Heard of babylegs?

One of the women in my local twins group just told us about these:
BabyLegs. They're basically really nice, long legwarmers and work from babies to children. So they don't outgrow them every couple months. And they're good for when you want a free bottom, but don't want them to get too cold. If they have a leaking diaper, the tights aren't soiled. They keep little crawlers' knees safe. I just ordered a couple pair for each of my girlies. It was more than I'd ever spend on tights, but if they can wear them for years, it doesn't seem like a bad deal at all.

Anyone else used these?

Mods, could you maybe link this to FY and 1-5? Think it would be good in both forums.

 

One of the women in my local twins group just told us about these:
BabyLegs. They're basically really nice, long legwarmers and work from babies to children. So they don't outgrow them every couple months. And they're good for when you want a free bottom, but don't want them to get too cold. If they have a leaking diaper, the tights aren't soiled. They keep little crawlers' knees safe. I just ordered a couple pair for each of my girlies. It was more than I'd ever spend on tights, but if they can wear them for years, it doesn't seem like a bad deal at all.

Anyone else used these?

Mods, could you maybe link this to FY and 1-5? Think it would be good in both forums.

 

I had never heard of them...they are so cute!

 

What a great idea! Especially for crawling...I've never heard of these! I LOVE the argyle ones

 

I got 2 pairs as gifts. Pink dots for DD and green argyle for DS. They're very cute. I use them on DD when it's cold and she has a dress on. They have a little strip of rubber on the inside of the legs to keep them from falling down (kind of like how thigh-high stockings are, just not so tight) They stay on really well and DD loves wearing them (at least she doesn't protest!). Haven't tried them on DS yet.
Never thought of using them for crawling, but that's a great idea!

 

My girls each have 3 pairs & I love 'em. They are great for just hanging out - put on a onesy & babylegs. It's easy to change the girls b/c they're not wearing pants. They pill up a bit after washing, but are a pretty good invention IMO.
I got a BOGO pair in Dec- you might want to see if they are running a sale.

 

We use them all the time! Love them.

 

I am going to get the girls some for dance class. Those are great and super cute!!

 

For those who have them...do you kids ever try to pull them off starting at the top? Mine woul dtotally do that. Anyone have problems in that area?

 

My friend who lives in NYC has her daughter in them. They are cute and easy to use. Looks like a girl thing to me, so obviously I won't be buying them!!!

 

These are really cool, I think I'm going to buy a pair to try.

 

We have 10 pairs and love them. They're really big in the cloth diapering community and have recently started being featured in the parenting magazines. They're great because they fit so many different sizes. All of my pairs are in unisex colors so our newborn boy will be able to wear them as well as his 3.5 year old sisters.

 

They are adorable; what a good idea. Question for those who've tried them: Do you think it's possible to sew some up? Or would it be hard because of the rubber thing? I'd like to make them as opposed to spending a bunch of money....

 

I haven't heard of them but they are too cute. I might have to try them.

 

Those are so adorable!! I'm wondering how tight they are at the top....my DD has pretty chunky thighs. Do they stretch, or would they be too tight?

 

homemade babylegs

Here are some instructions I found on my Mar'06 babycenter birth board. I don't have any sewing genes...but for those that do, it looks pretty simple.

 

I made some for my girls. THere's a big thread about it on thebabywearer.com on the DIY board. Basically I took a pair of socks, cut the feet off and added ribbing. They work great and cost about $1.50.

 

I'm excited for mine to come, but those homemade directions look great, too! Thanks for posting those!

 

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Originally posted by JDMummy:
My friend who lives in NYC has her daughter in them. They are cute and easy to use. Looks like a girl thing to me, so obviously I won't be buying them!!!


Boys can wear them too! They have TONS to choose from!

 

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Originally posted by naomi02:
Those are so adorable!! I'm wondering how tight they are at the top....my DD has pretty chunky thighs. Do they stretch, or would they be too tight?


There are 2 kinds, comfort cuff and wide cuff, get the comfort cuff. They are SUPER stretchy and cozy. I started with wide cuff for my girls and they were way too tight on their chunk thighs. Comfort cuff works perfect!

 

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Originally posted by LmSjt915:
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Originally posted by naomi02:



There are 2 kinds, comfort cuff and wide cuff,


I looked at the website & couldn't find where you chose which cuff you want. So I called the company & they said they actually discontinued the wide cuff since it seemed to be too tight on a lot of babies. All they have now is the comfort cuff.

 

I sent a link to my Mom and she is going to make us some! They look awesome and Joy wears a lot of dresses. Here in Chicagoland, it's awfully cold!

 

Here is a another link with pictures on how to make them. They use those socks from walmart with the toes on them. It looks really easy! I can't wait to see how they turn out. The real ones retail for 12.00, these cost about 1.50!

http://www.mothering.com/discussions/showthread.php?t=420064

 

Thank you for the link. I will try to make some myself.

 

Cool links! They look pretty easy to make. My sewing machine REALLY needs a tune-up! The tension is way off. Now I want to run out and make these!

 

I couldn't find any socks at Walmart that would work. Everything in the Women's dept. was either simple trouser socks, short socks, or athletic socks. I'll have to try another one, or another store.

 

I found some at Walmart, but I really had to look. They were on the wall where the trouser socks were, but way at the bottom, almost touching the floor. They had quite a few different colors and patterns. They are nice and thick. They were $2.97 here in Chicagoland.