Suggestions of how to keep baby warm please?

[Greedytiger]

8 month old DD is about to start at the childminders that older DC goes to. They play outside for most of the day when it’s not raining and also use a playroom in a converted garage so it’s not as warm as a house.

I’ve looked at snow suits etc but they tend to be quite padded making it hard for DD to learn to move about. It’s things like keeping her hands and feet warm that I am worried about.

Does anyone have any suggestions for good warm clothing for this age group.

Doesn’t sound suitable for an 8 month old. I wouldn’t even be happy with my 12 month old being made to sit either outside all day or in a garage when the temperature is around 5-6 degrees outside... 8 months is too young for this.

Presumably Ofsted have permitted the use of the garage.

Yes fair enough if the garage is heated it sounds a bit more suitable for a baby.!

Would probably be worth discussing the logistics with cm before you buy clothing. For example, are lots of layers on dd practical if they are in and out frequently? (removing and replacing layers could be difficult) Also how would it work if too cold for dd , would all the children then go inside?

Sometimes hard to tell with babies whether they are getting too cold or not, they won't shiver or may not cry, often just go quite pale and lethargic so I think that's a concern.

I would suggest a snowsuit, blankets or cosy toes for buggy and insist she wasn't outside for hours in the winter.

I should add that they do use the toilet and kitchen in the house. All meals, baking, crafts etc are done inside at the kitchen table. They also go out to soft play, play groups and other minders houses a lot. So it isn’t like she will be spending 10 hours a day outside or in the garage, but it is still the main play space.

@SmileyClare the floor is also done properly so it isn’t like she is on a concrete garage floor.

I have asked for a meeting with the minder this week to discuss plans as it gets colder.

The buggy has a cosy toes and so she is all wrapped up for school runs etc so I have no concerns there.

It's sounding better the more you post tiger. I had visions of your poor dd crawling around a garden and garage area in the snow whilst cm had a cup of tea indoors
As mentioned above, it must be OFSTED approved for a range of ages. (?)

My only tip clothes wise is a winter hat which stays on the child for more than 30 seconds if such a thing has been invented.

@ SmileyClare not quite lol!

The playroom used to be indoors at the front of the house but was small and she couldn’t allow the older ones to play outside while she was in there as it wasn’t in sight. Moving to the garage has given them more space and it’s straight into the garden so ideal for free flow play. For my 3 year old it’s a great set up. She only made the changes in the summer so whilst her last Ofsted was outstanding, she hasn’t had once recently.

I think I just have to trust that in cold weather she will close the garage door and have the heaters on in the same way that last winter she stayed in the house playroom when outdoors wasn’t usable. I am happy for DD to have some outdoor time if wrapped up warm, just not all day.