s/o wardrobes- when to stop wearing onesies?

[boxerdog]

DS is almost 16 months - we have been putting him in tees and shorts all summer because it is easier, and I like the way it looks better. But I am worried his back/belly will get cold this winter if his shirts ride up.

When did you stop putting your kid in onesies? Is DS going to look like a dork at daycare if he wears them this winter?

[Deleted]

They only really go up to size 24 m, so my kids wear them some until they outgrow them.

[redheadbaker]

I think we stopped sometime between 18 and 24 months.

[SJ]

We still have some in her 12-18m wardrobe (but haven't been using them much this summer) and a few for basic layering in her 18-24m wardrobe. I anticipate using them under jumpers or under her Halloween costume, etc., but not on a daily basis.

[AlpineSlide]

12 months. He could walk so his shirt didn't ride up when he crawled or rolled.

And he was wearing 24 month clothes at that point so he outgrew them.

[momin2013]

I want to say by around 18 months we started switching to regular tops and pants.

[boxerdog]

Sept 1, 2015 12:10:53 GMT -5 @tambcat said:

I am weird and don't like onesies at all. Unless that's all they're wearing, it's just an extra step during diaper change. I live in a warmer climate, though. I don't think anyone is going to laugh at your toddler for wearing onesies!

I was mostly kidding about him looking dorky, lol

I don't want his daycare teachers to be annoyed during diaper changes!! Snaps are obnoxious!

[rex]

for regular clothes, L stopped wearing onesies after the NB stage except under shirts during the winter when it got REALLY cold.

she wears onesies to bed in the summer still though because she's only in 18m sizes, and she'll be 2 in a few weeks.

[amaranth]

He's in 24mo now, so I'll stop when they're too small. I love onesies though. The diaper stays secure and hidden.

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Sept 1, 2015 12:12:59 GMT -5 @vicmo said:

I was team onesie for life until a switch flipped and I preferred shirts. I don't think I would worry about him looking dorky because who cares, lol.


I started to prefer shirts when he was around 15-18 months and he was walking - before that, shirts would always ride up. Plus he was in 2t for fall clothes and they're all shirts at that size.

Same here. I was all "he'll wear onesies forever! I love them!" Until one day when he was about 18 months old, fully walking, and i wanted to see if he'd pooped. I had to stop him running around, lay him down, pull off his pants, and peek into the side of the diaper. I had a epiphany that if he'd been wearing a shirt, I could have just peeked down the back of his pants, no stopping required. And that's when I gave up on onesies.

[VillainV]

We're in the same boat. I think we're done with onesies. He's in 24mo now, and will probably be in 2T by the time it gets cold here.

[timorousbeastie]

The only reason I don't put DD in onesies more often now is because I love being able to randomly grab her, lift up her shirt, and blow raspberries on her belly. Having to take off her shorts and unsnap the onesie before gaining access to the belly takes all the fun out of that

[CloudBee]

They were awesome for us through the past few winters. I have a single pack of 3 in size 2T for this winter, juuust in case. Sure he's using the potty here and there, but on really snowy days when we are out, or if he's playing in the snow, I think they will be great.

[thebreakfastclub]

DS wore them through the winter where he turned one.

Now he wears little undershirts in the winter as another layer. Gerber had them in very small sizes, and I think Carter's does too.

[mandapanda18]

He still fits in his 24 month onesies, but I have yanked them all from his wardrobe since we are PTing. I loved them in the winter and will miss those (and feety pj's) this winter when it cools down.

[turtlegirl]

My boys stopped wearing onesie regularly at around a year old. Once they were walking pretty much on thier own.

No idea what we'll do with DD since I have no idea how dresses, rompers, girl clothes in general work, lol.

[crazycakes]

DD still wears onesies to sleep in, because it has been hot as hell this summer. She is 2 years, 3 months.

I don't like how onesies look, personally, so she rarely wore them out and about once she started walking. But if you like them, I wouldn't worry about an age cut off.

[glitzy07]

We had C in onesies for layering under shirts until he outgrew the 24mo sized ones. This happened to coincide with spring in MN, so it worked out well and we didn't have to worry about layering to keep him warm anymore.

[Deleted]

Stopped at 2 years with both my older boys.

Then had to get size 24 month ones for both of them at 2.5 and 3 when they started grabbing their penises a lot. DS1 at daycare, had hands down pants a lot, and DS2 would reach in at night and pull it out and pee the bed. FUN.

[Deleted]

They were great until DS was walking regularly. With crawling and in winter I prefer them so that skin doesn't get exposed. So maybe 12 months ish?

[karinothing]

As regular clothes when he could walk. We used then as undershirts for a while after that but I can't remember

[sent]

I stopped at 9 months. For some reason she was prone to poopsplosions if she wore them. She has also always been forever squirmy and does not have time for those 3 snaps. I should've given up a long time ago actually.

[MamaMaui24]

When he started walking.

[vtdiamond]

My kids are just about 10 months old now. I've been buying non-onesie tops for them for this fall and winter in the 12-18 month size range.

[Deleted]

Onesies bother me so the girls haven't worn many at all. That said, around 18mos J went through a stage where he started reaching in his diaper and well, yeah, it was gross. So we put him back in onesies under his clothes for the winter.

[Jalapeñomel]

My kid is 23 months, and still rocking the onesies. He'll probably wear them all winter too.

[Jalapeñomel]

Sept 1, 2015 13:21:28 GMT -5 @supergreen said:

Sept 1, 2015 12:12:59 GMT -5 @vicmo said:

I was team onesie for life until a switch flipped and I preferred shirts. I don't think I would worry about him looking dorky because who cares, lol.


I started to prefer shirts when he was around 15-18 months and he was walking - before that, shirts would always ride up. Plus he was in 2t for fall clothes and they're all shirts at that size.

Same here. I was all "he'll wear onesies forever! I love them!" Until one day when he was about 18 months old, fully walking, and i wanted to see if he'd pooped. I had to stop him running around, lay him down, pull off his pants, and peek into the side of the diaper. I had a epiphany that if he'd been wearing a shirt, I could have just peeked down the back of his pants, no stopping required. And that's when I gave up on onesies.

I can tell my kid has pooped from the other side of the room!