Babies in Jeans - yes or no?

[anemone]

Today I was visiting a friend who recently had a baby boy. He is 8 weeks old, and was wearing a tiny pair of baby jeans. I just thought he looked ridiculous - they were so stiff, and he can't even crawl yet, let alone walk, run or need clothes that are tougher.

So obviously this is just for the look, but is it just me or does anyone else think this looks wrong? Would you (or did you) put your baby in jeans?

[mkvh]

YES! While 8 weeks might be at bit early, I think they're cute. DD's first pair were 3-6m, and she wore them at 2 months (and 13.5lbs) for a western themed party and until she grew out of them--and then they were replaced with a larger pair. I personally like babies in "real" clothes, but that's just me.

[LexyLou]

My DD wore jeans from about 2 months on. I never even thought to not put her in jeans.

Usually baby jeans are very soft cotton and not stiff at all.

[Megande]

I didn't put jeans on DS until he spent most of his time upright. I don't like laying around in jeans, so I didn't figure he would, either.

[HollyMN]

I had some baby jeans for my ds and I liked them at the time, but now my tastes are shifting more to babies wearing only baby clothes. I may not put a future second baby in jeans. I didn't have strong feelings about it then or now.

[tray622]

I didn't put jeans on DS until he spent most of his time upright. I don't like laying around in jeans, so I didn't figure he would, either.

Me too! I dont see a problem with it but I always am thinking comfort although I am sure they would let us know if they cared :)

[emmjay]

I don't have any real objection to jeans, but I don't put my son in them any more because they are a PITA for diaper changes compared with soft, stretchy pants. Actually, he's normally in one piece things now because I'm too lazy to dress him up. ;)

I'm with mkvh, though - I like the look of "real clothes" on babies.

[robyn]

I'm mean. :o I put 0-3 month jeans on DS once they started fitting him around 5 weeks. I don't notice any difference in his temperament when he has them on. FWIW, these are from Old Navy and pretty soft - not stiff at all. Of course I don't make him sleep in them or anything. He has them on for maybe a couple of hours in the day.

They just look so darn cute! How can I resist??

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b210/robynld/DSC_0030-1.jpg

[Ericka_Jarett]

I had a pair of 3-6 but didn't put them on DS until he was about 5 months, only for a few hours, they were soft type. He has a pair of overalls that I had him in quite a bit while in FL this past week at 7 months, but that was because it was chilly out and I wanted to make sure he was totally covered on his tummy. Otherwise he is usually in baby clothes, he will be grown up and in big boy looking clothes soon enough.

[jennylou]

I love jeans. They are hard to find a good pair to fit DD though - since she has a cloth diaper butt. ;)

[Cali_Katy]

Personally I think that very young babies look pretty silly in regular clothes. I think they look cuter and more comfortable in one-piece sleep-and-play outfits in the beginning. No offense meant to anyone who thinks otherwise -- looking back at pictures of my own son dressed in regular clothes when he was an infant, I think he looks silly, too (and I'm the one who dressed him that way!).

Once they get a little bigger, and especially once they can sit up, then regular clothes look really cute. My son definitely wore his jeans in a 6-12 month size, and I think he had one pair in a 3-6 month size that he wore when he was closer to 4 or 5 months.

[KiKi'sMommy]

My DD wore jeans for her first picture in the hospital! I also like the look of "real" clothes. She didn't hang out in her jeans, but if we were going out or getting dressed up, I would put her in jeans. She didn't seem to care.

[BooeyJ2]

DD didn't wear jeans until she was about 4 months old. Not because I thought it was weird or wrong (or whatever), but because the weather was pretty warm/hot so she didn't really wear pants (besides those thin pajama type ones) until then. This was the first time she wore jeans.....
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/186/458320094_b3f4585460.jpg?v=1176519981
FWIW, they were a thin/light pair and weren't stiff at all :)

[Sare79]

My daughter has a few pairs and my favourite ones to put her in all are lined with soft jersey. I love the way she looks in them and usually she wears jeans when we go out. I rarely put her in cotton pants. When we're at home, she just wears a onesie or jammies and when we go out, she wears jeans or a dress.

[HGMorgann]

My DD wore "real clothes" during the day and pajamas at night. I like to attribute that routine to her STTN starting at 3 weeks. Okay, I doubt that made her STTN...

