DH having a go at me for dressing DD in babygros

[TopBoi]

DD is 8 months old. Some days I take her out in babygros (nice ones and they're clean) especially days if I think it's a bit cooler as she always pulls her socks off and I think all in one suits are cosier for her.

I sent him a picture of us in the park today and she is in an all in one suit. He said to me "why is she in her pyjamas? Were you really struggling today?" It's really irritated me. I've told him all the reasons I've said here but he says it's the same as me leaving the house in my pyjamas. He's implying I can't dress her properly. AIBU?

[NettleTea]

both my kids lived in Babygros for as long as I could get away with. My little girl was tiny and wore them well over 1 year old. They are great because they cant pull their socks off all the time so it keeps their feet warm. My daughter even wore blue ones and ones with tractors on because my mum had been convinced we were having a boy! Not that it bothered me what colours either of them wore. so long as they were cosy and warm

[Yoohoo16]

Personally my dd wore outfits from the age of 6 months. Cotton dresses/tights and T-shirt’s and leggings. Having said that I do think your dp is bu.

[dollydaydream114]

I’m pretty sure that babygros were basically invented because they are the most comfy and convenient thing for a baby to wear, not to act as pyjamas. They can wriggle around in them as much they like without their clothes getting all rucked up and uncomfortable. They don’t need extra socks which fall off every two minutes. There are no awkward seams or buttons or details or waistbands that dig into their little bellies. And it’s one item to wash instead of two or three. I actually don’t know why anyone ever puts a baby in anything else!

I don’t have kids but whenever I see a little baby in a dress, tights and a cardigan, or little mini button-up trousers and a shirt, I think they look a bit uncomfortable. Whereas in a babygro they look all contented and squidgy and lovely.

[TurquoiseDress]

@amusedbush

Yes I would wear a babygro too if I could get away with it!

[kayakingmum]

I blame the shops who refer to them as sleepsuits. I'm sure they do it so parents buy more clothes for their babies.

[User7429001]

Ok I'll buck the trend I never took my son out in babygros I always thought that they were nightwear

[tvdinnertracks]

I think it's a bit naff to dress babies up in uncomfortable clothes just to make them look like little models when by far the most sensible and comfortable thing for them to wear is a babygrow.

Your Dh is being utterly fucking ridiculous.

[pointythings]

Babygros are great! My two wore them almost exclusively until they started crawling and cruising. Babygros are baby clothes - in the park, at home, in booming Tesco too.

Dear Mr TopBoi, you are being completely unreasonable and you owe your DW a massive apology for implying she wasn't coping.

[Horehound]

@DappledThings how are trousers easier? You have to take them off comoletely? baby grow you just need legs out and tuck behind their back

[SoyDora]

I always thought that they were nightwear

But what does it matter? Why would it matter if a baby is wearing something in the day that is marketed as ‘nightwear’? Assuming it was adequately covered, and warm enough, why would anyone even care what a baby is wearing?

[Jellybeansincognito]

I love babygrows! My children wore them all the time pretty much until they were 1. Clothes are such a faff and always looked so uncomfortable.

My son was 8 months when I got married and we got him a baby grow with a bow tie on it because I didn’t want him wearing an uncomfortable looking baby ‘suit’ haha.

Ignore your husband, he sounds like he thinks it’s easy so perhaps on his next day off you should porter off somewhere alone for the day.

[SinisterBumFacedCat]

My DS wore baby grows most of the time until he could walk and beyond that. I see no problem with putting a 8 month old in a babygro and going to the park, compared to uncontrollable looking jeans with tight wastes around a nappy, because i’m more concerned about the baby being comfortable.

As for the “are you struggling” comment, sounds a bit controlling to be honest...

[bellinisurge]

My Polish pal had her son in woolly tights at that age. It was practical when it got colder. He is now a y5 daredevil

[WaxOnFeckOff]

I'm with him I'm afraid. I know all the practical things etc etc etc but I prefer a distinction between day clothes and night clothes after about 5/6 months.

It's not a popular MN opinion though. There are plenty of nice cosy and comfy options that aren't babygros.

[DappledThings]

how are trousers easier? You have to take them off comoletely? baby grow you just need legs out and tuck behind their back confused

Because of all the bloody poppers! Pop trousers off and on again. As opposed to try to hold babygrow legs out of way of poo (potentially) and then do all those poppers up again which at least half the time I'd get wrong and have to do it again.

[ScruffGin]

I loved babygros until my dd could walk, sure always looked so comfortable in them! After that I used them just as sleepwear, but only because she couldn't work out walking in them so had to stop using them in the day

[QueenEnid]

He is being an idiot. She is a BABY. They wear babygrows 🙄

My son was wearing footless babygrows/bonds suits until he was gone 18m.

[Thehop]

Mine wear babygrows as long as possible they’re gorgeous. Your OH is odd at best and a condescending prick at worst.

[Sparklingbrook]

Who even notices what babies wear?

[Celebelly]

God, I often take DD out in babygros! She's 7mo and if we're just mooching around at home and going out to the shops or to the swings then she's quite often just in a onesie.

I do dress her in proper clothes for baby classes and stuff like that, but I seem to be the odd one out in another respect as she doesn't wear (or even possess) shoes And tbh I dress her up not because I think she shouldn't wear onesies, but because I've spent far too much money on clothes for her and want to try and get some money's worth before she outgrows them!

[HelloPeopl3]

I personally wouldn't take my little girl out in a babygrow, as Its what she wears for bed, I wouldn't take her out of the house in babygrow. However how you choose to dress your baby is entirely your decision.

[iklboo]

And who does he think is going to care?

[RogueV]

Your husband is an idiot

[64sNewName]

Babygros are soft and sweet, and they are ideal daywear for babies. They look much better and more sensible than “outfits” - that whole thing of dressing babies in full mini versions of adult clothes is pretty grim. So fussy, and almost looks like the parents have something to prove in some vague way.

Babies in trousers always look so uncomfortable. Waistbands digging in to their little soft tummies - ugh. As for babies in jeans - just no. Absurd.

[Maryann1975]

When I had dc1 my mum was sad that I got her dressed so often as baby grows are so much nicer for baby’s to wear all day. I had nothing else to do with my time so used to get her dressed in to dresses/outfits each day.
By the time I had dc3, I had one in reception and a toddler at home. There was no way I getting the baby changed unless what she had on was dirty or wet. She lived in baby grows until she was at least 8 months old. Guess what. My mum wasn’t happy with that either. “The poor baby, having to wear pyjamas all day. You manage to get yourself dressed, but send the baby out in pjs”.
If your dh would like to get the baby dressed before going to work each day, I’d leave him to it. If he doesn’t want to do that, she will be fine in her baby grow. It makes no difference what she is wearing as long as it’s clean.