Please cover your baby's heads and ears. It's cold out there!
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Anonymous
| Wow, my baby has multiple heads... And I need to protect those AND his ears? The More You Know. |
Anonymous
| Since we all agree on hats, let's talk undershirts..... |
Anonymous
When I really need to, for short periods, use socks and put a gentle rubberband... |
Anonymous
Seriously, mine gave heat rashes to my LO last summer by overheating with a polyester blanket all wrapped up while I was recovering from my delivery. This despite saying no multiple times, jeez. |
Anonymous
| What's the big deal about exposing a child to the cold anyway? I'm someone who runs between the store and the car without bundling him up. People who feel strongly that the child should be bundled, what are you worried about? Illness, comfort? It's not how you catch a cold, it's not enough exposure to worry about hypothermia and if the child is uncomfortable, s/he'll let you know. So what's the problem? |
Anonymous
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In Minnesota when it warms up to the 20s in winter we all talk about how warm it is. For 37 my little nieces and nephews who live their don't even bother to zip up the hoodies they would wear when running out to the grocery store.
Now if it is windy that's a different matter but generally speaking a dash through the parking lot at 37 is not a problem. |
Anonymous
I see this a lot. Takes half a second to pop a hat on baby's balled head! |
Anonymous
My DD was never bald or "balled" |
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Anonymous
Coats in the carseat are a safety issue because if you have to loosen the straps to fit your child in the seat with a coat on the coat will compress in an accident and the child can be ejected. |
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Anonymous
OMG mine too, except it was MY mom. Then she kept rubbing his hands and feet when she thought we weren't looking because she thought he was cold. |
Anonymous
And it takes another half second for that baby to rip the hat right off. If you have one of those babies who will keep a hat on, more power to you. And "balled"? Seriously? |
Anonymous
How do I know whether my baby (now a toddler) didn't mind the cold on a quick run from the car to the house? He screams his head off when he is unhappy, and he doesn't fuss about the cold. That and he always pulls his mittens and hat off, and throws off anything we try to use to cover him up in the car. I do, however, bundle him back into his coat and hat to take him from the car into daycare so our daycare provider won't fuss at me 
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Anonymous
Wild guess, but I think she meant "bold". I'm proponent of bundling babies. Here are reasons: Their heads are usually bold or have very little hair. Babies' heads are large, compared to their tiny bodies. I think it is like 40% larger then adults, so more heat loss there. Babies do not walk or move around as much as adults do. Compared to adults, babies bodies aren't as good at regulating and maintaining proper temperature. Babies cannot help themselves by covering up when they are cold, that is your job. You have to put at least one more layer on your baby then what you are wearing. Think about it, your hair provides you with a natural "hat", does your kid have it? Chronic sniffles is a good sign that your kid is usually underdressed. Chronic sniffles are likely to lead to chronic ear infections. Unsurmountable problem of babies taking off their hats only affects very few kids and is completely new phenomenon in a human history. |