A onesie is a onesie, or so I thought.
Before I had my wild bubba the only thing i looked for in a onesie was a cute print. Comfort? Convenience? What are they?
All I needed was a couple of days with mwb and the endless diaper changes to understand that there was more to a onesie than cute prints. I realised that what was most important (material aside), was how easy it would be to get the little one's diaper changed. The closure mechanism of each onesie became something I was really concerned with. Each with strong pros and cons, it's hard to choose which onesie.
The snap through
Most commonly found, the snap through are onesies that have snap buttons from top to bottom. These come in pyjamas, summer styles, long and short sleeves, with hand and feet covers, anything you can think of.
Pros:
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Only baby's legs need to be exposed while changing
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Great for newborns as little movement is required
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Low risk of "hurting" baby when snapping close
Cons:
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Takes ages to button up
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Will often misalign buttons in the diaper zone
The bottom snap
Belonging in the same family of snap buttons, these are usually the 'pantless' version of the snap. We had ONE of these in the long sleeve & footie version and mwb did not enjoy having us put it on at all. Also, widely available, you'll find these everywhere in any material and colour.
Pros:
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Usually only has 3-4 buttons
Cons:
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Some babies (ie. mwb) don't enjoy putting their arms through
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Some might struggle to put baby's head through (lucky for me, I have my husband)
The button up
I find these to be the least common and for really simple reasons.
Pros:
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They look cute
Cons:
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Difficult to put on, especially if you have a fidgety baby
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If the buttons are on the back, it can get hard and uncomfortable when baby lies on them
The zip up
Increasingly easy to find, these seem to be another crowd favourite. It is important to note that there should be 2 sets of zippers that go both directions.
Pros:
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Only baby's legs need to be exposed while changing
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Opening and closing takes no time at all
Cons:
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Could possibly "hurt" baby by accidentally zipping his skin
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Not as easy to put baby's legs in and pull out as zip is usually on one side
The Kimono onesie
These are usually paired with a snap closure and aren't as common as the others. I daresay the "kimono" portion of it is purely aesthetic.
Pros:
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Looks cute
Cons:
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Babies and loose strings? Strings will come undone before you know it
The Magnetic Me
I chanced upon these on youtube and thought the idea was ingenious. Magnetic closure! You won't find these elsewhere since the Magnetic Me technology is patented.
Pros:
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Takes literally 2 seconds to open and close the onesie
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Magnets are really strong, baby won't be able to pull them apart
Cons:
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Unable to keep the top closed when changing so baby's whole body is usually exposed (ie. not great for cold weather)
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Like the zip up, not as easy to put baby's legs in and take baby's legs out
The best onesie?
Different aspects of a onesie will matter to you at different points of your baby's growth. When mwb was a newborn, we were so afraid of using too much force to remove her legs, afraid of hurting her, afraid of her catching a cold that we almost only used snap throughs. As she got older and a little less fragile, we looked at alternatives, whichever would make our middle-of-the-night changes the quickest.
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