Winter Clothing for a Newborn

Don't bundle your baby up in more layers than what YOU would wear when you go out!!! Keep a little hat on her/his head...the head is where they lose most of their body heat....I would also keep socks on their feet. I just looked at the average temps for your area in Dec...it doesn't get down below freezing...I would think a little long sleeved pj type outfit...and a nice warm blanket would be more than enough.
If you little one's head is sweaty when you unbundle...you have overdone it....lol.
Don't worry...you are going to do just fine!!! And congratulations!!

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My kids were born in November. I just put them in one piece footed outfits (zipper only, no snaps) and in a fleece sack w/ a light blanket to go over their faces if it was windy or extremely cold. That is all I needed. Babies get hot fast, mainly b/c they get bundled up so much. Remember, they aren't actually outside in the cold for any real period of time, mostly just going to and from a car or a store.

**When we brought our first born home, he had a 'fever' when we got to the house. It freaked us out until we realized he had too many clothes on! We took them off and he cooled off quickly and was fine. We did have a ton of clothes on him b/c it was cold & dark when we left the hospital.

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a long sleeve onsie, socks and sleeper over it with a nice comfy blanket, jacket and a hat should be good. dress your baby how you think they should be dressed. you will do just fine im sure :)

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I had my lil one in January, but we are in Texas so it doesn't get too cold. But it does get down in the 40's so that is colder than you want a baby of course! Anyway, I just got like the long sleeved play/sleepers and caps. I didn't take him anywhere for a couple weeks, and then that was just to the dr. I don't really take mine around for about 3 weeks to a month. When we did get out and about I just put a cap on him and a fleece sleeper of some sort. I would tuck a blanket around him and then put one over the top of the carseat and he would always be nice and toasty when I took him out. Congrats on the new little one!!

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I love those micro- fleece sleep and plays. They are warm without being overbundled. Carters makes some really cute ones for little girls. The rule they told me at the hospital is what you would wear, plus one layer (like a blanket). It's important to keep her head covered, as well. They lose a lot of body heat through their heads.
My kids were born in the summer, and I didn't go out with them much in the first month unless it was over to my mother's house. Everyone I talked to had some kind of summer cold, chicken pox (yes, you can still get it even with the vaccination) or some other ailment. I just didn't want her to be exposed to any more germs than what we already brought home from the hospital. Hope this helps!

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The best piece of advice given to me.... don't dress your baby any differently than you would dress yourself. If your are not in the snow and not wearing a snowsuit yourself, don't dress your baby in one. Cold weather alone doesn't cause a cold... it's coming in contact with a virus. Just keep your baby safe. Keeping a blanket over the car seat when you walk around is one good way to keep him/her safe. If you are going to breastfeed, that is another good way to keep him/her healthy.

Congratulations and good luck! :)

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My twins were born in December 14th and 15th. What I did was just dressed them in appropriate attire-meaning not summer or spring clothing. Then I would put a nice warm fleece blanket over the top of them in the car seat. Then I also had these things (I forget what they are called but I see them all the time in stores now) all I can describe it as was a car seat cover?? It had an opening flap to where you could peep in to see the baby and it fit over the actual car seat but that was the way I did it. I have *heard* that the baby carries the mother's immunity for a few months but mine never got sick until they were like maybe 3 or 4 months old. Its not suggested you take your baby out for the first 6 weeks of life but with everyone's busy life its hard to do that but try to avoid it as much as you can....you still have to take them out for Doc appointments but mine were born in December a week before x-mas and I took them to a family gathering. Then in January a very close Uncle of mine died and I took them with me then-I know I probably shouldn't had but Oh well! They never got sick then but looking back I should have known better but I wasn't about to miss out on family and sharing my two bundles of joy either. Its your call.

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I took my son out when he was 6 days old, in Chicago. It was bitter cold. I just bought a fleece winter bunting. But it was bitter cold here. In Vegas? I'd just use a blanket.

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My second son was born the beginning of December too. He basically lived in fleece footy PJs. I put a long sleeved onesie and socks on underneath too. I didn't really get him "dressed" too much. If we went out I made sure to put a hat on him and a nice heavy blanket over his infant car seat when we transported him from house to car.

There really is no reason why you can't go out. Actually, in the winter it is good to get some fresh air for them. Obviously you need to be smart about it and make sure baby is warm. We went on several walks during the winter, the whole family just bundled up.

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Our family relies on blankets to keep little babies warm when taking them out. Dress her for the inside temperature and then bundle her up in a couple of warm blankets. When putting her in the car seat, open the bottom fold on the blankets and perhaps cover her with another blanket.

They do make warm buntings with a button hole style of opening for the seat belt. That is the easiest way to do it. I hate to struggle with a snow suit on a new born. Do they even make them that small?

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I delivered my son in January and we live in Ohio so it was pretty cold. We used and still use 'Bundle Me' for the cold months. It easily goes over the carseat and stroller. We took him home from the hospital in that and it is safer in a carseat as compared to a bunting. If you use 'Bundle Me', there is no need for any additional covers. Infants can overheat very quickly as their temperature can fluctuate very easily. It has a zipper cover that you can unzip when it starts to warm up and keeps them very cozy and warm without overheating. There is also a 'lite bundle me' that you could use since you don't get much snow.
We used a fleece hat for him when it got windy and very cold.
http://jjcolecollections.com/lite-bundleme

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First...don't overbundle your baby...overheating is a possible cause of SIDS.

Keep this in mind...if you need a sweater, they probably do. If you need socks, they probably do. Dress them as you would yourself.

I live in So. Cal so weather is fairly similar here to Vegas. I generally put my newborn in a long sleeve onesie, pants and socks at home. When we would go out, I would put a blanket over his lower half in the car seat if it was cold out, same thing in the stroller. And, if we were outside, he also got a hat. Your baby really shouldn't be going anywhere but the pediatrician's office for the first six weeks so that should be all you need to get you through the worst of our very fair winters.

Good luck.
-M

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the reason there are more colds and flu in winter is because of bird migration (where the cold virus orriginates). It is a myth that getting cold causes colds (this is the longest running and most widely believed wives tale in every country). Virusus cause colds and those virusus thrive in winter. So with that said, buy long sleeves, a cap, and carry a blanket with you to keep your baby warm. To keep you baby away from illness, keep them away from people until they are immunized.

I had my little girl in the winter also, we got her a newborn snow suit and of course a winter coat, on REALLY cold days i would put her in a long sleeve shirt, pants and her snow suit, other days where it wasnt so bad she wore her coat with a long sleeve shirt and pants. I also got her a carseat cover which worked really well. it closed completely even covering her little face so she stayed nice and warm. although its not recommended i did take my daughter out a lot when she was first born, none of our family came to visit us so we were making trips to visit them at their houses. She was fine, weve had a problem we re-occuring colds since she was born but its not because i took her out too early.