Freezing cold- what can I wear under my scrubs?

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Thermals shall not suffice lol.

I live in an urban city where I must walk to and from public transportation.

The weather is already in the upper 30s and "winter" has yet to come.

It usually is windy and down in the low 20s. My scrubs are THIN for this kind

of weather. How in the world do I stay warm on my bottom half? I know I can

wear a thermal all over and a jacket, but my legs will still be freezing. Plus, my

scrubs aren't exactly loose. What shall I do?

Specializes in ICU, Telemetry.

I go to Walmart, go to the hunting section, and get the "pocket warmers" -- they're like a buck for 2. You crunch and shake them, and they warm up for like 8 hours. I put one inside each sock. If you keep your feet warm, it's half the battle.

Specializes in flight, critical care, ER.

Cuddle duds at Sears or JC Penny's in the lingerie section. Love em!

I wear the heavy shaping pantyhose when it really gets cold here.

Check out legluxe.com has some interesting stuff.

My staff wears shirts designed specifically for keeping you warm under your scrubs, called undORwear, check out thier website at http://www.undorwear.com. It is cut to be unseen under your scrubs and is winter weight to keep your core warm

No sweatpants or sweatshirts! And never, never, never get that cotton waffle-weave "thermal" stuff, no matter how cozy the model looks on the label. No cotton tee shirts. Anything of cotton will make you colder, not warmer. You perspire in the winter too, you just don't notice it as much, and when the cotton gets damp you will get even colder. (Used to teach skills for cold-weather camping, trust me on this stuff). The keys to being warm in the outdoors are 1) to be dry and 2) to eliminate unnecessary heat loss.

If you wear a polypropylene shirt and long-johns you'll be warmer, but when you get indoors you'll have to take them off or you'll roast and get all sweaty, so plan for that. You can buy the $90 ones at Expensive Mountain Sports or the cheap ones at MallWart, and they'll work just the same-- they will keep you dry and warm. You can also get glove liners of the same material-- even those cheapy little one-size-fits-all stretchy ones for $2/pair at the grocery store make a world of difference under your other gloves.

Be sure to wear a good warm HAT-- polypro or fleece. If your coat has a hood, so much the better-- that and a hat will protect your head AND neck from heat loss. Or get a good fleece scarf-- you can make one out of a remnant. Heck, you can make two out of a quarter yard of 60" fleece and have an extra. Don't worry about your hair. Brush it when you get to work.

Suggest if you have a good coat with layers (an extra fleece vest or sleeved layer underneath will help keep your core warm) but if your legs are cold, get a good pair of windbreaker pants, preferably with fleece lining but even if not, they'll help a lot. Pull them on over your legs and you'll feel much warmer and lose less heat.

Last: warm shoes. Not those trendy UGLI boots but this is where you spend real money, and it will be the best money you ever spent. Get some good Thinsulate-insulated waterproof boots, wear nylon knee-hi stockings under real wool socks -- never, never, never cotton socks, and your feet will be dry and warm. Boot- and hand-warmers are pretty nice to have, too-- stick a pair in your pockets, or even in the pockets of the vest under your coat.

WEAR LEGGINGS!!! :yeah:

They feel so good and is wonderful for cold weather. You can ALSO wear knee-high socks with it as well!

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