https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 08 Apr 2026 14:56:19 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/coats-and-car-seats-1#post-1332320 Thu, 09 Jan 2014 17:42:35 +0000 Dandelion 1332320@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We live in SC, where this isn't an issue too much, but DS always was in thinner coats. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/coats-and-car-seats-1#post-1332280 Thu, 09 Jan 2014 17:29:40 +0000 loveisstrange 1332280@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>C wears a thin wool peacoat. It's thin enough to fit under her straps without adjusting them. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/coats-and-car-seats-1#post-1332247 Thu, 09 Jan 2014 17:17:21 +0000 ustechie 1332247@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I always take his puffer coat off and keep him in his fleece. </p> <p>But i was thinking, wouldn't it be ok if you unzip the coat so the harness clip is against his chest? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/coats-and-car-seats-1#post-1331990 Thu, 09 Jan 2014 16:24:28 +0000 Foodnerd81 1331990@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We honestly haven't driven many places when it's super cold anyway, but I do blankets and a car seat cover bundling thing. We have a fleece snowsuit but it's really bulky so I def wouldn't drive with it on. We also have indoor parking so the car is t super cold when we get in. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/coats-and-car-seats-1#post-1331880 Thu, 09 Jan 2014 15:58:40 +0000 dolphin 1331880@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>we put a coat on her and strap her in. her coat isn't that puffy though so i'm comfortable with it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/coats-and-car-seats-1#post-1331879 Thu, 09 Jan 2014 15:58:39 +0000 Cherrybee 1331879@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We usually strap her in then pile blankets on her but, I'm not going to lie, there have been occasions in the last few weeks when I have put her in the car seat wearing her snow suit...... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/coats-and-car-seats-1#post-1331854 Thu, 09 Jan 2014 15:54:08 +0000 blackbird 1331854@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We do fleece jackets or zip up hoodies that aren't massively puffy but our daycare is 0.25 miles away so i'm not concerned if the car is cold and it's early. We just put blankets over her </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/coats-and-car-seats-1#post-1331805 Thu, 09 Jan 2014 15:43:56 +0000 littleveesmommy 1331805@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I always take DD out of her puffy coat but if it is chilly she wears a thin fleece hoodie to keep her warm and I put the coat on top of her. I actually just had a... "discussion".. with my mom about this because she thinks I am freezing her granddaughter and doesn't understand why I take off the coat. I've explained to her the safety reasoning and she says "but so many people do it and you wear your coat sometimes!". How do you fight with that? I still won't keep her in her coat and rather tuck her coat on top of her, but I will never hear the end of it from my mother. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/coats-and-car-seats-1#post-1331764 Thu, 09 Jan 2014 15:32:20 +0000 tinyperson 1331764@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Car seat poncho! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/coats-and-car-seats-1#post-1331705 Thu, 09 Jan 2014 15:20:58 +0000 Bookish 1331705@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Luckily our weather never gets too terrible (the coldest it ever gets here was the cold snap last week of 30) and so a fleece coat always works fine. She wears it in the car seat... anything thicker than that and I put it on afterwards. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/coats-and-car-seats-1#post-1331679 Thu, 09 Jan 2014 15:17:24 +0000 MrsF 1331679@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I put M in a fleece hoodie and warm the car up beforehand (my remote-starter was the best Christmas gift ever). I'm sure people are judging me on our way into the store, but I just keep her in the fleece. I'm in Bostong so its' cold but it's not worth wrestling her into a bigger jacket for the one minute that we'll be outside. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/coats-and-car-seats-1#post-1331635 Thu, 09 Jan 2014 15:11:02 +0000 Beebug 1331635@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When it was -41 with windchill this week and the car still isn't warm after running for however long, my kid being warm is just as important as their safety in the straps. I am very diligent with her in her winter coat to have straps perfectly straight/as they should be and that straps pulled as tight as possible. Her not having a coat on this cold on the way to the car/in the car just looks foolish, the coat stayed on and in she went safe and sound! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/coats-and-car-seats-1#post-1331611 Thu, 09 Jan 2014 15:07:52 +0000 Ra 1331611@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>He usually wears a zip up sweatshirt. I won't put a cost on him in the car. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/coats-and-car-seats-1#post-1331602 Thu, 09 Jan 2014 15:05:57 +0000 Alivoo01 1331602@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have a fleece bunting also. I love it, and he looks so darn cute in it!