How to keep your baby warm outside in winter

There are several benefits of being outside with your child, as well as several risks.The cold is obviously one.

Many parents wonder about clothes and how to keep their children warm. Here we list some options on keeping your little one cozy this winter.

Stopping is just not an option if it is many, many degrees below zero and/or very windy. An active life with fresh air is good for your child but is also important for you the parent as well.

Layer and layer some more.

Having several layers is a good technique for keeping the heat in. The air between the different garments is what keeps the baby warm. The best thing is to have a wool garment closest to the child's body. Cotton does not breathe in the same way and becomes wet if the child gets too hot and sweats and then has a powerful cooling effect.

Warm socks or booties and a good hat

The child's head is really important to keep warm. Maybe you've heard that for children it's "the chimney of the body". Little children's feet are cold faster than ours because their blood circulation is not equally as strong as adults'. On top of that, they are sitting or lying in the carriage and do not move as much as you.

Blankets

You can bake your child in muslin blankets. But you have to be careful to always keep their airways free of any materials.

Baby carriers

Baby carriers are so much a good alternative that we have written a separate dedicated to taking about baby carriers and staying warm.

Footmuff. A must!

A Footmuff is perfect for keeping your little one warm in the stroller. Research has shown that children who sleep outdoors sleep longer than those indoors. There is no research on whether children in a sleeping bag are sleeping longer than those without... but we have strong suspicions about that!

Now not even winter can stop you!