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What do you do about carseats and coats?

JayandJackJayandJack member
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Since it's finally cold and DS is wearing a coat pretty much every morning I'm curious about the propper way to wear a coat and be in the car seat. I feel like him having his coat on doesn't allow for the seat belt to get as tight as it normally does.

Do you put the coat on then put them in their seat? Leave the coat off? 

FWIW..he has one very similar to this one from Target. 

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  • kiarox2002kiarox2002
    We give Kate a blanket in the car instead of a coat.  
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  • august8080august8080 member
    I take his coat off and then put him in his seat and put the coat back on when we get to our destination.
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  • thethompsthethomps member

    imageaugust8080:
    I take his coat off and then put him in his seat and put the coat back on when we get to our destination.

    This.  I also bought a pretty thick fleece hoodie from Gap for V for when it gets really cold.

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  • TayteeTaytee

    Blanket over them once in the carseat or on really cold mornings, a thin fleece. I cinch them down uber tight on a regular basis anyway so the extra tightness of the fleece is no surprise to them. I tried to get them in their carseats safely with a "puffy" coat and it was impossible.

    Good post and reminder to all mommies!

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  • MrsAJLMrsAJL member
    We don't put coats on to wear in the car. It's warm in the car and we keep the car in the garage so this hasn't been a problem for us.
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  • EmerEmer member

    imageaugust8080:
    I take his coat off and then put him in his seat and put the coat back on when we get to our destination.

    We do the same. 

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  • libbyannlibbyann member
    Yep, no coats in the carseat. I'll let him wear a thin jacket, but everything else comes off before he gets in. If it's really cold, I start the car before we go out to get it toasty. I usually take my coat off in the car too b/c it's bulky and hard to drive, so the heater is up high enough to keep us both warm.
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  • TayteeTaytee

    imagelibbyann:
    Yep, no coats in the carseat. I'll let him wear a thin jacket, but everything else comes off before he gets in. If it's really cold, I start the car before we go out to get it toasty. I usually take my coat off in the car too b/c it's bulky and hard to drive, so the heater is up high enough to keep us both warm.

    YES!! It's always a good idea to dress light so the whole car can be warm. DH doesn't understand that just because we're sweating doesn't mean the girls are warm! Same goes for AC in the summer... uhg.

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