Hellobee Boards Topic: Do you err on the side of too hot or too cold?

Hellobee Boards Topic: Do you err on the side of too hot or too cold? https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 22 May 2026 16:28:20 +0000 MenagerieMama on "Do you err on the side of too hot or too cold?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-err-on-the-side-of-too-hot-or-too-cold#post-2038272 Fri, 23 Jan 2015 20:09:58 +0000 MenagerieMama 2038272@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I worry about her being too cold, but she runs hot and I babywear a lot. So basically I keep a ton of layers in the car just in case and let my DH talk me down from over dressing her too much :) Grace on "Do you err on the side of too hot or too cold?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-err-on-the-side-of-too-hot-or-too-cold#post-2038182 Fri, 23 Jan 2015 19:01:32 +0000 Grace 2038182@https://boards.hellobee.com/ It's cold here, so I always worry about her being too cold. She always wears short sleeve onesie under her long sleeved shirt and always socks. And at night, fleece PJs over the short sleeve onesie and a cotton sleep sack on top of that. I've never noticed her being a sweaty baby. mauxie on "Do you err on the side of too hot or too cold?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-err-on-the-side-of-too-hot-or-too-cold#post-2038117 Fri, 23 Jan 2015 17:54:10 +0000 mauxie 2038117@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I'm in socal and am not used to the cold haha. 35 degrees sounds unbearably cold to me!! Plus, I'm Asian and grew up with my mom always nagging about keeping my belly and feet warm.. :P It's 73 here (high) and DD is wearing an undershirt/cami and a long sleeved shirt with long pants. And she took a hoodie sweater to school :P. Dandelion on "Do you err on the side of too hot or too cold?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-err-on-the-side-of-too-hot-or-too-cold#post-2038089 Fri, 23 Jan 2015 17:24:59 +0000 Dandelion 2038089@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I dress M as much as I'm dressed. Maybe a layer more. Around the house he wears a onesie and pants. If we go out, I'll throw another shirt on him and if its really cold he gets a hoodie. Mae on "Do you err on the side of too hot or too cold?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-err-on-the-side-of-too-hot-or-too-cold#post-2037977 Fri, 23 Jan 2015 16:05:18 +0000 Mae 2037977@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @spaniellove: I don't even have shoes for LO. She is 8 mo and not walking. Certainly not walking outside the house. What does she need shoes for? lol NeekieRose on "Do you err on the side of too hot or too cold?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-err-on-the-side-of-too-hot-or-too-cold#post-2037965 Fri, 23 Jan 2015 15:58:28 +0000 NeekieRose 2037965@https://boards.hellobee.com/ She rarely wears a coat, for many of the reasons you stated, but also because it's not safe to wear a coat in the car seat so it just seems pointless to put it on for the 30 seconds we are outside. But I definitely feel negligent sometimes in my walk into daycare. HLK208 on "Do you err on the side of too hot or too cold?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-err-on-the-side-of-too-hot-or-too-cold#post-2037929 Fri, 23 Jan 2015 15:36:16 +0000 HLK208 2037929@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I'm always cold! When we're at home, they have their slippers and a robe on (unless we're upstairs where it's 15 degrees warmer) and when we leave, they have hats, layers and coats! MapleMoose on "Do you err on the side of too hot or too cold?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-err-on-the-side-of-too-hot-or-too-cold#post-2037920 Fri, 23 Jan 2015 15:32:13 +0000 MapleMoose 2037920@https://boards.hellobee.com/ It's so cold here that I layer and make her keep her slippers on. blackbird on "Do you err on the side of too hot or too cold?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-err-on-the-side-of-too-hot-or-too-cold#post-2037858 Fri, 23 Jan 2015 15:04:29 +0000 blackbird 2037858@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @catomd00: omg nobody has ever yelled at me and E is rarely covered up, lol. I might yell back "mind your own business!" though :shocked: If it's snowing or cold, she sort of laughs hysterically, though. I think she enjoys it Anagram on "Do you err on the side of too hot or too cold?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-err-on-the-side-of-too-hot-or-too-cold#post-2037850 Fri, 23 Jan 2015 14:57:17 +0000 Anagram 2037850@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @catomd00: I always bundle up my LO and I still had a woman at a gas station yell out "that baby's head should be covered!". 1) my baby is a toddler 2) I had parked in the space CLOSEST to the door, so we were walking all of 5 steps to get inside. 3) LO was wearing a giant winter coat. catomd00 on "Do you err on the side of too hot or too cold?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-err-on-the-side-of-too-hot-or-too-cold#post-2037774 Fri, 23 Jan 2015 14:27:07 +0000 catomd00 2037774@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I do not dress her warmly when we are going in the car - she overheats very easily! I usually warm the car up first and just throw a blanket on her. Even though she has a coat that is car seat safe, I find it more annoying and difficult to adjust the straps, so I prefer to just not use it in the car. I can't tell you the number of times someone (usually an old person) has yelled at me to put a coat on her. She's not going to freeze as I carry her from the car to the store! twodoghouse on "Do you err on the side of too hot or too cold?