Aibu: PJs with pants underneath at night?*

[siacolouredthesmallone]

I do, partner does, and so do the kids. However we didn't when we were kids, and my nieces don't when they come to stay. Was reading something on the NHS site about worms recently (prompted by the wildly inappropriate 'medicating-someone-else's-kid' post a few days ago - I mean the action was inappropriate, not the "thread") and it suggested wearing pants with PJs to combat thread-worms, implying that ppl don't normally??

Aibu in that we all do wear pants with nightwear as it's basic hygiene to me ?

*Not a pants-troll, but you'll either believe me or you won't....

[PrincessHoneysuckle]

I think its important to let your bits breathe!

[Spied]

Pants do not belong under PJs imo.
They end up uncomfortable plus I grew up believing it was good to let a bit of air circulate
Do you put in fresh pants after your bath/shower, put in your PJs and then just discard them the next morning?

[siacolouredthesmallone]

Yeah, I did wonder that about "bits breathing".....think it may be important too, hence I'm now torn about me pants even though me pants ain't torn

[JohnLapsleyParlabane]

I always do, otherwise the seams in my jammies hurt me.

[Sirzy]

I think it’s best to do whatever your comfy in and good hygiene is much more important than if someone wants to wear underwear or not

[crispysausagerolls]

I was always told not to wear pants under pyjamas because bits DO need to breathe blah blah. Plus you change your pyjamas don’t you; so not a huge hygiene issue!

Hate wearing pants at home actually with loungewear now - feels uncomfortable 🙈

[bridgetreilly]

I think if your children have got threadworm, pants are a good idea because it makes it that bit harder for them to reach down and scratch and thereby transfer eggs back to their mouths. But normally, no you don't need them and certainly for women, it's a good thing to let there be a bit more airflow.

[siacolouredthesmallone]

We all bath/shower, pants and PJs, then fresh pants in the morning. Yikes.....starting to sound a bit batshit even to myself....

[siacolouredthesmallone]

It shows how you can make an opinion about MN and yet be totally wrong. Thought I'd get a ringing endorsement of pants tbh, and yet I may now have to change my ways instead...

[GertiMJN]

It's either pants or PJs here (or nothing). Both seems really odd to me.

[meredithgrey1]

Nope I don't. I find it uncomfortable

[Purpleartichoke]

I have very fragile skin, to the point that I’m under the care of a doctor for it. I do not wear pants under my pajamas. On the rare occasions I do for some reason, I always suffer consequences.

So instead, I wash my loose, breathable pajama bottoms at the same frequency I was pants. Hygiene issue Solved.

[GingerRH]

No pants under pjs - either pants or pjs, or nothing.

Need to let your bits breath.

[SnuggyBuggy]

I was taught that you shouldn't because it will give you thrush but I don't know how medically accurate that is

[onlyoneoftheregimentinstep]

I've always worn pants under PJs. As usual I seem to live in a parallel universe to Mumsnet b

[PooWillyBumBum]

Pants here. Mostly because otherwise bits are in constant contact with PJs so surely you need to change them as often as your pants?! We all wear PJs for 3-4 nights in a row (but change our pants!)...I feel weird if for any reason I sleep pant-less

[siacolouredthesmallone]

If I abandon pants, how often do I change the kids' PJs? I can work out when my own are fresh or not....

[museumum]

So if you go on holiday for a week do you all take 14 pairs each?!

I am a no pants person and would not be encouraging doubling the number of pants each person in the family wears a week.

I do wonder sometimes why people on MN all seem to do more laundry than me and i think it's lots of these little habits building up.

[melissasummerfield]

God no

[melissasummerfield]

Clean pjs everyday for all of us tho

[BuckingFrolics]

Neither. Sleeping in the noddy is the only way to sleep. Try it :)

[siacolouredthesmallone]

Yeah....we currently wear for around 3 days. DP just said we'll have to change daily without pants. And he calls me "Howard Hughes"!!!

[QueSera]

Definitely NO PANTS - your nether regions need time to air out!! Pants in bed can cause thrush and god knows what else!

[Thestrangestthing]

I don't wear pants at all, ever.

[ThisIsSanta]

Pants on under PJs in the Santa house. Surely if they are pure cotton breathing should not be an issue?