What do you do about heavy coat and carseat?

mrsmikey

So far it hasn't gotten too cold this year, so DS has just been wearing a fleece jacket.  But when it does get colder, he has a heavier coat to wear.  I know it's too thick for him to wear in his carseat.  So what do you do?  Just take off their coat to put them in the car and then put it back on when you get there?

citygirl_

Put his coat on in this house, take it off in the car, put him in the car seat, put it back on when we're getting out of the car, etc.  It's a pain but it's safest.

7/04Bride

I'm making a baby bloak this weekend with a cousin of mine.  In the meantime, what I've been doing is kind of hanging his coat over him as I walk him to the car (it's not very effective though) or putting a blanket around him on colder days.  I put him in the carseat and put a blanket over him.  When we make a stop at a store or something, I put the coat on him and take it off at the car.  Such a pain!

annegirrl

Unzip the coat in the car and put the straps under it. You can zip it back up before you leave the car.

SuperCuteBenz

Ditto pp.

We put a heavy blanket around DD (or her coat) for going out to the car, then we put her in her car seat (without coat), and put the coat on when we need to go in anywhere.  It is a HUGE PITA, but I think it is better than the alternative.

fiona21408

We do like a insulated sweatshirt w/hood and a hat and she is just fine in the car w/it.. Do you know how bundled up we rode in the cars back in the day.. It's fine.. Granted i don't have a huge puffy coat i don't think she would acutally fit in the seat then.. But she goes from car to house that's it so we just use that fleece hoodie..

citygirl_

Yes, I forgot about the blanket!  We keep one or two in the car for him.

vanillacourage

Put them in the carseat w/o their coat, then put the coat on them backwards so their arms & torso are still covered under the coat.

FinallyMrs.B

II bought a baby bloke, which I hope to get soon. 

E.T.

DD has a fleece coat that isn't very bulky at all and hat.  I warm up the car beforehand, and she just goes from the house to the car in the garage.  Then, it's usually just from the car into daycare (like 20 feet) or into a store.  I also have blankets in the car that I'll wrap around her legs if it's really cold outside, like this morning. 

For longer car rides, I take the coat off in the car because she would get way too warm and the car is already warmed up.

AngeNAndy4106

We warm up the car if dd will be in it.  Then we put on a sweater and hat and wrap her in a blanket and bring her out to the car.  If she will be outside for any extended period of time, I will put her coat on too, but take it off as needed for riding in the carseat.

jeffs_baker

annegirrl:

Unzip the coat in the car and put the straps under it. You can zip it back up before you leave the car.

If you are leaving the coat between the car seat and dc, that is still not safe. They need to be secured tightly between the seat belt and the car seat, the added cushion from the coat detracts from the safety of the seat belt.

We do the same as all other pps. It's a pita, but there aren't any other safe alternatives.

 

joecubed

AngeNAndy4106:

We warm up the car if dd will be in it.  Then we put on a sweater and hat and wrap her in a blanket and bring her out to the car.  If she will be outside for any extended period of time, I will put her coat on too, but take it off as needed for riding in the carseat.

ditto

Mrs.Reem

I made my own version of the baby bloak with a few changes. It was super easy!!

This is what it looks like when she's in her seat: