Quality or quantity? Baby and children's shoes - Page 6

MrsMurphy2Be · Apr 14th, 2012, 15:27 PM

Im not a fan of babies with shoes either... but I do LOVE bootees! Theyre so cute

tommyg · Apr 14th, 2012, 16:53 PM

My feet are a mess! So I would go for one pair of good shoes regardless of sex and people do understand if LO's shoes don't quite match every outfit.

I never did the "pram shoes" thing I bought smurf his first clarks crusiers today and he cruised his way up the driveway in them. He can take a few steps on his own but not quiet ready to walk unaided outside.

bbyno1 · Apr 14th, 2012, 17:01 PM

Aliyahs 1st shoes were from Clarks. Now we just buy them from Next. She outgrew the Clarks pair so quick.

whoops · Apr 14th, 2012, 17:06 PM

Lily took her first steps over 2 months ago, and is walking quite confidently now, but I'm still leaving it as long as possible before buying shoes for her.

Shoes are probably what I'm most cautious about - I never put cruisers on her, and where possible, I let her go barefoot. I wouldn't dream of putting 2nd hand shoes that have been molded to another child's foot on her, and I wouldn't dream of buying a cheap pair from a different brand, in case of sizing differences. Until she's old enough to tell me if her shoes pinch, she'll be wearing properly fitted shoes from either Clarks of Startrite. At this age, while the bones are still developing in her feet, I believe it's so important to make sure shoes fit right. As for matching clothes etc, most of her outfits contain some form of pink, so if I go for a pink shoe, they're bound to match at least one item that she's wearing.

tommyg · Apr 14th, 2012, 17:28 PM

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Originally Posted by MrsMurphy2Be

Im not a fan of babies with shoes either... but I do LOVE bootees! Theyre so cute

Baby shoes don't look comfy at all. In fact the lady in Clarks said today that they recommend keeping LO's out of shoes as long as possible. However I love knitted bootees too!

Me "Mum can you knit me a pair of bootees"
Mum "What for?"
Me "Your wee Grandkid that will be here in the middle of winter with cold feet if you don't knit it some bootees"
Mum "Eh What?"

I couldn't just come out and tell her I was pregnant, esp as she kept saying she needed to start knitting again to cut down the number of cigerettes she was smoking.

Ilikecake · Apr 15th, 2012, 02:57 AM

Quality all the way. I have messed up feet from ill fitting shoes. James has a pair of cruisers, a pair of doodles and a pair of doodle slippers.
He's going to hate me as I will be one of those mums that makes him wear clarks until he's left school

Waitin4astork · Apr 15th, 2012, 03:35 AM

My boy has more shoes than I do lol. But, they're all cheaper pairs from Next, Pumpkin Patch, Mothercare etc. As soon as he starts cruising properly and walking, I'll get him a proper pair of Clarks shoes then.

Apr 14th, 2012, 15:27 PM	#51
MrsMurphy2Be Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 4,962	Im not a fan of babies with shoes either... but I do LOVE bootees! Theyre so cute

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Apr 14th, 2012, 16:53 PM	#52
tommyg Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Scotland Posts: 4,291	My feet are a mess! So I would go for one pair of good shoes regardless of sex and people do understand if LO's shoes don't quite match every outfit. I never did the "pram shoes" thing I bought smurf his first clarks crusiers today and he cruised his way up the driveway in them. He can take a few steps on his own but not quiet ready to walk unaided outside.

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bbyno1 Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Londonn Posts: 18,652	Aliyahs 1st shoes were from Clarks. Now we just buy them from Next. She outgrew the Clarks pair so quick.

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Apr 14th, 2012, 17:06 PM	#54
whoops Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 2,973	Lily took her first steps over 2 months ago, and is walking quite confidently now, but I'm still leaving it as long as possible before buying shoes for her. Shoes are probably what I'm most cautious about - I never put cruisers on her, and where possible, I let her go barefoot. I wouldn't dream of putting 2nd hand shoes that have been molded to another child's foot on her, and I wouldn't dream of buying a cheap pair from a different brand, in case of sizing differences. Until she's old enough to tell me if her shoes pinch, she'll be wearing properly fitted shoes from either Clarks of Startrite. At this age, while the bones are still developing in her feet, I believe it's so important to make sure shoes fit right. As for matching clothes etc, most of her outfits contain some form of pink, so if I go for a pink shoe, they're bound to match at least one item that she's wearing.

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Apr 15th, 2012, 02:57 AM	#56
Ilikecake Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Midlands Posts: 1,675	Quality all the way. I have messed up feet from ill fitting shoes. James has a pair of cruisers, a pair of doodles and a pair of doodle slippers. He's going to hate me as I will be one of those mums that makes him wear clarks until he's left school

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Apr 15th, 2012, 03:35 AM	#57
Waitin4astork Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,127	My boy has more shoes than I do lol. But, they're all cheaper pairs from Next, Pumpkin Patch, Mothercare etc. As soon as he starts cruising properly and walking, I'll get him a proper pair of Clarks shoes then.

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