Re: it's cold up here!-clothes and the carseat

[Guest guest]

Margaret,

We used an infant carseat 'bag' that we purchased at Sears - it was

thick, quilted and warm! It's sort of like an oval sleeping bag with

a slit through the bottom side so that you can buckle him up. The

top side zips right over the harness and all. I'm not sure how big

is but if he still fits in his infant carrier, this may work

for you. Here is a link (you may have to cut and paste the WHOLE

link for it to work):

http://www6.sears.ca/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?

storeId=10001&catalogId=10001&categoryId=10049&langId=-

1&rrc=1&productId=157708658&pe=11

Also, last spring I saw a snowsuit at Zellers that had two zippers

down the front starting at the chest and then running all the way

down the fronts of both legs so that it opened right up - if I

remember correctly, it worked so that you could lay the baby on top

of it and then zip it up. I remember seeing it and thinking that I

definitely would have bought one if I had found it earlier in the

season (by that time it was February or possibly even March). I

searched for one that was beyond size 24 months that I could have

used for this year but couldnt' find one. Maybe you could try

looking there? If I'm out and I see one, I'll get the name of it for

you.

Hope this helps,

Daiga and Owen, 02/04/03

Unilateral LCF, FAB 14/24

>

> I really appreciate the input re:snowsuits etc. has been

> wearing DBB for 1 week and I'm quickly coming to grips with the

> reality of needing open legs. He has some kind of gross green

gastro

> and we are doing multiple changes, from the skin out, several times

> an hour and then a lull, but at least 8 - 10 bms/day. Yes, the

> pediatrician is monitoring and no, he's not dehydrated but is

losing

> weight and has one very red behind!!! Breastfed but picked up RSV

at

> hospital 2 months ago when he had the achilles tendon thing done

and

> they think all the mucous he swallows (we call him Bagpipe he's so

> wheezy) has irritated the lining of bowel...I'm off all dairy and

> that has helped, at least he's not showing any more blood in the

> diaper. So changing instantly is a necessity. I haven't got the

> choice of taking off shoes etc even if I wanted to take the time.

> It's cold in rural Ontario, already and we carpool to a Christian

> school so are on the road 1 hr/day. I can't just dress for the

> car/mall etc as we have to dress for the DITCH....having had

> various " off-road " experiences over the last 20 years on the farm.

> The poncho sounds like a good idea but we need serious snowgear

> underneath...I thought I'd buy a snowsuit at Goodwill cheap and cut

> the legs open etc. Probably never going to happen as I have 7

other

> kids,(6 at home) and a first grandchild due in 2 weeks so don't

have

> a lot of time to fiddle around with sewing projects. Anyhow, he's

a

> long,lean 7 months so the pram-bag is likely too short but I'm

going

> to look for one and see. My Mom thought she saw toddler size

carseat

> bags/cuddle sacs in Toronto so we have that option as well.

> Margaret (and baby )