Cold weather and bucket seat question

Phineasmama

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• Aug 14, 2011

• #1

Okay so we are going to be moving to Wisconsin like...next month after the baby comes I have lived there before but not with kids, and both of mine have grown up so far in GA, it doesn't get very cold here.

What (if anything) should I get for my Aton? I know the Bundle Me things are a no-no, but what about the kind that just go over the top of the seat like a shower cap? Or just use a really warm blanket? Any suggestions for an infant bunting or coat that doesn't interfere with the car seat usage?

 

fyrfightermomma

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• Aug 14, 2011

• #2

I'm in Wisconsin


I just did a fleece jacket or snowsuit (carseat appropriate) and a shower cap over the top when super cold (under like 20 degrees). Over 20, just the shower cap. Even my big kids do Columbia fleece hat and gloves and are just fine In the cold

What area are you moving to? You can pm if you would like

 

nevaehsmommy

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• Aug 14, 2011

• #3

We had a rather frigid winter last season. We used the shower cap thing for about a week. After that we put baby in the seat , buckled her in, and then took a receiving blanket and mock swaddled her (so she could not stick her hands out) then we threw a heavier fleece blanket on top of her. Once the car was warmed up a bit we could pull the fleece off but the baby blanket helped ward off the chill.

 

Phineasmama

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• Aug 14, 2011

• #4

I love fleece jackets, that's what I wore all last winter! I will definitely look for a fleece topper for when it gets really cold.

I was thinking about one of those Hanna Andersson fleece suits for the baby...or maybe I should look at Land's End instead because FIL works there and gets an employee discount

 

Chely7425

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• Aug 14, 2011

• #5

It doesn't get cold here (LA) but it got semi-cold back home (WA) but we love the shower cap covers. We just have one from walmart, its water resistant outside and fleece lined.. we get really WET winters here so... yeah.

 

rachelandtyke

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• Aug 14, 2011

• #6

I love the shower cap cover! We don't need it so much where we live now, but it got lots of use where we used to live and on trips to Canada for Christmas with both kids as babies.

 

cookie123

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• Aug 14, 2011

• #7

MN here. The first winter we didn't do a fleece suit. Just clothes, a hat, and a fleece receiving blanket folded in 4 and tucked around the baby, then a fleece cover. Baby was always sweaty. After that, a fleece Columbia in the car seat.

 

An Aurora

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• Aug 14, 2011

• #8

We had lots of fleece outfits for DS his first winter here in Alaska. I would do a long sleeved onesie or a snug cotton Jammie under a fleece Jammie, with hat and mittens and a blanket tucked around him. We also had a couple fleece suits from Columbia, REI and Patagonia that I would put on him.

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jenfrogmom

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• Aug 14, 2011

• #9

I'm in WI, too! Are you moving around the Appleton area?

 

Phineasmama

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• Aug 14, 2011

• #10

jenfrogmom said:

I'm in WI, too! Are you moving around the Appleton area?

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We are planning on moving to Madison But I have been to Appleton to go shopping with the in laws lol!

 

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momofmany

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• Aug 14, 2011

• #11

Thanks for asking this question.

I'm not in WI, but it still gets cold here and I was wondering what folks were doing for the newborns in cold weather.

 

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Emi's Mommy

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• Aug 14, 2011

• #12

It gets to be a million below where I live and I did a fleece snowsuit and a shower cap cover. I also keep a fleece blanket in the car as well.