But yes, we put my DD in jeans from about a few weeks on when her first pair fit - they were sparkly:-) Personally, I dislike the pajama-type one piece outfits for day wear.

Not the best picture...but this outfit always got lots of compliments;-)
http://i.xanga.com/MorgannElizabeth/hippy%20baby.JPG

[tgr68]

I put DD in jeans very young (less than 8 weeks old). She never seemed to mind. I tried to always buy the softer denim, though. MIL thought I was crazy, but I just love the look of "real clothes" on babies. Like HGMorgann, I'm not crazy about the PJ-looking play outfits.

[{b}]

Hmmm, I never once thought about it. DD wears jeans a lot. They're cute and she seems comfy.

[petdoc08]

I think they are cute on babies. I am of the "real clothes" camp and think pj like playoutfits look odd in public.

Sidenote: Jennylou- Target has some awesome adjustable waist jeans that have cuffed adjustable length legs so they fit great over CD booty. I have had DD in the same pair (size 18 month) since she was 6 months old.

[MLA]

I love baby jeans. They're super cute!

[LexyLou]

I don't have any real objection to jeans, but I don't put my son in them any more because they are a PITA for diaper changes compared with soft, stretchy pants. Actually, he's normally in one piece things now because I'm too lazy to dress him up. ;)

I'm with mkvh, though - I like the look of "real clothes" on babies.

The ones we had were from the gap and were flannel lined and had the snaps up the inside of the legs.

They were super soft and didn't seem any less comfortable then any other pair of pants.

Here's a pic of the jeans. She was actually about 5 months old in this pic (I actually think she was about 3 months when I first put her jeans).

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v227/alexismartinez/babyjeans.jpg

[zhannushka]

DS wears jeans or pants whenever we go out. I also put jeans or pants on him when we have company at home. Otherwise, when it's just him and I and DH at home - he usually wears his sleepers or soft cotton pants. I love the "real clothes look" on him, but I also think that he looks more comfortable when he's wearing softer clothes.

Wearing jeans for the first time - not even 2 months old yet :)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v196/zhannushka/newpics021.jpg

[LRL]

OMG! Look at all the cute babies in their jeans!!!

I didn't dress DS in jeans at that age simply because it was easier to have him in cotton jumpers. Like others have said, it is SO much easier for diaper changes and a tired mama! I love babies in jeans, but it was just not for me- I am too practical.

[steviem]

I was JUST having this exact conversation with my SIL tonight (she is pg)!

DS wore his first pair of jeans at about 7 weeks. They looked so cute on, but............... they were a PITA. They were stiff and dug into his belly. In fact, all of the jeans we have seem to dig into his belly..... he must have a big belly;)

Anyway, I thiink they are cute, but not practical. When he was tiny, it was more about soft/comfortable, than anything else. All of his cute "outfits" were hardly worn as he spent most of his early days in soft onsies (he was born in the summer.)

Even now (DS is 9.5 months), I hardly put DS in jeans because I just think they aren't as comfy as some of his other pants. But man-o-man, they are cute!

[MidwesternGal]

I'm with Ericka on this one--I figure he'll be wearing 'big boy' clothes soon enough. He is a baby, so I figure he can look like one! While the clothes can be very cute, sometimes I think they look rather odd on babies who can't at minimum hold their heads up.

However, I did have a couple of "outfits," inclu. khakis, that DS wore for a couple special occasions when his was little. For the most part though, I kept him in sleepers or onsies and soft pants.

Now that he's 6m, I try to put him in clothes, but honestly, for diaper changes and comfort (he gets red marks and even a little rash sometimes from being buckled into the infant carseat when he has jeans on), I usually end up putting playclothes on him. They consist of one piece outfits meant for warm weather--super cute and comfy and easy diaper access. Since the weather turned cold though, I am putting him back into the onsies/sweats/sleepers during the day.

ETA: Of course, I personally would wear my pj's all day, everyday, everywhere if I could. Oh, how I miss college, when it was excusable! LOL!!!!

[dana b]

not until 4 or 5 mos for both kids. from birth to 4 mos, they just wore soft cotton stuff or jammies. i didn't really dress them for the day until 3 or 4 mos old -- ds's even gone a couple of days in the same jammies :o

[alisong]

I think DS had one pair of jeans in 0-3 mo size, which he wore exactly once. His 6-12 month jeans, on the other hand, got tons of wear. While DS didn't wear jammies all day, he mostly wore one-piece outfits or overalls. I love overalls on infants.

