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What do babies wear?

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PoppyAmex · 20/02/2012 20:36

35 weeks with my first child and just started buying clothes but I'm seriously confused.

The only thing I'm sure of is that I want to dress my baby in really comfy "baby" clothes until she starts crawling. I can't bear the idea of outfits and especially dislike the idea of buttons, zippers and uncomfortable looking fabrics, but then it all gets really confusing...

Is a vest the same as a bodysuit? What's their purpose? Do they go under something?
Is a sleepsuit the same as a babygrow? Can you wear them just on top of nappies?
Do all babygrows/sleepsuits have poppers at the front? (the ones that tie that at back look fiendishly hard to to put on!)
How many of each did you get and how many can you get through a day?

Any help would be great (don't be afraid to patronise me)!

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lurkingmurking · 21/02/2012 11:15

I think all the Next sleepsuits have scratchmitts as standard. They are brilliant!

I'd second biting their nails - my DS still has a tiny scar from when I cut his finger when cutting his nails with clippers at a couple of days old Blush I cried for hours

DS was a December baby and I hated the snowsuits with a passion! He used to just go in his cosy toes in the buggy with a blanket and hat and was fine.

I'd get 10 vests, 10 sleepsuits and a couple of cardis and a couple of hats (warning - hats can be huge so definitely get newborn size).

Nearlycooked · 21/02/2012 11:45

Long sleeved vests are good as you can pop a pair of trousers over and you have an instant 'outfit'! If you fancy a change from the obligatory white / pink / blue H&M do coloured ones for about £3-4 pounds.

Long sleeved vests are also useful if you use the gro- bags for sleeping as their arms are covered but legs not.

hormonalprincess · 21/02/2012 11:53

I'm still confused :(

breatheslowly · 21/02/2012 11:58

It depends a lot on the baby. My DD was naturally very warm so didn't wear a vest until 12 months. She wore rompers (baby grows without feet) plus socks as her legs were longer than average so baby grows pulled at her toes in a way that looked uncomfortable. I often think that other babies look like their feet are being squashed and they couldn't stretch their legs out if they tried. If it got cold we added a Carrie rather than a vest as I didn't like having to get stuff over her head. The best rompers were ones that poppered right down the from and down each leg so we could just lie her down, slide her arms in and the popper it up round her. We didn't do dresses or trousers until about 6 months as who would want to lie down and sleep in proper clothes? DD wasn't a sick baby so we only needed about 2 rompers a day so the number you need depends on the baby and how much washing you do. She also never fitted newborn clothes.

Napdamnyou · 21/02/2012 18:23

Hoods are not great for newborns as they lie on their backs and the hood gets all squashed up behind them. Cardigans are better.

JiltedJohnsJulie · 21/02/2012 19:44

Which bits are you still confused about HT?

Bumpsadaisie · 22/02/2012 08:15

Yep don't get cardies with hoods.

If she's a march baby she will be fine in bodysuit, sleep suit and Cardi over.

My dd was June 2009 when it was hot - she lived in a bodysuit plus pull on cotton trousers. So much easier than with DS - November!

KatAndKit · 22/02/2012 08:18

April baby - short or long sleeved bodysuits to go under sleepsuits?

Bumpsadaisie · 22/02/2012 08:23

Kat - short.

You could get long sleeve ones to wear as tops in their own right with trousers pulled over.

Bumpsadaisie · 22/02/2012 08:28

Second the recommendation for next sleep suits. They are thick cotton, nice snug fit at the neck and are the only one of my son's 3-6's that still fit (he's 16 weeks).

Supermarket ones are cheap but do shrink as cotton is thin. Bought my son some George bodysuits in 6-9 and after a couple of washes they only just fit.

Babies are all different shapes and you'll find a brand that suits yours. Next seems to suit my skinny by incredibly long bodies long legged DS. M and S is nice stuff but seems to he designed for chunkier shorter babies.

wonderwooman · 22/02/2012 09:30

Tights are great!

