Plain white baby clothes

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Ok so call me Boring if you like but i love the color white i think its easy to wash no worrying about colors running or decals fading or coming off etc etc BUT i was wondering if there is any one else out there like me who thinks the same it seems if i dress my my child in all white babygro's for the first 12 months or until walking age then i might seem a tad weird lol also i think babies should'nt be dressed in bright colours and weird outfits anyway its kinda like turning them into an accessory when i see babies in bright clothes and those annoying cloth shoes (which are so pointless) i just think well why dont you just put a couple of handles on your baby and tote them around like a handbag may aswell lol am i the only one who thinks this way babies just look so cute and scrummy by themselves they dont need anything else to make them cute IMO......discuss

Just a gentle reminder that babies need some environmental exposure to dirt and germs after the newborn weeks, or they are actually now thought to be more susceptible to asthma, eczema, hay fever, possibly even serious illnesses. It's called the Hygiene Hypothesis. A little bit of dirt is fine. Kids need freedom to play and explore, and you can't steam clean the garden...

haha no when he is born i expect him to be out making mud pie's and eating worms :D I'm just thorough with the steam cleaner now because we have pets and i dont like them living in there own filth or having that nasty pet smell around the house once little bean is born there will be some germs in the air i read an article about over cleaning causing immune disorders

ooh well if young sir is a young lady i might try ebay for some dresses once she is 18 months or so thanks :D

White sleep suit on a baby is one of the best things ever. I do actually like bold and bright colours & my baby wears a lot of reds, browns and greens because that's what suits. He did wear whites and creams when he was tiny though. Can't stand to see newborns in jeans.
I hate babies in tutus etc. I just don't get why people think it looks cute.

Oops, sorry! Saw the reference to dressing daughter in smocked dresses and didn't click. Sleep deprivation is a terrible thing!

Oh, and I completely agree on babygros or very soft leggings and bodysuits for crawlers. They have such thin skin, and sleep so much. I wouldn't want to sleep in jeans, myself.

White just doesn't suit some people, saying that a particular baby didn't look good in white is not some sort of slur, it might just be that baby looks much better in a different colour. dd was a bit jaundiced when she was tiny. In the pictures where she was in white she looked positively yellow.

I do agree with you about babygrows for babies, my two had a huge heap of them all handed down from various family members.

i can usually guess if i see a baby wearing a garish pink tutu chance are they have -mae on the end of there names lol going to buy some mothercare ones this week and see what they feel like can always take them back if i dont like them chances are i will though im planning on buying sizes 0-3 upto 12-18 all in one go along with bibs terry socks and even more terry socks lol also a few bundler nightie things which have been recommended for layette need a good tour or the pram section too

i do like the primary colour just washing those on a boiling wash all together id be scared of them running and i cant pre soak them in bleach or shirt whitener to get stains out like i can white ones

id rather LO get to the age of 12 months or so and let them pick what colour they love or what animals pictures etc they like how do i know they like giraffes or cars or whatever else they print on clothes these days Lol

"Living in there own filth"
"-Mae"
Judgemental much!

no not judgemental And i havent met a single person who likes the hyphenated Mae or Mei yet lol and yes i clean up after my animals constantly because they cant do it for themselves and i wouldnt expect my guests or anyone to come into a home with dog hair dust or unpleasant smells in it

Its not the name it's the fact that any child dressed in a pink tutu must be called it!

this is a thread about baby clothes which i was disguising with other mother you havent really contributed much to this thread so ... toodle loo

I love the colour white in theory ... But as PP have stated , after 6 months food gets everywhere! Trust me...
Now dd is older I prefer bright deep colours as opposed to nudes/ pastels as they simply last longer! Even if light pink doesnt get stained , IME it often looks washed out/dull after few washes. I do agree that babygrows are lovely to dress them in, with my next I shall keep them in babygrows much longer save for outfits others buy! They are so cute and simple and easy, plus if they have had a fresh on on at bedtime no harm in keeping them in it for the day when super little ( unless dirtied obv) so very easy!

Why are you planning to boil wash all your baby's clothes? I don't remember doing that for anything except for nappies (and even then I'm not sure they were boiled). It really does sound as if you are a bit obsessed with hygiene.

