Do I need a soft head-protector for my car seat?

[Two4One]

Just been road-testing our Maxi-Cosi car seat so we're familiar with it when baby arrives... it ocurred to me that the head support isn't very comfortable - has anyone bought a soft/fleecy thing to go round the inside of it? I think I remember seeing one once... Or am I being OTT?

Do you mean it doesn't come with a newborn head support, or that the newborn head support doesn't seem very cosy?

It's just the standard Maxi-Cosi Cabriofix that everyone seems to have. It does have a new-born head support - I suppose I just hoped it would be soft and cosy. Maybe I am worrying too much?

I thought the same initially and was thinking about getting a fleece liner for our car seat. Then I read that adding a liner could compromise the effectiveness of the seat during an accident. Apparently having something between the actual seat and the baby can allow the weight of the child to compress more on impact and the straps therefore end up not being as tight as you thought. I think it's kind of similar to strapping a child into a car seat with thick outdoor clothes on.

I wouldn't worry about it tbh. Have a look at the manufacturers instructions, as I'm sure it says somewhere in there that you shouldn't add any further padding to the seat for safety reasons.

Yes I think you are worrying too much. In the nicest possible way! I think the Maxi Cosi Cabriofix is a lovely seat and I wish I had got it because I just bought the cheapest Mothercare own brand seat, which the padding is literally about 2mm thick between the baby and the plastic seat. DS never seemed to mind TBH, newborns are so light that they don't need much padding, and you are not supposed to have them in the carseat for too long at a time anyway. And as Mishy said, if you put anything extra in it, you can compromise the safety of the seat.

HTH

what you can do is buy one of their towelling 'summer covers' thus for it - they are compatible safety-wise and make the seat a teeny bit snugglier (and much easier to clean)