Onesies/bodysuits versus pants and shirts

[SarahBear]

Please consider the following from the perspective of having a newborn:

Why are onesies a "must have?" Why is it that pants and shirts don't do the trick?

 

[mommyof3co]

I personally like pants and shirts better, I think they look cuter. Onesies are easy in that you just snap between the legs, no trying to get pants on which really isn't a big deal. I don't let my kids go out in just a onesie, I always put pants/shorts over them anyway and I just think it looks cuter with a shirt rather than the onesie most of the time. I do use onesies for newborn/young infant around the house though. And I did use them sometimes out with my youngest but only with baby legs to make it more of an outfit.

 

[OmarsMum]

They look more baby-ish? & they have a lifetime to be in proper clothes when they're older. Omar was 1 year when he wore pants/ trousers & t-shirt for the 1st time. He was in baby suits when he was tiny, then we switched to rompers when the weather was warm. At 7-8 months I started to dress him in dungarees. He didn't wear trousers until he was walking.

All-in-one are also easier to dress & undress

 

[dizz]

I find babygros much more taxing on the brain than pulling a pair of leggings down... all those poppers to match up correctly (and hubby never manages it)!

 

[bananaz]

Pants and shirts are cute but onesies are way easier to undo for diaper and clothing changes, and that's pretty important when you have a kid like mine who spits up constantly and goes through 15+ diapers a day. Not to mention that onesies don't ride up like shirts do when you're moving the baby around.

 

[SarahBear]

How is unsnapping easier than pulling down? I don't get it...

 

[satine51]

I always thought that they are more comfy for baby. If they are in a onesie, there is no band in the waist that could potentially be uncomfortable. I prefer sleeping in nighties than pyjamas for that very reason, lol! And they spend most of their time lying flat on their backs!

 

[bananaz]

How is unsnapping easier than pulling down? I don't get it...

I don't know about other babies, but my LO flails constantly on the changing table so just pulling down the pants isn't an option, at least not if you don't want to get poop on them. Not to mention she hates having her limbs constrained even for a couple seconds, so with that plus the flailing it can be a real fight getting her legs into and out of things.

 

[OmarsMum]

How is unsnapping easier than pulling down? I don't get it...

You open all the poppers, lie the baby on the suit, put arms & legs in, then do the poppers. With t-shirts & pants, you have to hold the baby up to put on the t-shirt, then you have to hold the legs up to put the pants on. When they are tiny, they cant support their bodies to help in dressing & undressing.

Besides, bodysuits look more comfy, they stay in place & have a better fit regardless of the size of you baby.

When Omar was a baby I tried to dress him in a shirt & pants. The fitting was horrible. He had chubby arms & broad shoulders, so long sleeves shirts & t-shirts never fit. He was a long baby so trousers were huge at the waist with short legs.

This is why I love bodysuits for babies xx

 

[Tacey]

I definitely think babygros and vests seem comfier than trousers. I don't like the idea of a waistband on squishy newborn tummies!

 

[mommyof3co]

Oh and by shirts and pants I mean cotton, not like shirts and jeans. We don't do jeans until they are at least a few months old but even then not very often. I just like the look of little cotton outfits rather than just a onesie

 

[omfgski]

I agree with the tummy squishing thing lol.

Plus its harder (imo) to try to squeeze little legs back into trousers while holding the legs up and then getting the bum into them too than it is to pop them back into the babygro/sleepsuit. And babygros make my LO look even cuddlier lol

 

[060509.x]

They're comfy for them, no tight bands or buttons digging in!

 

[stickylizard]

I usually a onesie vest on then trousers/shorts and a tshirt or shirt on top, or no onesie if wearing a romper or sleepsuit. Because the amount of time you spend picking up your baby under the arms, the shirt just rides up and the waist band constantly moves around on really soft skin, chafing etc. Even when we took Toby swimming yesterday we left a vest on under his swim shorts because we didnt want the inflatable ring thingy to rub on his tummy. and i agree they do look more babyish. also, i dont think anyone has mentioned yet that babies need one extra layer than we do - if you put a onesie vest on under their clothes then thats job done! also if baby is sick/poops on their clothes, you only need to change one half, if if a onesie, the entire thing needs to come off for the sake of a small stain xxx

 

[Odd Socks]

They're more comfortable & cuter in my opinion. I'd put Lauren just in vests & sleepsuits for a year if I could get away with it. She didn't wear any proper clothes until she was 4 months.
xx

 

[staralfur]

We bought a bunch of newborn outfits for our LO (pants, shirts, dresses, etc.) and she never wore them. Just now is she starting to wear proper outfits, and that's even only once or twice a week.

At the beginning there are so many diaper and wardrobe changes that it's just such a hassle to have them in proper outfits. It may not seem like it's easier to put on sleepers with the buttons and everything, but it absolutely is (in my opinion). Plus you can only get away with keeping them in sleepers for so long, might as well take advantage!

 

[kwood]

I think my LO was in the sleepsuits mainly for the first couple of weeks so he was comfortable and looked like a new baby, but he started growing quickly so started in tops and bottoms around 2-3 weeks when he grew out of newborn size, mainly because he was so tall that the sleep suits were always too short for him and not comfy anymore.

I hate the poppers because I never get them lined up correctly and end up with a more upset baby while I faff to get them right, I wish they would colour coordinate the poppers around the bottom.

 

[lu-is]

The downside of a shirt is that when you're holding your little one the shirt is constantly riding up their back and belly exposing skin.
I prefer onsies because they won't ride up, I usually put one under a tshirt or button up shirt if I'm dressing my LO up.

 

[charleosgirl]

Personally pants and shirts are annoying even at my LO's age of 4mths. Onesies are so easy as are sleepers plus it does keep LO being a baby just a bit longer

 

[lola]

oooh i LOVE babies in babygrows/ sleepsuits/ onesies.... however you call them! They look adorable and comfy and just like little babies I bought soooo many in gorgeous patterns/colours/materials for my girls and they always look so pretty in them! All they need is a lovely cardi over the top and they are perfect! Even though lo is 6 months I would still have her in them all the time if I could! She still has to wear 'baby' clothes, i.e. romper suit or else I just don't feel like she is comfy! Now the weather is warmer I have moved my obsession onto baby vests/rompers.......