What do your 9-12 month old babies wear?

[lavenderandwisteria]

Ds is starting nursery when he’s just under 9 months, and I’m looking to order some clothes for him.

He is mostly in babygrows or romper suits in the day but I wonder if I should be looking at trousers and tops for him - actual ‘clothes’, I suppose. But some trousers seem really long in the leg!

Sainsbury’s is my go to for baby clothes for boys but any other recommendations?

My dd started nursery at 6 months old, and she went in leggings tops etc. They spend a lot of time outside and doing messy play so don’t spend a fortune. Most of her stuff from nursey has stains that will never come out. So cheap and cheerful, I’d go for joggers, socks, T-shirt’s, hoodies etc. She was averaging 4: 5 outfits a day when she started!!!!

Maybe look at the multi packs that Sainsbury’s and George do… nothing fancy! Oh also a good coat and a good all in one waterproof is so useful

(I also mean cheap as well as good and warm))

Our daughter goes through 3 changes of clothes a day at nursery so you need relatively cheap and easy things that you don't mind getting dirty/stained. We buy all her nursery things from the supermarkets. But in terms of what he wears then yes he should be in leggings and tops rather than sleepsuits in my opinion as it will be what all the other children wear and will also be easier for nursery staff to change him in and out of.

For nursery we have been packing him a George set of 5 t shirts and short in the summer with a pair of socks (mostly wears sandals) and jumper too just in case.

I think it cost about £15😬 like a PP said they literally get shitted up with food and what ever else they get up to.

I’ve just bought a load of tracksuit bottoms from M&S in the sale for £2 each. They are perfect with a long sleeved top.

The babies that come to me (I’m a childminder) generally wear joggers/leggings and t-shirts/tops with some kind of hoodie/cardigan/jumper depending on the weather. The majority come from Tesco/Asda. I always tell parents not to send best clothes as once we go to forest school/do painting/messy play I don’t want to be responsible for their lovely expensive t-shirt getting a stain on it.

I’d have a look for multi packs in the supermarket and go from there. Personally, I’d be looking on eBay/fb marketplace and seeing if I could get some kind of bundle for cheap to keep costs down.

M and s is a really good suggestion, thanks.

I know they just get messy but so many boy clothes are so ugly and I would hate to put him in ugly clothes!

@lavenderandwisteria

M and s is a really good suggestion, thanks.

I know they just get messy but so many boy clothes are so ugly and I would hate to put him in ugly clothes!

If his nursery is anything like ours it's not just about being messy it's them getting permanently stained with paint etc. The supermarkets also have lots of cute clothes for boys these days (I know because I've recently bought some cute "boys" stuff for our DD) if you don't want to spend on M&S for it to become unwearable other than for nursery.

Long sleeved vests & leggings/soft trousers, with a hoodie or shirt-sleeved t shirt if more layers are needed. I try and think about easier changes so no dungarees etc.

Agree with stains, clothes need to be as cheap and washable as possible. My aunt bought DS a gorgeous pair of linen-mix trousers & shirt from Zara, which is great for hot days but is now covered in some unidentifiable grime from mud kitchen time…

Joggers and long sleeved t shirts. Didn’t really bother with short sleeves t shirts. M&S are better quality but Morrison’s and Asda are fine.

Leggings and tops etc at that age (with a popper vest to give an extra layer of protection from any nappy spills! We used sleepsuits/ baby grows til she started crawling properly then found them a pain in the arse as the legs and feet got in the way of her moving, so by the time she went to nursery she was in separates.
Agree with everyone else, if they're having a good time at nursery they will end up getting grubby so save your nicest stuff for days at home!

T shirt with leggings or joggers. Short sleeved vest underneath. Jumper or cardie on top if it's cold. I avoided hoodies (still do) because I find hoods annoying myself and I figure it wouldn't be comfortable for a baby in a pushchair or car seat.

When DS was that age, I got some nursery stuff from H&M, but I agree the colours are mostly pretty dull (with some exceptions). Next has nice boys clothes, it's more than I like to spend for that age when they only wear the clothes for about 3 months before outgrowing them! Now DS is older I get a lot from next as it lasts much longer.

