https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 07 May 2026 13:02:14 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whatd-you-dress-your-winter-newborn-in#post-983896 Fri, 02 Aug 2013 07:26:43 +0000 hilsy85 983896@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For staying in the house? Lo was usually in an undershirt, onesie, and pants, or a onesie and pants with a cardigan/sweater over it. </p> <p>For sleeping? A footed sleeper and swaddle or double swaddle. on REALLY cold nights I would put an undershirt on as well, but he never seemed to run hot like so many babies do. </p> <p>For going on walks outside in a pouch or stroller? We had a fleece bunting (similar to what hellobeeboston posted) that was basically like a heavy fleece sleepsack with a hood. Under that he would wear his regular outfit (undershirt, onesie, pants). Then over that a blanket if it was really cold. </p> <p>For going into the car seat? He was rarely in his carseat, but if he was it was literally just for 5 minutes walking to and from the car, so he was just in an outfit with a heavy blanket. I did buy a fleece footed and hooded snap up outfit from zutano that we used several times in the carseat and when I wore him. </p> <p>Any other gear you found useful for keeping a tiny baby warm.<br /> That fleece bunting bag was awesome (we got ours from baby gap and I think they have them every year). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whatd-you-dress-your-winter-newborn-in#post-983844 Fri, 02 Aug 2013 07:08:25 +0000 Rubies 983844@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My daughter was 4-7 months during the winter of her first year and in Canada it's effing cold!</p> <p>For staying in the house?<br /> --&gt; She just wore longsleeve onesies and long pants/leggings with sock</p> <p>For sleeping?<br /> --&gt; Footed pjs with BabyDeeDee sleepsack </p> <p>For going on walks outside in a pouch or stroller?<br /> --&gt; We had the JJCole Bundle Me for her carsear and it was warm enough to just stick her in there with her normal clothes with no additional outerwear. We have a travel system so we just plucked the carseat out of the base and into the stroller. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whatd-you-dress-your-winter-newborn-in#post-983843 Fri, 02 Aug 2013 07:08:20 +0000 Mrs. Jump Rope 983843@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>What region are you in?</p> <p>Our winters vary from mild (we took a walk in 50* in February!) to unpredictable (we had a snowstorm a few days after C was born... In October!)</p> <p>We weren't very prepared for the first snowstorm. We didn't have a lot of newborn clothing &amp; expected her to be bigger than she was. When we woke up to 3" of snow, I panicked &amp; sent my husband to Kohls to get winter clothing for her! </p> <p>We keep our house warm in the winter so cotton zip-up sleepers were my go to. I didn't want to fumble with buttons at 3am. </p> <p>We had fleece jackets for the milder months, like November &amp; March, and a carseat cover for the harsh months. </p> <p>No walks for us during the harsh winter months.. We either get plowed in or the wind was so fierce I couldn't imagine taking an infant out in that kind of weather (I'm talking wind chill advisories!)</p> <p>I liked fleece sleepers for night time &amp; always kept the heat on 74-75*. Chloe hated sleep sacks :/</p> <p>If she napped in the RnP I'd lay a blanket over top of her legs, but only if I was right beside her and awake. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whatd-you-dress-your-winter-newborn-in#post-983837 Fri, 02 Aug 2013 07:06:48 +0000 hellobeeboston 983837@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Maysprout: those fleece things that zip on to the carseat were the best for us! Didn't have to deal with coats... And it was so cozy and warm for going out.</p> <p>Lots of hats, little socks, always had extra blankets around. </p> <p>In the house when he was really tiny were were usually just in a long sleeved onesie and in an a+a swaddle wrapped around him. Then lots of long sleeve footie pj-type outfits - with snaps or zippers. </p> <p>When he got a little bigger we had one of those cute outdoor bear outfits that kept him nice and warm, here's a pic:</p> <p>[attach=1584/13/mqwkbd.600x600.image.jpg] </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whatd-you-dress-your-winter-newborn-in#post-983829 Fri, 02 Aug 2013 07:05:37 +0000 looch 983829@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had a December baby, in the Alps, when we had a snow storm.</p> <p>My son lived in footed sleepers for his first 6 months. I had nicer ones from Ralph Lauren that looked like regular polo shirts, but all one piece when we went out and the standard Carters pajamas for when we were home and overnight.</p> <p>The best snow suit I had was one from the Gap, that had the option to be a bunting or with legs. There was a zipper or snaps in the center, between the legs that you could either open or close. Sounds bizzare, but so easy to put the baby in, when you don't have to worry about sticking their legs into leg openings.</p> <p>We also had a muff for our stroller, but we only used that the winter when he was 1. For our car seat, we had a shower cap type thing that went over the seat by JJ Cole. