Winter coats and Carseats ?

[froggy76]

I just got a puffy winter coat for DD and put it on her this morning. As soon as I put her in the carseat, I remembered a discussion on TN about how you can't get the straps tight with a puffy coat, which is exactly what I experienced.

Do you put your kids in the car with puffy coats on? If not, what do they wear in the car in the winter (assuming you live in a cold climate)?

[EllieArroway]

I buckle DS into his seat and then put his coat on him backwards if it's really cold.

[Deleted]

DS has a fleece snowsuit that will be the "in the car" outfit. It's white, which is a bit of a nightmare, but it was a gift. Old Navy has them. There's also a blanket in the car.

oldnavy.gap.com/browse/product.do?cid=73891&vid=1&pid=476627012

His big coat and snow pants are for playing outside.

[karinothing]

No puffy coats in car seats.

DS wears fleece hoodies in the car. I don't dress him super warm in the car becuase he will get hot. When we get to wear we are going i just crawl in the car and change him in there with the doors closed. Well, I would if he would actually allow me to put anything heavier than a hoodie on him without fallign to the ground and screaming.

ETA: My car heats up pretty quickly becuase it is small. We do carry blankets if it is cold when he gets in.

[Deleted]

no puffy coats in car seats.

We aren't in a cold climate, but in winter I keep a blanket in the back seat to put over him in the mornings on the way to daycare.

When we go to cold places, I make sure to have a fleece jacket for warmth and puffy jacket for outside.

[Ashley&Scott]

No puffy coats in the car seat. (per our pedi, car seat experts & the car seat instruction booklet)

Currently he wears a hooded sweatshirt with a blanket over his legs. I'm going to get him a sherpa lined hoodie. He also has a fleece jacket but I think the sherpa hoodie will be warmer.

[satama]

We don't use any coats in the car seat.

I put a fleece or hooded sweatshirt on the kids. We have remote start and it is just a few steps to the car.

If we are just going to the mall or something, I throw a blanket on the baby and DS1 and I just hurry in. If we are going to be walking around outside I bring coats and put them on at our destination.

[froggy76]

Thanks, everyone! If your child goes to DC, do you send a puffy coat with them so they can play outside? I guess I could just keep the coat in her DC bag.

[Deleted]

Yup, bigger winter clothes just go in the daycare bag. So far, he hates it outside, so he's not playing outside much right now.

[londoncalling]

Here's the visual on why no puffy coats:
www.car-seat.org/showthread.php?t=151522

I have a fleece blanket for each girl in the car, and they have lightweight fleece jackets for in the car/between our destination.

[h]

It is warm enough where we live that a fleece hoodie is usually sufficient. But if it is cold enough for a bug puffy coat, I take it off before I buckle them in and then put it on backwards on top of the straps if needed.

[iheartbanjos]

Nov 5, 2012 15:32:46 GMT -5 froggy76 said:

Thanks, everyone! If your child goes to DC, do you send a puffy coat with them so they can play outside? I guess I could just keep the coat in her DC bag.

Yes. I have a separate coat, hat, and gloves that stay at daycare. There's a parking garage at daycare and we park in a garage at home, so she's never out in the cold on the way to/from school.

[DazeyDee]

I use a fleece poncho with DD a lot. Buckle her in her seat, then pull it over her head over the straps. When we get out, I just undo the straps under the poncho and we're good to go. We got a Skipping Hippos one on Babysteals last year, and DD loves it. There's some in the Kidsteals archive right now:
kidsteals.stealnetwork.com/archive_products.php?id=3000892

[imimahoney]

We use this, in lieu of a winter coat:

www.isisparenting.com/product/TUFVV_20101/carseataccessories

[dragonfly08]

I took the coat off, put the kid in the car seat, then covered her with either the coat or a blanket. I tried to make it a habit of starting the car a couple minutes in advance so that it was warmed up.

My kids didn't do DC, but when they went to school (which both did starting at age 3) I just put the coat back on when we got there and it went inside with them in case they needed it for the playground.

[statlerwaldorf]

When DD was a baby, she had a full fleece outfit. I also had a large coat. I would wrap my coat around her when running to and from the car. Now I just leave whatever she has on under the coat. I always keep a blanket in the car and warm up the car before I leave the house.

[niki]

We have a wool peacoat, which is very fitted, so I am comfortable with him wearing it in the seat. We also have a poncho, but kid doesn't seem to like that. My mom keeps wanting to buy him in a puffy coat, but I keep telling her it isn't safe for use in the carseat.

[Deleted]

Wool won't compress like a big puffy coat will. I just normally put him in his clothes with a fleece sweatshirt on and then cover him with a blanket in the car and turn up the heat.

[fakejew]

Nope.

A few thin layers then a cape over top and maybe a blanket depending on how cold it is.

www.dhgate.com/baby-outerwear-girls-overcoat-baby-cloak/p-ff808081295f480501295faa65d54bc9.html