Does your 8 month old wear shoes all the time?

turtlegirl115

Also, what size shoes does LO wear?

 I hate shoes; it's the first thing I take off when I get home. So I guess I just really didn't see the point in LO wearing shoes all the time. She has the Trumpette socks that look like Mary Janes so she wears those all the time. We visited my in-laws for Christmas and they bought her 2 pair of shoes and made several comments about me not bringing any shoes for her.

I have a hard time finding shoes to fit her. My MIL gave her 2 cute pairs of Robeez at our baby shower and they were too big every time I tried them off and then one day they were too small so she never wore them. I have several other pair in various sizes but they will not stay on and they are hard to get on. I'm frustrated!

jenella17

Not unless it is super cold out...which is never the case in arizona.  So, no.

ETA she is in a 3-4

EJS425

L is now wearing a size 3 - she had a crapload of shoes as a newborn and i always put them on her whenever we went out of the house.. she now has a pair of nikes, a black and a brown pair of mary jane dress shoes and im in the process of getting her little fake ugg boots.. and she has a pair of super cute bear slippers from gap.. but yes, she almost always has shoes on when we leave the house

eta: try payless.. i found Ls black maryjanes there and they fit really well! plus, theyre super cheap!

Aug Bride

We just started to put shoes on Rick this week.  He loves to pull his socks off so we figured this would help.   Daddy bought him Pooh and Tigger tennis shoes in sz 4.  He just tried different pairs on until he found one that fit really well. 

lzybeanie

I have only put shoes on DD once outside of Christmas and Thanksgiving. I just don't see the point. I did buy her a cute pair of cheap brown Mary Janes for her stocking but haven't put them on her yet. When I do it will be merely to keep her socks on.

ETA: She's in a 2 or 3.

katlizabeth

No shoes for us at home.  I hate shoes and take them off right away.  He does wear shoes out now, but that's new in the past few months, due to the cold weather-either shoes or he has little boots. 

COlori

DS never wears shoes.

Fish4Fun

I've read multiple articles about why babies should not wear shoes.  If you do put on shoes, make sure they are soft-soled (like your Robeez), but don't worry about it if you're flip-flopping.

Barefoot is supposed to be best for learning to walk and optimal bone and muscle development.  Foot problems can also lead to future hip and other problems, so I'm pretty paranoid about inhibiting growth in any way.

EastCoastBride

Fish4Fun:

Barefoot is supposed to be best for learning to walk and optimal bone and muscle development.  

Ditto.  I put shoes on DS when we're going somewhere - but it's more for "travel time" just because I want him to get used to the feeling of shoes.  But by and large, he goes w/out shoes when he's indoors.

turtlegirl115

Fish4Fun:

I've read multiple articles about why babies should not wear shoes.  If you do put on shoes, make sure they are soft-soled (like your Robeez), but don't worry about it if you're flip-flopping.

Barefoot is supposed to be best for learning to walk and optimal bone and muscle development.  Foot problems can also lead to future hip and other problems, so I'm pretty paranoid about inhibiting growth in any way.

 Good to know. I think I'll google it and send a copy to my MIL. LOL

My SIL bought LO some Ugg Boots for Christmas. They're super cute but way too expensive if you ask me!  She also bought her some really cute black and white polka dot shoes from a local boutique. They fell off 3x before we could get out of the house today.

seattlestef

I never put shoes on my girls- they just pull them right off anyway. The only time they wear shoes is to match a really cute outfit and even then they are on for about 20 min max.

karskaren

DS usually kicks shoes off if I try to put them on him.  He wears a size 2 right now.  I finally broke down and bought a pair of Robeez a couple of days ago and he wore them all day for 2 days in a row and couldn't kick them off - they are the best thing ever (they are size 6-12 months).  I told DH not to get surprised if I buy some more.

nilly5

Been meaning to buy Colby a pair of shoes but I havent found any that I really like and I myself dont like shoes. I suppose he is getting up there to the point that he might want some on his feet but I just dont want to bother with this until hes a little bit older

schmoodle

My 6 month old pretty much never wears shoes...maybe once a week if I put him in something without feet and it's really cold out. I don't see that changing much in 2 months. I'll put shoes on him regularly when he walks.

kwann.81

We just started putting DD in shoes because it's cold here now.  We have a couple pairs of Robeez (we were fortunate enough to get some hand-me-downs) and a pair of knit boots.  She doesn't seem to mind wearing them but to me it's just another thing to put on and take off in the cold weather and I find it more of a hassle than anything... I'm looking forward to summer and bare feet!