https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 21 Jun 2026 18:48:07 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-dress-your-summer-baby#post-129307 Thu, 19 Apr 2012 08:59:47 +0000 looch 129307@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I also always keep a fleece jacket in the stroller and in the car, just in case of sudden temperature changes, esp. with air conditioning. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-dress-your-summer-baby#post-129304 Thu, 19 Apr 2012 08:57:01 +0000 brownie 129304@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Get the short sleeve because you can always add a blanket. Also there are these short sleeve side snap tees. This is what we used because we didn't have to put them over his head and we had access to the diaper. Especially at the doctors because you have to undress them for weight and everything. </p> <p>Most of the time my little one just had a diaper on. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-dress-your-summer-baby#post-129274 Thu, 19 Apr 2012 08:38:47 +0000 Goldilocks1107 129274@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MegWag: Good to know - thanks for sharing! I know our nephew started to fuss and scream whenever he got too warm, so if the baby seems to be crying for "no reason" he/she might be uncomfortable. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-dress-your-summer-baby#post-129237 Thu, 19 Apr 2012 08:20:42 +0000 mrstilly 129237@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Last summer we dressed DS in onesies and one piece outfits. I always had an Aidan and Anais blanket with us (they are awesome). They were great to block the sun and light enough if it was breezy, but not heavy enough to make DS too hot. </p> <p>Our weather here is changing by 10-30 degrees from day to day, so we've had to be prepared for anything. Monday DS was hot in a short sleeved onesie and light knit pants, and the next day he had a fleece coat and hat on. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-dress-your-summer-baby#post-129061 Thu, 19 Apr 2012 05:48:24 +0000 Andrea 129061@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Definitely shirt sleeved onesies at home. If we went out, I put a pair of pants on her, too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-dress-your-summer-baby#post-129029 Thu, 19 Apr 2012 03:02:42 +0000 mediagirl 129029@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks for all of the advice. We have tons of short sleeved onesies and a pack of Aden + Anais swaddles. Sounds like that will be plenty on those hot days. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-dress-your-summer-baby#post-129014 Thu, 19 Apr 2012 01:56:09 +0000 looch 129014@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>dupe </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-dress-your-summer-baby#post-129013 Thu, 19 Apr 2012 01:56:02 +0000 looch 129013@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The multipacks of onesies at Carters are cheap enough (if you have a coupon for an additional 20% even moreso) that I'd buy a set of long sleeved and short sleeved. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-dress-your-summer-baby#post-128751 Wed, 18 Apr 2012 18:23:32 +0000 banana 128751@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I followed the same rule that @msmini described...the "one layer more than you" rule. I still follow that rule now when all else fails. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-dress-your-summer-baby#post-128730 Wed, 18 Apr 2012 18:05:55 +0000 MsMini 128730@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>In NICU we always teach the "one layer more than you" rule, so if you are comfy in shorts and a t-shirt, a short sleeves onesie, shorts, and light blanket is probably appropriate. If you are feeling warm in shorts and a tank top, just a short sleeve onesie is probably best. I have noticed that 90% of the time, parents err on the side of over-dressing/over-covering their babies! For spring/summer babies stock up on the lightweight (muslin) swaddlers! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-dress-your-summer-baby#post-128725 Wed, 18 Apr 2012 17:49:12 +0000 Maysprout 128725@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We had socks on her always but inside a lot of times she just wore socks and a diaper and slept in her diaper and a swaddle. Outside I had wide brim hats for her and always had a thin blanket as an extra layer of protection from the sun if she was in a short sleeve onsie. She wore a lot of dresses when we went out though </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-dress-your-summer-baby#post-128712 Wed, 18 Apr 2012 17:35:00 +0000 Rainbow Sprinkles 128712@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mediagirl: Our pediatrician said that especially in the heat, the baby feels the same thing that you feel (temperature wise). Don't cover her up in blankets or put her in something that you wouldn't want to be wearing! I say if it's too hot for you to wear long sleeves, it is too long for LO to be in long sleeves. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-dress-your-summer-baby#post-128711 Wed, 18 Apr 2012 17:33:23 +0000 Colekbl 128711@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ugh, now I'm totally rethinking my decision to get mostly long sleeve onesies for our baby due at the end of June. I heard that you were always supposed to put an extra layer on the baby.<br /> I guess I'll be checking baby's temperature a lot &amp; buying some new onesies. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-dress-your-summer-baby#post-128709 Wed, 18 Apr 2012 17:31:11 +0000 chopsuey 128709@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would have my LO swaddled or in long sleeves, but have the house nice and cool. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-dress-your-summer-baby#post-128707 Wed, 18 Apr 2012 17:29:22 +0000 MegWag 128707@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Goldilocks1107: Just FYI- The midwife told us that babies often have cold feet and hands and that their torso/midsection is a better indicator of their temperature... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-dress-your-summer-baby#post-128529 Wed, 18 Apr 2012 15:26:35 +0000 Honeybee 128529@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD was born 6/8; I mostly had her in short-sleeve onesies and a swaddle, or she was in the light cotton, long-sleeve sleep n' play outifts. It's generally in the 80's here in the summer time, so a little cooler than where you are. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-dress-your-summer-baby#post-128522 Wed, 18 Apr 2012 15:20:12 +0000 winniebee 128522@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm due just a few weeks before you and for newborn and 0-3 stuff (ie, late May and June) got some long-sleeved sleepers, some long sleeved onesies and some short sleeved onesies and shorts, too. In Boston, it will either be like 60 or 90, you just never know! For 3-6 I pretty much have all summer stuff. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-dress-your-summer-baby#post-128520 Wed, 18 Apr 2012 15:17:49 +0000 regberadaisy 128520@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My due date is 4/30 but I'm up north so weather is unpredictable so I got her a couple long sleeve footed onesies. But for 3months + all I got were short sleeve onesies. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-dress-your-summer-baby#post-128509 Wed, 18 Apr 2012 15:09:12 +0000 Goldilocks1107 128509@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm due in 5 weeks and am going with short sleeves/no sleeves. I figure if I'm hot and sweaty, the baby's got to be roasting if she can't regulate her body temp. And maybe use foot temperature to see if she's getting cold/hot (that's what my SIL did with her baby in the winter). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-dress-your-summer-baby#post-128508 Wed, 18 Apr 2012 15:09:09 +0000 heffalump 128508@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO is a July baby. We dressed her in short sleeved onesies. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-dress-your-summer-baby#post-128505 Wed, 18 Apr 2012 15:06:10 +0000 mediagirl 128505@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I know that infants don't regulate their temperatures very well or at all until a certain age. So, do you dress them like you're dressed - in shorts and a tank top, or do you put them in long sleeves - like a long sleeved onesie? </p> <p>I would like to purchase some plain white onesies for our LO, but don't know whether to get long sleeve or short sleeve for her first three months of life. We live in the south and she'll be born in June.</p> <p>When we take her home from the hospital, I'm afraid if she's in long sleeves and it's 85/90 degrees outside, she'll be a sweaty mess until we get the a/c going. I'm starting to have a lot of first time mom jitters and I still have 7+ weeks to go!</p> <p>Did you have a summer baby? How did you dress her? </p>