How old is too old for onesies?

ECT2012

I hate putting J in just a regular t-shirt... call me crazy, but I just don't like when her belly is showing/can show. I usually dress her in a onesie and shorts/pants, but is there a point when people think they should have switched to regular shirts?

Also, she is in day care, and I wonder if her day care providers get annoyed that she's still in onesies all the time!!!

bluejetta

We still use them at 20 months but I think DD is starting to have an opinion and prefers shirts. I try to find shirts that are styled a bit longer so her belly / diaper aren't as easily exposed.

lkm2006

I'm not a crazy fan on them at all, but I think it's weird especially when a baby can walk. I think it's just the super tucked in look that gets me.

orangecurls

Regular shirts when you potty train for sure. My youngest likes to pull out his penis, so put him in a onesie so he can't reach it.

Eleventy11

lkm2006:

I'm not a crazy fan on them at all, but I think it's weird especially when a baby can walk. I think it's just the super tucked in look that gets me.

This. I bought a few thinking they were cute before DD was born...she never wore them. I much prefer the look of a shirt. We have had to buy a size up for length, but we deal with it.

chardonnay24

I only did onesies and pants until about 9 months, and then used onesies to layer under tees until about 16 months.

JMD1121

I hear you.  I still dress my LO in the onesies.  I am not a fan of the bellies or diapers showing.  Given how the other kids are dressed at daycare, it does look like I am a little behind in maturing his dressing style, but I figure he is only this young once. I think because he's short I have been able to get away with it this long, but I figure by the next size up I will have to get over it.

Jenny952

I still dress DD in onesies and pants and she's 18 months.  It is kind of a young look, but it's mostly what she has right now.  In the winter and spring, it's all about layering here in MN so a lot of times she had a sweater or sweatshirt.  There are other kids at her daycare who wear onesies and pants and are older so I guess I'm not that too far behind.

TiffanyBerry

We generally hated noises and pants - too much work for diaper changes (which happen often with cloth diapers!). So, we ditched them for shirts and legwarmers (and sometimes skirts) around 9 months.

ladybugpjb

I still put him in them on occasion, but they are polo shirt style, not plain ones. I think part of the transition is just that there are fewer onesies available as they get bigger. I think we have maybe two now (size 24 month) that aren't specifically for undershirts or for sleeping. I had a few more in 18m, but that was really the transition time. Part of the reason I stopped buying them as much is that DS has a long torso, so he can wear shirts longer because he doesn't outgrow the length of the onesie. Does that make sense?

Going up a shirt size helps with length and hiding the belly/diaper.

jandy007

I've seen them upto 24months in the stores. My babe is okay with wearing a shirt, but my hub always hold/carry her the way it exposes her upper body.

lageorgiapaperie

I personally stopped liking onesies on DS around 10 months. We still have a few that we'll use if nothing else is clean, but I much prefer t-shirts for the convenience. I don't think babies are too old until 2 personally. 

If I was your DC provider I'd probably get a little annoyed, but wouldn't say anything. If it was me I might leave her unbuttoned during the day until you picked her up tho

Tink112011

I used onesies as an undershirt for DS until he was about 14 months old.  We live in Wisconsin, so onesies worked well for layering under regular shirts.

Then one day I picked up DS from daycare......  and as I was putting his jacket on, I began to smell a dirty diaper. To identify the kiddo with the dirty diaper, the teacher went around to a few kids, picked up their (regular) shirt, and "peeked" down the back of their diapers.

That's when I realized that I was requiring the teachers to get down and "whiff" my child's rear end, rather than just pulling out the back of his diaper.  Out of respect for them, I never sent DS to daycare in a onesie again! 

amb0216

We still use onesies at almost 16 months & I will continue to use them until we begin potty training.

Caitlin224

orangecurls:

Regular shirts when you potty train for sure. My youngest likes to pull out his penis, so put him in a onesie so he can't reach it.

This made me smile!!!!  Now if only I could put my husband and the dog in onesies so they would leave theirs alone. 

Pips09

I still use one as an understhirt at 22 months old. I like to keep her belly covered, and it's still cold enough that she needs the extra layer. We do regular t-shirts during the summer, though.

Karen1998

They don't bug me on older kids, but at some point, you're not going to be able to find them big enough.  I quit using them around 12m.  I have a wiggle worm and diaper changes are a wrestling challenge, so I eliminated any unnecessary steps that I could.  

RMama2012

I use them as undershirts.  I like that the diaper stays secure and contains any leaks.  I also like how clothing fits over them.  I have some 24m onsies I plan to use and will stop after that especially because I am hoping to begin potty training at that point.  I suspect  he will outgrow them around 18m as he is 12m now and wearing 18m clothing.

aandg

With DS we stopped putting him in onesies around 10 months. With DD we stopped around a year. She still had one or two that she wore under jumper type outfits last winter. I've never liked the look of onesies and pants/shorts, so we switched them over as soon as we could.

Last summer DD wore mostly bubble or one-piece outfits, which I think are much cuter than onesies and shorts.

melissa0726

lkm2006:

I'm not a crazy fan on them at all, but I think it's weird especially when a baby can walk. I think it's just the super tucked in look that gets me.

Yes, this.  I have a couple that I use as undershirts, and I do find they work better under overalls.  They're more for backup or play clothes, I just don't like the "look" of them at this age.