[anemone]

Guess I'm in the minority here then:o

I've only just put DS in his first pair of jeans....and he is 17 months. Up until now he's been in cord pants during cool weather and...

I I love overalls on infants.

I do too! DS has a LOT of overalls. I just think they look cute and babyish (and very practical for playing). I guess I figure he'll be looking grownup soon enough.

[nuhmah]

I think we started putting DS in jeans around 2-3 months. Until then he wore those one-piece cotton outfits, baby legs, and stuff like that. Easier for diaper changes.

[Sophia]

DD was about 3 or 4 mo when I first put her in jeans. It was October, so the weather was a factor. I thought they were adorable, and if the weather before then hadn't been so blazing hot she'd probably have had some sooner. I really like the Levi's they have at Target--they have a hidden adjustable waistband, and they're soft, not stiff or scratchy.

[thegurl77]

I like babies in non-baby like clothes too. DS wore jeans right away, and they were adorable. They were no less practical than those one piece things since they had snaps up the legs. Plus I only like those pajama looking things for sleeping.

[MichelleRenee]

Yep, my DS wears jeans all the time! Before he was born I didn't buy jeans and stuff. I thought babies should only wear baby clothes... but once I saw him in a pair of jeans I was hooked. He alternates between jeans, khakis and sweatpants when he is not in jammies:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v498/AngelyWangely/Tristan%20Michael/DSC01244.jpg?

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v498/AngelyWangely/Tristan%20Michael/DSC01121.jpg

Cute pics everyone!!!

[NYN]

I suppose this, like everything else, is a matter of personal taste. I don't remember when I first put jeans on DD but I know she had two pairs of 3-6 month size jeans. But I always dressed my DD in outfits and consider those one-piece sleep and play outfits for sleep and not play (in fact, I didn't realize that people took their kids out of the house in those until after I became a mother and saw that people at playgroup brought there kids in those). I also think onesies are undershirts and have gotten a lot of flack for that.

FWIW baby jeans are super soft and, more often than not, they are lined with a soft material.

[junkinmytrunk]

I had itty bitty newborn jeans for my DS but because he was so small, they looked silly on him, really - gaping at the waist (his jeans still do that, BTW) and baggy thru the leg. He didn't start looking right in jeans until probably five or six months. And we only buy the supersoft ones. Nothing against babies in jeans - just didn't work for us.

[jesseybell]

I had a bunch of hand-me down jeans but only a few select pair would fit well or look good on DD when she was real little. They were the softer kind. But most of the time I put her in soft Carter's pants or overalls. I'll probably put her in jeans more when she's walking. Right now she's got kind of a budda tummy so I feel like they are digging into her when she is sitting (even though they aren't too small)

[Wrighty26]

Add me to the list of people who loves babies in what we call "big boy clothes" :)

It was far too warm for DS to wear jeans when he was a newborn -- so he didn't wear his first pair until he was about 3-4 months old, however he did sport some denim and khaki shorts from about 5 weeks onward. Usually I only put them on when we went out of the house, but that was at least once a day.

[Lizard]

DD was born in June, and we started putting her in jeans in the fall after the weather got cooler. Now she wears them all the time, probably because I wear them all the time too.

[Sarah]

I think they look a little silly in jeans or any regular clothes so youung, but who cares? I don't understand why you care so much, to start a thread about it. Odd.

[karlatta]

I think I put DS in his first pair of jeans at about 6 months. They were thin and soft, though, so they were more like cotton pants.

At 11 months now, he has a pair of jeans that are like real jeans. He usually only wears them when we're out of the house - like last night he wore them when we went out to dinner.

[catmom]

At 2, DD has still never worn jeans. They don't fit over cloth diapers!

[cosmic]

I think DS was about 3 months old before I put stiff pants (jeans, khakis) on him. Instead I let him wear knit pull-on pants because I felt they were more comfy. But his tops always looked like "big boy clothes".
Now he wears only big boy clothes-- pants, jeans, button-down shirts, pullovers, etc. Nothing that's too cutesie. :)

[DisneyGirl]

I didn't put jeans on DS until he spent most of his time upright. I don't like laying around in jeans, so I didn't figure he would, either.

