Put a f*cking blanket over your baby

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It’s horrible day- freezing light rain that sticks to your & face ice cold wind.

Nevertheless, am I still seeing 6 month old babies being strolled around in the pram wearing nothing but a coat, jeans and socks. No blanket, no raincover. Meanwhile their parents are dawdling by wearing a nice thick coat, a hat and a pair of gloves.

Are these people stupid or lazy? AIBU?

Absolutely can’t stand this ! My boys always wore tights and either had on a cosy toes or a pramsuit I invested in a Sarah Louise one and it was worth every single penny

It was cold enough for the mother to be wearing a hat and gloves while complaining about how cold it is. The baby was too young to tantrum about a blanket (I’m not talking about toddlers who are more active and can let you know if they’re suffering). If the baby kicks the blanket off then get a cosy toes or a snowsuit.

Yes, I will be judgmental when I see babies suffering. It’s very windy where we are today. I’m wearing a fleece and a coat and the wind chill has been cutting straight through.

My DD is 6 months old. I used to wrap her up very OTT because I was scared of her being cold. But if we would go into a cafe to feed her she would be sweaty. So it really is down to the parent to know their own children body temperature. As I'm sure they do.

I've had two children who refuse to wear coats/ weather appropriate clothes at times. I've given up bothering fighting with them. They don't get ill from it. Blankets, hats, gloves, socks and shoes are all sneakily thrown off if they are in the buggy.

It's quite annoying as a parent and I notice the judgemental stares. All children are different though, one mum congratulated me on having children who are ok with mess, mud and cold. Her son likes to be wrapped up and clean at all times, meaning he doesn't join in outdoor walks etc. That would annoy me more.

Also, im getting bored of all the indignant super mums that seems to hang around on MN.

Im sure in your mind you're an excellent human being. Lets leave it at that, and leave others be.

i'm annoyed enough at a 6 month old being in jeans- never mind the cold and wet

I think it depends on the child to be honest.

We had one of those giant sleeping bag type things that attached to the buggy, but he was often too hot in it to the point he was sweating. I often used to just take him out in a pram suit because I was worried about him over heating. Some children just run hot.

My DS didn’t like blankets either judge away - but unless you actually addressed it with her IRL it’s not going to achieve much.

Saw a toddler today in the rain with no hat, hood down on the light weight summer jacket, fast asleep in the buggy, with the rain cover on but not over it and the hood of the pram down too. Mum and everyone else bundled up with scarves and gloves and hats.

It's been below zero here all day and icy on the paths. I get so angry when I see that but it's best to keep our if it in my town otherwise your liable for a smack.

Unless your posting from Winnipeg or the North Pole, you’re talking bollocks.

It’s 14c today

I use a wheelchair sometimes and believe me you get absolutely freezing sitting in one, much much colder than walking about. It makes me very sorry for those poor little babies.

You do realise that babies of that age are perfectly capable of throwing blankets off, right?? Mine did.

They would be wearing appropriate clothes and a coat, but the blanket and any hats I tried to put on them never stayed beyond about 30 seconds.

Don't judge.

I had a winter born baby and always took him out in a snowsuit or similar footed suit and a blanket or his cosy toes for his buggy on top. One extra layer for little babies always.

He's nearly 2 and still has a cosy toes on his buggy although he doesn't always want his feet in it!

Why the hell do so many folk on here care so much about what other parents are doing? Seriously?!

If it's not this, it's the strapping kids into car seats, or making sure they're rear facing until they're 21 years old, etc etc...

Why?

Does it help people feel better to point out the perceived mistakes of others? Stupid question really considering that over half the posts on this site are exactly that.

YABU!

If it's a cold day and my son drops off for a nap in his buggy I always sneak his gloves, hat and an extra layer on him!

I would get a cosy toes but unfortunately at 2 she doesn’t fit into it anymore! Although she does have a snow suit

it is 10 degrees today

Depends where you are in the country. Its not double figures everywhere. It was half that here this morning. It was snowing on Tuesday.

However, I tend to see more babies with too many covers on them than under in general. Little ones with red faces due to the amount of layers they have on them, hardly able to bend their arms and legs as so trussed up. Overheating is just as dangerous, if not more so. And can be dangerous if travelling in a car if wearing a padded coat too.

I had a child who constantly removed her shoes, socks and coats, and blankets. She hated the waterproof cover on the odd times we used one.

Oh, and as for the PP with the long list of judgemental comments - she preferred to face out too once she was sitting up unaided. Never managed to stop her speaking though and obviously we interacted with her when in her pushchair and all the other times she wasn't too.

Yabu. My 20 month old has never kept blankets on, she always kicks them off. And my 5yo DS whips his coat off as soon as he's out of the classroom despite me telling him to put it back on because it's cold. Don't be so judgmental.

I wish my child would keep her blankets on the pram, all she ever does is kick them off...

D'you knit or know anyone who can? My mum knitted a blanket for DS which had ties on it so it stayed securely where it was supposed to!

I don’t know why everyone is presuming I live in the same area as them. Where I am today the wind is icy cold.

10c up here in Northumberland but even then, not freezing. I'm sitting at the dining table right now with a cup of tea watching 2yo DD rampage around the garden with a kite she made. She's wearing leggings, a shirt, boots, and a zip-up jacket. No hat or gloves because she's never kept a pair on for longer than thirty seconds. She'll wear the same for the school run soon when she will be in the pushchair with no blanket. If it starts to rain she will have no raincover as she hates it so rips it off whenever it's used.

Again, not talking about toddlers. I’m talking about little babies.

What is it with these competitive overdressed mums on MN this week? Feel free to keep your sweaty, miserable, overheated, trussed up babies and I'll parent my child the way I know is best for her - because I know her and I know when she's too hot or too cold.

You sound lovely.

Presumably they know their baby better than you. My kids always preferred it when cooler and cried when fully dressed. How about you try minding your own business?

YANBU. If they kick a blanket off, get a cosy toes! That’s what I did with mine. Really annoys me.