when LO was newborn....

auslyn804

.....did you use gowns for bedtime?  We always used button sleepers.  However, a friend is using the gowns and it seems so much easier.  It would save a lot of hassle trying to do all the snaps in the middle of the night for all the diaper changes.  Do you recommend them?

Amrice78

yes - I love them, so easy

CelticWife

We had a few, but DS hated them. He didn't like anything around his feet. We could use the footed, zippered sleepers and he liked those ok.

CoastieWife08

No.  Scarlett hated them.

CrystalDaun

I didn't like them, BUT DD had a hip dysplacia & had to wear a harness so it was difficult no matter what. I have 2 and will try them this time around.

Cytina

I hated them.  They always rode up when I was feeding him or if he kicked in his sleep.

laurenbug

DS lived in gowns or even better, convertable gowns.  He could sleep in it as a gown (and swaddled), and then we'd snap it to make the legs during they day, or if we needed to go somewhere (so the carseat wouldn't make it ride up).

Mjmksb04

I never used them. I thought they were a huge PITA to pull up to do a diaper change due to the amount of material. I prefered regular sleepers.

violetvirgo

YES!  it made middle of the night diaper changes SO easy.  i also dressed dd in kimono style shirts with just a diaper (she was tightly swaddled in a miracle blanket). 

both were much easier than sleepers.

T1andT2

No gowns, depending on the temp, when he was a newborn he was just swaddled in a blanket w/ a onesie or zipper sleep and play type.   Once it got colder, we did use the zipper blanket sleepers....but he was about 6 months by then.

GRKaters

No, b/c we swaddled him. 

 

ss+el

We loved them! They were so much easier than doing snaps all the time. Carters and Baby Gap were the longest (and softest) we found, so we never had to worry about them riding up.

NicholeeK

Mjmksb04:

I never used them. I thought they were a huge PITA to pull up to do a diaper change due to the amount of material. I prefered regular sleepers.

 This is how I feel about them too. Plus it was annoying for me to even get it on over his head with all that fabric.

johnsoar

yes, with DD but I thought they were a PITA because they always bunched up and I had to pull them down so her feet got covered.  I didn't really use them on DS.

ncbelle

We did some.  They are easier for sure.

stfne

Cytina:

I hated them.  They always rode up when I was feeding him or if he kicked in his sleep.

This...DD always ended up with cold feet and the gown all bunched up under her arms.

LondonBridges

I gave gowns a try with DS, but he always ended up with them bunched up around his waist.

sunnyday016

We had a few, but didn't use them often. She usually just wore a onesie and her cotton swaddleme.

sarahleigh23

Yes, we loved them! They are so much easier that the button sleepers, especially at 3am.

CFO

I recommend the gowns to all new moms.  We found them to be much easier for late night changes where snaps would wake her up, etc.  We used the kiddopotomus swaddles and between that and the gowns, changes were super easy and quick.

lmdbww

I didn't use them. I only used footie pj's.

Mrs.tlcS

nope.  I hated getting them on and off.  I didn't use anything I had to pull over her head if I didn't have to for the first several weeks.

GrowingFamily

YES!  For all 4 kids that is what they lived in for the first several weeks of their lives.  So much easier than messing with buttons or zippers!

ETA: They have ones that you can pull down instead of pull up over their heads when taking them off- I think that's how the Carter's ones are (just like their onesies).

Alex26

Yes, we used the zippered ones that enclosed his feet.  I liked them because he would be warm and it made diaper changes easier.

o2bme

I loved them.  It made night time changes so much easier.

Quazel

CelticWife:

We had a few, but DS hated them. He didn't like anything around his feet. We could use the footed, zippered sleepers and he liked those ok.

Exactly this.  He still hates a blanket, I think he feels constricted.

lite-bright

We have a few and sometimes use them, but I prefer sleepers. 

Ditto the pp who said that they ride up; I always worry about DD2 getting cold legs because she's a pretty active kicker. I used one the other day and put pants on underneath it, but that kind of defeats the purpose of having easy access for diaper changes.

 

momtoRaegan041008

No, I don't like them.  We used sleepers.

MrsTotty

ABSOLUTELY.

We had like 10 of them for Jack that he wore for at least the first month ... SO much easier for the 28973946529746501473 diaper changes each night.  I give them as shower gifts now all the time because they were one of my favorite newborn things 

LostinLove

I didn't like the gowns.  I used ths zipper footed sleepers as well.

faBriezy

No gowns. Just zip up sleepers for the most part.

pkate98

Amrice78:

yes - I love them, so easy

yes!!!  We used them even after DS had gotten a little big for them.  ha ha

thomas&lynn

Best pj option, IMO, when they're little! No snaps or zippers to fool with, just wriggle them in and out and you're done. I loved the Carter's ones.....the cotton was softer and never too tight with a good amt of leg room

Erin0528

Yes, they were so much better for nighttime