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At what age did you find dungarees practical?

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nappyaddict · 16/02/2011 00:26

Some say newbie ones are no good because the straps end up around their ears and the front part covering their chin. Some say they are no good for babies and toddlers that still nap in the day for the same reason.

Some say the footless sort are no good for crawling because the poppers come undone. Doesn't that just mean they are getting a bit small or that the poppers have weakend with use though?

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IHeartKingThistle · 16/02/2011 00:39

Love dungarees but IMO they only really work after they can walk and before they're potty training.

Used to put DS in those little soft ones with the feet in all the time though, love those too!

TheMotherOfAllDilemmas · 16/02/2011 00:42

I loved dungarees, DS used them until he got so tall they didn't come with poppers anymore.

Now I hope he doesn't use dungarees for the rest of his life.

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nappyaddict · 16/02/2011 00:51

IHeartKingThistle

For what reasons did you find they didn't work before they are walking?

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Cosmosis · 16/02/2011 09:37

DS started wearing them at about 4 months, I like them.

Woodlands · 16/02/2011 09:41

I like to dress my 7 month old in them - more comfortable than a tight waistband, I'd say. They do have to fit well though, and unfortunately the pair I love that he got for Christmas are now a bit tight in the crotch area.

Haribojoe · 16/02/2011 12:43

Personally I love dungarees from any age but find them impractical once you start potty training.

Shame cos I think little ones look so cute in them

butterpieify · 16/02/2011 12:47

I put mine in dungarees from birth, and have only just stopped with my eldest now she has to take herself to the loo at nursery.

IME, anything not "one-piece" rides up constantly.

rickymummy · 16/02/2011 13:49

My eldest wore them until he was potty training and I loved them. He has never been able to keep a pair of trousers up. Even his school trousers are round his knees half the day. Forever hearing people (teachers/friends etc) shouting "Trousers!!!" to him:)

My youngest just looked wrong in them. I think his body length is different.

HettyAmaretti · 16/02/2011 13:50

IME they're best for the period between starting to sit unaided and potty training. Love 'em.

coldtits · 16/02/2011 13:51

Best for crawlers

Bobby99 · 16/02/2011 14:18

Don't bother if your LO is in the habit of doing overflowing poos - it's a nightmare to get them out of the dungarees without smearing them in poo! My DD wears them now - she's 13mo and crawling/cruising, and they are very practical.

apple99 · 16/02/2011 14:21

Dd used to wear a lot of dungarees but since she has been potty trained and now using the loo by herself she doesn't wear them anymore as so fiddly to get undone.

So in answer to your question upto about 2.5 years is good for dungarees imo.

zebedeethezebra · 16/02/2011 15:01

I wouldn't bother with them if I were you!

UniS · 16/02/2011 19:04

Boy was a dungarees wearer from tiny to potty training. Over a cloth nappy they worked well BUT some had not been cut for cloth and the popper would refuse to do up at crotch when legs were right length.To get over that he did wear "shorts" dungarees from a size or two up as long and 3/4 length with the straps shortened.

Dungarees on a crawling child give a very handy grab handle...

BarbarianMum · 16/02/2011 19:34

I loved them b/w the time they can sit (so no straps round ears) til potty training time (when getting everything down very quickly became a priority).

Agree with UniS about the 'grab handle'.

littleducks · 16/02/2011 19:41

6 mos-2 ish when potty training

I did have a stage of poppers coming undone but ds was a bum shuffler so hardly surprising

BalloonSlayer · 16/02/2011 19:44

They are not "dungarees." They are "baby handles." Very useful, particularly to turn around a crawling one.

EdgarAleNPie · 16/02/2011 20:50

dungarees - from walking - and actually after PT too... i think it's when you want them to go to the loo alone they become a no-go, unless your kid is very good at doing the clasps.

not for non-walking as then a sleepsuit is easier.

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nappyaddict · 17/02/2011 09:32

Those that think they are best from walking, why do you think they are no good before this?

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QueenOfFuckingEverything · 17/02/2011 09:48

I hate them on babies unless they are those soft ones. They look all uncomfy round the face. But then I hate all 'proper clothes' on babies - babygrows/rompers all the way for me.

OK on toddlers though, and useful for grabbing.

Are you having another, nappyaddict?

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nappyaddict · 17/02/2011 11:31

Not yet, but we are TTC :)

Once they can sit, wouldn't you lose the uncomfy around the face problem though?

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mousymouse · 17/02/2011 11:33

never. ds had excema and the extra buckles and fabric close to his neck was bringing out the rash...

ethelina · 17/02/2011 11:38

god I love dungees on Boy, bloody hate trousers as his belly is big and they cut him in half. Cord or soft dungees all the way for me. He's 5.5m now, so not quite moving yet.

Elk · 17/02/2011 11:42

None. I found them far too difficult to put on a baby and once they were wriggling/bouncing toddlers there was no chance.
I have 2 dd's though, so this may affect my choices. Mine wore 'footed leggings' and jumpers as babies. Then dresses/skirts as they were sitting/crawling/walking. (dresses ace for crawling babies - slows them down).

given the option my children would prefer to be naked.

BornToFolk · 17/02/2011 11:43

Never, which is a shame as I love dungarees on babies and toddlers. DS wore reusables so had a big bum and I found that the poppers constantly undid themselves when he moved or I picked him up. He's long in the body too, which didn't help.

Now he's out of nappies, I prefer him to wear trousers with elasticated waists (no buttons etc) so that he can manage them himself when he uses the loo.

I made these knitted dungarees Pepita at the bottom of the page for a friend's twins and would definitely make them for any babies I may have in the future.

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