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whatd-you-dress-your-winter-newborn-in#post-983823 Fri, 02 Aug 2013 07:03:32 +0000 Mrs. Polish 983823@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Maysprout: the gowns weren't a good fit for us because I felt they were hard to get over his head and often got caught on his umbilical hernia. It was easier for us to open the PJs and lay him in them and snap or zip them up. I had a car seat canopy and loved it. I'm not a fan of the ones with elastic around the car seat because I sometimes feel like I can't breathe just looking at them. I know they're safe, but they make me feel claustrophobic. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whatd-you-dress-your-winter-newborn-in#post-983817 Fri, 02 Aug 2013 06:59:26 +0000 Maysprout 983817@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lamariniere: So cute! He looks nice and warm. We used socks for mittens too, I never could find her mittens and they fell off anyways. I'll have to get some tiny hats.<br /> @Penny Lane: I had so many blankets with LO1 and they only got a bit of use, sounds like they'll be much more useful with this LO.<br /> @Mrs. Polish: What'd you dislike about the gowns? Did his legs get too cold? Did you like the car seat cover? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whatd-you-dress-your-winter-newborn-in#post-983721 Fri, 02 Aug 2013 05:38:31 +0000 Mrs. Polish 983721@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We're in northern Indiana and he was born Feb 26, during a snowstorm and we had another storm shortly after he was born. We were gifted a ton of the baby gowns that make diaper changes easier, but I quickly decided I hated them and switched to sleep &amp; plays basically all the time. During the say he wore a sleep &amp; play usually accompanied by a blanket around the front of his body or swaddled with a receiving blanket. In the car seat I would stuff a warmer blanket around his body and then use the car seat cover. I didn't have a coat for him because I had been told they shouldn't wear coats in their car seats. We had mittens for his hands which served to protect his face and keep his hands warm. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whatd-you-dress-your-winter-newborn-in#post-983710 Fri, 02 Aug 2013 04:58:15 +0000 Penny Lane 983710@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>not sure of my answers are relevant, since it doesn't snow here... doesn't get below 0 Celcius, but we get winds direct from Antarctica which are pretty darn icy</p> <p>For staying in the house? short sleeved onesie under a footed sleeper<br /> For sleeping? short sleeves onesie, cotton footed sleeper, muslin swaddle with merino swaddle wrapped over top<br /> For going on walks outside in a pouch or stroller? SS onesie, socks, footed sleeper, sweater of some sort, hat, mittens. we didn't have a foot muff for our stroller so I had a merino blanket and a fuzzy blanket wrapped around his mid section and legs<br /> For going into the car seat? whatever he was going to be wearing when we got where we were going. kept a blanket to wrap around him just in case<br /> Any other gear you found useful for keeping a tiny baby warm?<br /> LOVED my merino blankets. will def be getting a few more for the next LO. and like @lamariniere: said, I always carried an extra blanket or 2 just in case! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whatd-you-dress-your-winter-newborn-in#post-983707 Fri, 02 Aug 2013 04:25:57 +0000 lamariniere 983707@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had a Dec. 29 baby, born right after a snow storm (LO2 is scheduled for right before Christmas!)</p> <p>For staying in the house? - At the time, our apartment was small and toasty, so usually just footed pjs. If it seemed colder, a SS onesie under the pjs.</p> <p>For sleeping? Same as above and he was swaddled in a flannel swaddle (Swaddle designs brand, they are as big as the AAs)</p> <p>For going on walks outside in a pouch or stroller? Onesie, footed pjs, a sweater and a coat plus warm hat. We didn't have mittens that fit, so we used socks! I bought a snowsuit but it was huge on him until he was 3 months. Would definitely recommend the snowsuit though.</p> <p>For going into the car seat? We didn't have a car.</p> <p>Any other gear you found useful for keeping a tiny baby warm? Be sure to have a really warm foot muff for the stroller, the snow suit is a must, a warm hat, even 2 hats (one thin that fits the head, one thick wooly one for over the top), and I always had an extra blanket just in case I thought he wasn't warm enough. </p> [attach=3467/13/mqwcvc.399x600.LKL_3997.JPG] [attach=3467/13/mqwcvf.448x600.IMG_0814.JPG] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whatd-you-dress-your-winter-newborn-in#post-982273 Thu, 01 Aug 2013 17:15:13 +0000 Maysprout 982273@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For staying in the house?<br /> For sleeping?<br /> For going on walks outside in a pouch or stroller?<br /> For going into the car seat?<br /> Any other gear you found useful for keeping a tiny baby warm?</p> <p>My first LO was 6 months old by the time winter rolled around so she was pretty sturdy by that point. When she was a newborn she just was in a diaper half the time so I didn't have to deal with lots of changes of clothes. With a newborn they just seem so much tinier and sensitive and they need changed so much. What clothes/gear makes having a winter newborn easier? </p>