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Getting hot in the carseat

MrsHughesNCMrsHughesNC member
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I just got back from a few hours of running errands with my typically good, calm, quiet baby. Yeah, today was pretty disastrous. I spent my trip at Target pushing the stroller with one hand, and holding Holly in the other. She was just fussy, fussy, fussy.. I realized that she was getting hot and sweaty in the carseat (we have a snap-n-go frame, so I usually don't ever remove her from it), and it was pissing her off. That, and I guess she's not a tiny newborn anymore, and doing things with her are just going to be more challenging, since she doesn't sleep through everything anymore. Smile

How did you handle your DC getting hot in their seat like that? Any tips? I ran the AC in the car, and the stores weren't especially hot. But she was still all sweaty on the back of her head. I put a cotton burp cloth behind her head, and that seemed to help a little. I have a feeling it is going to be a long, long summer, considering its only April and only in the 70s.  Huh?



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  • dbertagnidbertagni

    I went through this yesterday. I swear she was SO hot all day, I was sure she had a fever, I took her temp 4 times (I was paranoid because it was normal). Also, do you find Holly sweats in the leg area, where its buckles? I wasn't sure if what I felt was pee or sweat. I have no idea how to keep them cool, especially with 100 degree weather?

    I came home and stripped her down, then put a short sleave onesie with no pants on. I see fun times ahead this summer. Booo.

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  • aksprissakspriss member
    DS is the same way. I try not to put too much on him in the carseat and if its breezey out i'll wait to put a lightweight sweatshirt on when we get out of the car or something. I run the A/C too and even tried doing the windows instead of the A/c so taht it blows directly on him. Maybe some of the moms with older kids will have some advice since they went through this last summer!! I guess at least in teh summer they will be in shorts or a onesie or in your girls' cases a light weight dress but its the sweaty head I cant figure out how to help.
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  • toadslovetoadslove
    Alex was born in July and so yeah, the summer heat was tough....but we learned as little clothes as possible...like just a onesie.  Also I found taking him out of the carseat and putting him in the stroller helped when going to be out of the car for a while.  The stroller seat has more room to breath than the carrier. 
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  • BackthePackBackthePack

    imagetoadslove:
    Alex was born in July and so yeah, the summer heat was tough....but we learned as little clothes as possible...like just a onesie.? Also I found taking him out of the carseat and putting him in the stroller helped when going to be out of the car for a while.? The stroller seat has more room to breath than the carrier.?

    As inconvenient as this can be (b/c I loved my snap-n-go!), this really does help them stay cooler. I also put J in the Bjorn a lot just to give him a break from sitting in that same position all the time.?

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  • QCBride06QCBride06
    I am getting ready to read the other responses b/c this is a good question!  You are lucky though that Holly typically enjoys her carseat, Will hates his.  We never have him in it other than the car.... We have a travel system but have only clicked the carseat in it 2x.... We have a small stroller, so he is either sitting in there or the Baby Bjorn..... 
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  • mrs.peggyhillmrs.peggyhill

    BabyHill was born at the end of July so I feel your pain.  We ended up putting him in the big boy carseat when he was 5 months old.  He is seriously hot natured - like me.  I made sure to not overdress him.  And keep the air running all the time - keep a back vent pointed as best I could at him (since he was backwards). 

    She's probably at that age where looking around is much more cool than just sitting there.  She probably wants to do more than she can.  It's a phase.  Just keep trying anything you can.  

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