Mummy and me

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Plus sized mummy and baby daughter Dresses... I can't find any!
Seriously aibu to wonder do they exist?
Help!

When you say 'plus size', what size are you actually talking about? Because plenty of brands' standard ranges go up to sizes which other brands might consider 'plus size' - eg some plus size ranges start at 16 or 18 and stop at 22 whereas others go up to 32 or something.

Matching mother and baby outfits are a fairly niche requirement anyway, and only a few brands really do them - so if by 'plus size' you mean sizes that are only typically stocked in specialist plus size stores I think you might struggle as the Venn diagram for those two requirements might be quite limited.

Personally, if you want to coordinate, I think it might be nicer to wear matching colours or something like that? A grown woman and a one-year-old typically do not suit the same clothes but you in a grown-up dress / jeans and glam top / jumpsuit with your daughter in a little baby dress in a matching colour or a cardigan to match your top or something could be cute.

What size are you looking for OP? Have you looked at Frugi?

PatPat do them, also loads of whole family matching pyjamas.

Not sure what size you are Op but Olliella dresses go up to XL and they do matching girl ones too. Here’s the link! olliella.com/collections/wares-by-olli-ella

The little girls one is so cute! (I too matched my LO for her birthday, so we can be saddos together )

what for? a special photo/occasion?

If there aren't any pre-made ones, could you create your own matching outfits using 'similar' looking items - eg both of you in denim dresses; stripey dresses; animal print dresses; sparkly gold dresses etc?
PS Matalan do some mum/daughter and family matching PJs
www.matalan.co.uk/mini-me-clothing?per=120

Try the Duns dresses, they have matching adult and baby sizes.

I used to do this (accidentally) all the time with DD and to be honest in my 20's it seemed to happen a lot with my Mum too - we'd go out in near identical outfits.
I think dressing to co-ordinate can look quite cute.
I don't wear dresses or patterns much so would end up with similar outfits rather than identical ones to DD.

I got matching recently. Long sleeve t shirt for me, t shirt for DS and dungs for baby DD. I loved the print so much I couldn’t resist! I took a picture of us all matching and now they’ll just go into our wardrobes and some days I’ll have my top on, they won’t etc. Just a bit of fun and I’m glad I’ve got my hands on some of the awesome clothes the kids wear instead of my boring stuff!

I got it from Duns Sweden - but it wasn’t cheap! Won’t be doing it again in a hurry. Fab quality though.

If you like sewing you could try Clothkits. You can buy clothes for children and adults that use the same fabric but are different styles.

If you’re looking for Halloween outfits then I know asda do matching mother and child outfits. I say ‘halloween’ it’s basically a coloured tutu/skirt so maybe you could get away with it with a plain t-shirt?

What about this? Too subtle?

For your daughters first birthday party? Are yiu having a cake smash as well?

I don’t know why everyone is being such a wanker. You don’t like it, who cares? It takes all types to make a word

*world not word

I dint think there’s a matching outfit for that. Well I bloody well hope not!

I don't get why some people on MN ate so sneery about matching outfits or - gasp! - cake smashes. No one is forcing you to participate so why do you care if other people want to do it?

Juno jacks do lovely clothes that are breast feeding friendly and do matching fabrics for kids too

@Venger probably because it's so wasteful. Food waste and one-time outfits - just what the planet needs more of...

Where has OP said that she is only wearing the outfit once? Or that she's even having a cake smash? Cake smash cakes aren't even proper cake anyway, they're usually a small, very thin sponge made with very basic ingredients and coated in thick buttercream.

I’m re cake smashes being a waste. If you eat a cake or smash it it’s still consumed isn’t it? It’s a nothing problem

There are loads on ebay but no idea about quality. Most of them will look nice,but from experience,once they arrive the material is very plasticky.

I tried to find some. Etsy was good but expensive. I found Matalan and Next but they did a tiny selection and it was annoyingly separate on the shop floor and not clewrly labelled mummy and me so I had to go up and down between floors to try and find matching itens... the staff didn't have a clue, even though it's advertised on their website. Primark should jump on this trend - they'd do well (even if some of the other mumsnet posters disagree!!)

Theres obviously some market put there for this as I saw a line of matching men's/baby/toddler clothes the other day.

Try Pat Pat.... its an American. I got my DD and DH (plus size) matching t-shirts for their first Christmas.

Matching dresses for a birthday sounds like a very cute idea