Ps people get incredibly snobby about baby clothes... Admittedly jeans and tutus are not comfortable and i dont really dress dd in them much- neither are dresses for that matter. But if people like to dress their babies up in lil outfits i dont think its abhorrent and on a par with feckin infancide , like some make out. So much judgement and competition all the time! Mothers be nice to one another! You can state your opinion without having to be snidey, gees.

Both my children have had explosive poos. Every time baby poos it goes out of the nappy and stains the vest and baby gro. Lots of our baby gros have yellow stains on the back. The only way to get rid of it is to hang them in the sunlight.

When baby arrives, cleaning and washing will be sidelined a little. Otherwise you'll be so tired you'll collapse. You have to cut yourself some slack and let your standards slip. The sleep deprivation is worse than people let on in general conversation. You won't have time and energy to be washing extra extra loads of washing. Babies already cause the laundry pile to double. If you plan on washing clothing at the slightest hint of a stain, as soon as the incident happens.... I imagine you'll be rethinking this plan when you realise how much work having a baby is without the extra pressure you are putting on yourself.

Hanging poonami stained clothes in the sunshine works a treat

That it does. 6mo in to having DC2 I've managed to hang about 2 loads of washing our since she was born. There's been hardly any non rainy sunny days this winter and there's just not much time.

Yarny is right. I love washing, and washing my clothes with care according to the instructions, line drying or airing to stop dryer damage etc etc. or I did before I had DD!! Now I drown in washing, particularly as we are in the process of switching to cloth nappies. And I'm tired All.The.Time so I've stopped caring quite so much about household things.

And nothing other than sunshine gets the bilirubin stains out in my experience - unless you get to it immediately with soap and water which isn't always possible, even soaking for days in vanish does nothing (and vanish isn't nice on baby skin so I've switched to an eco brand of oxy bleach which is even more useless).

Anyway, poppers are a major pain in the bottom, I loathe them - dealing with 10 of the fiddly little fuckers while you have a howling baby is no fun. I much prefer the yoga style (soft turn down top) trousers and little t-shirts with envelope necks over a baby vest, then only 3 poppers and the rest is fast on and off. So not only no white here but I had DD out of babygros at about 4 weeks (she sleeps in one but that's all) due to my popper hatred.

Have you thought about the fact you will probably be inundated with baby clothes as gifts from everyone you have ever met. It is unlikely everyone will buy white so will you give them away? I had enough clothes as gifts that I didn't need to buy any myself until dd was 6mo.

I love babies in babygros but I do think that by the time they are one they should be wearing clothes (you mention buying up to 18 months). Dd is 18 mo now and has been learning to dress herself over the past months. Although not v competent yet she knows where each item goes and how it goes on. I think a toddler of 15 months running round the park in a babygro will look ridiculous and it's not something I've ever encountered. Dd does still wear babygros at night though.

OP sorry but I have to agree with those who mention you ARE thinking about "what baby's clothes say about me" as much as those who wear brights! Minimalist is a style. So it's unfair to judge others on that level for bright colours. Plain colours or white appeal to me because they're easy to wash ... End of. And that's for me/household to boot!

Imagine someone saying people who don't wear jeans, wear white etc are snooty ... It would be an unfair thing to say. That's why some people are getting annoyed on this post, it has some good point but some judgements that are massive generalisations.

i only have white babygrows for my daughter to sleep. she is two! i like to make a change from the colours in the day to the plain white at night.

Wow for a second I thought I had stumbled onto a different parenting forum, so many judgemental posts here.
Personally I love seeing babies in bright colours, if you prefer white then that's up to you. My MIL was horrified when I showed her some dark grey booties I had knitted for pfb, due in July. I don't like gender specific clothes and find the pink and blue in most children's clothes shops rather nauseating, but hey if you want to put Lily-Mae in a pink tutu go for it, just remember that not every parent of a child wearing a tutu will conform to your stereotype
Jeans don't look very comfortable, (I can't wait to get my jeans off at the end of the day so can't imagine it would be comfortable for a tiny one) and I don't want to dress my baby as a mini adult.
I imagine that colours would be more stimulating for a baby than plain white all the time. I do have a few white babygrows but I doubt they will be practical in the long run or stay white; I simply don't have the time or the inclination to steam clean my house daily