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-err-on-the-side-of-too-hot-or-too-cold#post-2037767 Fri, 23 Jan 2015 14:23:09 +0000 twodoghouse 2037767@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I'm the same as you! If they wear socks in the house, they just slide all over our floors. Usually by the afternoon they aren't wearing their pants either. They run really hot and we keep our house warm. They sweat like crazy in the car seat too so I don't bother with any jackets, just a blanket and the car seat canopy. I do put socks/soft shoes and hats on if we're leaving the house though! Anagram on "Do you err on the side of too hot or too cold?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-err-on-the-side-of-too-hot-or-too-cold#post-2037763 Fri, 23 Jan 2015 14:21:43 +0000 Anagram 2037763@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Well, my husband grew up in a tropical country and his obsession over LO possibly feeling cold has rubbed off on me a little--it doesn't help that our house is notoriously drafty and cold in winter. At home and daycare, Lo is always, always, always in a long-sleeve onesie underneath her clothes, usually another long sleeve top and jeans or leggings or a skirt. And she always, always has socks on. LO also has cold hands and feet (like me) and doesn't sweat much (like DH). So in winter, she wears a onesie under a sleep n play under a sleep sack to bed. In summer she wears shoes outside because she walks now, so has to, but otherwise, she wears whatever--like rompers, shorts, etc. psw27 on "Do you err on the side of too hot or too cold?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-err-on-the-side-of-too-hot-or-too-cold#post-2037756 Fri, 23 Jan 2015 14:19:08 +0000 psw27 2037756@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I'm always worried LO is too hot! He is always in his "bear" fleece suit thing when we walk to daycare in the stroller + a few blankets. He gets super fussy when I am putting him in the stroller and bundling him up and I know it is because he's hot. When I take him out at daycare his hands are sweating! swurlygurl on "Do you err on the side of too hot or too cold?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-err-on-the-side-of-too-hot-or-too-cold#post-2037748 Fri, 23 Jan 2015 14:16:43 +0000 swurlygurl 2037748@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @mediagirl: Haha, that's me too. My DCP jokes that she has more clothes on in the summer :P I think I just get tired of the same clothes over and over again so I branch out to the less season-appropriate clothing for a break mediagirl on "Do you err on the side of too hot or too cold?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-err-on-the-side-of-too-hot-or-too-cold#post-2037739 Fri, 23 Jan 2015 14:10:45 +0000 mediagirl 2037739@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I really don't sway one way or the other. I'm the mom who sends her kid to school on a day that gets to 65 in a winter coat and when it only gets up to 40 the next day, she only has her fleece with her. I'm always just wrong about the weather. Haha. spaniellove on "Do you err on the side of too hot or too cold?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-err-on-the-side-of-too-hot-or-too-cold#post-2037734 Fri, 23 Jan 2015 14:09:28 +0000 spaniellove 2037734@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I always underdress him but more because I just don't notice what I'm doing! Such a lazy negligent mother I am. It's the worst at the peds office; every other child will be dressed in two jackets, have their hood up, be wearing boots, and here will be my baby in maybe a sweatshirt and some socks if he's lucky. And no, he doesn't wear socks in the house either. I like for him to feel his feet! LuLu Mom on "Do you err on the side of too hot or too cold?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-err-on-the-side-of-too-hot-or-too-cold#post-2037708 Fri, 23 Jan 2015 14:00:22 +0000 LuLu Mom 2037708@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I'm closer to you, my LO LOVES her fleece jacket and refuses to wear her puffer coat on most occasions. This morning we ran into the grocery store for donuts and I got a couple side glares, I just wanted to be like "the heavy coat is in the car, you try battling a 2 year old for a 30 second car to door run!" Mamaof2 on "Do you err on the side of too hot or too cold?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-err-on-the-side-of-too-hot-or-too-cold#post-2037693 Fri, 23 Jan 2015 13:56:30 +0000 Mamaof2 2037693@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I worry about them being hot. I think kids tend to be on the warm side. Our house is 68 when we are there and I am under a blanket freezing and my kids are in their underwear wearing their super hero capes saying they are hot...... go figure! Plus, at DCP it feels like its 85! I walk in and am holy crap -open a window!!! blackbird on "Do you err on the side of too hot or too cold?