To put car seat in car at 37w pregnant

[Boomclaps]

Just that really. We’ve got the infant carrier in our front room. Which is fine but I was planning on popping it in the car, triple checking the fit and yada yada yada.
Anyway, neighbours think it’s a bad idea and are making weird passing comments about it being bad luck. Is it ok to pop it in the car? Wwyd?

If you’ve got it an don’t want it cluttering up your house, your car seems a sensible place to put it! Some people are rather superstitious. I have to admit to not buying anything till after the 20 week scan for either pregnancy, but if you have no reason to assume there is a problem by 37 weeks then it seems sensible to get prepared!

Personally, I’m planning on getting car seats in the car well before DTwins turn up so DD can practice getting into her car seat in a different position and having something on either side of her.

Your neighbours are being ridiculous.

If your car has even a minor bump before the baby arrives then you'll need to replace the seat. Which is why people have car insurance.

@SnuggyBuggy

So do the superstitious types wait until the baby is born before buying anything for it. My old episiotomy scar is hurting at the thought of having to do that

No. Most of the superstition centres on having the pram in the house

Although I didn't buy baby things until fairly late in my one successful pregnancy and religiously kept all the receipts in case I had to rerun them

Your neighbour is being ridiculous. Even if you were superstitious about it being bad luck it surely wouldn’t make any difference whether you have it in the car or your house?! Better to have it ready in the car.