For only dressing my baby in ‘pyjamas’?

[KellyJellyfish]

DD is 15 weeks old and small for her age (premature, still wearing 0-3months). Yesterday we attended a mums and baby music class and during the pre-class chat we got a couple of comments about how cute my DDs pyjamas were.

I dress her pretty much exclusively in babygrows and bibs, firstly because she has reflux and can write off at least one outfit a day (our record is 4 in 15 minutes!), secondly because most of our stuff is either secondhand, gifted, or cheap multipacks, thirdly because she still very much needs scratch mitts and she cannot stand cold feet or legs (socks fall off, trousers ride up). But most of all, because she’s a baby? Yeah I could waste money on little jeans and hoodies or dresses, but what’s the point? It’s expensive, wasteful, and makes life harder for both of us when it comes to changing and laundry. I’ve never really viewed babygrows as PJs before, just something babies wear.

AIBU?

I wouldn't class babygrows as PJ's tbh, They re perfectly fine and lovely for the daytime too.

I did always though change my baby's into a clean set of PJ's/babygrow to go to bed and a new outfit (most likely to be babygrows) in the morning. I think this helped both of us to get into a daytime/nightime routine.

I have a ten month old and I am currently watching her bumble around in her sister's old sleepsuit. I don't see the point in putting anything else on her, especially as she gets changed at least once a day due to food/blowouts etc.

DS was kept in babygrows, and when he was a little older, 5/6mths or so was often in pyjamas - soft cotton fabric, easy to wash.

It's up to the individual, but I saw a tiny baby once in jeans, socks, little shoes etc. and all I could think of was the hassle of changing the nappy!

Spending money on a new outfit for a baby who will grow out of it in two weeks is expensive and wasteful. It's a fact, not a matter of judgement.
Judgement would be adding "and everyone doing that is an absolute moron" but the OP hasn't done anything except state the fact.

It’s much better than treating babies as an accessory/doll and putting them in weird and wonderful outfits like so many seem to do.

Perfectly normal.

Zip up babygrows for the win!

But I also had babygrows that were clearly night time ones and day time ones. Can't really explain it but they just looked different 🤣 I think that's why people were saying pyjamas. The day time ones are brighter generally with more colour/patterns. But it really doesn't matter but I agree babygrows are the best.

Some people are just odd about children wearing colourful and comfortable clothes. My DS is 8 and wears Frugi joggers and Maxomorra tops (given brand names so you can see how colourful and patterned they are). He regularly gets complimented on his PJs by people in shops etc.

I’m sorry but your comments are completely ridiculous. Of course babies can wear mittens for a short time when they’re upset. Scratching her eyes out isn’t ’mapping her face’, and of course I trim her nails. If mittens were harmful, why do they still put them on older babies clothes hmmmmm?

and I’m not ‘projecting my dislikes’ onto her, if she’s upset by cold feet, she’s upset by cold feet. It’s not projection.

every single one of your comments in unnecessarily negative and utter nonsense. I’m going to ignore any future comment you make, you’re either trolling or triggered by my post for some reason, I honestly don’t care if you dress your baby in jeans, it’s fine, please don’t lash out at others and critique everything they do just because you felt offended by their different choices.

I did exactly the same with DS, the main thing was making sure he was comfortable.

Mine was in babygrows for the first 6 months or so. I figure if you can't lie around in your comfy clothes when you're a baby when can you? And they're so easy to wash and dry too.

Babygros are the easiest and most comfortable for them as well.

All little babies do is sleep, feed, roll around and have their nappies changed. I find it weird when people put proper little outfits on them, especially shoes. It's mad.

I think it's silly to say that parents who dress their babies in outfits other than babygrows are treating their child like a doll or an accessory. Why do people try to attach moral value to a fashion choice?

Equally silly to assume that I mean all parents that don’t dress their babies in baby grows though isn’t it?

Just looking through baby photos of my first and she was in babygrows most of the time as well up to around 9 months! i did also have a few romper suits which are pretty much the same comfort-wise but looks more like clothes.

I'm expecting my second child now and have only bought babygrows, no other outfits!

10 weeks and my DD pretty much lives in baby grows.
She does have outfits (leggings, dresses etc) I hate jeans on babies but she will wear outfits two times a week max.

Love a baby in baby grows!

'It’s much better than treating babies as an accessory/doll and putting them in weird and wonderful outfits like so many seem to do.'

Your post implied that the opposite of putting infants in baby grows is treating them like dolls. You can avoid feeling aggrieved in future by writing your posts in a clearer manner.

I love the look of dungarees but think they’d be too much faff changing, maybe when she’s a bit older I’ll try them
I don't get this. Dungarees were 20 times less faff than a sleepsuit for me. You don't have to get all 4 flailing limbs in and out at the same time, you don't have all those poppers. Some of them have poppers in the crotch of you prefer that but just popping them off was always far easier for me.

You're going on as though you're some kind of expert but you're just sounding a bit silly 😂

One of my kids needed shoes at 9 months, at the cruising stage. Another of my kids needed solid food at 4 months. Good parents do the best thing for their kids, for their circumstances - they don't blindly follow shoulds and should nots with no flexibility.

If OP finds that her tiny three month old is happier with her hands covered for a bit then she can do that, and it won't create any problems in the toddler years at all.

At that age it's pretty much babygro's. Occasionally maybe a little outfit or dress but pretty much lived in babygros upto 6 months.

I did have some that I'd consider more daytime ones like nice flowery or patterned ones. My favs were Joules or Next for their designs and I'd keep the more plain or boring ones for bedtime (but technically it doesn't matter).

Proper outfits are not as practical at that age and are just so much easier. My friend actually gave me a few that her DD had used and they had zips, they were super easy!

I'd have felt the pyjamas comment was said to be insulting. Why else wld u use the word pyjamas why not just babygro or outfit. To say pyjamas I wld have been offended, as if the person is making out like I'm being lazy and haven't changed their clothes since they went to bed.

🙄 I’d need to feel aggrieved in the first place to avoid it…I very clearly said “so many”, not “all”, you can avoid misconstruing posts in future by reading them properly in future if that helps 👍🏻

get someone to button you into a nice cosy babygrow and have little nap.

As long as the buttons are down the middle on the front, the other styles are a nightmare!