Babies: 6 - 9 Months
Question for Moms of Summer Babies
Not sure where to post this question, but due to my calculations, I think most on this board have summer babies...
My son was born in February, so as a newborn he wore all warm sleepers with onesies underneath. I am due in July with my second, and have no idea what kind of clothes to put a newborn in in the summer. It will be hot outside, but cool inside. So far I have a couple of summertime rompers for day, and gowns for her to sleep in. I know we will be outside a lot, with my son, and I'm thinking, how can I keep her cool, while keeping the sun off of her? Will I need any longsleeve sleepers?
Help!
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Re: Question for Moms of Summer Babies
Both of my babies were born in June. For the first few weeks I did the gowns. When they co slept with us we just put them in onesies, since it is hot in bed with us. Then once they moved to sleeping on their own we did thin cotton sleepers. Now that he is 8 month he does sleepers or two piece short sleeve pjs.
During the day when they were really little I did onesies wirh pants if we were inside a/c. If we were going to be outside we did onesies or dresses.
Born in June on the outskirts of the desert- Inside- mostly short sleeved onesies with socks and a receiving blanket on him somehow.
Outside- Short sleeved onesie + socks. 2 receiving blankets with us always. 1 for his lap while he was in his carseat and 1 for blocking sun or wind when he was outside.
Sleeping- long sleeved onesie + socks and light blanket draped across RnP
Basically my kid didnt wear pants til he was 3 months old.
I had a July baby and always slept her in a thin long sleeve sleeper and a cotton wrap. Now in winter I put her in a thicker long sleeve sleeper and a fleece wrap. As for days We put her in rompers and onesies mostly. Though I hate it too cold so we never blast the AC or anything.
Rule of thumb is dress LO the same as you, maybe one additional layer
My baby was born during a heatwave and wore very little for the first several months of his life...he was often in just a diaper or a snap crotch bodysuit at the most. For sleep we swaddled him in a SwaddleMe with just a diaper.
Congrats on baby #2
Congrats on #2!
Cooper was born early July, and he pretty much rocked onsies exclusively for the summer. For sleeping, we used light cotton long sleeve one piece pj's and a swaddle. I try to use my comfort level as a gauge, and if in doubt, add a layer. As for being outside, maybe one of those shade tent type of things would be helpful.
My LO was born in August, and it was HOT! (100+ degrees)
For the first several weeks, most of the time he was just in a diaper. Our AC could barely keep up, so even in the house it was 80+ degrees. When we went outside, aden + anais blankets were great sun-shade while still letting a breeze through.
This exactly as we also live in FL, except no dresses
Chase Matthew born at 35 weeks on July 31st
I remember getting VERY distressed trying to figure out what to buy for my LO. He was born in August, so while it was towards the end of the summer we were in Virginia Beach, so it was still very hot. I primarily just kept him in light cotton outfits -- usually long pants with a tshirt onesie. I kept a receiving blanket on him and had a back up light fleece blanket just in case he still got cold. When we were inside he was almost always swaddled in a cotton blanket, and I would keep him in the same outfit that he would wear outside...but our A/C didn't work too well, so our house was typically a little warmer than most people's homes in the summer.
Congratulations on your new baby!!
If you keep your house cool with AC or you have cool evenings where you live, you will still want some sleepers and some light cardigans. I sometimes just put a short-sleeved onsie on my LO and then swaddled her when she was a newborn. I often just used short-sleeved onsies during the day too if it was hot and I used the suncover on the stroller and carseat to keep her protected. If you have a girl, you can use cute little summer dresses too.
I bought a couple kimono style long sleeve tops that were light weight. That way she wouldn't be too hot and her umbilical cord stump was exposed to air which helps dry it up. So I really liked that in the early weeks.
Also, buy some sunhats. I found them hard to find in newborn sizes, so I had to get them a little big.
Hello!
Congrats on your second one
My daughter was due in July but came a week earlier in June. I preferred one piece short sleeve body suits and cute dresses most of the time. They worked great for me. You can always have a blanket kind of thing with you and use it if you feel like baby is cold. They are pretty warm most of the time, though. I love summer babies! Good Luck 
My son has the exact same shirt that your adorable baby has on in your siggy. Did you get it at Hobby Lobby?? I searched all over for a Valentine's shirt and couldn't find one anywhere in his size. I found it there of all places!
W (02/2009), N (08/2012), and C (04/2014)