My 3 DSs all wore tights, over a vest & with a long-sleeved top or cardigan. Perfect for when they're learning to crawl & so comfortable. Saves the hassle of socks constantly coming off too.

wonderwooman · 22/02/2012 10:17

Sorry if i've confused things further.

Initially they wore a short-sleeved poppered vest, sleepsuit/babygrow with feet and if chilly, a cardigan on top.

H&M really good for baby clothing, I thought.

I'd still buy a couple of hats/beanies for March - cotton ones fine.

The tights came a little later, perhaps a month or two in. Leggings/tracksuit bottoms also great.

This was a few years ago, but in H&M you could buy leggings with feet with lovely un-rollable waistbands which would come up to their chest when rolled out. Super comfy & no tight elastic waistband. They'd also do poppered vests which also poppered up the side to get them on so you didn't have to pull them over the baby's head.

milk · 22/02/2012 10:27

My DS is 11mo and still lives in baby grows.

Sekai · 28/02/2012 11:18

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QuickQuickSloe · 28/02/2012 11:30

primarni ???? thought this was a joke but the link really goes to a website!

LikeAnAdventCandleButNotQuite · 28/02/2012 11:49

Mine is 10 weeks old. She has a short sleeved bodysuit (no legs) under a long sleeved sleepsuit (ore Onezie as they seem to be know by a lot of people nowadays). - suitable for daytime and nighttime.

Or, a long sleeved bodysuit (no legs) and a pair or leggings with the feet in, then a little cardi over the top. Suitable for daytime and (minus the cardi) nighttime too.

Never seems to wear hats.

Pramsuit for going outside if I know she'll be out for a while (not just down to the shop and back)

Blanket for over the top of her in pram.

Next sleepsuits dont look like they have built in scratchmits, just cuffs, but its part of this cuff which folds over. When we say attached, we dont mean like mittens on a string. Just to clarify. They alse wash the best and fit the best of anywhere Ive found (and I am NOT a next fan, so it pains me that this is where I now buy her stuff from) Grin

Sekai · 28/02/2012 11:50

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LikeAnAdventCandleButNotQuite · 28/02/2012 11:58

You work for them, Sekai?

SardineQueen · 28/02/2012 12:07

Mine got by fine in body suits and babygros when they were babies. Put a blanket over to go out. Little cardis, all the stuff on here realy. You can get a few bits and see what you use and take it from there.

Whatever you dress them in, be aware that you will get the occasional old lady giving you a sharp look, or grabbing their "little hand" and commenting that it is "freezing". You just have to smile and nod in those situations, do not under any circumstances start trying to justify your baby's apparel as it will not have a happy ending Grin

wellwisher · 28/02/2012 12:38

For bodysuits, wide "envelope" style necks are much easier than round neckholes, as if when baby poos up its back and out over top of nappy, you can pull the pooey bodysuit down and off the baby rather than up over its head, which spreads the poo even further!

"Before you buy anything, imagine dressing a cat in it" is excellent advice Grin

LikeAnAdventCandleButNotQuite · 28/02/2012 17:14

Like Sardine says, dont worry about cold hands and feet. If their neck and chest is warm, they are warm. Have a feel there first, before you add or remove a layer.

Poodlehorse · 01/03/2012 07:30

I adored all tops that poppered as it kept everything together, DS was nicknamed Mr Poppers by my mum. H&M used to do lovely ones that wore well and everyone admired. I do like a babygro, the need to dress them up in outfits I never understood as the babygros are so practical and comfy. Agree with waiting to buy too many as you get given way more than you can ever imagine and often someone is looking to offload some of their own kids clothes which I was incredibly grateful for too as lets face it they are only worn for such a short time at that age. Of course I got rid of EVERYTHING just over a year ago that I had faithfully kept assuming our time had passed...oops.

nappyaddict · 03/03/2012 08:49

What are asymmetric babygros QuickQuickSloe?

nappyaddict · 03/03/2012 08:53

Does anyone find socks work as scratch mitts or do they fall off too?