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/coats-and-car-seats-1#post-1331572 Thu, 09 Jan 2014 14:58:01 +0000 sunny 1331572@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have a thin fleece car coat and a puffer coat. When we are driving somewhere she gets the car coat. I figure we will just bring the puffer with us to daycare and she can wear it during recess. It's only a few steps from the parking lot into the building so I think she'll survive with her car coat. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/coats-and-car-seats-1#post-1331571 Thu, 09 Jan 2014 14:57:33 +0000 Mommy Finger 1331571@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Updated the poll to add an option for a thin fleece.</p> <p>I would normally do this too but a thinner coat doesn't usually cut it in these cold winters! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/coats-and-car-seats-1#post-1331554 Thu, 09 Jan 2014 14:53:53 +0000 lavender 1331554@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>M wears a fleece jacket and it's literally 5 seconds from car to door. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/coats-and-car-seats-1#post-1331553 Thu, 09 Jan 2014 14:53:49 +0000 looch 1331553@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I usually put the coat on after we've arrived at our destination, but sometimes, when we're doing errands, I have put him on in his coat between stops and I hate myself for it every time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/coats-and-car-seats-1#post-1331552 Thu, 09 Jan 2014 14:53:48 +0000 Smurfette 1331552@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I see the same thing at my day care. I don't have R in a coat, unless it is a thin one. And then I still strap her underneath the coat. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/coats-and-car-seats-1#post-1331550 Thu, 09 Jan 2014 14:53:23 +0000 ValentineMommy 1331550@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS has a fleece bunting as well. Not too bulky. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/coats-and-car-seats-1#post-1331546 Thu, 09 Jan 2014 14:53:06 +0000 mrsjyw 1331546@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>we have a thin patagonia fleece coat we use as the car seat coat.</p> <p>if it's really cold, we do the tedious transfer..where we dress him up with puffer coat, and then undo him in the car, buckle him in and then put puffer coat and a blanket over him. we almost always warm the car up first, so he's not cold during the buckling in. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/coats-and-car-seats-1#post-1331544 Thu, 09 Jan 2014 14:52:43 +0000 lovehoneybee 1331544@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I put him a light, fleece lined wind-breaker like jacket over a hooded fleece pull-over, and throw a blanket over him. Possibly still too puffy but we have an old car that takes forever to heat and when it does, the backseat doesn't get very much of it. I'm trying to balance keeping him warm enough when it's ass-cold outside and keeping him safe in his seat. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/coats-and-car-seats-1#post-1331536 Thu, 09 Jan 2014 14:51:34 +0000 LC 1331536@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've noticed the same thing at my LO's daycare. Most parents just pull their kids out of the car seat wearing their full winter coats. I jump in the backseat, unbuckle, put her in my lap and put her coat on. It's a hassle, but I'd rather have the hassle and keep her safe. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/coats-and-car-seats-1#post-1331517 Thu, 09 Jan 2014 14:48:48 +0000 LuLu Mom 1331517@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>other -- she wears a fleece bunting similar to this that is thin enough to be worn in the car seat. BEST purchase ever. she's warm and safe. </p> [attach=1477/14/mz5gdd.245x264.bunting.jpg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/coats-and-car-seats-1#post-1331515 Thu, 09 Jan 2014 14:48:37 +0000 edelweiss 1331515@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i voted that i do bundle him up, but he has a coat that's more of a denim shell with fleece liner, so it's not a puffy coat. i don't change the straps for when he's wearing the coat, and yes, i feel like i get a serious workout every time i strap him in. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/coats-and-car-seats-1#post-1331509 Thu, 09 Jan 2014 14:47:51 +0000 MamaMoose 1331509@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My option isn't there. I put her in a thin fleece coat in the car seat. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/coats-and-car-seats-1#post-1331503 Thu, 09 Jan 2014 14:46:11 +0000 Mommy Finger 1331503@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I know that you're not supposed to have your LO wear his/her coat while in their car seat unless it's thin enough that you don't have to loosen the straps while they're wearing it. However, I've noticed that 9 times out of 10 when I'm dropping off or picking up DS from daycare, other parents just pull their kids out of the car with all of their winter gear on while I need to wrestle with DS to get him out of his seat and put on his coat. So I'm just curious to know if most people follow the no coat in the carseat thing or bundle their LO up.</p> <p>I added a poll to be anonymous. Honestly, not judging, just curious. </p>