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Bundling up

JenniCollinsJenniCollins member
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Just curious how 'bundled' you get your children.  Today it was about 30 degrees when we left the house and was 38 by the time we got home.

My DD didn't want her winter coat, just her thick hooded sweatshirt zip-up.  I went outside and decided that was enough, we were just going in and out of the car and buildings.  The other three moms we went out with all had their children in winter coats, hats, and gloves.  Even when two of the moms said they were too hot in their winter coats and left them in the car they still bundled their children up, just curious if I'm the only one not bundling up their child.
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  • JENandJEHJENandJEH member
    I don't own a thick, winter coat for DS2.  Where we live, it typically doesn't get below 30 and when it does, I can layer and make it work.  

    DS almost always wears a long sleeve onesie under his clothes and then a long sleeve shirt/sweatshirt so at most, I put his fleece coat on him and a hat.  Gloves would be a joke to him so he never wears gloves.  In the situation you mentioned above, I would have thrown his coat on when I got him out of the car seat (I never have him wear his coat in the car seat...I imagine it would be uncomfortable and he would get too hot) and a hat.  If he had a sweatshirt on over a long sleeve onesie or shirt, I may have skipped the coat depending on how far of a walk we had.  So no, I'm with you in that I don't bundle him up unless it's super chilly and we'll be outside for longer than 5-10 minutes.  
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  • TiffanyBerryTiffanyBerry member
    I don't.  Mostly because she has a CRAZY INSANE FIT if I try to force a jacket.  I'm not talking all bundled up, I'm talking *anything * over top of her long sleeve shirt.  I'm a big believer in natural consequences, so my rule is that as long as it is above freezing, she doesn't have to wear her jacket.  She might have to carry one (or I may carry one for her - depends on the situation), but she doesn't have to wear one.  Yes, she gets cold.  Even then, she still doesn't want a jacket.  (I think it's a sensory thing - she doesn't like the poofy feeling or the sound they make.)  *Sometimes, I can get her to wear a hat if she won't wear a jacket, but that's rare.  And she'll wear mittens - once her hands are quite cold.

    She is not in any imminent physical danger (even at 30-32F), so I let natural consequences rule on this one.

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  • ashiscuteashiscute member
    I don't make my kids wear coats when it's in the 30s if we are going in and out from the car anywhere.  Just a hoodie or fleece.  I did bundle them up pretty good early this week when the high on Monday was -1.  
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  • dairygirl19dairygirl19 member

    I live in one of the coldest places in the country and I don't bundle my kid up that much for day to day in and out stuff. Hat, mittens, Colombia fleece and a blanket on her in the carseat if she wants it.

    If we're outside playing then yes, I bundle. Boots, snowpants, mittens, hat, warm down style/puffer coat.

    I mean I don't bundle myself up that much for errands, why would I do it to my kid who's already naturally hot?

    Most winter stuff isn't carseat safe anyways and I'm not about to take if off from the house to the garage, get in the carseat, put it all back on just to take it off in the store.

     

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  • law&orderlaw&order member
    TiffanyBerry said:
    I don't.  Mostly because she has a CRAZY INSANE FIT if I try to force a jacket.  I'm not talking all bundled up, I'm talking *anything * over top of her long sleeve shirt.  I'm a big believer in natural consequences, so my rule is that as long as it is above freezing, she doesn't have to wear her jacket.  She might have to carry one (or I may carry one for her - depends on the situation), but she doesn't have to wear one.  Yes, she gets cold.  Even then, she still doesn't want a jacket.  (I think it's a sensory thing - she doesn't like the poofy feeling or the sound they make.)  *Sometimes, I can get her to wear a hat if she won't wear a jacket, but that's rare.  And she'll wear mittens - once her hands are quite cold.

    She is not in any imminent physical danger (even at 30-32F), so I let natural consequences rule on this one.

