Whistling Wings Outfitter
October 8, 2011 at 9:01 pm
filed under Outdoors
i have a wilkinet sling and would like to take my 3 week old outdoors in it. All guidance i can find says do not overdress etc, but just what is the right level of clothes? bearing in mind this is february.
i dont have a coat big enough to go round us both.
I had read and been told by several that new babies need one more layer than what you would wear. If you can go with shirt and coat then do another layer for them.
grateful
depends on how long you’re gonna be out there
don’t take him out for long periods of time
and where do you live??
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jenel
a onsie , along sleeve shirt, pants and a thick blanket of course a hat , the baby’s temp has still not fully developed to the outside yet so make sure that th baby is worm
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elbow17green
I had read and been told by several that new babies need one more layer than what you would wear. If you can go with shirt and coat then do another layer for them.
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DS
At this age you should dress your baby in one layer more than you would dress yourself. So, a onesie under pants, shirt, socks, coat, and hat would suffice.
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Kristen M
Socks and hat are a must! Babies lose most of their heat through their heads. Dress your baby like you dress. They feel cold when you do and hot when you are hot. Don’t worry. I’m sure you baby will love it!
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RdRedWine
dress the baby like you would dress yourself.
OR
If you are in the Northeast (today is snow and ice) I would dress my baby like
diaper
onesie,
pants and sweatshirt
add socks if the onesie doesn’t go over the feet.
shoes (or definitely make sure you use thicker socks)
Winter full suit jacket that covers feet and hands
winter hat or hat with face mask.
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Sam's Mom
I agree with the layers recommended, and I’m in New England. But most importantly, go with THICK or double Socks, and a hat that covers baby’s ears. We took our son out from the beginning, and the sling allows you to share body heat, which is better than the baby bjorn that leaves their legs out to the elements.
One thing I learned from the books though, is that a baby will fuss if they are too hot, but most likely NOT if they are too cold. So baby has no way of telling you that he/she is not warm enough. That makes me nervous, so when in doubt I go with lots of layers!
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sarah r
well my baby is 10 weeks old but was born 10 weeks early so is now size of a new born and keeps his temp when i took him out in a sling he had a vest baby grow hat and a thin snow suit on and the health visitor and nurse said it was fine just to check now and again and maybe take a thicker snowsuit or a cardigan for if he feels cold
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Tanya
if you don’t have a coat to fit around both of you, find some layers… even husband’s stuff… that will.
dress baby as you are and layer over both of you. your body heat will help regulate baby’s.
I didn’t have a coat big enough either… but my husband is bigger than I am, so I often borrowed his coat or at least used his lighter jacket and put my own cardigans over us. I had 2 maternity cardigans I dug out of the garage when I started using slings in the winter… they worked awesome!
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BABIES ÜBER ALLES!
What Tanya said. Borrow Daddy’s coat, even ask on FreeCycle for any old warm XL coat to see the two of you through the next couple of months…
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