ITA. I did not put either of my kids in jeans until they were more moble. I also think jeans are no at all comfy.

[mamax2]

I did denim overalls at about 2 months (I only remember because I had a photo taken!) But I didn't use real jeans until maybe 9ish months, again with the whole upright, mobile thing. I also really like babies in babyish clothes for the most part. And, I CD so until they're out of diapers, not a whole lot of jeans fit anyway.

[Littlelamb11]

Both my kids wore jeans (and khakis) from very early on--around 2-3 months old. They were rather soft and my kids never seemed uncomfortable and easy to pull off and on for diaper changes. I also had then out of sleepers and one pieces during the day by about 1 month old. My babies wore outfits during the day and sleepers at night. I just couldn't bring myself take them out in public in pajamas. I'm also in the Onesies Are Undershirts Only camp.

[snowzilla]

With all three of my children, I never gave it a second thought. They wore a little bit of everything - jeans, rompers, "big kid" stuff, "baby" stuff. Half the time, I was really just going with whatever was clean. ;)

There are a lot of onesies, such as some that we have from Baby Gap, that are not intended to be undershirts - the point of the snap crotch on those particular shirts is to keep them from riding up.

[magrat]

I like babies in baby clothes, I think they look odd in adult style clothing. Plus, like others have said, they grow up fast enough!

[bluebunny]

Originally posted by Cali Katy
Personally I think that very young babies look pretty silly in regular clothes. I think they look cuter and more comfortable in one-piece sleep-and-play outfits in the beginning. ....

Once they get a little bigger, and especially once they can sit up, then regular clothes look really cute.

Ditto!

[catmom]

Oh, forgot to mention... DD had some issues with "silent" reflux early on, and one of our peds suggestions was not to put her in anything that constricted her around the waist. So we rarely put her in pants at all until she was probably 5 or 6 months old... before that, we just used one-piece outfits. It actually did seem to make a difference, btw.

[karlatta]

At 2, DD has still never worn jeans. They don't fit over cloth diapers!
Unless your baby has the tiniest butt in the world! Even with cloth diapers, things are still way baggy on my little bitty butt-ed man. :D

[Toonces]

With all three of my children, I never gave it a second thought. They wore a little bit of everything - jeans, rompers, "big kid" stuff, "baby" stuff. Half the time, I was really just going with whatever was clean. ;)

Ditto. I never thought about it from a "how does this look" perspective because I think they look cute in everything they wear. :)

[ginadc]

Big yes here. Annika had a couple of cute teeny pairs of jeans and jean shorts that she wore from about 2 months on. We had a couple of fun onesies ("Pacifist," "Googoo" and "My Dad's a Geek") that looked really cute with jeans.

A couple of shots:

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/245/459018301_065a492e37.jpg?v=0

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/177/459004090_2a588acc51.jpg?v=0

(:: sniffle :: she's grown up so much since then!)

[sunflower10/04]

I think I first put jeans on my son around 6-8 weeks old. I personally like real/big boy things on my son and have never been a fan of the more babyish style clothes. I didn't know I could have so much fun dressing a boy!

These were his first pair and they were pretty soft.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v674/dcl71177/jeans.jpg

I know it is personal preference, but I don't know how anyone would think these babies look silly. They are all so cute in their jeans! :)

[1_mommy]

both of my kids were put in jeans very early on. I never thought not to put them in them.

The jeans for newborns were lined on the inside, and seemed quite comfy. I think they are really cute :)

[miaclear]

Personal preference....and I love all the babies in jeans that were posted in this thread. For myself though DS is just shy of 4 weeks and he's living in onsies. For me it's so much more easier to get to the diaper if I don't have that extra article of clothing to take off. However if he's to make an appearance I would dress him up more, say for photos, or a meet the baby shower or something like that :D

[mommydearest]

We wear jeans with cloth diapers in our house--Koala Kids brand from BRU. We also have jean overalls too. DD started wearing them about 10 weeks, mostly because that was when I bought them. She doesn't seem to mind them any more than any other pants. Lots of people bought us onsises that needed pants and jeans match everything.

[emschwar]

With all three of my children, I never gave it a second thought. They wore a little bit of everything - jeans, rompers, "big kid" stuff, "baby" stuff. Half the time, I was really just going with whatever was clean. ;)

This was pretty much my philosophy too...whatever was clean.

