We've always sent B to daycare in clothes, except on pajama days!
My MIL watches him some days and I used to send him in clothes to her house too, but she'd just change him out of them into a sleeper, so I gave up. She doesn't take him out so sleepers it is, even though he just turned 2. He doesn't seem to have any problems running around in them around their house, so it wasn't worth the argument.
Post by Mrs.Syntax on Apr 17, 2014 11:56:13 GMT -5
Maybe someone already brought this up, but I'm more apt to judge someone who dresses their babies in clothes that restrict play. Frilly dresses, stiff jeans, etc.
That being said, there is a little boy in DD's class who wears PJs more often than not and I kind of side-eye it... but only because they are 4 year olds. Not babies. And school starts at 9 a.m. so it's not like it's the butt-crack of dawn.
Post by missymoose on Apr 17, 2014 13:49:01 GMT -5
Eek! I am afraid to think of what people must think of us!
We did sleepers most winter. (During which DS was 12-18 months age) It is SO much nicer to have a fuzzy sleeper on, then worry about his shirt riding up, him pulling his socks off, and him getting frostbite and snow on/in everywhere.
Given, he's never actually SLEPT in a sleeper (he wears a sleep sack!) so I never really pictured them as pajamas.
Post by carolinagirl831 on Apr 17, 2014 17:30:40 GMT -5
Taking kids out on the weekend all day in pjs isn't really my style, but eh who cares. Now as far as what kids are wearing to daycare, I'd send dd in clothes that are handle downs I don't like or her scribbler clothes. Dd has a closet full of adorable clothes, that I'd rather not get ruined at daycare. Don't judge anybody by daycare clothes choice
I usually send her in sleepers. She is 20 months old. Daycare actually suggested it because it's chilly out when I drop her off (before 6am). I send clothes for the day as well.
Post by turtletop90 on Apr 18, 2014 10:55:36 GMT -5
I'm LOLing at judging this.
Actually, the preschool she's about to start has a policy that "if your child isn't ready to get dressed before preschool, bring them in their jammies and a clean set of clothes and we will dress them for you." I'm totally taking advantage of this. Bad mommy?
Post by dukesilver on Apr 18, 2014 11:10:01 GMT -5
This is hilarious, what an odd thing to judge. V is in sleepers daily. At 4 months she's only ever worn a "real" outfit twice, at which point I decided that was an epic pain in the ass. As long as she's comfy and able to move appropriately, I'm fine with her wearing sleepers.
ETA: I do change her into a fresh sleeper in the morning and she wears a onesie and fleece swaddle at night.
I tend to send him in actual outfits because we have a BUNCH of clothes. Plus, his outfits are normally a cotton long sleeve onsie & cotton pants, so pretty much the same as PJs.
On the coldest days this winter, I did send him in a fleece sleeper a few times. It just seemed so snuggly & I didn't have to worry about pulling socks off/pants riding up exposing cold ankles and feet.
BUT, even though I send him in outfits, there's a good chance that 2 out of 4 days, he'll come home in a sleeper because they're usually his backup clothes.
Post by everafter07 on Apr 18, 2014 11:36:14 GMT -5
I know I'd rather be in my pajamas all day than real clothes, so why not let my kid be in them while she can? Sleepers are so damn easy and they don't bunch up like shirts or dresses.
Honestly, the only thing I side eye is when babies are put in outfits that are clearly not comfortable just so they're "cute." It's not fun to nap in skinny jeans, ok?
I've mentioned before that in E's infant room there was a girl whose parents dressed her that way. Skinny jeans, tulle, tights, eyelet sleeveless tie-strap rompers (the rooms are air-conditioned in the summer and the babies only went out for maybe 30 minutes a day; girl was clearly cold dressed in that number, because her legs were splotchy). So yeah, I did judge that a bit.
I dress DS in "outfits" daily, and have since he came home from the hospital. Some days H will put him in sleepers. I don't think he's ever gone to DC in a sleeper. However, his spare clothes there are almost all sleepers. And he comes home in them a few times a week (grrrrrr). So maybe there are parents judging me?
I don't notice nor care what other kids in his class are wearing.
Why grrrr at coming home in spare clothes?
For me, grrrr because that means he pooped all over his clothes and I have to wash them now!
I didn't read the responses... I always put DD1 in clothes for daycare when she was a baby, but I wouldn't judge someone for sending their kid in a sleeper. DD2 spends half the day in her PJs and frankly DD1 loves some of her pajamas soooooooooooooooo much she wants to wear them to school too... and I choose not to pick that battle with her. lol.
I said this on ML, but, while I don't judge this at all, DD only sleeps in sleepers. I have myself convinced putting her in "regular" clothes when she gets up for the day helps her differentiate between day sleep and night sleep, and has since pretty early on, and I'm not going to let myself down now. lol
Post by shellbear09 on Apr 18, 2014 14:45:52 GMT -5
I wouldn't judge sleepers one bit. There is a girl in dd's class that always comes in dresses which are not not good for crawling at all. She crawls a lot on all fours maybe because of this according to the teacher. Anyway I judge the non-comfortable clothes like that a bit.
Honestly, the only thing I side eye is when babies are put in outfits that are clearly not comfortable just so they're "cute." It's not fun to nap in skinny jeans, ok?
My DD wears jeggings all the time...they are soft and like pajamas! It's almost enough to make me try pajama jeans for myself!
That said, I don't send her in PJ's, but some of her backup clothes are pretty fug (that's why they are there!).