Sorry to gatecrash but after some advice too - I have a caboo dx carrier that I would love to use soon (my lo is 2 weeks), I have put her in it and it feels fab, but I really dont know how best to dress her in this weather - should I use a pramsuit, or just a coat.... should she wear a hat even though the material pulls/supports her head into my chest?! I am soooo confused with carriers - I understand you should dress them in one less layer but it seems soooo cold!!
Sorry to hijack!!!
Bear in mind your body heat will keep them nice and toasty too
Dress your LO in lots of thinner layers rather than less thicker layers. That way you can adjust much more easily.
I would avoid the pramsuit for that reason.
My LO is usually in a long sleeved vest, tights, long sleeved cotton top, trousers, jumper, fleece jacket, hat and then the carrier (I wrap as well as use more structured carriers, so bear in mind if you're wrapping that could be another 3 layers on them too
) then if she's wearing a skirt, I put legwarmers over her tights. Shoes too of course!
We always have a hat with us too. I've also got a sort of baby cape thing, which has a hood. So if it's really cold, I'll put that on her too so it's tucked inside the carrier, as an extra layer.
Then depending on the weather, a babywearing coat on top (so it has a panel that goes over baby and attaches to your coat too
)
With all those layers, I can remove if I feel she's getting too warm, but she's never cold with all that
