Children outside in pram?

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I was just verbally assaulted in a cafe for putting the double stroller outside (I.e. wheeled it straight through cafe out into their courtyard area) because I wanted my 2 dd's to finish their naps - both children are wrapped up to the gills - jackets, cardigans, woolly tights/leggings & are zipped into their phil & ted's cocoons to the neck. One is wearing a hood, the other has a towel covering most of her head because I didn't want to wake her to pull up hood. I then put my puffa jacket over the whole thing. It's about 4 degrees here, sunny & the courtyard is sheltered. I put them outside because I reckoned they'd melt -or worse - wake up (!) - in the hot cafe. I had walked about 30 mins with them to get there. We don't have a car.

The woman who spoke to me told me that there must be something wrong with me and that she should call social services.

There was some guy on JV only last week saying how we need outdoor air and that stale indoors air isn't good for us.

Dr Hilary on daybreak was saying the same if you are ill with the cold get outside anyway the fresh air does work wonders , I do know people who never take kids out in winter cos it is well erm cold they go to school and nursery but thats it they also never open a window

My babies were born in winter in NE Scotland. I was advised (by our GP) and did put them out wrapped up in their pram on my patio when the snow was too deep to push the pram along the road for our afternoon walk.

Ignore the silly old bint. Let her phone social services - you are doing nothing wrong.

Okay, so they're 12 and 15, but my DD and DS2 will be going to the Scout and Guide Winter Camp in January and camping - not so dissimilar to being wrapped in lots of layers in a pram outside. Perhaps the lady would like to alert Social Services to my behaviour, and that of a large number of parents and the Scouting and Guiding Associations, too.

Thanks everyone for the support - you've all cheered me up immensely!