https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 27 Apr 2026 11:36:12 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/side-snap-tops-needed#post-959810 Wed, 24 Jul 2013 14:00:09 +0000 prettylizy 959810@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I hated them. I prefer the centre button onsies with the big but flap that comes right up to their belly. But her first 2 weeks she was basically just in a diaper and swaddled. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/side-snap-tops-needed#post-959808 Wed, 24 Jul 2013 13:59:57 +0000 Bookish 959808@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I hated the side snap shirts because they constantly rode up, so we only used those like twice. Other than that, she was/is in onesies. It's super hot here so we don't even use sleepers. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/side-snap-tops-needed#post-959797 Wed, 24 Jul 2013 13:57:43 +0000 MsLipGloss 959797@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Bee: hahahaha . . . my LO's cord took 18 days to fall off! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/side-snap-tops-needed#post-959769 Wed, 24 Jul 2013 13:52:00 +0000 immabeetoo 959769@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@redsmarties: I bought them and never used them. I hated putting stuff over his head, but he was always in sleep and plays :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/side-snap-tops-needed#post-959534 Wed, 24 Jul 2013 12:58:10 +0000 Mrs. Bee 959534@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>only until the belly button falls off, which it does within the first two weeks. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/side-snap-tops-needed#post-959508 Wed, 24 Jul 2013 12:53:12 +0000 BlueWolverine 959508@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Never used them. She wore footed sleepers a lot. Regular onesies when not in sleepers. I didn't find getting the onesies on tough. She's my first, so I was scared of breaking her no matter what I did - onesies were no more fearful than anything else :happy: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/side-snap-tops-needed#post-959467 Wed, 24 Jul 2013 12:44:55 +0000 T-Mom 959467@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We loved side snap tees by Carter's. That's all they wore for a few weeks since diaper changes were so frequent. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/side-snap-tops-needed#post-959462 Wed, 24 Jul 2013 12:43:44 +0000 MrsRoo 959462@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I hated the side snap shirts because they constantly rode up and I felt like I was always pulling her shirt down when she wore them. I loved the side snap onesies by gerber and the gowns. DH only used the side snaps when he dressed her, he was so uncomfortable putting anything over her head. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/side-snap-tops-needed#post-959457 Wed, 24 Jul 2013 12:42:05 +0000 sslm 959457@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>They were a necessity for us! I loved not having to put anything over her head. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/side-snap-tops-needed#post-959447 Wed, 24 Jul 2013 12:39:38 +0000 Weagle 959447@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We only used the one from the hospital, and it was rare. I was comfortable dressing a newborn, and didn't honk the side snaps were necessary. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/side-snap-tops-needed#post-959441 Wed, 24 Jul 2013 12:38:20 +0000 brownie 959441@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Spring baby in the middle of the desert. He rocked baby legs, a cloth diaper and the side snap t's I loved them. We were never in sleepers until he was over a year old. So get a couple try them out and see what works. I thought I would do the gowns more and I don't think he wore one gown ever. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/side-snap-tops-needed#post-959388 Wed, 24 Jul 2013 12:31:22 +0000 heartonastring 959388@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I read the side-snap/kimono advice as well and was stressed that I didn't have enough...and then I never ended up using the ones I did have. She basically lived in sleepers for the first month of her life. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/side-snap-tops-needed#post-959376 Wed, 24 Jul 2013 12:29:28 +0000 sorrycharlie 959376@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MsLipGloss: lol!! crack a window there, friend!! (sleep deprived joke. i suck at jokes. i kill the punch line every time. except when there's no punch line, like that one. anyway.) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/side-snap-tops-needed#post-959371 Wed, 24 Jul 2013 12:28:40 +0000 looch 959371@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We had them but rarely used them. My son lived in footed sleepers for the first 6 months of his life. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/side-snap-tops-needed#post-959368 Wed, 24 Jul 2013 12:27:35 +0000 MamaMoose 959368@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO was in sleepers 99% of the time. But she was also a winter baby. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/side-snap-tops-needed#post-959356 Wed, 24 Jul 2013 12:24:51 +0000 oliviaoblivia 959356@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Got them and never used them. LO's head wasn't particularly wobbly and I was worried about her tummy getting exposed. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/side-snap-tops-needed#post-959315 Wed, 24 Jul 2013 12:19:20 +0000 swedishfish 959315@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have a few side snap onesies and I love them! But we still dressed her in clothes that had to go over her head from the beginning as well. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/side-snap-tops-needed#post-959293 Wed, 24 Jul 2013 12:15:03 +0000 Boheme 959293@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We used the heck out of them! My LO wears one with a diaper almost every day. They're just so easy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/side-snap-tops-needed#post-959289 Wed, 24 Jul 2013 12:14:20 +0000 tlcbaby 959289@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wanted some, but we never got them and I didn't miss them. We just put him in onesies from the start. I didn't mind pulling it over his head-he didn't freak out too much. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/side-snap-tops-needed#post-959284 Wed, 24 Jul 2013 12:13:17 +0000 Smurfette 959284@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We never used them. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/side-snap-tops-needed#post-959282 Wed, 24 Jul 2013 12:12:49 +0000 MsLipGloss 959282@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sorrycharlie: hahahaha - I just sang this song in mah head *Ain't No Onsesie Wide Enough . . . To Make Me Put One On You* . . . . :P </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/side-snap-tops-needed#post-959276 Wed, 24 Jul 2013 12:12:13 +0000 Pepper 959276@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sorrycharlie: My exact feelings on the gowns! He would freak out because of all the fabric. </p> <p>I like the side snap tees when it's hot out, because he can just wear that and a diaper. Honestly, we use the sleep n plays and onesies with pants more than anything. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/side-snap-tops-needed#post-959251 Wed, 24 Jul 2013 12:04:50 +0000 sorrycharlie 959251@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I put my nb in regular onesies (they stretch really wide, so it's not as scary as you think!) and avoided the gown sleepers..I loved the idea, but she flipped out when I had to drag all that fabric over her head!</p> <p>regarding side snaps, gerber makes some really cute sidesnap onesies! I loved those until she grew out of them. the side snap t-shirts I didn't love. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/side-snap-tops-needed#post-959250 Wed, 24 Jul 2013 12:04:42 +0000 Running Elley 959250@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We didn't use any. We always just used regular onesies and didn't have a problem :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/side-snap-tops-needed#post-959247 Wed, 24 Jul 2013 12:04:01 +0000 Adira 959247@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We were fine with onesies, though Xander wore a lot of sleepers, which were nice because they didn't have to go over the head. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/side-snap-tops-needed#post-959246 Wed, 24 Jul 2013 12:03:44 +0000 blackbird 959246@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I never dressed my newborn in clothes! She rocked a diaper and sometimes those sleeper gowns that you just pull up to change. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/side-snap-tops-needed#post-959239 Wed, 24 Jul 2013 12:01:59 +0000 MsLipGloss 959239@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>YES. I was eternally grateful for the kimonos . . . you couldn't have paid me enough to try to get anything over LO's uber-noodle-y newborn head/neck! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/side-snap-tops-needed#post-959233 Wed, 24 Jul 2013 12:00:06 +0000 Mrs. Oatmeal 959233@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've heard a ton of mixed things about side-snap/kimono style tops. Some sources say that they are a must for when baby is first born, to avoid pulling the over her head. Others say that they aren't needed, and most people I've met IRL haven't ever used them. </p> <p>What do you think? Should I pick some up for the first little while, or am I okay with the onesies and sleepers I already have? </p>