Best vest-type things for newborns?

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Just that really! I know I read a thread somewhere on MN about 'best' things for babies, and I can't remember the vest/ singlet brands mentioned, which from memory were miraculous, cheap, comfortable, durable etc... Any suggestions appreciated!

oh i just want to add, that when it comes to sleepsuits, the ones with inbuilt scratch mitts are the best. Both my kids could never keep a scratch mitt on, so I gave up and just used the sleepsuits with them on. Also great for colder weather in keeping little Mister Mooster's hands warm.

Oh God yes, vests with poppers. My children have worn them from birth until potty training. Get loads as they will poo/puke on them constantly. M&S are my faves but tesco and Sainsbury's are great too. A newborn only needs to wear a vest and sleepsuit - top with a cardi and hat if you're going out and you're all set. You won't want to be messing about with little outfits for the first few weeks, especially anything that buttons up the back!

Got it - ones with inbuilt feet, and sleep ones with inbuilt hands. This is great, thank you. I've just bought some vests with poppers from H&M, will also check out M&S, etc.

Dd was born prematurely, in December, so definitely needed vests. I always pulled them up over her body as she hated things going over her head still does

The best vests, IMO, are the ones you are given as hand me downs or bought second hand for pennies, because then you won't mind c chucking them away after a dramatic poosplosion

I haven't had a problem getting vests over little premmie DD's wobbly head, and an added bonus is that the poppers hold tights up. All ours are hand-me-downs and the only difference I've noticed between brands is in the sizing. They're always covered up, so plain white ones from Tesco are fine, and they can catch the worst of a poosplosion, protecting the nice outer clothing from leaks.

Poosplosions are much less common in cloth nappies. Not had to change a vest because of one yet and ds is 9 weeks.

I've always liked good old M&S for vests.

DD (almost 4 weeks) tends to do her huge poos in the seconds she is in between nappies on the changing mat, and then requires a full outfit change. Reusables will be little help for us in this area!

Back to your original point - shirtsleeves vests are easier than long sleeved. To a first time parent, the challenge of getting fingers safely through sleeves can be a nightmare.

Just have a question about the baby night dresses please! Should they be long sleeved? Otherwise, what do I put the baby in underneath? A long-sleeved vest?

Anything, how can I avoid the long sleeves in Winter? Do you mean do short sleeved vests and long sleeved babygros, so you've only got one lot of long arms to negotiate?

Yes I do OP - unless it's super cold, you don't need long sleeved vests. It's much easier to get fingers and thumbs into long sleeved sleepsuits.

Another reason why I use two sleepsuits, one inside the other, rather than a vest-and-sleepsuit combination. You simply feed one set of long sleeves through the other set and then you only have one sleeve to get baby's arm through.

Thanks, Anything and Zuleika, so I'll do the short sleeved vest from now on, or double sleepsuits. With a star baby blanket over the top, I'm sure the baby will be (safely) toasty. I actually feel so much more clued up after taking note of the responses to this thread. Just brilliant, thank you.