Netty_3

We use them as undershirts for button up or long sleeve shirts...or if LO is wearing overalls...sometimes. I think DC does get annoyed though...everytime he's in one, only one button is buttoned.

greengirl0909

I use onesies or a one piece until little one is at least walking. I don't like for them to be carried and have their clothes bunching up around them. Since we typically carried LO to the car until almost 2, we wore onesies until about then. Once he was speedy on his own feet, we switched to shirts and pants.  I think he was 2.

kerrydonlon

We only use them as undershirts. 

AmberDerek

Jenny952:

I still dress DD in onesies and pants and she's 18 months.  It is kind of a young look, but it's mostly what she has right now.  In the winter and spring, it's all about layering here in MN so a lot of times she had a sweater or sweatshirt.  There are other kids at her daycare who wear onesies and pants and are older so I guess I'm not that too far behind.

This : )

Mommy2CB

I like them as undershirts, especially this past winter and purchased a few for late spring/early summer if we keep DS1 out a little later or at the beach to help protect him from mosquitos etc. But always put a regular shirt over them.

sanbry

We use onesies still, as well as shirts, and rompers, etc. My DD is tiny and is just barely in 12 month size and i dont mind how a onesie looks with shorts, its too hot where we live for layering and im not a fan of the belly showing either.I will probably use onesies until potty training time and maybe longer.

juliane2004

My 3.5 year old is still in onesies. I don't care what people think. They aren't the ones who have to clean up the poop that she'd pull out of her pull-up with just a shirt on.

ETA: I am the same way about baby bellies. I like to have them covered.

DawnJM25

Where are all of you finding onesies for the age?  Or what brand?  DD is 20 mo and has been in the 18-24 mo size or 2T for a few months- I don't really see onesies in that size.  We have been doing rompers or the long casual dresses from Old Navy, but we live in a warm climate where it has been summer weather for about 8 weeks now.  She does have a lot of mix and match shirts and shorts, and I do not find that her belly or diaper are exposed when she wears those.  

juliane2004

DawnJM25:

Where are all of you finding onesies for the age?  Or what brand?  DD is 20 mo and has been in the 18-24 mo size or 2T for a few months- I don't really see onesies in that size.  We have been doing rompers or the long casual dresses from Old Navy, but we live in a warm climate where it has been summer weather for about 8 weeks now.  She does have a lot of mix and match shirts and shorts, and I do not find that her belly or diaper are exposed when she wears those.  

Carters has onesies up to 24m, which still fit my 3.5 year old.

SmittyPants

DD hates onesies. Whenever I tried to put them on her and snap the snaps, she locked her knees together so I couldn't get my hand there. It's something I'm very happy to see her do ;-)

jmccall79

I like the onsie/pants look...and don't like the belly hanging out look.  I still put my LO in onsies as often as I can.  We are at the last of the sizes though, 24mo(or I've not found them any bigger).  It's stretching it for him to wear them now so I'll be sad when they don't fit anymore.

BabyNewbury2012

orangecurls:

Regular shirts when you potty train for sure. My youngest likes to pull out his penis, so put him in a onesie so he can't reach it.

 I know this may not be funny to you but thank you for sharing, this made me laugh so I hard and ona  day like today I needed it lol

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theresat858:

This entire post has me thoroughly confused by the idea of an undershirt for a baby.

I have never put LO in more than one shirt. Sometimes a jacket, but a 2nd shirt?  That's just odd to me...  (though it doesn't get cold here, either, and I have never worn an undershirt myself). 

We still use onesies most days. Otherwise her belly shows.

 

It is a temperature thing when you live somewhere cold its all about the layers, and a layer that covers the tummy makes a big difference.

 

 

Zimger

Our LO still wears onsies on occasion. Once he gets ready to potty train we will do away with them completely. I prefer the jumpers. They look more comfortable and cover everything.

RizziB

somewhereincali:

theresat858:

This entire post has me thoroughly confused by the idea of an undershirt for a baby.

I have never put LO in more than one shirt. Sometimes a jacket, but a 2nd shirt?  That's just odd to me...  (though it doesn't get cold here, either, and I have never worn an undershirt myself). 

We still use onesies most days. Otherwise her belly shows.

 

It is a temperature thing when you live somewhere cold its all about the layers, and a layer that covers the tummy makes a big difference.

This!  I live in New England and use plain white onesies as undershirts for DD except during the summer.  I also don't like the exposed belly look.    

SheLovesMrHip

My peanut DD is 19months and I still put her in them with shorts. I love her belly and I think she looks super cute since she is still so teeny.

NNGnome

DS wore them this winter and last winter as undershirts (His outer shirt/jumper/coat can rise up, and no-one wants an exposed belly when it's -15 C outside).

I really don't like them though, they are a pain when changing diapers, and I love the ease of checking diapers when they are only in shirts, so no onesies for DS this summer or last summer, I really have no problem with the belly showing, the t-shirts he wears are long enough that it is never exposed by accident, only when he wants to show his belly button off, and lifts his shirt, I think it's cute.

namara5532

DS wears onesies every now and then mostly because he hasn't outgrown them yet.  I hate to see clothes go to waste, plus some of them are pretty cute.

I do admit now that he's a walker that I prefer shirts.  I'm in NC, so there's not much worry with an exposed belly even in winter. He doesn't stay still long enough for me to snap a onesie shut unless I pin him on the changing table.  Plus, like PP mentioned, shirts make it easier to check the diaper.  I probably will be purchasing shirts for DS from now on.

To answer your question OP, I don't think there's a problem putting a toddler in a onesie. I actually have a memory of being in one when I was about 3, and nobody really noticed because I was wearing a skirt over it. I think you can continue to use them if you like the look, if it's still functional for you and your LO, or if you need it as an undergarment for colder areas.