Baby Clothes

Lynette - posted on 12/10/2010

No way! Please let the baby look like "a baby" .. baby clothes that he/she can be comfortable with depending on the weather.

Sharon - posted on 12/08/2010

What are "mini adult clothes"?

I didn't care for denim on infants. its just to stiff. But there are plenty of "denim appearing" items that aren't demin but look like it.

What are traditional baby clothes?

How would you know your infant or newborn loves the clothes you put on her?

My kids were mostly in onesies with sweat pants or skirts. Or sleepers. But we had a huge selection of outfits. Little baseball outfits were the cutest damned things. My daughter had the biggest collection of dresses. All were soft as could be though.

I just couldn't imagine that if "I" thought it was rough - what an infant would think of it - so I made sure all outfits were soft and pliable.

Jennifer - posted on 12/08/2010

I think it depends on the itme of clothing. I have no problem with denim jeans but little mini skirts for babies are a bit wierd I think! Logan wears what's comfortable basically. He has "cruising shoes" from Clarks.

Ashley=) - posted on 12/08/2010

traditional all the way..there soft and so cozy for a small newborn..feck fashion i say when it comes to lil babies..there's lots of time for fashion outfits when there older.:-)

from 9-10mths my little girls have been the height of fashion but i have to say there are many fabulous soft baby clothes that are lovely.My girls got lots of attention from others on there soft cozy cute outfits.

Kimberly - posted on 12/08/2010

I ♥ jeans and mini me clothing for babies LOL, my kids have always been fashionable. I don't fault anyone's personal choice, I like to dress my babies up lol, that's my thing. And luckily my sisters and friends all had babies so I just gave them the clothing my sons grew out of :-) and then I do not feel they went to waste. Though I am waiting for someone to have a girl now, I went a little nuts with my last baby, a girl, and have a bunch of stuff I am going to either sell or give to someone I know personally.

Jen - posted on 12/08/2010

My son wore onsies and jammies for about a year. I also never had shoes on him until well after he was walking and the day care made me. Well, I understood at that point. Before that, shoes on a non-walking baby just confused me.

Toni - posted on 12/08/2010

Yeah it is advised that pre-walking babies do not wear hard soled shoes in the UK too!

Vegemite - posted on 12/07/2010

when they were babies they wore what was comfy and soft sole shoes when went out, just socks at home. My youngest was walking at 8 months so he had the early walker flexy hard soles to go out in. Now that they are older I don't like clothes with characters or silly baby motifs so I naturally get clothes that could be considered "mini adult" but not because I want to adultify them. That would be polo shirts, t-shirts, jeans, shorts, jackets and jumpers but I make sure they are comfortable like have elastic or adjustable waists and belts must have small buckles so they don't dig into their chubby little bellies. Also they have button down shirts for when we go somewhere special, with a close extended family we are often going to restaurants and that sort of thing for one occasion or another.

Amanda - posted on 12/07/2010

we have jeans and such for the kids, but we like to dress them in clothes that are comfortable, easy to move in...appropriate for the weather...jeans aren't that comfy for around the house and playing.

Sherri - posted on 12/07/2010

Oh they never did wear shoes in the house only if and when we went out.

Hannah - posted on 12/07/2010

I get all my adjustable waist at either Old Navy, Target, Kohls and JC Penney.

I agree that Old Navy has the best jeans by far!!! You can usually get a 2/$20.00 deal which isn't bad. Nowadays you can't get jeans for less than that at Target or even Walmart now.

Dana - posted on 12/07/2010

And it's not just an Aussie thing, here in the States it's recommended to not use hard soled shoes on young children either. All it takes is a little research, some parents do it, some don't.

Dana - posted on 12/07/2010

I've found the adjustable waist pants in Walmart too but, they sucked. I've bought Ethan's at Sears or JC Penny's

LaCi - posted on 12/07/2010

My son was naked or in just a diaper pretty much the entire first year of his life.

Shauna - posted on 12/07/2010

Old Navy and Gap in my opinion has the best jeans for little ones.

Shauna - posted on 12/07/2010

I live in United States and have heard everything Kathy was saying as well. My son is crawling and wears the Robeez soft soled shoes they bend and are perfect AND CUTE LOVE THEM www.robeez.com .... thats all i see babies wearing around here!!! otherwise he just has socks on and in summer was barefoot. It does get cold here ... right now its 12 Degrees outside ... but my son isnt walking around outside .... so im not too worried about it being too "fridged" a pair of socks keeps his feet just fine in the house, as it does mine too :)

Good Day! - posted on 12/07/2010

plus, can't you double/triple/even quadruple socks?

Minnie - posted on 12/07/2010

Socks will not protect them in the frigid cold

Could care less whether you put your kids in shoes or not Sherri, but considering we both live in NH and neither of my girls have lost any toes from wearing only socks for their first year...

