Babywearing Coat~ Do I really need one? - Page 2

[Devaskyla]

I have an older kindercoat (bought in 2006). For ds2's first winter, I had a regular coat I could wear over him, but it didn't work when he got bigger. And I hate wearing a toddler on the front to walk anywhere, especially in the winter when I can't see where I'm stepping.

We have no car, so being able to have a good coat for wearing was a necessity, since we're in Canada. I love my kindercoat. I'm really upset one of the snaps on the fleece part is broken & I have no idea how to fix it.

[mckittre]

Oversize coats work just fine (steal your husbands?). Just zip over a small baby carried in front. Did that with #1 (Feb baby in Alaska) and plan to for #2 (Dec baby in Alaska). And we walk and snowshoe a lot. For an older baby carried in back, you can cut a simple slit on the back of a cheap thrift store coat that is oversize. I do that with my 19 month old still. This winter though, I'll probably just wear him outside the coat since he'll want to come down and play in the snow (so will need to be dressed for it anyway) and I'll be wearing the littler one under the coat..