Photo showing the Minnie Moo Maxi Medo on a Britax Two Way Elite Extended Rear facing Car Seat. Dolly seems comfy in the seat. |
I was so pleased when the Minnie Moo Maxi Medo car seat cover arrived in the post. It was gorgeous! I absolutely love polka dots so I was over the moon to now be able to have a polka dot car seat for my daughter!
Photo showing the Minnie Moo Maxi Medo on a Britax Two Way Elite Extended Rear facing Car Seat |
To be honest although the cover fitted the body of the seat – the sides of the cover were too big. My rear facing seat has narrower sides than the usual forward facing car seat so this meant there was too much excess fabric at the sides of the seat. To fix this I did some quick alterations by sewing some pretty elasticated lace on to the back and bottom of the cover and this kept the cover in place and stopped it falling off the car seat. In the future I will have to cut a couple of slits in the fabric to allow the car seat to be used forward facing but that will not be for a couple of years yet. Now I understand that it is not ideal for you to have to alter your seat cover yourself but it didn’t bother me in the slightest. I was just delighted to be able to turn my boring black car seat into a vibrant polka dotted one. Also I tried to sew my own seat cover for my daughter’s first car seat and it never got finished as it was so difficult trying to make a pattern that would fit the seat properly.
Photo showing the alterations I made to the Minnie Moo Maxi Medo to make it comfortably fit a Britax Two Way Elite Extended Rear facing Car Seat |
Photo showing the alterations I made to the Minnie Moo Maxi Medo to make it comfortably fit a Britax Two Way Elite Extended Rear facing Car Seat |
The seat I have for my daughter is a Britax Two Way Elite Extended Rear Facing Car Seat. I bought it when she was just over a year old and it is designed to be used rear facing until she is 25kg or approx 4 years. I spent a long time searching out the right car seat to fit in my car and when I found it unfortunately it was only available in black. (I would have loved a polka dot one or flowery designed one) When you look at buying a forward facing car seat in the UK you have lots of choice of models, colours and designs but when you try to buy an extended rear facing car seat you have very little choice of models, let alone seat cover designs. As soon as I read that Rear Facing Group 1 car seats are 5 times safer in a frontal collision than a forward facing car seat I knew I wanted my daughter to rear face for as long as possible. If you would like to find out more information on extended rear facing and the car seats available please visit the ‘Rearfacing’ website. I purchased mine online from the website ‘InCarSafetyCentre’ and they were so helpful.
Photo showing the Minnie Moo Maxi Medo on a Britax Two Way Elite Extended Rear facing Car Seat. |
Photo showing the packaging for the Minnie Moo Maxi Medo |
Photo showing the Minnie Moo Maxi Medo on a Britax Two Way Elite Extended Rear facing Car Seat. |
Photo showing the uncut strap holes on the Minnie Moo Maxi Medo. |
Photo showing the uncut strap holes on the Minnie Moo Maxi Medo |
Photo showing the label of the Minnie Moo Maxi Medo |
Photo showing the Minnie Moo Maxi Medo on a Britax Two Way Elite Extended Rear facing Car Seat |
The Toddler Car Seat Covers cost £24.90 with a £3.90 delivery charge. I think they are great value for money when you consider the work that has gone into designing and making them. Plus I love the fact that the cotton cover will help to stop my daughter overheating in her car seat in the summer months. The Toddler car seat covers are available in a black and white cow print, a brown and white cow print and the polka dot design that I received. The group 0 (first stage infant car seat) covers are available in the same fabrics but they cost £33.90 plus the £3.90 P+P as they also come with a really innovative hood /sunshade that attaches to the carrying handle. These car seat covers are also perfect for revamping old or second hand car seats. If you know the car seat you are using has not been in any previous accidents but the cover is just bit dated or tatty why not buy one of these Minnie Moo covers to put over the top and Hey Presto…a good as new car seat ! The covers are superb quality and I have no problems recommending them to you.
Minnie Moo are always adding new products to their range. If they are open to suggestions… I’d love to see harness pads to match the covers and liners. Besides the seat covers that I have already mentioned they also sell fitted pushchair liners, Duvet sets and Baby Blankets.
The Minnie Moo company was started back in 2007 by new mum Amanda. She had found that her little boy Ben always got too hot in his car seat, especially whilst on holiday in Spain and she thought that a cotton car seat cover that could be easily removed and washed would be a good idea. You can read the full story of The Minnie Moo Company by clicking here.
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