How many clothes do you buy for your kids, and how much do you spend?

[LipsyGirl]

OH is going on about I’m spending too much and buying too many clothes for DS.

I have

X6 vests
X5 sleepsuits
X3 sleeping bags
X2 pajmamas
X2 jeans
X3 jumpers
X4 tracksuits
X9 t shirts
X1 coat
X2 trainers

I really don’t think that’s too much at all

How much do you buy?

Every Christmas and birthday we ask the relatives to buy clothing or give us vouchers for M&S, Boots or Clark's. Everything else we buy from Tesco or George or in the sales. My youngest son gets his brother's old clothes if they're still in decent condition. I've never added up how much I spend but my DP always complains I buy too much. The most expensive things are Clark's shoes, snowsuits, puddlesuits and sleeping bags for the baby.

That's about what each of my twins had at that age. They're 3 now. We don't do sleepuits and vests at the mo (but might re-introduce vests when they get to school age to add another layer - our local school is an old drafty place!)
Now they've got more in the way of outerwear, such as leggings, joggers, jumpers, dresses.
I don't feel like I spend much, maybe £25 a month between them, on average? The vast majority of their stuff is supermarkets, primark, matalan. Also did a fair bit of charity shop stuff when they were babies and growing out of everything so fast.

Ps. Apologies OP I didnt answer your question. I think the tracksuits/shoes etc is excessive for the age of your child...
I cant imagine spending that kind of money on a child so young, so inclined to agree with your Oh here.

I tend to buy as we need things, but I also don't want to be washing half loads every day as it's a waste of water and electricity, so we have extra so I can do a full wash.

At the moment, the clothes that fit are roughly:
7 long sleeved body suits
7 short sleeved body suits
(More if you count the size down that I'm stretching out with vest extenders)
10 leggings
6 sleep suits
6 jumpers
6 rompers
5 dungarees in different lengths

I've got more in different sizes in storage for when we need them.

Most of our clothes are second hand, eBay, hand me downs so I don't mind having lots.

I mix and match so vests/nursery bits etc from Tesco or Primark, but main clothes John Lewis, Frugi, Boden (often sales) , next or H&M. I always buy good coats and proper shoes. It doesn't matter what you spend, if you can afford it, if you're having to scrimp to buy baby clothes that's madness. I also sell a lot of the nicer bits on and donate regularly to our local refuge outreach team.
Honestly in the last month or so I've spent around £400+ but that includes two pairs of sandals and a pair of trainers (bobux/startrite), swimwear, new reusable swim nappy for paddling pool days, summer grobag and clothes that will last him the summer and into early autumn. However we have no debt other than mortgage and have saved that much in nursery fees not being paid this month.

@Becca8675309 that’s a lot but I understand, I also take a lot of pride in my child’s appearance

I’d probably have a similar amount but for a 1 year old it would all be eBay. There’s no way I’d spend that much on new clothes, probably £40 for all that. They just outgrown them or trash them really quickly. But when they’re older it’s a bit different because they last a lot longer.

I spent a lot more than that on dd at that age. But she is my one and only dc. She now is heavily into sportswear. I probably spend about £1500 a year. She’s 11.

Stupid amounts.

I have dd 7 and ds 3. I spend about 3k a year on clothing between them.

Then there is shoes, school uniform etc on top

I definitely spend money to get nice fabrics and support small businesses - I get a lot second hand and then resell or pass on stuff. So the amount you spend doesn’t sound a lot or excessive to me - but it depends on your budget for such things I think. We “wasted” a lot of money on multiple cheaper items when I’ve learned as they got a bit older that fewer better made and nicer items make the money go further. So mine just have school shoes, wellies, boots, plimsolls type shoes and a pair of sandals plus the older one has sports trainers for school now. But I spend more on “decent” well fitted brands that last a whole season.

It varies cost wise. DD loves jeggings and skinny jeans so I buy lots of those in different colours as they’re hard wearing and are comfortable. Some are designer (Ralph Lauren, Pepe, Levi’s) but mostly H&M as she’s skinny and theirs don’t gape on her. Her tops and hoodies are Adidas, Armani, Versace or G Star Raw as she likes these and the fit on her is fab (being a short arse these things don’t suit me) so some months I can spend £100s and buy lots, other months nothing as her dearer stuff does last ages. Don’t worry OP, there’s no exact limit or correct amount.

