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

This thread is just killing me! Poor OP has a bit of a shock coming...!

Yesterday morning all was going well. Both children were dressed. DS had socks that matched his pants. DD was in a cute outfit that fitted. I had a 5 minute shower. Came out, pulled on some underwear and DD pooped up her back. So I stripped her and put on a fresh nappy. Potty training DS went to the loo and managed to get poo on his trousers, pants, socks and over the bathroom floor. Which I then got on my socks. So I cleaned up him and the bathroom, leaving DD to roll about in just a nappy. Once I got DS dressed again (took a while, he was grumpy), I looked out some more clothes and got DD dressed. By this time DD was tired and wanted fed again before her nap.

An hour had passed and I was still in my underwear. We had literally made no progress. Our only achievement was creating half a load of washing.

Oh, DD also peed on her towel. Forgot about that.

I love babies in white. However my babies have all had reflux - DD3 worse than the others!! And therefore I avoid white at all costs as it even shows a milky cream sick really obviously - and I go for patterned / different colours that might be a bit more camoflaguey!

Yes white is easy to wash but such a pain to see an obviously dirty outfit on a baby and feel like you need to change it - even without white I am changing DD at least twice a day due to teh wetness and smell of the sick without having to have the factor of seeing it as well!!

Just re-read and seen you are thinking about dressing baby like this until 12 months - what about grubby knees with crawling on wooden/tiled floors? I think it is more practical to dress in separates at crawling stage as you can change the top or bottoms as necessary - I still think nice soft comfortable clothes and am not a fan of pink/blue but white babygros - nope not practical here past about a week old!

tsk mutley, you didn't read that OP does not have grubby floors.

Hahaa hazle cracked me up

oh Yarny I forgot about the craziness that is just getting dressed! I've had so many days like that! nowadays the girls don't get dressed! I've just put them down for an afternoon nap still in their pj's! Tomorrow is a new day and a new opportunity to attempt to get us all dressed before 2pm!

I hope to god the OP doesn't get a shit smeared like my DD! Tuck her up in bed in her nice white pyjamas and come back an hour later to a naked, faeces encrusted poo ball. She'll be steam cleaning the baby!

This thread has cheered me up no end today - chuckle!!

I like a mix of colours personally. And yes my son started off in white or neutral colours but as soon as myconium got up his back they were out and in with the colourful stuff.

I don't think the comment 'parenting is only as hard as you make it' was a wise thing to say. Good parenting is hard. Bad parenting is very easy. I work in social care so see the latter all the time. And can't say I've ever seen any tutus.

I can see that you're trying to do the best for your baby OP, but you do come across as very judgemental about other people's choices. I don't see why dressing a baby in bright clothes makes them more of an accessory then dressing them in white. That saying, I am 12 weeks pregnant with my first child so have have no clue about how long I will dress my baby in a baby grow or when they will start wearing shoes as I am sure it depends on the baby and what works for us.

you cant steam clean a baby!

But a friend of mine only wore white until she was 5 and started school. she grew up to be a total 'barbie' princess. very high maintenance hair, make up and nails.

shakes her head at OP. Oh just you wait OP.

I have a steam cleaner Sister and it has baby sized attachments. I don't see why not...

I like "parenting is only as hard as you make it".
I also like "Never say "I will never" about having children. It will come back and bite you on the arse!"

I do sometimes wonder if people who are neat/clean freaks have any idea how much messiness babies create, and how they prepare themselves for it? I know someone who never took her baby into the garden and wouldn't let her learn to crawl as she didn't want her getting dirty!

Well this thread has made for an amusing read at the very least.

OP - I have a range of different coloured and patterned baby grows for this baby. We don't know what were having so this baby will be dressed in some hand me down clothes from my older boys (if it's a girl she'll even wear blue shock horror) and some unisex clothes I've bought. I've deliberately tried to get some clothes that aren't just white because that's what my DH and I prefer. I don't view my baby as a fashion accessory in the slightest, I just want practical clothes that wash well but buying all white seems a bit dull to me. All I can say is wouldn't it be boring if we were all the same!

