Help on dealing with SUPER hot carseat

somebuddiesgettingmarried · July 2013

If I'm going into a store for a while, I will typically take DD out of her infant carrier carseat and put her in our mei tai carrier. But that means the infant seat stays in the car and gets RIDICULOUSLY hot. It's so hot I'm afraid it would burn her skin a little.

What have others done about this?!

musicalmama5 · July 2013

I have the same problem. I usually put the carseat in the shopping cart whether baby is in it or not. That was it stays cool in the store.

shella923 · July 2013

I'm leaving the windows cracked and throw a light muslin blanket over it...helps somewhat

fryrat · July 2013

I put a blanket over it. At least it helps some.

SantoriniSteph · July 2013

I use a car seat sun shade, it works pretty well.

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Emerald27 · July 2013

I usually sit with DS in the front seat for a few minutes with the AC blasting before we get strapped in. Since he's older, I also give him a bottle of cold water to hold/drink in the back seat. It's a toddler seat, so I couldn't bring it into the store anyway. Oh, summer...

ToastieSimons · July 2013

I park in the shade whenever possible, even if it means parking far. Then I start the car and either stand outside or sit in the car with the boys for a few.

That is the only pain about switching to convertibles at a young age.

Blnkn182 · July 2013

I bought a carseat cooler off of etsy. I think the name was squiggles and wiggles. It has 4 pockets that you put ice packs in and leave it in the car seat and then when you come back you remove it and the car seat is nice and cool. We used it when we went to vegas couple weeks ago to visit family during their heat wave (117) and it worked great.

strawberrymom2 · July 2013

With this insane heat recently I have been looking at a liner by a company called Meeno.

ebp913 · July 2013

strawberrymom2:
With this insane heat recently I have been looking at a liner by a company called Meeno.

You shouldn't put anything on your seat that comes between the baby and the seat that didn't come in the box with your car seat. They aren't crash tested or authorized by the manufacturer. No liners, no cute strap covers, nothing like that.

cpmich · July 2013

I put sunshades over the front and rear windshields of the car, a white towel or blanket completely over the carseat, and I crank the air conditioning for a while before putting him back in the seat. Actually works pretty well.

If it isn't enough, you can also toss some of those plastic things that people keep in the freezer to put in lunchboxes to keep them cold in the carseat under the towel or blanket while you are out...

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