A bodysuit is the layer next to your baby's skin, so it's the first thing a leaky nappy reaches and the thing you'll wash most. Ours are a soft rib knit, 67% bamboo with cotton for shape and a little elastane for stretch, in sizes from Newborn to 18-24 months.
Every one has an envelope neck. The shoulders fold open, so after a messy nappy the bodysuit comes off downwards over your baby's body instead of up over their head, and poppers under the nappy keep an ordinary change quick.
Short sleeves work all year as a base layer, and on their own on warm days; long sleeves are warmer for winter and better as a top with leggings. Buy them singly, in packs of two or three in colours that go together, or as a set with our matching ribbed leggings, from 0-3 months.
The size guide gives the body length and chest for each size. They're cut to fit up to two months longer, so if your baby is on the edge of a size, go down.
Questions, answered.
Is a bodysuit the same as a vest?
In the UK, usually yes: both words mean a top that fastens under the nappy with poppers, which stops it riding up. We call ours bodysuits, and they have an envelope neck so they can come off downwards after a leak.
Short sleeve or long sleeve?
It's worth having some of each. Short sleeves do the work all year under a sleepsuit and on their own when it's warm; long sleeves are the warmer layer for winter and look better as a top with leggings. The fabric is the same soft bamboo rib in both.
What size should I order?
Use the size guide rather than the age on the label: it gives the body length and chest of every size, from 35cm long at Newborn to 45.5cm at 18-24 months. They're cut to fit up to two months longer than standard, so on the edge of two sizes, take the smaller. You can exchange them within 30 days of your order if they're unused and unwashed, with the tags on.
How many bodysuits will I need?
About six per size covers a wash cycle, as bodysuits go through the wash as often as anything your baby wears. A couple of packs gets you there without buying so many that some are outgrown before they're worn.
Can my baby sleep in a bodysuit?
Yes, as the layer next to their skin. On a warm night a bodysuit can be enough by itself, and when it's cooler it goes under a sleepsuit or a sleeping bag. Feel the back of your baby's neck or their tummy to check they're not too hot.
