To think that you should be able to buy pyjamas as separates for dc's?

[CardyMow]

My two DS's are very different sizes in t-shirts and trousers, to the point that DS1 is in 10-11 on the top half, and 8-9 on the bottom half, and DS2 is in age 8-9 on the top half and age 6-7 on the bottom half. WHY oh why does no-where sell boys pyjamas as separates. It just looks blinking silly when you have to sort of go for the size 'in betwen' the tops and trousers, so the trousers are too short and the top too big on DS1, and the trousers are too long and the top too short on DS2. It's not too bad in the summer, as you can get away with 'shortie' pyjamas, but in the winter, it drives me mad. Please help me to find somewhere to buy pyjamas separately for boys.

well, they are a set, aren't they? It'd be like buying shoes seperately

What about buying pjs right size for the bottoms and cheap t-shirts/long sleeved tops to use as pj tops?

If you bought 8-9 pjs, 6-7 pjs you'd just need some tops for DS1 as DS2 could have DS1's pj tops that are too small. Then you'd only be wasting the 6-7 tops. Pass them on to a charity shop or friend.

Noticed Peacocks (we have limited choice here!) sell bottom only PJs for boys.

They are only sleeping in them, who cares that they are a bit long?

and it isn't that hard to take up pyjama hems, even if you're not much of a sewer

I find it hard to buy appropriate pyjamas for DD aged 10 anywhere to be honest. She's tall and the teen stuff tends to be inappropriately sexy skimpy even for a young teen

I thought about getting her the Primark ones but Primark sizes are too big so the 8-10 is more like a 12-14 in other shops.

DD doesn't just sleep in them, she walks around up and down the stairs too so I think it does matter if they're massively too long.

But she can always roll the legs or waist up though (not much of a sewer ) as she is generally sensible.

My DS (3) is long-legged and his pyjama bottoms are a bit short but I think it looks quite charming and I prefer the urchin look to a trip to A&E.

But YANBU to want a choice.

What GAlena said - you clearly need a wholse set of 8-9 PJs, and I would buy some 6-7 for DS2 and have DS1 wear cheap t-shirts (as he is probably getting near the age where he doesn't want branded charcter pyjamas anyway).

The White Company do separate jammies for kids. They are great quality and wash well, expensive(ish) but worth it.

Girl teenage sizes (back when I were a lass) went up to 'height 170cm' which is 5'7. There was lots of overlap with the smaller adult sizes, even more now that topshop etc go down to a size 6. The difference was largely to do with the cut of the clothes expecting boobs/hips or straight-up-and-down.

The cut is an issue I'm just about understanding now Trillian.

I remember when I was a certain age, had boobs but no hips and the only clothes I could wear were from Miss Selfridge / Tammy Girl / Top Shop.

I'm at the prices of these places given that DD is almost in a standard women's size but I suppose they represent a niche place in the market and charge accordingly.

It's a real shocker when you're used to kitting them out in two or three weekend outfits from Next or Tesco.

I find that these make great PJs for kids...

tops

bottoms

and they're available seperately. HTH

My DCs both had much longer torsos in proportion to their legs. I just rolled up the bottoms of their pj tousers, or got some iron on hemming.
DD is 13 next week, is 5'5 and a size 6/8 or 14 year old clothes. Bought her perfectly sensible mix and match pyjamas in children sizes in tescos.

The style of the thermals in the link above seem to change slightly each year, in previous years they looked a bit more interesting, the girls styles had pink ribbed cuffs and hems with snowflake embroidery, and the boys styles were similar but with grey marl fabric. This year they're boring white.

They come in all sizes, I've bought from 1.5yrs to age 7 so far but it seems that they go right up to age 16.

YANBU. I have often thought this myself. DS is always in the size top for his age, but even though he is very tall, he needs the next size down trousers, which I don't understand. The waists and length are huge on him.

The white company do separates. My son has a load of them. (I know this had already been said but....just to agree!)

Another recommendation for The White Company-they have a great mail order service too-sorry I cant do links.

Another vote for White Company. They wash well and hold their shape and colour too so can be passed down from one child to the next.

Don't know if this will help or not but found some fab PJ's in John Lewis last week (£18 for set of 2) but the bottoms had sort of cuffs on them so you could get away with having just one size because the cuff bit stops the trouser leg coming down. That probably makes no sense at all does it lol!

I have exactly the same problem-my DS is nearly 6 but has a very long body so needs 7-8 in tops and either 6-7 or even 5-6 bottoms...MIL usually sews them for me but am getting some of these this year instead!

if you don't mind super hero things Tesco have pyjama bottoms in atm sold separately £6 I think

yanbu

M&S did pj trousers on their own last year for boys from about 6 years old. Have not looked to see if they are doing them again. I saw them in Peacocks too. Then I bought cheap t shirts to go with them.

the other thing is to get the elasticated cuffed pj bottoms so it doesn't matter if they are too long. M&S have done them and I think Boden always do, at a ludicrous price though.

I might do the boys and share with my boys though as they are both 2 years above in their tops but the exact age in their bottoms.