Fashion faux pas..?

[MummyLostInParenthood]

Hello! Just a sense check really.. Is it a fashion faux pas for a 2 month old to leave the house in a onesy? I kinda thought that this was appropriate casual wear for the on-trend 0-3 month crowd. But I was chatting to a Mummy friend, and she always changes to a proper outfit for daytimes, and a onesy at night (to help the baby differentiate, apparently).

I dressed her in a dungarees and t-shirt combo for our last meet up (along with sock / bootie things that just fell off all the time) and she gave me an encouraging - ooh you've moved on from the onesies (or something to that effect).

I thought I could get away with throwing a dress or a nice cardie over the top of a plain one - but is this the baby fashion equivalent of me going out in a nice dress and tracksuit bottoms??

Obviously this isn't of importance in the scheme of things, but just curious as to what the norm is - I don't want everyone thinking I'm a slummy mummy cos my baby leaves the house in her pyjamas..! :)

I think my son wore real clothes for the first time when he was about 12 months.

Onsies are bang on trend for a baby!

I think little babies look great in onesie ... I kept mine in them for ages plus they are much more comfy ... Oh am feeling broody just thinking about it

Onesies are so comfy though. You have a baby, ffs, not a doll.

My DD is 10 months and still wears a fleece onesie outdoors, though with trousers and a jumper on top. It's effin' freezing and knowing DD is covered head to toe in a nice layer of fuzziness is much better than worrying about socks and gaps around the waist etc.

As for day vs night, there's the very obvious 'light' and 'dark' thing going on. Seeing as even 3 year olds have trouble picking appropriate clothing for outside (tutu and wellies), why would anyone assume a 2 month old is capable of thinking 'Ah, I see I'm wearing a onesie. Must be bedtime'.

Mad, I tell thee.

I second the baby not a doll statement. I have gone for dungarees, a skirt or a pinafore style dress over the one piece on occasion to dress it up but avoid fidly tights or socks and booties.

Never bothered with socks. DD does wear tights as a kind of long johns under trousers, though we avoid the inevitable falling down by trapping them under her baby-gro vest thing. Anything to keep her warm! We're in Scotland, see.

onesies more than fine for little babies. They're comfortable, provide easy access to nappy and best fo all are easily washable so you won't care when they inevitably throw up or poop on them.

I used to dress my DD for daytime then put her in a onesy for bed at that age but it in an effort to get her to wear the reams of clothing bought for her not because she needed to wear a "day" outfit.

Neither of my boys wore "proper" clothes until they where crawling and needed something a bit more tough on their knee's. So around 9 months and 10months.

Until then they lived in sleepsuits or sometimes soft cotton trouser and tops. With the sleepsuits they had plain boring ones for night time and bright patterned one's for daytime.

DD mostly wore babygros day and night until around 6 months, I would put her in something else now and again when I could be bothered or if it was a special occasion. I think babies look really cute in babygros, particularly when they're very young, often they look really silly dressed in dresses/trousers etc.

Once she started crawling I started dressing her (almost) every day as trousers or tights are more practical, if she's in a babygro crawling around her feet end up tucked up in the bottom section.

My 5mo still mainly wears onesies and sleep suits in the day. This is my last baby and there is more than enough time for them to wear proper clothes.

Far better a onesie than some of the vile outfits you can get for babies to imitate adults!

Dd wore babygros all the time when she was little. We'd bought her proper clothes but they just didn't seem as comfy.

mine were in onesies until they were...one!

Okay.... So I'm the only crazy mummy who has always dressed my little girl for the daytime. Shes nearly 6 months. I see it as I would feel horrid if I went out In my pjs. And yeah.. So many clothes to get thro. Maybe I'll change my tune if I'm bless with number 2!! Xxx

No mjtay I was the same

I always changed DCs when I did morning nappy and the rest of us were getting dressed - just popped an outfit on.

However, in retrospect, it really wasn't necessary, and babies look so sweet in their sleepsuits.

Mine are 16 months and are about to go out in their pyjamas sleepsuits. We're going out for breakfast and wouldn't get it til lunchtime if I had to dress them both before we leave Plus, they're warm, and I'm hoping they'll go back to bed when we get home, so seems pointless to dress them!

Mjay - oh I love dressing DD up too, no shame in that!

I think very small babies (under 4 months say) look a bit uncomfy dressed in an outfit and far more cosy in their sleepsuits.

The night and day thing is clearly nonsense!

Mine was in onsies until she was about 4 months old. I always put her in a nice patterned one in the morning when we got up and she had plain old white ones at night. They just looked so comfy and cute! And it is one item to wash/hang up, rather than 2 or 3 (trousers, top, socks etc!)

What a load of crap. Please tell me how a tiny baba knows the difference between day time clothes and bedtime clothes. Baby wants comfort not to be a glorified doll.
In fact if there is one thing that is MY bugbear it's seeing tiny babies trussed up in 'proper' clothes.
Comfort, warmth and easy for mom to wash and dry. Continue as you are with cosy cardis and onesies please.

Babies are round - a big tummy with arms, legs and a head stuck on. This shape is not designed to wear a waistband. I like onseys, but soft dungarees or little dresses over popper vests are okay too. Hate babies in waistbands, no matter how soft.

Glad I'm not the only one. My dd looks gorge in a nice wooly winter dress over a long sleeved vest with tights. Warm, comfy and bootiful!! But I also love it when I get her bathed and ready for bed and put her in her sleepsuit. Clean fluffy hair and smelling gorgeous. Yummy bub!! Agree about the washing and I may well change my tune if I'm blessed with number 2!! I certainly wouldn't say anything to anyone that chose to keep bub comfy. That's just plain rude!! Xxx

DS was always in all-in-ones at that age. I do remember taking him to the local baby group, he was in a lovely stripey all-in-one and it really got commented on. No one was nasty, but sort of 'oooh, he looks comfy' type things. As if all-in-ones were such a massive novelty. I didn't see the point in getting him all fancied up just to lie on a load of cushions with a few other babies.
I know he was still in all-in-ones when he was 6 months old because it was summer then and I got him some lovely bright short ones.
They're so cute in all-in-ones I say make the most of the time you can get her in them!

Lol. It's lovely to keep a baby in a babygrow. They're all soft and snuggly.

We had smarter ones for going to nice places, like John Rocher ones that were gifts for example with frilly bums .

Definately a fan of the onsie for that age, I think it's the cutest thing a baby can wear!

Think mine only wore baby grows for about the first 6 months, they threw up or pood on everything so often I couldn't handle the thought of washing anything complicated and thought they looked so cute!!

SO bizarre!

My friends and family assumed I would be obsessed with dressing my DS fashionably as I love fashion and enjoy dressing myself.

I have surprised them all by dressing DS in the most comfiest clothing I could find. I always feel the inside of everything I put him in (and he is now 19 months!) as I figure on the softest material is good enough for him. This approach generally meant onesies until he was 6/7 months, and then very simple clothing thereafter. Certainly not jeans until he was a year or so.

Added to which, I am a bit tight now with his clothing. Along with the fabric being comfy, I consider price closely too. His jumpers will only last him 3/4 months. Whereas my jumpers will last years if I buy right. All about priorities!