Draping sheets etc over child’s pushchair

[notedbiscuits]

A bit of warm weather and seen my pet hate - parents who drape a towel, sheet, muslim cloth over their child’s pushchair.

Don’t they realise that this makes the area under the covering warmer? Plus babies can’t regulate temperature well.

They are better off with a clip on parasol. Then the air circulates.

Why do parents still do this habit of draping material over the pushchair?

I used to peg a muslin to the pushchair hood so that it shaded baby from the sun but still had plenty of airflow.

Babies the world over aren't great at regulating body temperature. Not sure what being in the UK has to do with it.

I had a great crocheted blanket to use on the pram as a cover

Gave the inside a dappled effect

Kids loved it

Well said.

People get so judgemental about this but actually shaded buggies do not, in the main, kill babies.

30 years ago I just used a muzy./ Muslim sheet if we’re going anywhere that was warm . They are all alive,no melenoma that I am aware of !

Presumably they don't know the dangers, I did it when my DD was 9 months old and it was a scorching day and I was afraid of sunburn. My sister quickly told me it wasn't safe.

My friend also told me they draped a cellular blanket over her DDs when they were on holiday, she wasn't aware of the dangers either. Especially when it's a breathable blanket, a lot of people unfortunately aren't aware that you're making it hotter rather than cooler for the baby.

Who knows. I also don’t understand why parents have the rain cover over their child when it’s not raining and it’s 13 degrees. Very strange

This reminds me of the time I was out and about, using a mesh sunshade (which came with the pram) to keep the sun off DS.

Some busybody yanked the shade up as she passed by, and shouted at me to let him get fresh air.

Within a few moments, while I stood laughing with XH about the audaciousness (and stupidity) of that woman, another approached, yanked the shade back down and told me off for letting him burn.

A strategically placed, light weight, breathable piece of material draped over the buggy with space for air flow is not going to do any harm.

A baby lay flat on their back looking up at direct sunlight is incredibly uncomfortable and also leaves their skin exposed to the rays. Some hoods don't go down far enough to block the sun and I've never found a parasol that isn't a piece of useless shit.

Still no proof of claim @notedbiscuits ?

Hmm 😮

Because people don't realise. They think they are shading the child. I remember us figuring this out with a family member when we went on a family holiday. Toddler had got rather hot and sweaty underneath! Always remembered it so have made sure I don't with my DC!

The hyperbole! "Slowly cooking to death" - really?

Parents are not always capable of making a good risk assessment, so whats your point?

And its parents, not mothers solely.

It gives me the absolute rage
I will judge and would say something. I’d rather have an offended mother (literally couldn’t give two hoots about that) than a dead baby.

My Maclaren XT had a hood that zipped down to be a full cover parasol. Breathable sides and open front.
God that was a fab pushchair, so well designed.

Babies are not being cooked alive because mum draped a white Muslin over the buggy hood.

About 5 years ago during a hot day - it was 28-30c. Heard a baby screaming its head off. Turned round and the stupid mother dressed him in something similar to a snowsuit!😡Yet the mother wore the skimpiest strappy top and shorts you can imagine.

It doesn't make it warmer
The "evidence" for this claim is a completely flawed and unscientific experiment by a Swedish (iirc) newspaper or magazine.
It's safer than a child being in full sunlight.
Ideally they would be in the shade but nit always possible.

This x 1000... Why do people get so overinvested in this topic. Especially in the UK when it is often not particularly warm.

Can you not get a sun cover for most prams? It's just that most people in the UK don't bother to buy one because they aren't needed very often?

Conversely I saw comments from someone in California saying 'why would anyone need a rain cover for a buggy' in a review when I was buying a very necessary rain cover online 😂. We had a mesh cover for our Phil&Ted and it was really useful on a hot day, allowed the air to flow but provided shade from all angles.

Why not just buy a parasol for the pram ?