I think you really should try not to be quite so judgmental, becoming a parent is a huge learning curve and when you have your own kids suddenly a lot of things start making sense.

I haven't checked this thread since yesterday but also liked the line "parenting is only as hard as u make it." I already have a 4 year old dd and have learnt many valuable lessons on the way. Biggest one being, don't sweat the small stuff! Who cares what colour ur baby is wearing, as long as they are warm, clean and happy that's the main thing. Iv got ocd myself and spend a lot of time every day cleaning but since being a mummy have realised there is more to life than cleaning and before u come a parent u have a very idealistic view of what its going to be like and what type of mother u will be. I love traditional white and pastel baby clothes but my dd also loves pink tutus and big hair bows and everything else and I will buy some of these things for my new baby. Once the babygrow is covered in strawberries/blueberries banana or they have a nappy explosion a few times the OP will realise u cant just leave the baby to its own devices and start scrubbing clothes!! I buy lots of too expensive clothes that my dh is always moaning about but I would never expect her not to play around or not eat messy foods or crawl on the floor because of the clothes IVE imposed on her!! Just let ur dc be a child and put them in anything that's appropriate for their age/weather etc rather than worrying about the colour!!

I think OP is in for a shock with the "parenting is only as hard as you make it line" Babies are hard work ( and they just eat, sleep and poo) wait until they are in their teens and they have their own opinions and decisions and come home wearing a pink tutu over black leggings with a biker jacket, wait until they are telling you his wrong you are about everything and complaining about the pictures of them when they were babies/toddlers/children because of how uncool then were dressed

My ten year old DD would never wear pink, white, flowers, bows anything of the sort would make her blood boil. I am very much a girly girl but I love that my daughter knows her own mind enough and has the confidence to wear what she likes without feeling or thinking that she will be judged by others - Well unless she was wearing a tutu and had a double barrelled name of course

This thread is amazing.
Cheered me up no end.

OP - I'm sorry, but for someone who says they are not judgemental you certainly come across as it. And a tad OCD with the steam cleaning too. Trust me, one mother to another, whatever your views are on parenting are before your first born is here, they change drastically in first few weeks of life. Practicality and time with baby surely are more than a baby in a pristine white baby grow (which IMO sounds very "accessory" to me if you want them spotless all the time)

Saggy amazing!! Glad to see that imminent labour hasn't ruined your sense of humour x

I love it when someone with no children lectures the rest of us on our shortcomings. Big shock and extra helpings of humble pie coming your way soon.

I've been following this thread with interest. I was going to chip in to say that in the past when I have bleached my own t-shirts or bedding the smell of bleach afterwards has been really strong and has taken a load more washes before it's gone (if it goes at all). Surely that must mean that there is a bit of chemical residue remaining after you've bleached clothes which can't be good for a baby?

Then I wondered if I'm being an idiot and there is some other, special type of bleach that you use for clothes etc. rather than household bleach?

Well I was going to go with organic until I saw the prices and some hippy with dreadlocks and BO told me I couldn't use my steamcleaner or bleach or even a smudge of vanish stain remover for fear of killing the planet and he suggested leaving baby to 'air out' instead of washing them !! Told him to go fuck himself with a hemp covered dildo and carried on looking at other options and as for my last post that one was about baby items and I clearly stated I had already picked a pram out but noo I got a of cameleon huggers and prammie people talking about prams urgh as for sleep deprevation OH sleeps like a log and i power nap or just do breathing excersises so baby can do as he/she wants when i it comes to sleep time as i said before also you people really need to read before you type i am looking into plain block coloured clothes aswell nothing denim shudder And nothing with images annoying slogans etc on them and also i'll be using high waisted re usable nappies to contain most of the "poonami" also i do have time to do something OH can help me as soon as i ask him too

Oh goodness this is good.