Good Day! - posted on 12/07/2010

Kati, I've found the adjustable waistbands at Target too.



But we get tons of hand-me-downs from Eliza's cousin who is a heftier child (not fat, just much thicker than Eliza will ever be). Eliza has tons of jeans from her that are not elastic waist or adjustable. It was cheaper and more practical for me to buy one belt for all the jeans, instead of buying new jeans. Except the belt is too big...even though it's her size...lol!

Chatty - posted on 12/07/2010

Old Navy, The Gap, Please Mum (just in Canada), Guess, Joe (Superstore in Canada), The Children's Place.....the all have adjustable waistbands in MOST of the jeans/pants. I find that up to 24 monthsy they're just elastisized waistbands and then starting at 2T the have the adjustable ones.

Rosie - posted on 12/07/2010

where are you all finding these baby jeans with adjustable waists?? i usually only shop at walmart and theirs don't start until you start getting into the 4-5 child size.

Chatty - posted on 12/07/2010

AMEN, SISTA!

Nikki - posted on 12/07/2010

lol, My daughter only wears socks and shoes in photos so I don't look like a bad mother, otherwise she is a barefoot babe, like me. We both hate wearing shoes or socks!

Chatty - posted on 12/06/2010

Just because they were walking early, Sherri, doesn't exclude them from having different or various problems. I'm not saying your kids have problems but don't just disregard the recommendations.....they're there for a reason.

AND, you can put shoes on them when you're out and about but when they're indoors and practicing or learning to walk there is evidence to prove it is best done in socks, barefeet or soft soled "walking shoes"

Georgia - posted on 12/06/2010

Kathy, that's what I was told too. It may be an Aus thing though. Mind you, when my eldest was just starting to walk I got him a pair of hard soled, semi-high top shoes (from the podiatrist) and his walking improved 100%.

Sherri, we don't really have frigid cold areas in Aus. Not like you're talking about anyway.

Sherri - posted on 12/06/2010

Shoes will not hurt them all of mine wore hard soled shoes from birth. 2 walked very early (9 & 10mo's) and none have any problems in anyway. Socks will not protect them in the frigid cold.

Kathy - posted on 12/06/2010

Re shoes; podiatrists advise that babies not wear shoes until they have the balance to stand on the floor. Their muscles need to develop naturally to do this. Once they are walking, they can wear shoes, but they must have soft soles.

Prior to this, if it's cold, socks are all they need. otherwise, barefoot.

Shauna - posted on 12/06/2010

depends on age. Neborn to about 4 mo i didnt do jeans they just were too hard to put on fragile little baby, and seemed uncomfortable. Now my son is 8 mo and he wears jeans and i guess you could say mini me outfits ... however i try to keep it simple for daycare i know he would be more comfy in one peices.

Good Day! - posted on 12/06/2010

I have the problem with denim fitting my skinny child, too. I bought her a belt...aaaannnnddd it's too big! I'm going to see if my husband can puncture another hole it.

Funny story: my daughter's jeans were sagging a little more than normal today (and she was wearing her cute new belt!) A few minutes ago when I undressed her to put her pjs on, I discovered her pockets were full of coins. That child...now I need to figure out how she got into my purse!

Sherri - posted on 12/06/2010

Oh me too Emma. My 4 yr old who wears a size 5 still wears the osh gosh ones.

Stifler's - posted on 12/06/2010

My kid is always too tall for overalls his size. I LOVE baby overalls.

Gina - posted on 12/06/2010

I love those adjustable waists!! My kids are tall and narrow. I have a hard time finding them in girls clothes, compared to boys clothes.

Gina - posted on 12/06/2010

I try to go for comfortable more than anything. I never put shoes on my babies unless they were taking a picture. I don't think my newborns ever wore denim.

Hannah - posted on 12/06/2010

I too have been buying adjustable waist since 12 month. I think that is when they start making them.

Dana - posted on 12/06/2010

I agree, thank God for adjustable waists!

Toni - posted on 12/06/2010

Kati I have denim with adjustable waists for my son and he is only in 12-18 months (just about) thank goodness for adjustable waists.

Rosie - posted on 12/06/2010

denim rarely fits my children until they are big enough to get the kind that has adjustable waists, which is usually around age 5 (my skinny little twerps). i do have some denim, but it doesn't fit them right and always falls down. i prefer like little sweatpants, or cloth pants. for some reason they are always better fitting.

Kathy - posted on 12/06/2010

Whatever was cool/warm (appropriate to the weather) and easily washable. If I couldn't just throw it in the washing machine I wasn't interested.
People gave me a few frilly things (I have 3 girls) but they were rarely used - I have better things to do than ironing!
In my opinion, you want a doll to dress up, go get a doll.

