https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 11 Apr 2026 15:18:33 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/due-in-december-winter-baby-clothes-shopping-list#post-2565273 Fri, 10 Jun 2016 13:37:03 +0000 winter_wonder 2565273@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, the zutano booties as pp mentioned! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/due-in-december-winter-baby-clothes-shopping-list#post-2565197 Fri, 10 Jun 2016 12:24:42 +0000 stiletto_mom 2565197@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks for all the advice!! Will be compiling my shopping list soon, but likely won't buy anything gender specific until our anatomy scan. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/due-in-december-winter-baby-clothes-shopping-list#post-2564803 Thu, 09 Jun 2016 19:34:25 +0000 catomd00 2564803@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My winter baby lived in fleece sleepers until spring. I probably had 5-7 in each size so I didn't have to do laundry every day. Also soft pants and long sleeved onesies. I didn't really do hats, but I also used the "bad" bundleme. It doesn't get super cold for long here though. .</p> <p>Oh and zutano booties are a must!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/due-in-december-winter-baby-clothes-shopping-list#post-2564785 Thu, 09 Jun 2016 19:21:39 +0000 sorrycharlie 2564785@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My January baby just lived in sleepers, really, til it warmed up in the spring :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/due-in-december-winter-baby-clothes-shopping-list#post-2564431 Thu, 09 Jun 2016 12:35:05 +0000 looch 2564431@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If you're going to be outside, pushing the stroller at all, I highly recommend getting a stroller hand muff. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/due-in-december-winter-baby-clothes-shopping-list#post-2564419 Thu, 09 Jun 2016 12:28:08 +0000 snowjewelz 2564419@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had a Dec baby... We live in NE in the US. How much clothes really depends on how often you will bathe and how much they spit up. DD wasn't a big spitter (plus we always have burp clothes). We only bathed her once a week since it was winter and she wasn't going anywhere or doing anything, so we probably rotated between 4-5 sleepers at most. And that's 99% of her wardrobe for the first few months. I did put her in a few fleece ones; if she's in fleece then we won't bundle her up in swaddles and what not; but if she's in cotton we'll drape stuff over her. </p> <p>Definitely hats! When we were out, she usually is in the carseat if we're physically outside so she'll have a light blanket and plus carseat cover. </p> <p>We never needed those heavy bunting/snowsuits either; she was always in the carseat. No stroller bunting either since by the time she's in the stroller it's significantly warmer. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/due-in-december-winter-baby-clothes-shopping-list#post-2564402 Thu, 09 Jun 2016 12:19:19 +0000 SweetiePie 2564402@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Agree with footed sleepers. My son was almost exclusively in those for the first 3-ish months. </p> <p>And second the zutano booties. They are warm for outside travel and can't be pulled/kicked off.<br /> I don't think I had fleece until he was a little older, but we did have some cotton terry cloth sleepers from Carters and they seemed a little warmer than the standard cotton ones. </p> <p>Also, it's not clothing, but I love using the rain guard for my stroller and carseat in the winter. I see lots of other city moms do it too. It helps shield the bitter cold wind and keeps some of their heat inside. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/due-in-december-winter-baby-clothes-shopping-list#post-2564395 Thu, 09 Jun 2016 12:13:47 +0000 erinbaderin 2564395@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My first son was a January baby in Ontario. He wore sleepers basically nonstop for the first three months of his life, a mix of fleece and cotton. When we went outside we'd just bundle a heavy blanket over him in the car seat and make sure to preheat the car. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/due-in-december-winter-baby-clothes-shopping-list#post-2564383 Thu, 09 Jun 2016 12:01:57 +0000 pachamama 2564383@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had a semi-preemie in winter in NY so I really had to bundle him up! Honestly, all the kid wore were fleecy sleepers with feet. All day and night. Getting him into things like socks or god forbid those silly baby pants was pure torture. Any separates (ie shirts/ sweaters) ride up and will expose his cold tummy. You can't take them out for a few weeks anyway so make your life easy and get those zippered sleeping onesies!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/due-in-december-winter-baby-clothes-shopping-list#post-2564382 Thu, 09 Jun 2016 12:01:22 +0000 regberadaisy 2564382@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This fleece car seat cover, for sure.<br /> <a href="http://amzn.com/B003ZUXQY4" rel="nofollow">http://amzn.com/B003ZUXQY4</a></p> <p>I didn't do fleece sleepers because they made my kids sweat, but they run hot.</p> <p>Footed cotton sleepers, short sleeved onesies for layer. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/due-in-december-winter-baby-clothes-shopping-list#post-2564378 Thu, 09 Jun 2016 11:58:17 +0000 catlady 2564378@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@oliviaoblivia posted a great list. I would start there!</p> <p>Ultimately, it's actually sort of tough to figure out, because you don't know how big your baby will be, how long they will stay in each size, or how much people will give you. Especially being due near the holidays, I imagine you will receive even more stuff than usual from family and friends. Definitely buy close to your due date and keep tags on many things. It's really easy to overbuy (especially in the tiny sizes).