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Is a winter Coat Needed for 4-month old?

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Cleothecat · 04/10/2005 15:48

Calling all experienced Mums. Do I actually need to buy a proper coat for me 4-month old DSm given he won't be walking around outisde and wil always be in my arms or the buggy? I have already bought a snuggly all in one snow suity-thing for really cold/post christmas winter months, but wonder if biggish cardy/hoody type tops will be just as warm god.

Am permanently in panic about whether ds is hot or cold at the moment and am never sure how much he should wear! All advice gratefully received

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Frizbe · 04/10/2005 15:53

dd did have a lovely big cardi thing from debenhams brought for her when she was born (which was a Nov) and she did look lovely and toasty in it, all layered up, which I think is the key layers, so you can take some off when you get inside, hate to see some poor little mites, still cooking and getting redder and redder, when their parents take them inside and forget to undress them!
However she also looked very cute in her snow suit (with ears!) which was great for Jan/Feb long walks in the crisp winter air, ahhhhh

Carameli · 05/10/2005 08:41

My daughter is 2 today so she was quite small as well in the 2003/4 winter. All I used my a lovely snuggly snow suit for her. Its was lovely and soft and warm for her.
Like Frizbe said its all about layers. When it was really cold I used a couple of layers underneath the snow suit and then when she was in the pram I just layered up with baby blankets and a fleece, just depended on how cold it was really.

My HV told me to check the back of her neck or her tummy if I was worried about how hot/cold she was.Although not sure dd appreciate cold fingers on her snuggled up body:-)

poppy101 · 05/10/2005 08:47

I put my lo in a snow suit, also picked up a lovely all in one suit from boots mini mode range, bought in the sale and was a big size, lo grew into it. Then thick cardigans until walking age.

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MiaouTheFamiliar · 05/10/2005 08:57

cleo, re how much your ds should wear, I use as a rule of thumb, one extra layer indoors to what you would wear - so he always has a vest on under his clothes. And do as carameli suggests re checking he is warm enough.

hoxtonchick · 05/10/2005 08:59

little fleeces are good.

Bozza · 05/10/2005 09:10

DD had a winter coat last year and she was 4 months at this point last year (ie born in May). I had a snowsuit somebody gave me and I put it on her the first time to take her to bonfire night (also have a DS) and she screamed and only wore it maybe twice. She hated it. DS was the same. He was born in February and wore a snowsuit as a tiny baby but the following winter refused point blank to be put in one. So winter coats more important for my two beause of this.

Actually I think layering works well for babies. You've got a DS but I found a poncho worked really well for DD - like a blanket that they can't kick off! Miaou's rule of thumb is one generally given but never works for my two who are little hot bods!

beansprout · 05/10/2005 09:13

I always think that whereas I am walking (and getting warmer) they are in a pram and so aren't warming up when we are outside. We had a coat for ds and once it gets really cold, I think it is necessary. And a hat is vital!!!

compo · 05/10/2005 09:13

Have you got a cosytoes too for the pram/pushcahir?

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Cleothecat · 05/10/2005 11:35

Brilliant, thank you all so, so much. Very helpful for a useless paranoid first time mum!

Will def keep checking temperature and will maybe move to vests, partic on warmer days, ds absolutely hates sleeves, so will also try and get a sleevless type thingy too maybe.

I have got a cosytoe, but it's s Mclaren one that matches the pushchare and feels more like a windbreaker, so I'm not sure that it's particularly cosy/snuggly. Have just ordered a fleecey one for his car seat, (from a recommendation from another thread) so maybe I should get one for the buggy too. Have been looking for nice fleece blankets rather than the classic cot blankets with holes in, but haven't found any that arent' covered in massive patterns. I too worrythat nI'm walking and building up a sweat and he's just sitting there. Also I'm always, always cold, and tend to be colder than others I know so worry about him overheating. Aaaggghhh. Back of the neck is order of the day I think!

Anyway will stop whittering. Thank you all massively.

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motherpeculiar · 05/10/2005 11:41

ikea do nice plain fleece blankets - great size for buggy, cheap as chips too

Gobbledispook · 05/10/2005 11:45

I only ever used the snowsuit as this age - coats are too bulky and cumbersome on babies imo.

Otherwise, vest, top, jumper and wrapped up with blanket in buggy (plus cosytoes) would probably be fine too - then you can take off layers in shops.

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Cleothecat · 05/10/2005 11:51

Great tip about Ikea, have been planning a post natal trip there. Gobildispook, I thinkyouput your finger on it, it's the bulkiness you mentioned that is the issue for me. I've seen some lovely little coats but they're all so gigantic and thick i can't believe he
d be able to move in them. Will stick with layers and a lovely fleecey snow suit from Blooming M which has lovely soft lining too. All I need now is to find a nice hat!

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MusicLover · 05/10/2005 13:24

Sometimes you've got to think when your walking into warm/hot shops too, I found my dd used to get really warm. So the good thing about layers is that you can remove them but they are not going to get cold either.

Primark do great fleece blankets/pram fleeces. good value for money too. My dd had one bought her when she was born, she wouldnt sleep on anything else & still has it now for cold days in her buggy.

Bibiboo · 06/10/2005 15:56

I'd say no. We had one for dd who was born last Oct and it was a pain in the @r$e. Hard to get her arms into, bulky in the car seat and got her all hot and bothered in the pram.

Layers, layers, layers I'd say.

merglemergle · 06/10/2005 20:19

grobags are really useful for outdoors. get a 2.5 tog one from ebay, they can be quite cheap. I've just bought 3 organic ones for £20. Much easier to get them into than a sleepsuit, and they can wear jumpers etc over the top.

(my kids live in sleepsuits til they're crawling though-I tend to practicality over image now I'm on no 2)

also-(and its taken me 2 kids to work this one out) if your ds is in a sling, he won't need as much layers as he'll get warmth from you. several dads I know just zip the coat round the baba + sling. seems to help with colic too!

logic · 06/10/2005 20:22

Dd (5 months) wears a lovely woolly duffle cardigan with hood from Mothercare...

kbaby · 09/10/2005 09:47

Asda do some cheap plain fleece blankets.

Martini · 09/10/2005 22:01

I could never be bothered with coats - too tricky to put on. Also as we live in town we are always in and out of buildings/ buses/ trains so cold/ hot/ cold etc.

So I used to just pile blankets on top of them in buggy in their babygros. They seem to have come through okay. DS walked to nursery school the other day wearing just a T shirt, refusing to put on jumper on basis that he needed "more fresh air".

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