Tips for taking baby out for walks in the heat?

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I’ve gained a lot of weight since having my son in  November. I’m a stay at home mom and I guess I’ve been in a huge slump cause I’ve finally decided to start being more active with him. I took him for a walk by myself around my apartment complex for the first time yesterday and my husband said he’d also like to start going on walks with us when he gets off of work. I live in Texas so right now it’s in the 80’s and its a little warm but the baby isn’t too hot with the shade of his stroller. And so I don’t think the walks in the evening with my husband will be too bad. But I want to try to do two walks a day for more exercise. The heat can get to the 90s/100s in the summer here. Is it not a good idea to take my 6 month old for 30 minute walks in his stroller during the day? If it is okay, are there tips for taking baby in the heat? Like taking a little fan that sprays water for him or idk?

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Very breathable clothing. And don't cover stroller with any cloth, you either get an umbrella or a cloththat is higher, the worst mistake people do, is put a muslin in front of pram, that makes it hotter in there.

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Is it humid where you live or is it a dry heat? I live in New England and it gets quite humid here. When my daughter was that little I'd go walking earlier in the morning or later in the evening. Sometimes even with a fan blowing the heat can get trapped under the canopy and make the stroller too hot. I personally don't like walking when it's too humid but I have asthma and weather like that makes it difficult to breathe could always try it out and see what happens. Keep the walls short and close to home to see how hot baby gets. If I remember correctly, but double check me, babies aren't so good as regulating body temp like adults. So it's something to keep in mind as well when taking them out into the heat

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I walk in the morning and late afternoon, with the shade extended as far as it will go, and use a stroller fan. Light clothing and making sure there’s good airflow into the stroller. Look up littlebumcoolers on Instagram as well, we have their products and love them

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I've always heard and followed the rule that you don't keep babies and young children out in 90+ degree weather for more than 20 minutes. Baby's especially don't sweat as efficiently as adults and so they can't regulate their body temp as well. So other than limiting to 20 minutes and keeping baby shaded you should be totally good to go.

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My friend lives in Texas and got a stroller fan for her baby. I’m unsure if it also misted him.

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Just make sure they don’t get over heated. We got an osprey pack so I could go on walks with my baby and it has a nice sun shade for him and is pretty comfortable to wear around. We went on lots of walks when it was warm. We also got a bike trailer so we could do some bike riding and he loves sitting in his trailer.

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Light breathable clothing and shade with the canopy and you should be fine.

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You can, just make sure you don't cover baby with blankets or anything. It doesn't keep the heat out. It keeps the heat in and baby can suffocate.

Tips for taking baby out for walks in the heat?

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