What should baby be wearing?

[meeee]

My son is 8 weeks old today and he’s about 60cm and 4.5kg. I’ve been putting him in the Boba wrap at home or indoors and it’s been great. My sister gifted us an artipoppe also. I want to start going for walks with the carrier or even just for meeting people outdoors (we’re not meeting anyone indoors during silly sick season). You are all so knowledgeable here so help me understand what he should be wearing in both when we’re outdoors. For context it’s winter here in Ireland and the weather is anything between -1°C (such as today) and 14°C. Thank you

 

[dantecak]

@meeee So be careful with the artitpoppe. Make sure your baby is big enough.

How to dress

 

[meeee]

@dantecak This is great thank you

 

[alexfrankone]

@meeee Artipoppe carriers rarely fit babies younger than 11-12 weeks. structured carriers are almost never newborn friendly even when they say they are unless they are either specifically designed for newborns, have an insert or your baby is 99th centile for height. You can try them in it and post a fit check but I wouldnt go ahead and use it just yet.

 

[meeee]

@alexfrankone I realised that, but try explaining to my sister that we haven’t used it because he’s not big enough, haha - he’s 4 weeks off that and is quite a tall baby so I’m expecting him to fit soon, so that’s why I’m asking about outfits

 

[alexfrankone]

@meeee Are you going to wrap your coast around the carrier or not? That will impact it a lot. Today it was below freezing here and I did, regular indoor outfit of long sleeve and thick leggings + all cotton knitted footless onesie, thick baby socks then thick adult winter socks to act as leggings too. The trick is to layer lots rather than one big layer that way if the temperature rises a bit you can remove one or two layers rather than risk baby being too warm or cold. I had a wooly wrap so they were in 2 layers of wool too. I really recommend the adult winter sock trick, way cheaper than baby leggings and doesn't bulk out the nappy area

 

[meeee]

@alexfrankone I’m not familiar with the adult winter sock trick! I’ve tried wrapping my coat around but it doesn’t seem to fit sadly. I was thinking of buying one of those covers…

 

[chriatopher]

@alexfrankone The adult sock trick is genius!!!

 

[alexfrankone]

@chriatopher Honestly. £12 for baby leg warmers or £2 for 2 pairs of socks. The other trick is to put them before putting them in the carrier so they definitely don't fall off

 

[thedream]

@alexfrankone What is the adult winter sock trick?

 

[alexfrankone]

@thedream Adult winter long socks are significantly cheaper than baby leg warmers or " babywearing booties" plus act as another layer to keep their feet warm all in one.

 

[chriatopher]

@meeee Since the Boba is 3 layers over their core, I’d be aiming to dress baby pretty basic (hat, long sleeves, pants, shoes) and then layer the two of you together.

 

[meeee]

@chriatopher Ok this is good, that’s what I did yesterday and he seemed fine - thank you

 

[chriatopher]

@meeee You'll have some sense of if clothing needs tweaks since you're so close together - but also I often pack a little blanket around in my jacket just in case we need it! Feels good for my brain more than anything else.

 

[pashapotte]

@meeee Basic indoor outfit, then share body heat. You don't want to be trapped outside with a sleeping baby because you've put too much clothes on them. Also, dress yourself for indoors before putting on the carrier so you can easily go inside and take off the onion layers of clothes and don't need to take out the baby.

There are babywearing covers (like didymos and hoppediz) you can put around the baby og coat extenders or babywearing coats. I went with my step dad's winter jacket for the first year since it was larger than what I usually would have used and could fit around both of us.