Baby gets too hot in the car seat

Can anyone help or suggest how to combat babies getting too hot in the car? I can be sat freezing with the A/C blowing ice cold air but our baby always goes beetroot red and he always comes out from the car upset. Is this normal or a common problem? Is there anything else that can help I don’t really know what else to do. I always have to dress him in just a T-shirt, no socks sometimes I even take his little trousers off just to help.

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I’ve not had the issue but I have seen these cooling pads that you can put down before putting baby in the seat or maybe try one of those portable fans

I second the portable fan and also tinted window clings to block as much sun as possible

Mine also overheats in the carseat...i think its because they're so aggressively padded (for safety). Was going to try the stroller fan as well!

Same! My little one is so sweaty in the car seat no matter what the weather! It gets him upset which makes it even worse!

Thanks everyone for their suggestions I’m gonna look into the pad and fans.
yeah mine can wake up crying and he always has red arms, neck and cheeks from being squished I think. He’s not even a big boy and it can even happen in winter so it’s a bit of a nightmare. Xx

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