baby wearing during hot weather

Abigail · 06-18-2021, 03:35 AM

Hi
I'd like to know your experiences and advice concerning baby wearing during hot weather. My 6-month old sleeps all his naps in a wrap (front carry) and the weather is hot right now. What did you moms do to keep your baby cool enough?

MudPies · 06-18-2021, 05:25 AM

I got a carrier that was thinner. I was not a wrapper, but surely there are ones made with a lighter weave that is less hot. I had a MT with a mesh-like panel and it helped a lot

MegMarch · 06-18-2021, 06:00 AM

I've heard to use a cooling towel like a Frog Togg around your own neck. You can put a muslin cloth between you and the baby to give a smidge of breathing room and sweat absorbing.

kiloyd · 06-20-2021, 08:30 PM

I kept baby's feet out. But I didn't use a wrap, used a sling or Ergo. Maybe keep an arm and head out? One foot? Be sure your not out in the heat too long?

ViolaMum · 06-21-2021, 10:29 AM

I used carries that didn't require too many layers to wrap (usually a simple ruck on my back), kept them in onesies, and wore a cotton tank top myself. Mine all liked to have all of their limbs out after a certain age, so I was definitely restricted in what I could do when they were asleep. Three out of four absolutely refused to have anything over their heads, ever (even in Ergo-type carriers).

Gauze wraps are cooler. My Ellevil was a little lighter than the others as well. I know there are brands that are supposed to be cooler. I can't recall off the top of my head, though.

marbles · 06-21-2021, 12:10 PM

I did the same as others here, onesie and cotton shirts cause skin on skin gets hot. Single layer wraps, I like back carries better in the heat. I had a storchenwiege which I LOVED it's sturdy but very thin and breathable. It's also low maintenance so easy to keep cool in it.

Do you have a baby wearing group around you? Ours had a nice lending library and I borrowed a gauze wrap once that was wonderful. It was a size 3 I think so it was bare bones, no extra fabric. I liked it a lot too. You might be able to try different types and see what you like!

knitlove · 06-21-2021, 04:57 PM

I used my ellearoo a lot in the hot. It was a shorter wrap ( but I am short enough that it is still a wrap) and thin.

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marbles · 06-21-2021, 09:23 PM

Oh a Mei Tai is also really helpful in the summer because it's the breathability of a wrap but the sides are open to allow for more air flow. I had one of those I used too, I forgot cause my third didn't like it as much as my second.

ViolaMum · 06-22-2021, 06:23 PM

I had a linen ring sling that was good in the heat, too. (I would swing the baby out away from me to cool off occasionally.) I forgot about that one!

tempus vernum · 07-01-2021, 07:54 AM

I used a water sling and wet us down regularly. It’s the one I used to shower w them.

deena · 07-01-2021, 11:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tempus vernum

I used a water sling and wet us down regularly. It’s the one I used to shower w them.

Oh wow. I didn't know that was a thing. Innovative idea.

arelyn · 07-01-2021, 12:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by marbles

Oh a Mei Tai is also really helpful in the summer because it's the breathability of a wrap but the sides are open to allow for more air flow. I had one of those I used too, I forgot cause my third didn't like it as much as my second.

I have a linen mei tai that I loved using during our tropical summers.

06-18-2021, 03:35 AM	#1
Abigail Newly Planted Join Date: Jan 2021 Location: Europe Posts: 4	baby wearing during hot weather Hi I'd like to know your experiences and advice concerning baby wearing during hot weather. My 6-month old sleeps all his naps in a wrap (front carry) and the weather is hot right now. What did you moms do to keep your baby cool enough?

06-18-2021, 05:25 AM	#2
MudPies Rose Garden My kiddos Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: What is a Hoosier???? Posts: 9,943	Re: baby wearing during hot weather I got a carrier that was thinner. I was not a wrapper, but surely there are ones made with a lighter weave that is less hot. I had a MT with a mesh-like panel and it helped a lot __________________ Kathy , INFJ Loving Wife to Hubby since 8/97 Mama to Dink 12/06 Link 7/07 Wink 3/10 Pink 12/10 and Tink 5/16 Remembering

06-18-2021, 06:00 AM	#3
MegMarch Rose Garden Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 5,911	Re: baby wearing during hot weather I've heard to use a cooling towel like a Frog Togg around your own neck. You can put a muslin cloth between you and the baby to give a smidge of breathing room and sweat absorbing.

