This feels like the dumbest post ever, but here we are. My 11-week-old’s regular attire, both day and night, are plain zip up footies. They are, in my opinion, the simplest and most useful. Realistically, I’m not going to outfit him in slacks, something with buttons, etc. because it makes diaper changes more difficult than required.
Don’t get me wrong, I dressed him up for family events and weddings on occasion. He does, however, wear a simple zip-up footie/onesie on a daily basis.
I took him to the grocery store the other day, and a woman said, “Oh, he’s still wearing his jammies!” She didn’t mean any harm, so I wasn’t insulted, but it made me wonder if most people think zip-up footies are pajamas. To me, all infant outfits are essentially pajamas (except slacks and button-down shirts). However, any basic cotton/bamboo onesie is appropriate day or night in my opinion. He does not have designated “pajamas”. If it’s soft and comfortable, I’ll put him in it any time.
I might be overthinking things, but when we eventually send him to daycare, I intend to dress him in a zip-up outfit practically every day. I figured that would make the teachers’ lives easier. I personally despise dealing with a onesie with buttons and then putting on pants. Does this make me lazy? Will his daycare staff think “wow, this baby’s mom only dresses him in pajamas”?
Edit: Okay, thanks everyone! I didn’t even consider the foot exploration aspect. I shall make an effort to dress him in non-footed clothing.Even if it takes 10 seconds longer for diaper changes .
They are pajamas, but he is a baby, and it is considered socially acceptable for babies to wear pajamas anywhere. My babies have both worn jammies for at least 90% of the time until they start pulling up on things, at which point I move to separates.
Our daycare teachers prefer kids to wear zip jammies since they are the most easily changed.
Agreed. My husband is the SAHP, and now that it’s colder, he won’t change our baby out of her zip pajamas unless she poops on them. When I’m the primary parent, I dress her in daytime attire, but this is simply my preference.
My son is six months old, and I can probably count on one hand how many times he’s been dressed in anything other than a sleep and play zip up. Do they think I’m lazy for not dressing him in “real clothes”? Maybe. Does their opinion trump my convenience? Nope.
My little one lived in zipper pajamas till she was about 9 months old. There will come a time when it makes more sense to dress them in pants/shorts and shirts (when they start walking or in the summer when it’s hot), but pajamas will suffice for the time being.
I frequently send my 17-month-old to daycare in zip-up onesies. They’re fantastic, protect her from the sun without being too hot, and look great with a hoodie or cardigan. Onsie for life!
ETA: We enjoy the Hanna Soft from Hanna Anderson: footie free.
I do, too, but I believe it’s because my kid was born in the spring, so the onesie was more appropriate for the weather, and we eventually grew accustomed to it and just put pants on him when the weather began to dip. If he were a winter baby, I could definitely see us falling into the pajama habit.
I completely agree with this. My baby was born at the end of May, thus it was really hot during his newborn period. Then it didn’t seem like much trouble to add pants.
Our little guy wore them everywhere he went for at least two or three months. We began wearing other clothes after that, but because we were overloaded at the time, zip-ups were the greatest option. We eventually began dressing him after some grandparents’ insistence to dress up the kid and our desire to do so.
They will be grateful that you dressed them in these. Seriously, newborns go through so many diaper changes that adorable tiny outfits make little sense at that age. Zipper pajamas FTW.
Also, what a bizarre comment at the grocery store. I’m not sure what she meant, but some folks simply need to STFU.
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