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-err-on-the-side-of-too-hot-or-too-cold#post-2037666 Fri, 23 Jan 2015 13:45:17 +0000 blackbird 2037666@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I dress her on the skimpy side, honestly. Today she had leggings, shoes, and a long sleeved shirt on. And i walked her into daycare (it was 35 degrees) without a coat on. If she was cold, she'd let me know. nana87 on "Do you err on the side of too hot or too cold?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-err-on-the-side-of-too-hot-or-too-cold#post-2037662 Fri, 23 Jan 2015 13:43:44 +0000 nana87 2037662@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I'm like you! My poor lo gets super sweaty -- yesterday on the bus her head was like drenched-- but I always see kids out eat more bundled mrsjazz on "Do you err on the side of too hot or too cold?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-err-on-the-side-of-too-hot-or-too-cold#post-2037660 Fri, 23 Jan 2015 13:41:40 +0000 mrsjazz 2037660@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Cold. She's always in layers. She can take off something if she's too warm, but better to have too much than too little. .twist. on "Do you err on the side of too hot or too cold?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-err-on-the-side-of-too-hot-or-too-cold#post-2037659 Fri, 23 Jan 2015 13:41:31 +0000 .twist. 2037659@https://boards.hellobee.com/ When I send him to daycare I worry about him being hot. The rooms are pretty warm and he's running around all day. At night I worry he'll be too cold because he's laying still and we keep the temp down. However, in the morning I go in and I sweat changing his diaper because the room is small and keeps a lot of the heat in. Babies seem to run hot! At least mine sure does. LOL. knittylady on "Do you err on the side of too hot or too cold?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-err-on-the-side-of-too-hot-or-too-cold#post-2037653 Fri, 23 Jan 2015 13:39:43 +0000 knittylady 2037653@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I worry about them being cold - buy we live in Maine and it is! Greentea on "Do you err on the side of too hot or too cold?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-err-on-the-side-of-too-hot-or-too-cold#post-2037640 Fri, 23 Jan 2015 13:33:48 +0000 Greentea 2037640@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Huh. I definitely do tons of layers because I am in crazy land Wisconsin and you can always peel them off! As a newborn I was more concerned with her being to warm, but as a toddler I bundle her. tinyperson on "Do you err on the side of too hot or too cold?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-err-on-the-side-of-too-hot-or-too-cold#post-2037639 Fri, 23 Jan 2015 13:33:32 +0000 tinyperson 2037639@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Daycare was always telling me she should have warmer pants on. I was like, our living room is way colder than the daycare room, and she's fine there! She doesn't wear a coat in the car, so unless it's really cold and we have a long walk to the entrance, I'll just wrap my scarf around her and carry on. She doesn't like her slippers and usually whips her socks off right away. We do dress her up if we're going to be outside (ie walking to day care etc). I worry about the side eye too, but she's really fine! artsyfartsy on "Do you err on the side of too hot or too cold?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-err-on-the-side-of-too-hot-or-too-cold#post-2037638 Fri, 23 Jan 2015 13:33:02 +0000 artsyfartsy 2037638@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Same here! I'm more worried about burning him up with too many layers. When we're at home he sometimes just wears a long sleeved onesie. Most of the time he has pants on but definitely no socks at home. When we go out I usually just pack along his jacket and hat...why put it all on him to take it off in the car? If I leave it on he will burn up with the heat on in the car. Mrs. Champagne on "Do you err on the side of too hot or too cold?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-err-on-the-side-of-too-hot-or-too-cold#post-2037637 Fri, 23 Jan 2015 13:32:37 +0000 Mrs. Champagne 2037637@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I'm the same as you. Old ladies give me death stares. But babies don't like to be hot! rachiecakes on "Do you err on the side of too hot or too cold?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-err-on-the-side-of-too-hot-or-too-cold#post-2037632 Fri, 23 Jan 2015 13:29:28 +0000 rachiecakes 2037632@https://boards.hellobee.com/ My hands and feet get really cold, so I usually put socks on J. But when we go out, I'll bring a coat, but I usually just leave him in his sweater/fleece unless, like you said, it's below 30. swurlygurl on "Do you err on the side of too hot or too cold?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-err-on-the-side-of-too-hot-or-too-cold#post-2037630 Fri, 23 Jan 2015 13:29:13 +0000 swurlygurl 2037630@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Haha, sometimes I worry that daycare thinks I'm negligent! It's been 30's here and L will be in capri leggings and a short sleeve shirt. But, like you, we run from car to house in like 1 minute, so she's fine... Their house is super warm in the winter, so she doesn't need crazy warm clothes, and she can't wear a poofy coat in the car seat, so I'm not going to put a coat on her for 30 seconds?? ETA: Although we do keep our house pretty cool, so I do keep her in socks at our house, and she'll bring me a coat if she's cold.