https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 22 Apr 2026 21:55:14 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babywearing-in-the-winter#post-1805930 Fri, 08 Aug 2014 12:12:21 +0000 travelgirl1 1805930@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Also, I have the cover that @californiadreams: mentioned, and in managed fine until last winter, which was the bitch of all winters. I expect it would be totally fine for most winters, depending how much time you spend outside, but A was always toasty warm in it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babywearing-in-the-winter#post-1805925 Fri, 08 Aug 2014 12:09:15 +0000 travelgirl1 1805925@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@locavore_mama: Well I'm hoping, big fingers crossed, to be pregnant this winter. Lots of crossed fingers etc etc. but even if I'm not I'll wear it when I carry A this year. See, it's THAT good :wink: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babywearing-in-the-winter#post-1805894 Fri, 08 Aug 2014 11:55:40 +0000 regberadaisy 1805894@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@travelgirl1: ready to sell yours? ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babywearing-in-the-winter#post-1805880 Fri, 08 Aug 2014 11:51:44 +0000 travelgirl1 1805880@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@locavore_mama: @oliviaoblivia: I was just coming on here to mention the Evymama flash sale :happy: Seriously though, that coat is all kinds of awesome, I wore it daily and wished I had taken the plunge earlier. I got mine in a sale, I think January time... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babywearing-in-the-winter#post-1805807 Fri, 08 Aug 2014 11:26:21 +0000 Rockies11 1805807@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wore a columbia (I think) omniheat shell that I wore for maternity too. I also had her in a snowsuit overtop of a dress coat when I wanted to look less frumpy, but I don't think that was terribly un-frumpy either. It was crazy cold here last winter, and the columbia jacket around both of us was by far the warmer option for us. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babywearing-in-the-winter#post-1805739 Fri, 08 Aug 2014 11:03:23 +0000 Arden 1805739@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think Mrs. Twine had a blog post on this! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babywearing-in-the-winter#post-1805725 Fri, 08 Aug 2014 10:58:30 +0000 littlek 1805725@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hmmm... This may be a necessity with a 2 year old that has to be outside all the time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babywearing-in-the-winter#post-1805720 Fri, 08 Aug 2014 10:56:58 +0000 Cole 1805720@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not the most elegant solution but last winter I wore a Columbia 3 in 1 jacket, I took the shell and liner apart and then put on the baby, the liner on backwards and then the shell on properly which I could snap most of the way but not zipper. With a big scarf it worked really well. Our winter is long and cold and it did the trick although we never were out for more than 20-30 minutes at a clip. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babywearing-in-the-winter#post-1805702 Fri, 08 Aug 2014 10:52:24 +0000 snowjewelz 1805702@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I registered for that big hoodie carrier cover thing! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babywearing-in-the-winter#post-1805674 Fri, 08 Aug 2014 10:43:01 +0000 regberadaisy 1805674@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@oliviaoblivia: I'm SO tempted!!! I don't think I can right now. But I think I will sign up for their newsletter in case another one pops up. Thanks for the heads up! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babywearing-in-the-winter#post-1805596 Fri, 08 Aug 2014 10:19:24 +0000 oliviaoblivia 1805596@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@locavore_mama: evymama.ca is having a flash sale 40% off all their inventory tomorrow. Code is flash40. I bought my m coat there. They have a few other baby wearing coats as well. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babywearing-in-the-winter#post-1799551 Tue, 05 Aug 2014 14:07:37 +0000 oliviaoblivia 1799551@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@locavore_mama: I'd say true to size to a little small. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babywearing-in-the-winter#post-1799538 Tue, 05 Aug 2014 14:01:32 +0000 regberadaisy 1799538@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Tea: red medium $180!<br /> <a href="http://toronto.craigslist.ca/tor/bab/4604375438.html" rel="nofollow">http://toronto.craigslist.ca/tor/bab/4604375438.html</a></p> <p>black medium $240<br /> <a href="http://toronto.craigslist.ca/mss/clo/4596693596.html" rel="nofollow">http://toronto.craigslist.ca/mss/clo/4596693596.html</a></p> <p>@californiadreams: @oliviaoblivia: how's the fit? ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babywearing-in-the-winter#post-1799535 Tue, 05 Aug 2014 14:00:17 +0000 Mrs. Tea 1799535@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@locavore_mama: oh amen! I will drool over it from afar for that price. If you end up finding one on eBay please tell me so I can envy you ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babywearing-in-the-winter#post-1799522 Tue, 05 Aug 2014 13:55:09 +0000 regberadaisy 1799522@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@californiadreams: I'm going to check TO CL! haha Since it's a Canadian product I'll have better luck on Toronto CL I think.</p> <p>And thanks, that cover is basically what I'm looking for. We have similar winters so did you find that cover warm enough? Without having to bundle LO up too much underneath the carrier? