Baby clothes - dressing for the weather?!

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Help!
I know this will come across as a daft topic, but I can't be the only clueless new mum, surely?! My PFB is 9w - so will be in 3-6m clothes if/when we get a summer.

I'm hoping to draw on your collective experience - is the 'as many layers as you are wearing +1 theory' a hard and fast rule?

So, what counts as a layer?
If baby is in her pram - does the wind cover count?
If she's in a sling, does it count as a layer? (Especially considering she'll be sharing body heat with me too like that!)

In what circumstances are bare arms/legs ok?
If in shorts/romper/dress - should socks be always worn or are bare feet ok?

Took her out today in a vest and sleep suit and sun hat - she looked so warm, was really sleepy and that's only in the same layers I was in. Whilst out I saw some babies in just vests, and others with blankets on?!

So this summer - how will you be dressing your baby?!

Dd2 (6 months) has been wearing a vest and leggings and a long sleeved t shirt. But I sling carry so her arms and legs are exposed anyway and obv no blankets. She has a light hoodie and a sun hat and I just take them off if its warmer. I haven't felt it was warm enough for less yet. She had socks and leather pram shoes but I took them off for a bit today.
I have no idea if you count the wind cover as a layer - I thought it meant just clothing.
In doubt lighter clothes can be layered easily and take a jumper for the baby out with you

In summer, on warm days (like it was today in the midlands) I would have dressed a baby in a single top and bottoms, such as loose trousers, short or leggings. A single vest would also have been fine for today imo. My own children wore swimwear in the garden today!

For bed, my 2 yr old is wearing t.shirt and shorts pjs and I would have dressed a baby in similar.

I have 3 dcs and never heard of the +1 layer more than I am wearing. I always tried to keep them cool on warm days. If it looks like they're too warm, they probably are?

Thanks raaraa. We've got plenty of clothes that can layer - but I am just so clueless about when, or at what temperature, to add / takeaway layers!

Thanks IBD - like you said, if I think she looks hot, she probably is. I'm just nervous of getting it wrong and her being uncomfortable one way or the other!

The layers +1 seems to be the general advice given by HVs & its echoed when I've googled.
(But it's a bit nonsensical as I hate being cold and DH hates being hot so we are usually wearing completely different layers, therefore each of us would dress baby differently!)

I'd say go with your gut. Take something off if she looks hot, put something on if she starts to feel cold.

A chilly baby will usually cry/be fretful. A hot baby might not.

I went by whether their chest and tummy felt warm. If it did, they were warm enough. If their skin was cold or cool to the touch, I added another layer. If the baby felt sweaty or clammy, I took one off.

I carried my babies in a stretchy wrap sling. If it was hot enough for me to have bare arms and legs (I feel the cold too), they were usually in just a romper. They always had a sun hat and usually socks too. If their legs were bare, I tucked a muslin over the top of the sling, IYSWIM, so it gave their legs some protection from the sun.