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AIBU?

To think it should be LAW that babies have to wear rompers and dungarees?

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TAFKAtheUrbanDryad · 10/09/2009 09:27

Because they look SO CUTE! Just been looking through my ds' baby photos and although he wore dungarees and rompers sometimes, I had a lot of clothes given to me which were just mini adult clothes. I'm going to keep dd in baby clothes for as long as possible!

On a practical note, surely trousers are a PITA when babies are crawling? Don't they just get tangled up?

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littleducks · 10/09/2009 15:48

I think it is partly a second child thing, dd wore clothes but then i realised how quickly she had grown up so ds was in sleepsuits/rompers to 6 months then dungarees and bodysuits (and is still in dungarees 90% of the time at 18 months)

Dh however cant cope with dungarees or sleepsuits though he has just sussed tights now dd is 3 (though tbh she can do them herself now) he found them impossible too

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heartmoonshadow · 10/09/2009 15:53

i love little dungarees on my baby boy he is sooooo cute in them. I also like rompers, it just keeps them a baby.

although DH did say one pair of dungarees made him look like a Dex's midnight runner (sorry no idea how to spell)

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KittyTN · 10/09/2009 16:04

YANBU at all!
I love babies in babygros - practical and so cute. I am probably v u but I hate adult clothes on lttle babies esp t shirts with slogans e.g. lock up your daughters. Very poor taste IMHO.

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BouncingTurtle · 10/09/2009 16:11

I do find that dungerees and cloth nappies don't really go... they don't seem to have enough room in them.

Funnily enough my ds only crawled for about a month before he started cruising.

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cjones2979 · 10/09/2009 16:41

My DS2 was a year old last week & still wears babygro's and romper suits a lot of the time as they are much more comfortable than jeans & T-shirts etc. He is desperately trying to walk & really struggles to pull himself up or crawl when he has "clothes" on.

Also, I like babies to look like babies so therefore I don't think you are BU.

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qwertpoiuy · 10/09/2009 16:46

When my dd1 was 2, she was in the habit of pulling off her nappy after doing a poo and twice manged to slather the contents over the settee and walls - v.pleasant job cleaning that up.
I thought of putting dungarees on her, but could I get them anywhere - no! I ended up buying 6 pairs on e-bay and then this problem was solved.

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TAFKAtheUrbanDryad · 10/09/2009 16:48

Ds wore dungarees for a long time as he was very windy and waistbands on his tummy seemed to make him very uncomfortable. Dd sometimes wears dresses but only short ones so they don't get rucked up!

I have loads of pretty pairs of dungarees for dd, Next are especially good for them, I'm going to try and keep her in pink as long as I can, being a redhead it's not going to suit her forever!

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crocdundee · 10/09/2009 21:27

Absolutely - bring on the dungaree law! And while we're at it can we please have a big bonfire of jeans for babies?!

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cyteen · 11/09/2009 11:14

Yes, I hate jeans for babies.

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Asana · 11/09/2009 11:48

In solidarity with the OP, I went out yesterday and bought my DS his first set of dungarees. He's yet to do a poopy with them on, but time will tell whether they prove as easy as rompers when it comes to changing his diaper ... Anything for an easy life, me

Whilst on the subject of baby clothes, I keep wondering why more shops don't do t-shirts with a popper extension to stop the t-shirt riding up? I bought a couple from Pumpkin Patch a month ago and have to say that they're brilliant (I use them with the sole pair of trousers I bought my DS). I really dislike it when I see t-shirts riding up on babies with their poor little tummies all exposed. There's always the option of using a vest with poppers underneath but then don't they get too warm (plus the t-shirt still rides up regardless)?

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Squidmission · 11/09/2009 12:04

Yanbu! I love dungarees on babies!
I bought some size age 4 dungarees in the Next sale last year for ds1 as I figure that'll be definitely the last time I'll be able to put him in dungarees

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bronze · 11/09/2009 12:08

I kind of agree but I'm so lazy ds 5mths is still mainly in babygros except when its too hot and then rompers. I'm assuming you allow babygros in your rule so YANBU

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Habbibu · 11/09/2009 12:12

Hmm - am with you on looking like babies, but i HATE dungarees...

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MaMight · 11/09/2009 12:20

YANBU. Where's a petition? I'll sign.

Trousers and tops were hopeless for my two because they were shaped like beach balls with little chubby arms and legs sticking out, and a chinny, grinny head on top.

Ds is 17 months and I've recently branched out into soft shorts (elasticated) and t-shirts. Mostly though he wears either an all in one (romper?) or just his nappy (nice wrap) and a t-shirt. I must admit he does look a bit odd next to all the other little boys in their funky jeans and trainers and jackets and stuff, but stuffit, he's comfortable which is really the only thing that matters. Looking edibly scrumptious is just a bonus!

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fizzpops · 11/09/2009 12:28

I can't remember when my DD stopped wearing sleepsuits or variations of same during the day. But she was such an alert baby always with eyes wide open and peering round that I felt she seemed more grown-up and they just didn't suit her. For the same reason I stopped holding her lying down early on as she was much happier being able to see what was going on.

I couldn't care less what other people dress their children in and don't see why anyone should care what I dress mine in so YAB totally U

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TAFKAtheUrbanDryad · 11/09/2009 12:38

Dd and i are still in our pyjamas. I tend to buy cheap Tesco sleepsuits and cut the feet off as she hates having anything on her feet!

Ds doesn't wear dungarees anymore as not very practical for potty training, but when he is better at letting me know when he needs to go I've got some gorgeous OshKosh ones that my friend gave me!

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crankytwanky · 14/09/2009 21:58

With my first, I thought I had to "dress" her properly all the time.
I know better now!
DC 3 will wear naught but rompers (with no feet, as my children seem to be long with enormous plates-of meat), and OshKosh, when bigger.

DH refused to put DS (2) in jeans yeaterday.

YANBU!

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