to NEVER use a second-hand seat. When you don't know the history it's not a safe thing to do. If it's been in an accid...
- I have heard the same thing. When we had our car seat inspected by the CHP when we installed it, the officer also told us you should never use a secondhand car seat b...