06-20-2021, 08:30 PM	#4
kiloyd Rose Garden Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: South Carolina Posts: 16,098	Re: baby wearing during hot weather I kept baby's feet out. But I didn't use a wrap, used a sling or Ergo. Maybe keep an arm and head out? One foot? Be sure your not out in the heat too long? __________________ k-i-loyd, not kill loyd ISFJ/P Katherine, married 8-9-97 ds1 21 (adding a dil in August!) dd1 18 dd2 15 ds2 10

06-21-2021, 10:29 AM	#5
ViolaMum Rose Garden Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 5,512	Re: baby wearing during hot weather I used carries that didn't require too many layers to wrap (usually a simple ruck on my back), kept them in onesies, and wore a cotton tank top myself. Mine all liked to have all of their limbs out after a certain age, so I was definitely restricted in what I could do when they were asleep. Three out of four absolutely refused to have anything over their heads, ever (even in Ergo-type carriers). Gauze wraps are cooler. My Ellevil was a little lighter than the others as well. I know there are brands that are supposed to be cooler. I can't recall off the top of my head, though. __________________ Darcy married to my Photographic Genius (1/00) Mom to: Prima, Secunda, Tertia, and Quarta Youth and Beauty are fleeting, but the ability to bake a great chocolate cake lasts forever! Last edited by ViolaMum; 06-21-2021 at 10:32 AM.

06-21-2021, 12:10 PM	#6
marbles Rose Garden Our Family Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: South Carolina Posts: 5,032	Re: baby wearing during hot weather I did the same as others here, onesie and cotton shirts cause skin on skin gets hot. Single layer wraps, I like back carries better in the heat. I had a storchenwiege which I LOVED it's sturdy but very thin and breathable. It's also low maintenance so easy to keep cool in it. Do you have a baby wearing group around you? Ours had a nice lending library and I borrowed a gauze wrap once that was wonderful. It was a size 3 I think so it was bare bones, no extra fabric. I liked it a lot too. You might be able to try different types and see what you like! __________________ Mary K wife to Daniel for 15 years mom to 12 year old the Girl and 11 year old the Boy and 8 year old Tiny Almost always posting from my phone. Last edited by marbles; 06-21-2021 at 12:20 PM.

06-21-2021, 04:57 PM	#7
knitlove Rose Garden Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Seattle area Posts: 21,213	Re: baby wearing during hot weather I used my ellearoo a lot in the hot. It was a shorter wrap ( but I am short enough that it is still a wrap) and thin. Sent from my Pixel 2 XL using Tapatalk __________________ Wife to a wonderful DH for 19 years. Momma to my 29 weeker Early Bird who is thirteen and my little Wiggle Worm born 33 weeks who is nine. How do I have a teenager?! I don't feel ready for this.

06-21-2021, 09:23 PM	#8
marbles Rose Garden Our Family Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: South Carolina Posts: 5,032	Re: baby wearing during hot weather Oh a Mei Tai is also really helpful in the summer because it's the breathability of a wrap but the sides are open to allow for more air flow. I had one of those I used too, I forgot cause my third didn't like it as much as my second. __________________ Mary K wife to Daniel for 15 years mom to 12 year old the Girl and 11 year old the Boy and 8 year old Tiny Almost always posting from my phone.

06-22-2021, 06:23 PM	#9
ViolaMum Rose Garden Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 5,512	Re: baby wearing during hot weather I had a linen ring sling that was good in the heat, too. (I would swing the baby out away from me to cool off occasionally.) I forgot about that one! __________________ Darcy married to my Photographic Genius (1/00) Mom to: Prima, Secunda, Tertia, and Quarta Youth and Beauty are fleeting, but the ability to bake a great chocolate cake lasts forever!

07-01-2021, 07:54 AM	#10
tempus vernum Rose Garden I am the mountain. I am not the storm and the storm is not me. -Ian Cron Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 28,903	Re: baby wearing during hot weather I used a water sling and wet us down regularly. It’s the one I used to shower w them. __________________ ~Spring always comes after winter~ 2 Corinthians 4:16 “ Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. ”

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