</p> <p>As you know, I'm expecting a Dec baby too and this time around, I will probably focus on getting maybe 3-5 cotton sleepers in sizes NB and 0-3, plus some baby mittens, socks, some new swaddles, and a car seat cover (somehow, we never used one for my Oct baby).</p> <p>With my LO, I discovered that my family and friends LOVED to give us: tiny multi-piece outfits (but not necessarily sleepers), bunting (we got 5!), and a million hats. So I probably won't buy any of those at all. They all forgot things like mittens. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/due-in-december-winter-baby-clothes-shopping-list#post-2564251 Thu, 09 Jun 2016 09:33:35 +0000 peaches1038 2564251@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS was born in November in Chicago. We used zip up buntings for outside (no driving) that covered the hands and feet. Also a winter hat with ear flaps even with a hood bc it would never stay up. We had a jjcole car seat cover that was great. You're not really supposed to put them in big bulky buntings for car seat safety, so we would usually dress him in layers and use blankets/seat cover. It was the shower cap kind as the ones that go underneath the baby void the car seat warranty. At home we mostly kept him in cotton footed sleepers all the time - day and night. We swaddled in a sleeper with an a&amp;a Muslin swaddle and sometimes covered with a blanket if he was in the rock n play. </p> <p>ETA: zutano booties were amazing. I bought the 6-12 month size (found them to run small) and used them for the entire winter (nov-March/April) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/due-in-december-winter-baby-clothes-shopping-list#post-2564250 Thu, 09 Jun 2016 09:33:35 +0000 Silva 2564250@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our pediatrician advised against polyester fleece, instead advocating for natural materials (cotton). Said some babies are sensitive to synthetics, and that they can make it harder for baby to regulate its own temp. We also do a lot of merino wool: wool sleep sacks, wool onesies under cotton when its very cold, wool hats. We do use polyester "snowsuits" (Zutano, patagonia, l.l. bean) for things like hiking outside. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/due-in-december-winter-baby-clothes-shopping-list#post-2564248 Thu, 09 Jun 2016 09:33:04 +0000 youboots 2564248@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I also agree with cotton. Hanna Andersson does ship to Canada. Get on their email list for sales- they have big ones several times a year. Here are my 2 must get items from there. I have a pilot hat in one or two colors size xxs-M. </p> [attach=5281/16/o8idr4.337x600.image.png] [attach=5281/16/o8idr5.337x600.image.png] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/due-in-december-winter-baby-clothes-shopping-list#post-2564244 Thu, 09 Jun 2016 09:29:13 +0000 oliviaoblivia 2564244@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have three Canadian winter babies.</p> <p>1 nb size sleeper (was worn once by one child)<br /> 10 0-3 mo size sleepers (we always did cotton in the early days. I find fleece doesn't breathe enough for newborns. I prefer snaps until four months and then zippers. Bonds makes great zips that go top to bottom and bottom to top loved those, they also make long sleeve zip sleeping bags. If I was starting over I'd use those exclusively. Wrestling with newborn legs in the cold at night is no fun.)<br /> 4-5 long sleeve onesies<br /> 2 fleece/wool/warm cardigans<br /> 4-5 pairs of leggings, sweatpants... Cosy stuff<br /> Two pairs Zutano or Padraig booties<br /> 6 pairs if cotton socks<br /> One fleece hat<br /> One bunting bag for stroller (I have JJ Cole Arctics)<br /> One car seat cover<br /> A couple wool or fleece blankets<br /> A set of A&amp;A blankets</p> <p>We never did snow suits before the first birthday. Keeling then bundled in a car seat/stroller is easier. Also didn't do mittens just tucked hands in to jammie sleeves. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/due-in-december-winter-baby-clothes-shopping-list#post-2564243 Thu, 09 Jun 2016 09:27:30 +0000 wrkbrk 2564243@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Agree with the above. Cotton. My late November baby burned up in fleece sleepers and it was snowing outside! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/due-in-december-winter-baby-clothes-shopping-list#post-2564242 Thu, 09 Jun 2016 09:25:29 +0000 youboots 2564242@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>T was born in March in the PNW. I'll be honest. I overbought. It's no big deal to grab a few extra items on an as needed basis- unless you don't have a washer/dryer at home. It is a big deal to to to manage all the stuff. </p> <p>Do buy newborn- but only wash a few items. Leave the tags on the rest just in case. T was almost 8 lbs and in NB 2 months.</p> <p>I vote get a week of clothes for NB, 0-3, 3-6. You will get gifts. Then 3-4 pairs of pajamas. I liked my girl in daytime and nighttime clothes- if you don't care just a bunch of footie sleepers is fine.</p> <p>Long sleeve onesies were my favorite. Get pants with feet already on them so you don't have to struggle with socks. Hanna Andersson has the best socks that stay on- also cotton pilot caps. No sure if you have it in Canada. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/due-in-december-winter-baby-clothes-shopping-list#post-2564239 Thu, 09 Jun 2016 09:22:48 +0000 looch 2564239@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had a December baby born in an Alpine mountain country, we actually had the warmest winter on record, lol.</p> <p>I used cotton sleepers almost exclusively, with a cotton onesie underneath. For going outside I used a stroller with a basinett, so my son was in a bunting. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/due-in-december-winter-baby-clothes-shopping-list#post-2564231 Thu, 09 Jun 2016 09:14:49 +0000 stiletto_mom 2564231@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I know I'm going to want sleepers both cotton for at home and fleece for outside. But how many of each? And in what sizes?</p> <p>Bunting, heavy car seat/strolder blanket... what else? Hats?</p> <p>What made up your baby's winter wardrone from 0 - 6 months? </p> <p>I'm in Canada so well definitely need to bundle baby up. </p>