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babywearing-in-the-winter#post-1799519 Tue, 05 Aug 2014 13:54:11 +0000 californiadreams 1799519@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>here is a thread I started last winter with the same question. some other options people suggested are in here too</p> <p><a href="http://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wearing-your-baby-in-the-winter" rel="nofollow">http://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wearing-your-baby-in-the-winter</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babywearing-in-the-winter#post-1799514 Tue, 05 Aug 2014 13:52:21 +0000 californiadreams 1799514@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I second the M coat, I also got it on sale....and I was big time hesitant because of the cost. What sold me was that I could also wear it without the insert and I actually needed a new winter coat, so I was buying a coat regardless last winter. </p> <p>Before I bought it, I did a quick search on CL and found a couple of people selling, just not in my size.</p> <p>Before the M coat, I had bought the jolly jumper snuggle cover: <a href="http://www.amazon.ca/Jolly-Jumper-Snuggle-Cover-Carriers/dp/B001P1VBH4" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.ca/Jolly-Jumper-Snuggle-Cover-Carriers/dp/B001P1VBH4</a></p> <p>it was great but I didn't like that I couldn't zip my coat. DH used it all the time once I got my M coat. Very cheap too and I bought mine on CL for even cheaper. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babywearing-in-the-winter#post-1799510 Tue, 05 Aug 2014 13:51:00 +0000 rattles 1799510@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I either put DD in regular clothes and wore a coat over us both (my preference), or I put her in in her own snowsuit and then in the carrier with my coat open. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babywearing-in-the-winter#post-1799505 Tue, 05 Aug 2014 13:50:02 +0000 bunnylove08 1799505@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>an extra large vest. </p> <p>Put baby in carrier and put the vest over the carrier and zip up. Then you can wear your regular coat over it. </p> <p>or you can buy this <a href="http://www.kohls.com/product/prd-1802886/Infantino-All-Season-Hoodie-Baby-Carrier-Cover.jsp?ci_mcc=ci&#038;srccode=cii_17588969&#038;cpncode=27-342422986-2&#038;CID=shopping15" rel="nofollow">http://www.kohls.com/product/prd-1802886/Infantino-All-Season-Hoodie-Baby-Carrier-Cover.jsp?ci_mcc=ci&#038;srccode=cii_17588969&#038;cpncode=27-342422986-2&#038;CID=shopping15</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babywearing-in-the-winter#post-1799501 Tue, 05 Aug 2014 13:47:50 +0000 septca 1799501@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I did a couple of different things - </p> <p>(1) LO in a heavy, quilted footed/hooded bunting over a sleep and play plus a hat, inside the carrier. Then I would wear an open coat and a scarf and just be cold. </p> <p>(2) LO in less clothes and my husband's fleece zipped around the carrier. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babywearing-in-the-winter#post-1799483 Tue, 05 Aug 2014 13:44:25 +0000 regberadaisy 1799483@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@looch: You know, that's a good point. I have a knee length down parka that I wore all through the winter of my first pregnancy when I was in the third tri. It might work for baby wearing. It's just a regular parka I like but it's a medium when I'm typically a S. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babywearing-in-the-winter#post-1799482 Tue, 05 Aug 2014 13:44:22 +0000 oliviaoblivia 1799482@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@locavore_mama: I got lucky last winter and got mine for 30% off. I know they have good pricing at trade shows. It's pricey, but worth it with two January babies. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babywearing-in-the-winter#post-1799477 Tue, 05 Aug 2014 13:43:03 +0000 looch 1799477@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>A jacket in a larger size, I went to TJ maxx and got a coat in a much larger size. Worked perfectly and cost $25. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babywearing-in-the-winter#post-1799466 Tue, 05 Aug 2014 13:40:18 +0000 regberadaisy 1799466@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@oliviaoblivia: @Mrs. Tea: haha seriously that coat is pretty awesome AND stylish. But I can't drop close to $400 on a coat. :( Think I might have luck on eBay? :P</p> <p>@Grace: That's what I want! Something <i>over</i> the carrier. It sounds really vain but our winters are SO long I don't want to feel and look frumpy for almost 6 months whenever we go out! For walks an oversized coat is fine; in which case I"ll just wear one of DH's. I'll swim in it but it'll do the job. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babywearing-in-the-winter#post-1799457 Tue, 05 Aug 2014 13:36:00 +0000 Mrs. Tea 1799457@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@oliviaoblivia: OH my heavens, I want one! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babywearing-in-the-winter#post-1799449 Tue, 05 Aug 2014 13:30:29 +0000 allison 1799449@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We used an Ergo with the infant insert, and I wore my maternity pea coat and buttoned it around us both. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babywearing-in-the-winter#post-1799428 Tue, 05 Aug 2014 13:24:38 +0000 Grace 1799428@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wore LO in the ergo and bought a cheap plus-sized winter coat from Walmart that covered both me and LO. It wasn't stylish, but it did the job. I looked and looked for a bunting of sorts to put overtop of the ergo, but everything looked like it was meant for a nippy fall day, not cold winter. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babywearing-in-the-winter#post-1799419 Tue, 05 Aug 2014 13:22:16 +0000 oliviaoblivia 1799419@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The M coat!!<br /> It works for preg bellies and baby wearing.<br /> themcoat.com </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babywearing-in-the-winter#post-1799413 Tue, 05 Aug 2014 13:20:16 +0000 regberadaisy 1799413@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For those with cold winters how did you keep baby warm during the winters?</p> <p>Looking for hands free options? Thanks! </p>