Baby wearing

Have you looked at coats that have the zip in panel to be able to baby wear? When you take the panel out they are a normal coat. I think seraphine usually have them.

They have an extra panel that you can attach to the coat so it stretches over the baby but leaves there head free, you can remove it if you aren't baby wearing. I'm currently just wearing a big coat and not zipping it up the whole way but I don't know if that will still work as she gets bigger 🤷‍♀️

Ignore my comment, you already know the coats I mentioned 🙈

Look into a wombat go. It is lightweight and under £100. If you wait until black friday, there might be a sale. It is not a winter coat per se, but you can put layer underneath to keep you warm. There are preschool carriers to technically you can wear baby until they are 4 or 5 years old. I know a few sling consultants who wear their babied until that age. Some sling consultants will have a babywearing coat for hire if you want to try it out.

If you don't mind 2nd hand, babywearing UK or Affordable sling for sale or swap UL facebook groups are two places you can grab some 2nd hand babywearing lated items for cheap.

Had my nearly 2.5 year old in the carrier at the weekend, although back carrying. I front carried until she was about 18 months and then it got too awkward for me, but I’m short - if I’d been taller I could have kept doing it. Our carrier doesn’t allow for outward facing though, that may also have made a difference to me.

I've seen the seraphine ones but they are like £150!

thanks for the recommendations, I'll have a look!

I got a seraphine coat in very good condition from Vinted. It's ideal. 😁 Vinted helps to knock the price down a bit, take a look.

To be honest I just used my boyfriends coats/sweaters. I still babywear on occasion and my son is almost 2

I got a baby wearing coat from George at ASDA for £30…. It’s great!

I got one on vertbaudet, wore it pregnant, and can get it over a structured carrier with my giant baby with loads of space. Warm enough to be enough for the winter and really easy to regulate temperature for you both. Highly recommend. You can use the coat as a regular coat without the zip in later but I think I’ll be ready to say goodbye to it by then.