Jeans and Other Annoying Baby Clothes

on November 19, 2009 at 2:03 PM

Baby clothes today are so adorable. I often say I wish they made certain articles in adult sizes. I would totally wear them. Like the new Stella McCartney line for Gap -- scrumptious! I think footed cashmere pants for adults are a great idea, but I wonder if I'd still be able to get my spiked-heel boots on, hmm ...

Blue jeans were the one type of clothing that I could never stand putting on my kids as babies. Stiff blue jeans and soft babies don't mix. Boy, oh, boy, I know plenty of you disagree with me -- they did over in a post I left in Babies.

Let me explain, I love the way babies LOOK in jeans, I just found them inconvenient and not functional when you figure frequent diaper changes, crawling and naps into the equasion. I also hated button-down shirts. Cute, YES! Great for pictures. Just too much work when you have squirmers like mine.

What are some of the other types of baby clothing that makes no sense on an infant? Oh, aren't you glad you asked ...

Overalls

expectantmom81: "I can't stand the overalls with no snaps in the crotch. I have a couple pairs and they just annoy me. I also can't stand the one-piece outfits that you can't just put on over the head or slip in by the feet. I have some that go on awkward and you have to kinda squeeze them into the middle of it."

Outfits with Buttons

carterscutie85: "I hate the outfits that have the buttons that make it hard to figure out where you are supposed to snap them. I was given one outfit for my son and gave up on it because it was too confusing."

Dresses

treehugger823: "Dresses on a baby that can't walk yet are completely pointless and annoying. They are either laying down on their dress and it gets all up around their armpits from them squirming, or, if the baby crawls, they get the dress caught under their knees and they get stuck or fall over and get frustrated and cry."

Big Collars

ErinHill226: "I hate infant shirts with big collars. I got so many at my showers, and I would let my daughter wear one once for a picture and then never again. They never stay down, always ended up right against her face. I have a general rule that if it looks or feels like it would get on my nerves, I don't make DD wear it!"

Other moms in Babies complained about overalls, rompers and character clothing. Check out the discussion on annoying baby clothes ...

BTW, some moms don't think I'm wrong about the jeans. They say:

-- The legs are too short or the waist is too big. I can't seem to find a happy medium.

-- I hate the ones that button all the way. It is hard to get my little one to stay still.

-- They seem to cut into her waist when she sits up.

Now it's your turn to sound off. The most annoying, that-designer-should-be-shot type of baby clothing is ...

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Comments (21)

RanaAurora

on Nov 19, 2009 at 3:24 PM

Big buttons down the back of little baby clothes. Hello? They LAY on their back all the time. Would you want a button half the size of your fist under your spine when you're trying to lay down? I know I wouldn't.

I agree with the other ladies as well.

Oh, and I would LOVE for someone like Carter's to take CLOTH diapers into consideration when making their baby pants.

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sstepph

on Nov 19, 2009 at 3:30 PM

I hardly EVER put jeans on Garrett when he was a baby unless we were going home to see family or something. Now, that he's 15 months he wears them if he has a Dr appt or we're going out. He just looks nicer. Around the house though, he's in sweats and soft pants.

Snaps, I hate SNAPS on babies clothes. Ugh but I know they are convient but still.. or Velcro. AHH, lol.

CherBearCM

on Nov 19, 2009 at 3:49 PM

LOL I find ALL baby clothes annoying! In the summer we had this horrible heat wave and we don't have A/C... I kept my son in just diapers the entire time, it was nice not to have to dress him, lol.

momof3inTN

on Nov 19, 2009 at 4:08 PM

Who'd bright idea was it to put teeny, tiny button (half the size, or smaller, of my pinkie nail) on little baby (or worse, walking, talking, jumping, dancing, won't sit still for 2 seconds toddler!) clothes??? Seriously, those things are so small I need a magnifying glass to see them and trying to get them buttoned while a baby is squirming is just frustrating as all get-out (and worse when the baby has become a toddler). We got a few clothes with those little bitty buttons, they got donated to the Salvation Army. I'm sure someone likes them but I cannot stand those little buttons.

kaylajean86

on Nov 19, 2009 at 4:22 PM

i LOVE dresses overalls and Jean! haa they are the cutest

JessecaLynn

on Nov 19, 2009 at 4:32 PM

I hate when any pants are huge in the waist. Like no one is allowed to have skinny children. All 3 of my kids are skinny, and I have to buy for length and always try to find pants with adjustable waists or I end up sewing them in a little so they don't fall off.

Pollymom

on Nov 19, 2009 at 5:52 PM

I hate jeans for babies too. The fabric is always too stiff and it never looks comfy for them. I think they're super cute though...I just rarely used them on my infants.

Overalls....grr! They look adorable, but I hate putting them on babies. I think I had my son in overalls twice in his whole life.

Snaps on the backs of clothes. Just dumb. I also hate buttons...hello! I don't have all day to get tiny buttons into tiny buttonholes when my baby is kicking and squirming...

I never realized what a pain in the butt most baby clothes were until I had kids of my own.

IsabelsMommy

on Nov 19, 2009 at 7:48 PM

Obviously I like jeans on babies (that's my munchkin). I have found some really soft ones that move when she moves. She only wears them if we are going out and about. I really hate when the neck doesn't stretch or have any snaps/buttons. Both my kids have had large-ish heads and I have outfits that we had to give away bc they don't fit over their heads. And the tiny buttons are awful!