Noah had jeans, but honestly, I liked putting him in footed overalls more. He was 6-12 months through the winter, and I loved putting him in his outfits with feet, just because that meant that everytime I picked him up, he didn't have his pants riding up to his knees and poor cold legs. Plus, then I didn't have to find clean socks and the always wandering off robeez.

[maryanne]

love jeans and big people clothes on my kiddo-I hated using onesies (too many snaps and I have carpal tunnel. But even without that reason, I would dress her like this b/c it shows more of a personality imo :)

[blondegirl]

I guess all 3 of my kids wore jeans when they were little. I never really thought about whether or not to put them on or at what age would it look alright, kwim??

If we were just hanging around the house, comfy cotton play clothes it was. But I always dressed my kids up in real clothes when we left the house.
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/172/459235180_6a6dab5095.jpg?v=0

[goldfish]

I guess I'm another one in the minority...I never put jeans on my kids, unless they're overalls. DD is 3.5 and still hasn't worn real jeans. :) It's not that I don't like the way they look, I just don't think they're comfortable for babies and little kids.

[jbenny75]

DS's first pair of jeans were in the 3-6 size. He only wore them when he was going "out" somewhere. He's had a few more pairs. I only buy them if they are very soft and comfortable. If they're too stiff, forget it. Gymboree's jeans are really nice. I still tend to only put them on him if we're going somewhere. At home, I stick to the comfy stuff.

I think jeans are cute on babies, especially tiny ones. What's cuter than a teeny, tiny pair of jeans?

[chefker]

Agree with jbenny, Gymboree had some really nice jeans in the tiny sizes, and they were sooo soft. I had a pair in size 0-3m for DS, and he first wore them when he was maybe a month old. He looked cute in them, and they didn't look stiff or uncomfortable either. Of course, he outgrew them by the time he was 5 months old. :)

[rosa727]

I got several pairs of tiny jeans and denim overalls as gifts, so I put them on DS. Since he never seemed to mind it, I never worried about it. I think he started wearing them around 4 weeks. But it's only once in a while, usually when we are going out or whatever. Also, it was winter, so it made sense. He did not get any bigger ones as gifts, and I probably won't go out of my way to buy any until he is a bit older. I prefer softer things, so he can nap in them too.

Here he is in some denim overalls at about 2 months:

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a343/rosa727/Grady/IMG_0828.jpg

Love the pictures everyone!

[Camdynlyn]

I'm not a big fan dressing Mia in just sleepers/one piece outfits. I did in the beginning because we were just around the house but when we are out and about or people are coming over, she's in 'big girl' clothes. She wears a bit of everything (khakis, jeans, shorts, etc) but I prefer jeans and not the cotton pants. I'm not a big fan of the cotton pants look and only put her in those if 1) all her other clothes were dirty or 2) she was sleeping.

Mia was about 7-8 weeks here:
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/224/460283051_c048fe86cf.jpg?v=0

Last week:
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/201/460283055_21494809e6.jpg?v=0

FWIW, I think baby jeans are soft (especially the GAP ones) and I have a bunch with the jersey cotton or fleece lined. I wish I could cuddle up in a pair and I think there is no more trouble changing her in those than in other pants.

[cosmic]

I personally like real/big boy things on my son and have never been a fan of the more babyish style clothes. I didn't know I could have so much fun dressing a boy!


Same here! And my son also has that bulldog tee. ;) I love the big boy stuff and retro clothes, too.

Kai in his pull-on knit pants:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v606/cosmicgirlndc/kai12.jpg?t=1176665489

And jeans outfit:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v606/cosmicgirlndc/kai13.jpg?t=1176665988

ETA: eek! can't see the jeans in that second photo. darn crop.

[Soulmate]

DS went into jeans for 6-9 month clothes but only because that was when his hand-me-downs ran out. DS looks much better in real looking clothes rather than soft knit baby clothes. He has baby cords, carpenter pants, button up shirts, etc. He just looks funny in baby clothes. Other babies look fine in soft knit clothes...just not DS. His jeans are super soft and I have no problems with diaper changes.

[Pink_Converse]

My son was wearing them as soon as he could fit into them, never around the house only when we were going out somewhere. He wears them 1-2 times per week and always Old Navy brand so far. I agree that diaper changes are harder in them but it's not like he wears them everyday. It never occurred to me anyone would think it's weird for him to wear them. I love baby jeans!