Amanda - posted on 12/06/2010

Well I put jeans all on 4 of my babies when they were little. And my girls all wore cute denim skirts, leggings and long summer dresses as well, and still do when it's warm. The scarves are a big hit where we live and I put my oldest daughter in them all the time! I think it's cute to dress them "hip" if that's what ya wanna call it. There isn't much harm in it. They wouldn't make baby clothes to be uncomfortable or bother the baby, and if they did than they wouldn't be putting it on the shelves for us moms to buy... :)

Hannah - posted on 12/06/2010

I have always dressed my kids in outfits. I am the same way with baby clothes, I don't like them much. I refuse to buy either of my kids clothes with any disney/cartoon character on it. I always take their comfort into consideration, of course. That is why I buy the jeans with the adjustable waist band. You can loosen it if it feels to snug on the kiddos or tighten it if they are falling off.

I rarely put shoes on the kids until they were able to walk. I had tons of shoes that my SIL gave me and they were so adorable but I just never put them on.

Oh, and I always shop sale, consignment or my SIL's closet. I NEVER buy anything that isn't on sale and most of the time it i second hand. They grow way too fast for my money to keep up.

Jaime - posted on 12/06/2010

I think it's kind of silly to spend so much money on newborns' clothes. They're only going to wear it for a short time and then never again. It's not like they'll be able to fit in it again. So why bother with denim outfits on infants?

I think it's cute, but impractical with infants. But when they start getting bigger and their growth levels off, sure, let's be twinkies.

Jenn - posted on 12/06/2010

We range anywhere from running around in a diaper (the girls especially love doing that and will take off their clothes all the time), to wearing little outfits. Most of my kids clothes are hand-me-downs or gifts from people like at their birthday and stuff and that's when you get a lot of cute little outfits. I wouldn't put something on them that looked or felt uncomfortable though, like someone mentioned a shirt collar riding up - if I saw that then the shirt would come off.

Dawn - posted on 12/06/2010

I dress both my girls in little girl appropriate clothes. Some of them are similar to adult clothes, but never anything revealing or suggestive. With my youngest, more traditional baby clothes, sleepers, onesies, cute little dresses. With my 2 year old, anything that comes down at the waist as we're still pottytraining, but she prefers jeans and sweatshirts and "comfy clothes" as we call them.

Good Day! - posted on 12/06/2010

I went to LSU and we have a large grassy Parade Ground. I would purposefully walk to class through it so I could take my shoes off and walk barefoot through the grass...ahhhh....felt so good. I'm not really keen on shoes. I like my flip flops almost year round. Eliza actually likes shoes, but I think it's because she likes to take them on and off. She can entertain herself by taking her shoes and socks on and off for half and hour. To my dismay, her favorite shoes at the moment are her "eye boots." They are cute little rubber boots that look like lady bugs and have eyes on the toes. They match nothing, and she'll wear them on the sunniest warm day...lol. Oh well, you're only young once.

Sherri - posted on 12/06/2010

Donna those are a stinkin' riot I don't think I would ever buy them but those are pretty creative for sure.

Chatty - posted on 12/06/2010

Roxanne REFUSES to wear socks. She gets it from me. It could be - 40 outside and I'm wearing my flip flops. Roxanne's first pair of "shoes" were her Roxy flip flops. I've definitely created a "shoe" addict. She's got over 14 pairs of shoes, sandals, boots etc.

Georgia - posted on 12/06/2010

So you mean stuff like this: http://heelarious.com/stella.php

I think it's funny, but would never buy them myself. We must be odd Aussies then, because my boys wear shoes since they could walk... only when they are outside though! Our backyard is nothing but bindis and prickles, so it's painful for me to walk out there without shoes let alone a child. We don't ever wear shoes inside, so they have plenty of shoe-free time.

April - posted on 12/06/2010

same here on the shoe front...even at almost 2 my son likes the baby sling so shoes are kind of pointless unless he wants to get out (rare). when i do put shoes on him, he takes both shoes and socks off. the back seat of our car is littered with mismatched socks!!

Minnie - posted on 12/06/2010

My babies are pretty much in pajamas for the first year. If it's hot, just a diaper, or a onesie if we're out.



We like our comfort and I'm not out to impress anyone with my five month old's sense of fashion :P



They don't ever wear shoes until they're at an age when they don't want to be carried much. My two year old wears shoes only when necessary- the second we come home she's yanking her shoes and socks off.

Dana - posted on 12/06/2010

I've seen kids who freak out about wanting their shoes on and never taking them off outside, it's rather sad. There have been studies done about humans needing to have direct contact between the earth and their feet. I remember reading one, a few years back, that suggested people who live in cities should go to a park once a week, take their shoes off and put their feet in the grass for half an hour.