Do newborns need socks?

[breatheslowly]

I think we have most of what we need for our end of August baby (baby grows, little no arm/leg baby grow things etc) but do newborns need socks?

[eeyore2]

I found that they don't need socks until they are a few weeks old and you start putting them in 'real' clothes. When they are in babygrows with feet they don't need socks as well. Also I received loads of socks as presents. So probably no need to buy newborn socks.

[storminabuttercup]

i have bought some for my end of august baby to go with things that dont have 'feet' iyswim?

Have you seen the price of them though? we've been paying £2 a pair - I buy OH 3 pairs for that lol

[MrsBadger]

no

it it's hot they don't need them
if it's cold put them in a babygrow with feet

[lulabellarama]

Lets hope not, because they never stay on.

[jemart]

They pull them off. Stick with baby grows or those little trousers with feet.

[jemart]

Or if you have a little girl tights are good.

[Greenshadow]

Tights work just as well on boys....

[cinnamongreyhound]

I have bought socks and romper suits rather than babygrows/sleepsuits as I found with DS that the feet where the first thing he outgrew. They always have cold feet so I would feel guilty if he had nothing at all on his feet! Depends when baby is due of course and they do fall off a lot, been recommended baby gap socks this time so been stocking up on Ebay

[Mahraih]

I've found some very cheap socks on Mothercare's website (£2 for a pack of 5) ... I assume this is cheap, I'm simply trusting that it seems cheap.

Tights sound like a good plan though, even for a boy. Nobody has to know ... although obviously pictures will be taken to show future girlfriends.

[JellyBabyLady]

I'd get a few socks tbh, my newborn is wearing them at the moment. Its too warm to wear a babygro/sleepsuit with feet but with just a little vest she gets a little chilly in the early evening. Putting on a pair of socks, ours go right up to her knees, seems to be just right.

[colditz]

No.

They are absolutely adorable though, and one day, when your youngest child is 4, a tiny sock will somehow work it's way out of a cupboard and into the wash and you will weep.

[stressheaderic]

You will get bought enough to keep a centipede warm.
My 5 month old DD has worn about 3 of her 40 odd pairs.
Little tiny socks are heart-meltingly cute though.

[katiepotatie]

what stressheaderic says. Tights for boys and girls in winter too

[IMoveTheStars]

oh colditz, you soft sod

[Tangle]

The one time socks are invaluable is before the heel prick test - our MW was so pleased our DD had 3 pairs of socks on and nice warm feet as apparently it can take a few attempts if the heel is too cold

Slight diversion there - I gave up with socks on DD. She was an April baby and through the summer socks just would not stay on and I gave up trying to keep them on - although if it was chilly then socks inside a sleepsuit was quite effective. I did used to carry her in a sling a lot so was very aware of how warm she was while we were out and about. Her feet were rarely cold.

[Ozziegirly]

I figured I could probably cope without them, but then I saw socks and all sense went out of the window and they are so small and tiny and cute and I could imagine my teeny baby's foot inside.

So if you can not buy them you're a stronger woman than I.

[SkiHorseWonAWean]

It was 38 degrees the day my son was born and cooler in his incubator than on the ward... he still needed socks the first couple of nights - especially as he was small and his babygros didn't fit well around the feet.