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My twins are due in May and wondering what kind of onesies I buy for them to wear - long sleeve/short sleeve, legs/no legs? Can they just wear onesies for awhile (I want to make things as easy as possible). I really have no clue!
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Footed onesies are problematic if you have tall babies. Too many buttons are a pain in the neck. You may prefer onesie shirts with pants. By May its pretty warm so probably short sleeves during the day, long at night. What I would do is buy just a few of each and see what works best.
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May can be chilly so I would get a variety -- long sleeved, short sleeved, and some with pants. They can wear anything that you want them to wear! I would look for stuff that is a) comfortable/soft (100% cotton or light fleece), b) easy to launder, and c) easy to get them in/out of for diaper changes, etc. With twins, easy = good :) Congrats -- my twins just turned 5 and it's an incredible adventure! Exhausting at first but so fun and rewarding!
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PPS Here is a link to an example: I would get a bunch of these in both short and long sleeves: http://www.buybuybaby.com/product.asp?SKU=125239&RN=7196&
[ Reply | More ]Also, these gowns are nice to have in the very beginning -- easy to change diapers and very comfortable for the babies: http://www.buybuybaby.com/product.asp?SKU=18110458&RN=7198&
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Love these, too: http://www.buybuybaby.com/product.asp?SKU=112737&
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My other simplifying suggestion is to skip the fancy crib bedding sets (half of which you can't use, anyways) and get a dozen or so plain white cotton jersey crib sheets. Like this one: http://www.buybuybaby.com/product.asp?SKU=111538&
[ Reply | More ]thanks - do i need that many extra crib sheets? I had gotten 1 extra for each crib! How often do they usually end up being changed?
[ Reply | More ]12 might be too many but I would get AT LEAST 6-8. I was changing crib sheets A LOT in the beginning -- spit up, diaper blow outs, etc. I will also try to find a link to sheet protectors which help but I think it's better to have more sheets so that you don't have to do laundry every day :)
[ Reply | More ]Here's something that you can tie on over the sheets under their heads (mouths!) to protect sheets from spitup. http://www.sheetworld.com/od-Sheet-Protectors,Crib-Bib--Sheet-Saver-3811.htm
[ Reply | More ]Also, someone mentioned kimonos below -- not sure of your taste but I loved the Lucky Wang baby kimonos esp. for warmer weather -- so cute and easy to put on/off: http://luckywang.myshopify.com/products/kimono-one-piece-butterfly-indigo
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I agree, get a variety. Long sleeved for the night, short sleeve for the forthcoming July/August weather. My twins wore onsies pretty much all the time until 12 mths.
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both shrt and long sleeve. most rooms are air-conditioned lo a low temp in the summer. I loved Carter's pure cotton, white onesies, sold at Buy Buy baby
[ Reply | More ]I found those little nightgowns to be great for overnight changes/feedings. You don't have to fumble with snaps, they have kind of an elastic bottom and you just lift it up to change diapers.
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DS was born in March, we did nightie plus socks and then into a swaddle for sleeping. Our apt, is probably the same temp all year. If it feels cold, you can always take a blanket and put it over DB with the sides tucked into the sides of the crib so that it cannot rise up over their face.
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I always liked the kimono, gowns, and sleepers better. Pulling a onesie over the self-destruct button was anxiety-inducing at best.
[ Reply | More ]ITA. Sckoon makes great kimono style layette but they are on the expensive side. http://www.sckoon.com/organiccottonbabyclothing-collections-baby-white.html
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