Keeping warm in winter

[MrsHedgehog]

I'm starting to prepare for winter and thinking about what clothes and stuff LO will need once it gets really cold. Do you use a footmuff with your stroller or just pile blankets on. The footmuff for our stroller is really expensive so I don't want to buy it unless its really necessary. What about for going in the car? Do you put LO in a snowsuit in the car seat? I heard it could be dangerous because the straps don't go tight enough. If you don't use a snowsuit how do you keep LO warm when in car seat? Any tips on good accessories to get for the winter? Thanks

 

[xxClaire_24xx]

hi, if you put the LO in a snow suit and have loads of layers of blankets then she will be cosy enough also when its windy I put the raincover over too to block the wind out.

In the carseat we had Ellie in a snowsuit and a blanket or 2 and then her wee cover that came with the carseat

we had a fleecy liner we got with the pram and she was prem so we kept that in her carrycot bit of the pram for the whole winter xx

 

[KayBea]

in pushchair im going to do what above poster said.

In the car seat, like you said wearing a snow suit is dangerous in the car because of straps. LO will have blankets on & then use the car heater, if she gets too hot turn heater off or remove blankets. X

 

[XJessicaX]

I have a lot of various thickness's of snow suits, and I use the footmuffs on my buggy although my stroller footmuff when zipped up covers my LO's head so she hasnt grown into that one!
I strap my LO in the car seat wearing a snow suit.

 

[xxClaire_24xx]

in pushchair im going to do what above poster said.

In the car seat, like you said wearing a snow suit is dangerous in the car because of straps. LO will have blankets on & then use the car heater, if she gets too hot turn heater off or remove blankets. X

you can get super thin fluffy ones but they are just as warm as the thicker ones x

 

[lesleyann]

In the car seat we will be using a kind of snowsuit that's made for carseats it looks kind of like a gro bag with the hole for the straps..

Pushchair wise we will be using a pram so a nice snug snowsuit and a blanket

 

[leahsbabybump]

ive just bought thick fluffy snowsuits and blankets the foot muff that goes on our stroller is £60+ and cant use a universal one or you cant fold it up (baby jogger)

 

[leahsbabybump]

I have a lot of various thickness's of snow suits, and I use the footmuffs on my buggy although my stroller footmuff when zipped up covers my LO's head so she hasnt grown into that one!
I strap my LO in the car seat wearing a snow suit.

we leave snow suit on in car too never realised it was dangerous just make sure starps are on her properly and are tight enough

 

[Dizzy321]

Layers like vest, long sleeved top, cardigain, snowsuit & blankets......I have a fleecy liner in my pram too

 

[KayBea]

The website below explains why thick coats/snow suit can be dangerous.

a bit further down the page it explains how to check if the coat/snow suit your LO will be wearing in the car is safe enough to use in the car.

https://babyproducts.about.com/od/carseats/a/carseatcoat.htm

 

[MrsHedgehog]

ive just bought thick fluffy snowsuits and blankets the foot muff that goes on our stroller is £60+ and cant use a universal one or you cant fold it up (baby jogger)

I have a babyjogger too and really don't want to fork out that much for the foot muff. It does look cosy though!