You could look for second hand clothes on eBay or Facebook marketplaces (or join some baby buy/sell groups on Facebook or WhatsApp), if you buy clothes second hand you might not mind so much if they get ruined at nursery.

I quite like a vest/long sleeve vest with leggings on DS. Easier than a t shirt as it doesn't ride up and not expensive if it gets ruined at nursery

Have a look in next clearance.

For nursery I went with second hand (lot of NCT sales nearby) or Supermarket like Sainsbury/Asda. Maybe H&M for multipack tops in plain colours.

M&S and Next - even in the sales they are far too expensive.

I don't think we had any top which wasn't stained with paint, food or mud from outside. They undressed the babies/young toddlers down to the nappy for paint work, I have some hillarious photos of a half-naked DD looking like a cast member of Braveheart. But she also managed to get her hands on a paint pot while dressed and the orange pink top had red all over it.

Bottoms were jogging bottoms or leggings. Even the boys wore leggings in the baby room.

I can never understand how people’s clothes get ruined! We use an outdoor nursery so my daughter comes home covered head to toe. Food and mud come out on a 60 wash, red paint is a little trickier but a soak in Milton and an extra wash usually do the trick.

@21bee food colourings, paint, paint , more paint. Chuck some mud on top… it doesn’t come out.

@21Bee

I can never understand how people’s clothes get ruined! We use an outdoor nursery so my daughter comes home covered head to toe. Food and mud come out on a 60 wash, red paint is a little trickier but a soak in Milton and an extra wash usually do the trick.

Most things do come out in the wash, but we have some red joggers with dark paint stains, the aforementioned cotton/linen trousers with ground-in mud, and a top with a screen-printed motif on the front where red paint has stained the white part of the screen print.

Will admit I am a lazy laundry person though so just bung all the clothes in together and wash at 40, occasionally with a scoop of vanish powder. I do not want to spend time doing endless lights/darks/jeans/delicates laundry loads!

I’m also a lazy laundry person like @DisgruntledPelican, I don’t have time nor patience to sort through for different washes. All goes in at 40 sometimes with some vanish for good measure 🤣

For nursery never wear light colours learnt this the hard way after ds ruined a beautiful cream t-shirt with blue paint!
Definitely go with Supermarket clothes. Ds started nursery at 12 months, he lived in Sainsburys clothes at that age- multi packs of joggers, leggings and t-shirts. At that age I found a lot of non-ugly, bright clothes for boys in all the Supermarkets (now ds is 7 its a bit harder as they seem to be largely sludge coloured!)

DS was 7.5 months when he started, our nursery were militant about a poppered vest to keep nappy in place and tummies warm - I didn’t sent him in one one hot day, and they changed him! The baby room had under floor heating as was quite warm so was recommended vest, trousers, and T-shirt. We needed to use long sleeve T-shirt’s to stop him scratching his eczema.

Now he’s in toddler room much the same but he does seem to need a jumper or hoodie ie lots of layers for stripping on and off.

Most stains eventually come out with bio powder/ace bleach/ sunlight/ hot wash but it depends if you have the time and inclination. If you are a mixed load everything at 30c and tumble dry, there’s going to be stains that set. Quality second hand selling groups and loopster are your friend.

We are close to DS keyworker and basically they will love you if send in simple outfits (no stiff jeans or fiddly dungarees) and LABEL EVERYTHING, especially if you want it back, but also because there will be at least 3 other kids with the same asda/ Tesco/Matalan coat

I would put him in leggings over joggers. They're much easier for babies to get around in, easier to get on and off if he needs changing a lot, and nice light fabric if he gets too hot indoors.
I put both mine in leggings for nursery with a long sleeved vest and a tshirt that could be taken off if needed.

Totally agree with everyone else. Don’t spent loads as clothes get ruined, sometimes on the first wear as stains won’t always budge (vanish is a life saver for most stains).
Even socks and inside shoes get dirty!
I would buy a waterproof coat and a warm one for winter but again I would budget how much to spend.
Sainsbury’s have 25% off across the site a couple of times a year (or they used to). Next and M&S have decent sales on some stuff. Asda have some nice bits too.

I get most of the kids stuff second hand. Comfy joggers or leggings and top with a cardigan or hoodie.