where to buy decent sleepsuits?

[bradleybecky]

First baby! wondering where the decent quality multipack sleepsuits are? With those integrated mittens/foot thingies! Want some that wash well too...

Also not extortionate....have been looking at asda, M&S and next...any other suggestions?

I got some good ones from sainsburys

M&s, sainsbury, Waitrose, H&M

mine live in the plain white John Lewis ones until about 9 months.

good quality fabric, decent thickness, wash well. s'all good.

Next were my favourites. Nice thick cotton, washed well and kept their shape. M&S pretty good too.

Sainsburys, Tesco, Asda, Matalan, Mothercare, Mamas and Papas, Next... tonnes of places!

John Lewis organic ones. £15 for 5. Wash well.
Hand mitts aren't recommended now as it's important baby learns to feel things with hands

Next ones were the best I found nice bright ones for during the day and plain white ones for night. The ones with the built in mitts are by far the best as the seperate mitts you can buy just get lost in the middle of the night you can peel them pack during the day then pop them back over the hands at night.

Sainsburys wash beautifully. I'd avoid Asda, they're too cheap and don't wash well and are just not as good quality.
If you can afford it I think m and s were the best but considerably more expensive.

Next - good quality and wash well

Agree with whiffles John Lewis to start with. Mine now live in white company and we chop the feet off the nice ones and stick socks on when DS2 starts growing out of them on the basis that there'll be no more babies!

thanks everyone! super helpful. how many do i need for a newborn in winter!? sizes are confusing me too....

You'll want a newborn size for the first couple of weeks (my 8lb 10 baby wore newborn size for about three weeks) and then 0-3 size. Some places also do an up to one month size which is between the two which you probably can do without. Lots of people don't use newborn size but I find it drowns a new baby and then end up with their legs stuck inside.

As to how many - everybody will answer differently. Remember, before you over order, that all these companies you can order online for next day delivery or send somebody to the shop/supermarket to get more. A baby can easily go through 2 or 3 sleepsuits a day and more if they are sticky or prone to nappy explosions. I'd say 9/10 of each size is a good start point - maybe fewer in the newborn size, and then see how you go

*but i find 0-3 size drowns a new baby