    I think we parent the same kid. My DS sounds a lot like your DD- from the sleep stuff to the jackets and long sleeves.
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    TiffanyBerry said:
    I don't.  Mostly because she has a CRAZY INSANE FIT if I try to force a jacket.  I'm not talking all bundled up, I'm talking *anything * over top of her long sleeve shirt.  I'm a big believer in natural consequences, so my rule is that as long as it is above freezing, she doesn't have to wear her jacket.  She might have to carry one (or I may carry one for her - depends on the situation), but she doesn't have to wear one.  Yes, she gets cold.  Even then, she still doesn't want a jacket.  (I think it's a sensory thing - she doesn't like the poofy feeling or the sound they make.)  *Sometimes, I can get her to wear a hat if she won't wear a jacket, but that's rare.  And she'll wear mittens - once her hands are quite cold.

    She is not in any imminent physical danger (even at 30-32F), so I let natural consequences rule on this one.

    Yes, natural consequences!  DD went through a phase when she was about two where she would refuse to wear a coat, not a battle worth fighting IMO!  Plus she's like me, quite sensitive to the cold so about 30 seconds after stepping outside she was begging for it!  
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  • sunnyday016sunnyday016 member
    We tend to mainly do fleece coats for the car (no bulky clothing in the car seat). I'll usually bring their winter coats, hats, and mittens along. We're in MI so it can get very cold, but 30-40 degrees is spring-ish weather to me! Around 0 degrees, we'll put everything on to leave the car. Anything in between, I kind of gauge the distance from the car to inside a building and decide from there.
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  • TiffanyBerryTiffanyBerry member
    law&order said:
    TiffanyBerry said:
    I don't.  Mostly because she has a CRAZY INSANE FIT if I try to force a jacket.  I'm not talking all bundled up...

    I think we parent the same kid. My DS sounds a lot like your DD- from the sleep stuff to the jackets and long sleeves.
    If that's true, I have good news.  In only another year and a quarter, your LO may start sleeping through the night - at least half the time, anyway. :P  And might not require you to come back into her room repeatedly until she falls asleep.  (I think we had just moved her mattress to her room at 2.5yrs and I was still sleeping in there the whole night at the time...)  Huzzah for the little things, eh?

    Does yours also prefer to wear nothing besides a shirt and underwear/diaper at home?  Keeping pants on this girl is not easy.  A skirt is a little easier, but not pants.
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  • law&orderlaw&order member
    TiffanyBerry said:
    law&order said:
    TiffanyBerry said:
    I don't.  Mostly because she has a CRAZY INSANE FIT if I try to force a jacket.  I'm not talking all bundled up...

    I think we parent the same kid. My DS sounds a lot like your DD- from the sleep stuff to the jackets and long sleeves.
    If that's true, I have good news.  In only another year and a quarter, your LO may start sleeping through the night - at least half the time, anyway. :P  And might not require you to come back into her room repeatedly until she falls asleep.  (I think we had just moved her mattress to her room at 2.5yrs and I was still sleeping in there the whole night at the time...)  Huzzah for the little things, eh?

    Does yours also prefer to wear nothing besides a shirt and underwear/diaper at home?  Keeping pants on this girl is not easy.  A skirt is a little easier, but not pants.
    LOL. Huzzah for sure!  Mine's been in his converted crib/toddler bed for a year due to super-human climbing skills and he actually slept decently from 16 months (weaning) until 2. Whatever happens at 2 has wreaked havoc on our sleep. I'm in his room, usually twice per night and he's in our room by 5am and maaaaybe going back to sleep for a short time.  Maybe. 

    He goes through phases on the pants thing…funny you mention that.  He definitely hit a no pants phase at 2. Now he tries to negotiate wearing pajama pants (tight fitting, cotton) over jeans or other "outside pants" to school or wherever we are going.  Kid would live in PJs if I let him.  

    For about a month he refused to take his sweatshirt off. Now, 2 months later, he refuses to put a sweatshirt on.  
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  • JMU_Bride09JMU_Bride09 member
    That sounds about what I do for DS1. He runs warm as it is. If I bundle him up too much, he overheats. Especially if you're just going from the car straight to the store, I dont see a problem with a sweatshirt or an unbuttoned coat.
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  • Leap08Leap08 member
    I don't make my kids bundle up unless it is truly cold and we're going to be outside for awhile.   Most of the time we're just going from the car to a building and are only outside for a few minutes. They usually wear light jackets, often unzipped, and nothing else. 
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