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Where to buy "old lady" nightie

122 replies

DionneInCanada · 14/07/2023 19:25

I think that's the best way to sum up what I'm after for my 90 year old mum. Her request "to have a decent nightie for when I inevitably have to go into hospital" 😮

I looked at M&S and John Lewis online but nothing right.

So requirements are
below knee length but not too long
Short sleeves (not straps)
Preferably not plain white.
Not too big/gaping around the neck and chest
No itchy lace trim

Any ideas where to look please 😊

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Mummy08m · 14/07/2023 19:27

Try cyberjammies they do lots.

I'm only in my 30s but I LIVE in old lady nighties.

I hope your mum is OK

Watchthedoormat · 14/07/2023 19:27

Boyes
Bon Marche
The Original Factory Shop

Magicmagician · 14/07/2023 19:27

Bit left field possibly… but last time I needed to buy one for an aunt who was in hospital, I actually bought it in the shop in the main concourse of a large hospital - they had lots of that type of thing!

SweetAsIcedChocolate · 14/07/2023 19:29

DH got some on Amazon for MIL when she had to go into a home.
It was peak covid so had to be Amazon so they could be delivered directly.

BIWI · 14/07/2023 19:30

Please stop with the ageism.

You described the kind of thing you're looking for. There was no need to add the additional 'explanation'.

BigFatLiar · 14/07/2023 19:30

Suzanne Charles

gogomoto · 14/07/2023 19:30

markets, the old fashioned kind (not farmers markets or fancy food ones) tend to have these kinds of things. Leicester and derby markets both had a good selection

CindersAgain · 14/07/2023 19:31

Yeah agree with Amazon. Eg https://amzn.to/3rr79zY

SurpriseSparDay · 14/07/2023 19:31

Toast

Where to buy "old lady" nightie
Where to buy "old lady" nightie
TonightMatthewIamgoingtobecher · 14/07/2023 19:31

I got my elderly mum a long sleeve cotton nightie from Amazon just had a look and similar here with short sleeves
https://amzn.eu/d/elIisv5

Dontlistitonfacebook · 14/07/2023 19:32

https://www.davidnieper.co.uk/soft-jersey-nightie-in-cornflower-blue-0730.html

I am not near 90 but would like this!

TonightMatthewIamgoingtobecher · 14/07/2023 19:32

Ooh seen it's already been recommended! They wash well and are modest.

BrandNewBicep · 14/07/2023 19:32

Damart.

helpfulperson · 14/07/2023 19:33

Edinburgh woollen Mill.

midsomermurderess · 14/07/2023 19:33

BIWI · 14/07/2023 19:30

Please stop with the ageism.

You described the kind of thing you're looking for. There was no need to add the additional 'explanation'.

Oh God.

BIWI · 14/07/2023 19:34

I'm sorry that you find a push back against ageism so concerning. Would you feel the same way about racism or sexism?

helpfulperson · 14/07/2023 19:34

Damart still do paper catalogues so she could pick herself

msbevvy · 14/07/2023 19:35

I have inherited my late MIL's nighties. She was in her eighties when she died.

She bought all hers from from David Nieper. Way out of my price range but they are very comfortable and such good quality.

Poblano · 14/07/2023 19:39

When I had to run the same errand for my mother in law (who had just been admitted to hospital with a broken hip at the time so there was some urgency) I found them in Matalan.

finewelshcheese · 14/07/2023 19:40

helpfulperson · 14/07/2023 19:34

Damart still do paper catalogues so she could pick herself

Oh yes Damart, my Nan used to love their stuff.