Any Suggestions on Where to Buy a Non Bulky Winter Coat Size 12 Mo

I just got a great lightweight puffer coat from Target for $18. I love the fact that is light and not as bulky as most we've tried on. My daughter is 2, but fit better in an 18month size. I believe they had smaller sizes but am not positive. I went to the Target on Elston. good luck!

REI has great fleece coats that I bought for my daughter's first winter. If you want to spend some $$$ you can get a Patagonia. I bought my daughter one this year and it was really expensive but it's down and ultra-thin. I bought it in black so my son can wear it in a few years. I had the same concerns about the car seat. Everything is so puffy. Polartec fleece and thin down is the only thing I found that was thin and warm.

we got our daughter's winter coat from land's end this year. it's a squall jacket so it's really warm (i think it's rated down to like 10/15 degrees!), but not at all bulky. it also wasn't crazy expensive, which was a nice perk.

Hi J.! This is completely just FYI...my mom let me know this info last winter. I wouldn't have known if someone hadn't shared it with me :)

For safety purposes (strap tightness, etc.), you should never buckle your child into a carseat while they are wearing a coat. In a crash, it is called "coat compression" and can result in the child being ejected from the car seat. You should not have to adjust the straps at all from where they normally wear them in plain clothes.

Hope this helps. You should be able to get any coat you want...just make sure to take it off in the car!! :)

I put both of my kids in ski bibs with a sweater or fleece and skip the coat. It keeps them warm enough to get to and from the car/school/store and they aren't bulky. If they play outside I add the coat.

landsend.com is good :)

We used just a fleece sweater a lot of the time for my daughter, but another thing we liked a lot for times when we were in-and-out of the car a lot was a fleece suit from Lands End. It's not bulky, so it's safe to buckle into the car seat, and it keeps the whole baby warm in the stroller or walking around. You can always toss a blanket over the child when it's really cold.

Children's Place has puffer jackets which look bulky but actually decompress once you strap them in. I used them laster year for my trio and they were fine. This year's coats are reversible too.

Ok, I know this is really what youre asking, but please be careful with coats in the car seat! If you have to loosen the straps of the car seat to fit the coat, it is no longer safe. In the event of a crash, (God forbid) the straps decompress, and endanger the child. You should only be able to fit two fingers between the baby and the strap.
You probably already know this, and thats why youre asking for a non-bulky coat, but you can never be too careful. Assuming your daughter is still in the infant carrier type seat, you can just put on a good sweater and a hat, and then throw a blanket over the whole thing until you get her in the car. Thats what Ive always done for my nephews and when I was a nanny.
Sorry if I sound preachy.
Good luck.

J., I am not sure if they still have them but when my kids were that little I got a great winter coat at Old Navy. Try there.

If you find out, let me know! I think they are all huge and bulky when you try to get them into a car seat!

That being said, I know that the fleece Patagonia coats and snowsuits bunch down easier than many other coats, but they're spendy.

Lands End or L.L. Bean.

hi,
the new store 'o joy' on oak park ave has a great variety. i put their address below. its all used and mostly name brand. you may not find what you need right away, although i always have. the items are in fantastic condition.
L.
ojoy
823 S Oak Park Ave
Oak Park, IL 60304
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I got a great coat last year from Old Navy. In fact, my child can dtill wear the coat and he is almost 2. I suggest Old Navy or the Gap.

I don't feel comfortable putting my babies in bulky coats in a carseat either. We have a Bundle Me (made by J.J. Cole) and it works great for the carseat. I'll usually dress my daughter in a lightweight jacket underneath the Bundle Me, and then if we're going to be out in the cold weather for a while I'll put a winter coat on before we leave the car. Or, if we're going from our warm garage directly to someone else's door, I just throw a blanket over her for the walk to and from the car. They're a lot safer than coats because there is no bulk, and they work great for stroller, too.