Thursday, 17 September 2009
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It's A Factoid!
Here’s a fun little factoid for ya!Did you know that when your otherwise thought to be potty-trained early, 2.5 year old daughter decides to make a “secret pee” in her car seat (never informing you that said pee can not be held, much less that its presence actually exists), it doesn’t just stop at the car seat cover?
Nope.
It seeps through the car seat cover to the (if the car seat is “lucky” enough to have one) large foam, sponge-like padding underneath the cover. The padding that is meant to provide your beautiful little Princess with some comfort on her potty trained rear. But, the sponge-like padding that provides comfort and a long-sustaining container for pees of the past does not fully soak up all said secret pee.
Nope.
Some of this “liquid” maneuvers itself like a silent river through the cracks and crevices of the car seat, by-passing the sponge to form a small puddle on the actual car. Seat. The seat that’s actually made with the car. And, did you know, that the puddle only maintains itself on the scotch-guarded seat for a short time before it soaks into the seat.
Leaving your car to smell.
Like urine.
All the time.
Oh see. I recently found this out after a day of cleaning out my car, hosing down three car seats, and washing all their paraphernalia. For the Princess, her paraphernalia (otherwise known as cover and sponge) were washed twice. Then dried. In the sun. Lovingly.
The van got washed at a not-too-expensive car wash, cup holders (nasty caked things they were) and all. The seats put back together and reconfigured in the van. Little flowery smelling discs were placed under the seats. It was almost like new clean.
The kids piled in with specific, clear instructs to the Princess, “Tell us if you have to pee. Don’t go in your seat!” …
“Okay,” high-pitched, happy and clear was her response.
Then she peed.
The same day.
That’s when I discovered this little factoid I wanted to share with you.
And that’s when I had to wash her seat. Cover and sponge. Again.
Got any fun factoids you want to share?
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Comments (8)
Awww, that sucks. Maybe put her in some Huggies pullups or something, just in case?
The smell is easy to get rid of - any of the pet urine smell/stain removers should work. Human pee is nothing, but nothing like as bad as tom cat scent-marking pee! Stainerizer is a good, green product, which I like because I have a cafe and need an 'industrial' product, but probably any of them would work.
Yikes.
I agree with the above commenter... pet urine products should clear that smell right out.
As a mother I had to laugh! I hope you don't mind. =) I can definitely relate to similar situations. Actually my son did that last week and he's 7...he let loose just as we were parking the car! We only live maybe three minutes from the school, and I knew he felt bad, so I showed him I was upset, but I didn't berate him about it. Such are the joys of parenthood! Hopefully it dried quickly, as often as moms usually have to run around with kids in the back seat.
Vinegar. I've used it to remove pet smells and recently I've used it to remove toddler-in-potty-training smells. I swear, it's magical!
In any case, I guess one of those carseat/stroller protectors might be worth the investment after all...
Sorry to hear this! Good luck!
ew
I'd recommend, until your darling princess manages things, putting a sheet of vinyl and an old, thick towel on standby to catch the accidental overflows; I found a product online that might help, too:
http://www.allegromedical.com/incontinence-c525/kiddopotamus-bff8081811fcdbbb7011ff7c619bf28ff.html?searchPhrase=cars&sortOrder=4
For what it's worth [once I was done giggling, sorry] - I not only understand, but I've experienced the effect. Sliding outgrown diapers between liner and plastic seat and using a towel -and-vinyl backup worked with my car.