I have far too much for my daughter who is just fitting in 3-6 months. A lot of her stuff is M&S or Next, but I have bought everything new from ebay.

She has a few more expensive outfits for occasions (Monsoon/Ted Baker) but those were also bought on ebay, barely worn.

I probably spend £20-30 a month, but I buy larger sizes as well.

Loads. I like buying clothes, they like wearing them 🤷🏻‍♀️.

I also bought various coats from Monsoon/Next in the sales in various sizes up to 12-18 months, which probably cost £50 for four coats.

She's not even three months old yet.

@Alarae haha! I did do that too, I’ve calmed down somewhat 6-9 months I had
X20 joggers
X15 jumpers
X16 t shirts
X2 coats
X4 dungarees
X8 tracksuits

A fortune
When I had dd1 20+ years ago i didn't have the money to spend on a lot of clothes.
Dd2 I'm in a totally different position regarding money.
I buy her clothes probably ever month. When she was smaller i spent stupid money in a designer baby shop near me on a regular basis.
She 4 now i shop in Next, Zara, H&M Ted Baker.
She has several pairs of shoes and trainers.
I do give all her clothes to my niece for her dd's who are younger.

It does look a little excessive, how many days are they in nursery? Perhaps they don't need as much 'smarter' clothes? Do they need all the tracksuits on top of separate tops and bottom?

For DD we spend more as I find with girls there is more variety. So for 'bottoms' she needs a skirt, a dress, leggings, jogging bottoms, jeans, shorts. Over the year I probably spend about £500 on both, including shoes, coats etc. But mine are older (2 and 5) so last longer and we get some hand me downs and Ebay stuff.

That sounds like hardly any clothes to me. My daughter has always had a lot more than that. However I do see the point about the price of the tracksuits and trainers.

My dc are older but also have a lot more clothes than that.

I like dressing them in nice clothes and they enjoy wearing them. I’d also rather buy stuff that may cost a bit more to start with but then lasts, can be passed down etc. Dd is almost 8 and her clothes have passed through 4 different girls now among friends & family.

We especially like Boden, Frugi, JL but they also have H&M & Sainsbury’s stuff.

I’ve never added up how much I spend but based on this month which is probably pretty average I guess around 2-3k. Eek that’s rather a lot, isn’t it?

I spend no more than £25 for each age bracket (eg 3-6 months or 6-9 months). He grows out of stuff so quickly. I buy bundles of clothes appropriate to the age range from eBay.

My ds is nearly 3 and ds is 4. I spend £100 in total on underwear, socks and vests for them both. I tend to spend another £50-70 on pyjamas for the year. Clothes tend to be about £200-250 each and are usually bought from h &m, boden, jojo mama bebe, frugi and next and are usually bought in the sales. I usually spend another£50-100 on dd's dresses and accessories eg. tights from Monsoon.

Dd is 4

They both have a pair of trainers each, a pair of sandals and wellies as well as slippers. Dd has a pair of gold and silver shoes too. I tend to buy shoes as and when needed.

I don't keep track but what you quote is not way too much at all. I mostly purchase from Next. Easily do up to £2k a year. DC outgrows clothes so fast. All mine goes to charity shop afterwards so someone else can use it.

I love buying clothes for my kids but I don't spend much to be honest. They get a lot from family that are useful, things like pjs, t shirts or long sleeve tops.

My older DS is 4 and at the moment he probably has:
8-10 short sleeve t shirts, same amount for long sleeve then
Few jumpers, 4-5 or so
2 pairs of jeans
3-4 pairs of leggings
1 pair of dungarees
3-4 pairs of joggers
4 pairs of shorts
Then a couple of coats, puddle suit
Trainers/wellies/canvas shoes/sandals/crocs

When I buy things myself I tend to buy things I really like, from a range of shops including Zara, Lindex, H&M, Next. Will buy things I like in Sainsbury's too.

My younger DS is a baby but he has a similar amount, plus sleepsuits, vests etc.