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Remind me how it wrks regarding Jackets and car seats..

AlissaCell701AlissaCell701
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So we made it up NORtH yeah!!! Kids and I flew on Sunday jake and Alexis did awesome on the airplane and my Dh arrived last night w the car and dogs! We are driving back down to NY today and Jake is staying w my IL's while I house hunt..an

Anyway, how does it work regarding Jakets and car seats?! Alexis (2mthd)doesn't get one right?! Just her normal cloths and a blanket covering her.. But what abt Jake?! Can he wear a sweatshirt while strapped in?! What do you do just put the jacket when you get to your destination?! Any other tips?!  

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Re: Remind me how it wrks regarding Jackets and car seats..

  • krissyh21krissyh21 member

    The weather has been pretty nice lately so I hope you won't have to worry about it for a while anyway. But nothing thicker than a fleece for a jacket with a car seat is the general rule.

    I usually by the 2 in 1 jackets for the winter. I use the inner layer while in the car and throw the outer layer on after we get out if it is really cold. 

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  • pinkcallalilypinkcallalily member
    My son wears a zip-up sweatshirt in the carseat all winter and then we usually just walk quickly to go inside.  If we will be outside for more than a quick walk inside, then I put his coat on over his sweatshirt or carry him (or put him in a shopping cart) wrapped up in a blanket.  A couple times when we were going to the store and it was extremely cold out, I put him in a fleece in the carseat, but I prefer nothing heavier than sweatshirt material.
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  • NYBrideInWINYBrideInWI

    I think the rule is nothing thicker than a sweatshirt/fleece but the reality of what moms do depends on where you live. 

    We live in Wisconsin, it gets really cold in the winter - DS (now 3)  wears a down jacket while riding in his carseat and I make sure the straps are compressing the jacket as best I can.  Some mornings (when he was 2) he has to be wrestled into his jacket - I'm not going to do that standing in the cold or standing in a parking lot at the store. And I worry about the "what if" that is more likely to happen -- if the car breaks down or goes into a snow drift I'd want him to be wearing a coat so that he doesn't freeze.

    For baby I use a fleece carseat cover that fits like a shower cap, I prefer to not use the ones that go under baby between baby and the carseat. As it gets a little warmer I just cover baby with a blanket.

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