January 2015 Moms

How to dress a newborn??

I know i have 100 days to go, but I like to have some sense of control so I was trying to get a headstart on clothing, specifically the coming home from the hospital outfit, however when researching there wasn't much consensus in the online baby community. It will be a nyc winter for me, could be brutally cold, maybe snow, I am a big fan of the footed sleeper style as I am nervous about her lil neck and want an easy front entrance like buttons or snaps. So is a short sleeve onesie under a fleece footed sleeper with mittens and a hat enough?  Or does she need a layer of bottoms as well. This is my current neurosis  so I just want to get it figured out. I obviously don't want her to freeze but I don't want her to overheat especially in the car seat, where we will have heat. I've read about the add a layer to what you are wearing but my internal thermostat is unreliable. So I would love to hear what others are doing and aren't there lil, tiny clothing so fun to look at!?

Re: How to dress a newborn??

  • I think a onesie with a fleece footed sleeper sounds good and you can add blankets for extra warmth. Ladies from colder climates correct me if I'm wrong though. I live in Texas, and had a summer baby last time so...
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  • I live in on the coast of California so I'm not too familiar with having a LO in the snow/extremely cold temperatures, but I think what you have planned sounds good. Like PP said you can always add blankets for added warmth if you need to.

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  • I'm in GA, but we did a onesie under a footed sleeper, and that was fine. We also hat hats and mittens. Some days we did pants, a shirt or onesie, and a jacket. If it was really cold, we did a blanket over the car seat while we were outside.

    Coming home from the hospital outfit and another one when he was a few days old and then 2-3 weeks old.
  • I live in PA and had a fall baby last time.  I think what you are planning will work, just bring a blanket as PP said.  Your hospital will likely make someone bring the car around to pick you and baby up at the door, so you'll go from a warm hospital to a (starting to get) warm car.  Baby should be okay :)

    I got a little knit coverall (like a sweater suit) for this baby.  I'll do this with socks and a hat and bring a blanket.  Essentially the same as you are planning. 

    Just make sure the baby isn't too bundled up.  You don't want your little one to overheat. 

  • Ditto to the PPers. I'm in Southern Ontario, so it could be a mild 0C or a frigid -25C. I have a short sleeve/no legs onesie, a full sleeve with footsie legs sleeper (with separate hat and mitts), and a fleece full sleeve with mitts and footsie legs and a hood. She can use any and/or all of the above, plus a blanket in the car if it hasn't warmed up enough yet.
  • It is recommended to add one layer to whatever you are comfortable in. I followed this with DD and it worked really well (she was a fall baby). I plan to do the same with the LO.
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  • edited October 2014
    We are doing a fleece sleeper and a hat. We will put her in a car seat with a car seat cover. That kept my son more than toasty.

    I have a car seat cover by Jolly Jumper, but there are lots of brands out there.
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    edited October 2014
    I'm doing a blanket sleeper from CP..


    ... because PANDA'S.  And a onesie under.  And blankets for car if it's freezing.
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  • I'll probably just do a fleece sleeper and then throw a blanket over him. I'll have DH start the car warming before we head to the car. Typically as a PP said, one layer more than you is a good rulenof thumb. However, of you have a warm natured baby and you realize it after a few days, don't be afraid to just put the baby in simple knit onsie. DS hated being super hot. I used to put him in a little T-shirt with a flannel receiving blanket for bed in the middle of November in KS. That's also why I won't go over the top on the coming home outfit for this baby. But I will have at least two blankets on hand just in case.

    Oh, and hats.
  • You can always add or take off a blanket if it seems they're too warm even. We live in the Dakotas, so frigid winters here too. I bought a fleece sweatshirt, onesie, cotton pants, socks, hat, and a baby bunting to come home from the hospital. But if the bunting is too big, we'll just add a really warm blanket to cover the legs and torso of baby. I like the blankets because when the heater gets going in the car, you can just take it off if you need to. 
  • fleece sleep and plays (the footed sleepers) or a sleep sack with a onesie underneath is good.  swaddling sacks or blankets over that if you need.  at least, that's what i did with DS.
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  • Blankets are the way to go. You don't want too many layers under the seat belt straps. I prefer the lap sleeve tops as opposed to thing with snaps. They are much quicker to get on especially when it's cold and you want to dress them fast. The snaps are also not fun when trying to change a baby that's wanting to sleep even though they just pooped out their diaper.

    As far as something with buttons, I don't trust the industrial method of adding buttons to kids clothing. They aren't knotted on, just a bunch of back and forth stitches that can come loose them you have the button and thread as hazards to the baby.
  • Do yourself a favor and go with zippers instead of snaps or buttons ANY TIME you can. That being said, I had a March baby last time around here in Detroit, and it was like, 20 degrees when we went home. She just had on a footed zip up sleeper, hat, mittens and a regular baby blanket and then a thick baby blanket over it. Layering is a good option because you can always take it away without unbuckling or undressing baby.
  • I agree that the zippered outfits and footed jammies are way better because the snaps & buttons can be a pain in the butt! You will need warm hats and mittens too.

     

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  • We are doing a fleece sleeper and a hat. We will put her in a car seat with a car seat cover. That kept my son more than toasty.

    I have a car seat cover by Jolly Jumper, but there are lots of brands out there.
     Car Seat Cover - Cover For Your Baby In Their Car Seat - Black
    I just got this one! E was a summer baby so I had one that wasn't quite as warm but this one looks great! 
  • Thanks everyone, that helps alot! The jolly jumper car seat cover looks like an awesome idea!
  • No idea,however, I was on Pinterest and they had tons of ideas for different weathers and occasions on how to dress a newborn! I thought of your post when I saw it. You can type in how to dress a newborn. Then tons of stuff will pop up and if you click one and scroll they usually have really good ideas for all weather types. Hope this helps :)
  • AlfiesMOM said:
    We are doing a fleece sleeper and a hat. We will put her in a car seat with a car seat cover. That kept my son more than toasty.

    I have a car seat cover by Jolly Jumper, but there are lots of brands out there.
     Car Seat Cover - Cover For Your Baby In Their Car Seat - Black
    I just got this one! E was a summer baby so I had one that wasn't quite as warm but this one looks great! 
    I registered for something similar to this, by JJ Cole though at BRU, it's fleece.  Would you still dress baby in all those layers under such heavy bunting?
    I would not. My son would get so hot. I used to zip it up and close the flap if it was breezy. In the car I opened it all the way up because he would get too sweaty otherwise. Just a hat and sleeper (either footed or with socks). Maybe a light blanket for the car after unzipping if the sleeper was thin.

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  • edited October 2014
    I'm in SoCal so not as familiar with your type of winter, but I just wanted to throw another tip out there that you never want to OVERBUNDLE your baby...they cannot regulate their temperature and overheating them can be dangerous.  The onesie under the sleeper sounds sufficient to me, and then you could add a blanket too if it seems like baby needs more, but you really do not need layers upon layers upon layers of clothing.

    A rule I've heard is to add one more layer than what you are wearing, but I'll point out that with my DS that didn't work so well becuase I'm cold natured and he's warm natured, so for him I pretty much dressed him either the same way I was (as opposed to the extra layer), or sometimes even less.  It will depend on the baby...so just try to follow your instinct on that

    But the most important point is never to overheat...again, they can't regulate their temps and adjust like we can.  It's better to underdress if you're unsure and then let the baby tell you through fussing if they seem cold still....they will give signs if they are cold and need more layers, they will NOT likely tell you if they are too warm (especially not while they sleep).

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