To not put a vest on my DS?

[Tigerinmysoup]

My DS is 18 months old and, seeing as it's summer, I haven't been putting a vest on him lately. He wears just a t-shirt, or a jumper if necessary, but would surely be too hot in a vest too?

According to my mother, I am "an evil mother" for not putting a vest on him - and she was only half joking. So does everyone else put vests on their toddlers at all times no matter what the weather? Must have missed that one in the rulebook....

[openerofjars]

Put the vest on but leave the t-shirt off (only works with short & long sleeved vests, not sleeveless). Then you can say, "What? He's wearing a vest, isn't he?" in an aggrieved fashion to your mum.

Vests are ace: they contain nappy explosions much better than just t-shirts & shorts alone.

[AtAmber]

If i send ds4 to my mil's without a vest, she undressed him and puts one on him. Even if he has about 3 layers on already! It makes me laugh.

[QuinionsRainbow]

Surely there's logic on not putting youngsters in vests. If a child wears shirt and vest to school/nursery, two things happen. One, they can't realistically strip off one layer if they get hot; two, at the end of the day, both items will probably need laundering. With a jumper and shirt, on the other hand, the jumper can be taken off, and at school/nursery probably will be taken off, without embarrassment, and with a bit of luck will last a couple of days before needing washing.