[mimieliza]

I'm not wild about jeans because they don't fit over her cloth diapers. But she has two jeans outfits that she got as gifts (one in 3-6 and one in 6-12 months) and she does look awfully cute in her big-girl outfits. I tend to pack those outfits when we're traveling and she's wearing disposables.

I don't think jeans are the softest thing for a baby, but she doesn't seem to mind them.

[chandy]

My kids don't wear jeans at all. I think they are very cute, but they always seem to dig into their bellies. Plus, it's usually too hot here for jeans. Lots of the babies I see out and about here just wear onesies and nothing else.

[jh124]

I think DS began wearing jeans around 2-3 months. Never really thought too much about it. And yes, it is hard to fit jeans over a cloth diaper butt.

[Alegna]

There are just some shirts that look better with jeans. :)

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h83/baby01_2007/IMG_3424.jpg

I usually have her in one piece outfits with feet. Easier than trying to keep socks on her piggies!

[Ilovemygeek]

My DD started wearing jeans as soon as she fit in them, around 5-6 weeks I think. She has never seemed uncomfortable and I just prefer the look of "big girl" clothes. Around the house, she is usually just in a onesie, but in public she is always in either jeans, shorts, or a skirt.

[jbemommy]

I love baby jeans! Both DD and DS had a 3-6 month pair. They never seemed to mind them at all. And for going outside in the fall/winter, jeans are warmer than knit pants, IMO.

[Sophia]

Re: all the comments about "big boy" and "big girls" clothes--I never thought of jeans that way. I always considered other things, like comfort, fit, weather, but not age. The idea of jeans being for "big" babies never occurred to me. Hmmmm.

[mimieliza]

re: "big" boy/girl clothes

I just think they make her look older, for some reason. A one-piece outfit is pretty babyish, but jeans and a shirt are just like what an older child would wear. I actually got a little teary when I put her in her "big girl" jeans outfit for the first time (but I'm a sap like that).

Here she is looking all grown up in her jeans:

http://mimieliza.smugmug.com/photos/126058699-M.jpg

[Sophia]

See, she still looks like an itty bitty baby to me. :)

Maybe it's because my "big kids" really are big kids. LOL

[EJH]

DD hated jeans when she was tiny. Spent a small fortune on super cute baby gap ones only to have her screech in disagreement. Once she hit about 1 we tried again and I finally found a brand (children's place) that fit her well. For whatever reason we had a tough time with Old Navy etc. I think she look adorable in them so I'm glad we found some that works.

[Linnybubbles]

I love Amelia in jeans, our favorites are Carter's ones, they are so soft and have buttons up the leg so we can change diapers quickly. I have no real preference, I do like cotton clothes when it is rainy or snowy or staying at home.

[BeachBum]

No jeans here. But that doesn't mean that we wore pajamas all day either. :)

[maplekitty]

I love jeans on babies! I love "big girl/boy" clothes on tiny babies, I think they look so cute!!!
Robyn finally fit into her first pair of jeans at 2 months old:

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid225/p8f30ca98da803b05309bd84d2258eda8/e9de0e31.jpg

[Ryan]

I too am in the minority... DD has worn a pair of jeans only once and that is because my girlfriend bought them and they had fur on the bottom of them.. so I could not resist... but DD never wears jeans...I was always in dresses/cute pant oufits as a little girl.. (not jammies) so I have have done the same.
But to each his own...

[mobox]

Who knew there was such a controversy over baby jeans!!!! Not me. I am loving all the pics of the babies in their adorable outfits.

I'm with Snowzilla. Whatever's clean, he wears. Jeans, yes...overalls, yes...one pieces, only if they are super cute and look like an outfit and not a sleeper...pull on pants, yes. The only ones I don't really like are the Gap khakis because I don't like the waist band. But the Gap jeans RULE! They are incredibly soft and have a lovely flannel lining. Perfect for the winter cold.

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/231/463715107_61abcd0a52.jpg?v=1176876148

[twinnyme]

Interesting question and discussion. I had to look back at my photos of DD to see when she first wore jeans - she first wore jean shorts when she was 9 months and first wore actual jeans when she was 10 months. But I don't recall being concerned about her wearing jeans or not before then - if I had them, I probably would have had her wear them. She did wear corduroys before that.

ETA: She wears jeans all the time now!

