dd almost 7 months has been in baby grows since birth! is it time i started putting hr in outfits?

[spottyzebra]

as sometimes i think she looks like shes in her jimjams

what do you think?

[WriggleJiggle]

Does it really bother you, or are you just worried about what others think?

[spottyzebra]

it doent bother me as i like dd to feel comfy but wonder if she looks too old to be in baby grows all the time

[DaisyMoo]

Well if it doesn't bother you then don't worry about it! They're babies for such a short time that it's worth making the most of it IMO and wearing outfits is hardly going to help her development is it?! I think babies look nice in babygrows

[Chuffinnora]

I admire your restraint. I put dd in an outfit after about ohhh... all of 4 days. I just couldn't stop myself. Also used to change her outfits every 4hours or so. Probably why she is now (6yrs) the most fussy child there is when it comes to being comfortable. She probably has a deep memory of being dressed like a doll. Novelty wore off quick enough when I saw my washing basket.

Don't worry about anyone else do what is right for you and her. At this time if the year I would like to go around in a babygro all day. Sounds like heaven.

[LynetteScavo]

I had one friend who left her DS in babygrows untill about this age, but she had a DC 18m older,aswell & was struggling a bit.

On the other hand, another friend came around recently with her DD, 6 weeks old, in a fully coordinating out fit, including shoes and poncho. Personally, I was somewhere in between.

To be 100% honest, I would think she was in her PJ's at 7 months.

[scootermum]

My Mother goes mad every time she sees my DD2, 8 Monhts in anything but a baby grow.Apparently I never wore anything but till I was about 4 or something..I kept both of mine in babygros till about 12 weeks and TBH woulod ve done it longer but everyones elses baby was in dresses and what not so I buckled under the pressure..but I am weak..you stick to your guns love..

[WriggleJiggle]

OK, I have a confession to make. At 20 months old, dd still spends whole days in her pjs. Sometimes if we're going out for a walk, I'll just put jacket and wellies over the top .

[Izzybel]

I think it's entirely up to you . My DD is 7 months and I always dressed her in outfits for that reason, that it felt like she was still in her PJs. After a while I just thought "whats the point" she's sick down everything anyway and she'll find it easier to move around in her baby grows. I put her in an outfit if we go out anywhere just because I love baby clothes and she looks so pretty, but when we are in the house I mainly change her in to a different baby grow.

[Bodkin]

My DD2 is 6.5 months and i've just started putting her in clothes every few days or so, if we're going out. But TBH, she looks so comfy in her 'gro, and until she's sitting or crawling, what is the point!

[Nottonightjosephine]

Babygros are ace. Easy to wash, dry, cheap as chips. So much easier than fussy outfits. Keeps them cosy too at this time of year.

[spottyzebra]

well as LynetteScavo says
"I had one friend who left her DS in babygrows untill about this age, but she had a DC 18m older,aswell & was struggling a bit."

thats how i feel abit as if people think im struggling or a bit lazy

[Washersaurus]

DS2 is nearly 6 mths and spends most days in sleepsuits as I am all for an easy life these days...all those lovely outfits of DS1's were left ignored in the drawer .

These days, I am finding that putting DS2 into stretchy trousers and seperate tops easier to do as he is such a wriggler. He also dribbles loads so it is easier to just change his top rather than entire outfit.

If you are happy dressing your DD in sleepsuits, don't bother worrying about what others may/may not be thinking

[Izzybel]

I wouldn't think you were being lazy. Just practical. Maybe just put her in an outfit occassionally, if you go out for the day. It doesn't matter at all when you're in the house.

[MegSophandEmma]

You can't beat a white abygro and lovely cardigan IMO

[spottyzebra]

even when i took dd to be weighed etc when she was a newborn all the othr mums round my day have them in allsorts of outfits from birth.so was thining of gtting dd weighed as ive been weaning her for th last month and she hasnt been weighed for about 2 months, so i think i might feel funny witgh all the newborns in outfits and 7 month old dd in a gro

[MegSophandEmma]

DD3 7 mths looks so uncomfy in outfits. I did get asked why she was still in her pjs by my childminder the other day

[holidayneeded]

My mil only wants to see ds in a sleepsuit(ds is 18 months) and will only wear trousers(i mean ds) on top of a sleepsuit when he is with her...she will also only put a sleeveless pullover on top if cold...today, she saw him with pullover and trousers (at my house) and said that the pullover may be too itchy! (not wrong in the way, but had a body suit below!?
AIBU to want to decide on hw to dress him up at this age???

[spottyzebra]

no your are not being unreasonable
hes your baby not hers, what an old bag your mil is

[milkmoustache]

When DD has about 5 weeks old and was in a stripy babygro MIL said it made a nice change to see her in patterns not just plain... pah!

[roisin]

I am really shocked at this thread. Do people really pay so much attention to what a tiny baby is wearing?

Mine wore babygrows for most of the first year! Or just a vest when it was hot.

Except for when relatives visited, and we felt obliged to dress them in the ridiculously impractical mini shirts and dungarees with buttons and other stupid accessories, which had been bought as gifts.

DS1 vomited a lot for the 0-6 months, and ds2 for 6-9 months; so I was just interested in the easiest/most practical option so that they would always be in clean clothes.

I neither know nor care whether people thought I was "lazy or struggling"

[chuckwagon]

i dressed my Ds 8 in baby gro's for a long time and will do so with my DD 10wks, as she is so small and looks daft in anything else. my son does ask why she is dressed in her pj's on his return from school though! At the end of th e day it is a personal choice and you shouldn't fel pressurised to do anything you don't feel happy with.

[spottyzebra]

well yes its silly to worry about people who may think your lazy or stuggling as if you dress your baby in outfits just as many people would think they look v uncomfy and silly

yes its best not worry what people think as you can't win

[newyorkdolls]

Can't be worse than what I saw today. i went into a cafe for a coffee, and the lady opp was holding her new born. The baby was dressed in a sleeveless denim dress thin long sleved thirt with a boho image on it and boots which were fluffy on the outside.

[spottyzebra]

well i took dd to be weighed today, and thought, what shall i put her in, then went for a babygro

[LynetteScavo]

This has reminded be of what a friend who used to work as a nursery nurse told me. She worked in the hospital nursey, to which a couple of young Dr's brought their baby every day...dressed in, you've guessed it...... baby grows. The nursey staff were so appauled that a baby could be dressed only in baby grows they clubbed together and bought it some lovely outfits from Gap.