why are so many clothes for babies miniaturised adult clothes , sorry if done before

[autumnsmum]

hello i have a dd who is 15 months as well as a dd11 and a ds aged 5 , it seems that when i try and buy cheap clothes for my youngest the shops seem to be full of fake uggs , jeggings etc Iknow its not the fifties but I would like to dress my toddler as a toddler, sorry if topic done before Iam fairly new to mumsnet

Oh thanks for that IKilledIgglePiggle, I would never have thought to look in Mothercare. My DS had a few cute soft dungarees from MC when he was a baby - one pair a grey colour and another an oaty yellow but he was only 3 months and the other pair was for a 6-12 month old. I love dungarees for toddlers- they looked very cute on DS and I know they would on DD.

I have DS11 who wears what he likes as I have given up trying to get him to look anywhere near half decent (ok he actually has better taste than me so I can't really say that) and DD2 who has tracksuits and leggings and some dresses (she loves dresses) and some dressing up outfits. DD2 does not have anything mini-me ish (no jeans and I live in them) and nothing adult either. She is a young girl who likes girly clothing so that is what she gets. If she wanted jeans I'd buy them for her but I would never ever buy her anything that looked tarty, and definately no uggs here. My husband would buy them for her, but I wouldn't.

What I think is funny is that some outfits look so difficult to put on. DS is a wriggler and I find it really hard dressing him.

A friend of his was wearing skinny jeans (13 months) and I must admit that my first thought was it'd be a bugger to change a nappy. However maybe this child is not such a wriggler.

It's crap isn't it? Unfortunately it seems you need to spend more money to dress and child like a child and not like every other age group!

I often see this on Mumsnet, but I have to say this has not been my experience at all. I have a 13 mo DS, and while there are stiff jeans and some ridiculous 'outfits' in some palces (Next I am looking at you here), these places also do lovely soft jeans which are sometimes also lined, soft trousers, t-shirts and long sleeved vests for layering, and those really nice soft shirts which do up with poppers at the bottom like a vest so they dont come all untucked. All in lovely bright colours, not just baby blue and pink.

You dont have to put a child in a babygro all the time for them to be cute and comfy.

Maybe if I had a DD I would feel differently, although having had a look in these sections as I sometimes do, I certainly wouldnt say that the only option is 'hooker' clothing.

It would never occur to me to put 'babyclothes' and 'hooker' in the same sentence. I've only come across it on this forum.
I've never had a problem buying clothes for my daughter [now 12], I always felt spoilt for choice actually. And I usually buy them from supermarkets. I still see plenty of nice baby clothes for girls as I am buying clothes for my Grandson.

So because someone before you decided children only needed to wear characters and silly designs then that's how it's got to be? No thanks. I decide for me and mine not society. I'll not be a follower. Besides there's no reason adult-like outfits are wrong bc if they were then adults shouldn't wear them. We all know those outfits can be tastefully done. The business casual look is adorable and somehow dressing boys that way wasn't a problem. People don't complain about the boys wearing the the business casual look so there is no problem when baby girls dress that way either. Characters and silly designs is how poor people dress. When do you see children with parents who are somebody and go to nice schools. Absolutely no reason why the children shouldn't be dressed with a little class. They way your child is dressed reflects upon you not others and I'll be damned if mines gonna be dressed like I have no pride in their appearance. However, those adult-like outfits should be just as cheap as the silly looking kids clothes. If ppl had the option they'd dress their kids better without having to break the bank.

DS was mainly dressed in babygros as a baby, as a toddler he mainly wore soft cotton trousers/jogging bottoms and t-shirts, quite often as a younger toddler I think they were probably really pyjamas. Comfort, freedom of movement and ease of me getting him changed were my priorities.