[Kanga]

I have a few 0-3 and 0-6mo jeans/khakis, etc but the majority of the time is spent in soft play clothes. Except when dd1 was going through her climbing phase...she couldn't get her leg up as high in jeans as she could with knit pants. If we're out running errands and whatever dd1 has on is clean and matches, she goes in that but if I have to dress/change her I put her in jeans. I usually only put jeans on dd2 if we're going out (not running errands). I wear her in the sling a lot at home and jeans just aren't as comfy for her or me even though they are really soft. Dd1 has started protesting clothes lately so if she's going to put up a fight over getting dressed, I just let her run around in her diaper if we're just at home and not expecting anyone.

[HollyMN]

As I said earlier, I started ds out in baby jeans quite young, (and thought they were cute at the time - I thought it felt like a milestone that he no longer looked like a brand newborn, I thought it aged him in a good way, so I get that). But then at some point, I noticed I liked to see babies younger than ds in baby clothes, so I just sort of shifted him to some baby clothes (and hand-me-downs in whatever style) and now he doesn't own jeans at 20 months and wears a mix of rompers and boy clothes. I'll get him some jeans soon.

That said - whenever I go to Target or wherever, it seems like all the baby boy clothes are very old looking. It seems like that is what is sold where I go.

When did baby jeans start getting sold in stores? I don't remember seeing any in my baby pictures, and now that is what is out there. I'm now curious what my mom thinks of baby jeans. Also, in the past month or two I've started noticing pictures of celebrity babies (since I've started reading magazines while working out), and very few celebrities seem to dress their babies in jeans since I started paying attention.

I can't really trace where my idea of what looks right came from. I didn't hang out with a lot of people with babies before ds, just a couple, and I didn't take much notice of what they wore.

[Sophia]

When did baby jeans start getting sold in stores? I don't remember seeing any in my baby pictures, and now that is what is out there. I'm now curious what my mom thinks of baby jeans. Also, in the past month or two I've started noticing pictures of celebrity babies (since I've started reading magazines while working out), and very few celebrities seem to dress their babies in jeans since I started paying attention.


DS had baby jeans. He was born in 1992. I didn't find it odd or surprising to find them in baby sizes at the time.

[cagey]

i'm in the no jeans camp...DS is 1 and never worn them yet. I figure there's a lifetime of jeans, but only such a small time for 'baby clothes'

he's worn the heck out of old navy's soft cotton pants (basically yoga pants).

He wore footed zipper PJ's until he was about 3 weeks, then onesies and rompers....

[MidwesternGal]

HollyMN--I've noticed too, that the boys clothes seemed so "adult" like early on. . . it's either onsies, "eh" rompers, or adultish clothes. . . while for girls, you can pop a little sundress on any age and it always looks perfect!

[amew]

My baby won't be here until August, but I am not personally fond of jeans for very young babies. I prefer soft, snuggly babyish clothes for babies.

[Pookie]

I never really thought about it. DS didn't fit into 0-3 month clothes until he was 3 months, so he just wore onesies and sleepers. It also made diaper changes easier, IMO. I think he first fit into his 0-3 month jeans (a gift) at 6 months and probably wore them until 9 months. DS was a spring baby and we live in a warm climate, so I thought him just wearing a onesie was easier for everyone.

[mindy75]

I can't remember when I started putting DD in jeans. I think it was in the fall of 2005, so she was around 6 months. She was born in the Spring, so I was all about the cute spring/summer outfits then. Plust, in TN it's just too hot in the summer for jeans/pants. Around the house, she wore her sleep and plays or a onesie, but when we went out she was in a cute outfit. Some of it was styled for babies, but some of it was baby versions of big kid styles. It depends on my mood. I don't like pink til ya puke and ruffles and bows. But I think little girls should look like little girls, so lots of dresses and super cute capri outfits. I basically dress her like I dress myself. Spring/summer = cute dresses, sandals, skirts, and capris. Fall/Winter = jeans/khakis/cords and sweaters with the occasional dress and tights thrown in.

[Nigellas]

Babies in jeans is one of my pet peeves. I know I like to be comfortable in knit yoga type pants when I'm lounging around the house, so why would I expect my DS to be any different? Jeans on babies just look so uncomfortable for their tiny little bodies. I think I'd wait at least 6 months before putting a baby in something like that. (My DS is 7 mos and still in soft, knit baby clothes)