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apricot Mon 29-Dec-14 19:28:17

I was given a onesie for Christmas but it didn't come with any instructions. I do know that one can wear one's onesie to Tesco's as long as one wears flip flops and has a fag in mouth, but I need to know onesie etiquette, like:
What does one wear underneath?
Does one wear it to bed?
How does one go to the loo without sitting there half-naked and chilly?
Is it supposed to be comfy? Because it isn't.

One's not sure one's ready for the babygro look. Should one persevere?

FarNorth Wed 31-Dec-14 19:01:28

Maybe they need to have poppers on the legs, like a babygro does?

Crafting Tue 30-Dec-14 19:38:30

I bet you could tchgrin. Mine is quite long in the body (bit too baggy if truth be told) but the softest warmest thing you can imagine. Bought by my DGC with love so mine will be worn and not given or thrown away and I shall be happy and cosy wearing it .

hildajenniJ Tue 30-Dec-14 19:21:59

A onesie, perish the thought. Oh no! I couldn't. tchgrin

henetha Tue 30-Dec-14 19:01:57

I've got two onesies..... is that boasting? The recent one is a warm fleecy material and I wear it in the evenings and overnight.... but yes, someone should invent a flap underneath to make toileting more bearable in cold weather!

rockgran Tue 30-Dec-14 16:38:09

I'm tempted to get one but fear I might never wear anything else. My (very slim) friend has one and swears by it but she would look good in a sack. I tend to look like I'm already wearing a sack. Perhaps a onesie would be an improvement! I suppose they are really just like a one-piece shell suit.

Marelli Tue 30-Dec-14 16:27:34

I'm very long-bodied....don't think a onesie would be very comfy at all blush!

chloe1984 Tue 30-Dec-14 16:25:49

I have just bought myself a onesie in the sale at Sainsbury. It has a hood and is a pinky/grey animal print. OK so it looks like a babygro but it is only for wearing in the privacy of my own home ( with the curtains drawn ) I just love it.

glammanana Tue 30-Dec-14 15:48:15

I would be lost without mine I bought another one just before xmas a deep pink with scottie dogs all over I love it,if I am at home all day I will shower first thing and put one on for the day I always wear with bra & pants and buy a size bigger as they should be loose and comfy,I don't care if anyone unexpected arrives or knocks at the door as long as I'm warm and comfortable I'm not worried.Just now wearing a grey spotty one bought from Matalan with a hood and rabbit ears last year another came from Asda,no chance of being chilly in this house thats for sure.

loopylou Tue 30-Dec-14 11:51:19

Never lived in a house with a warm enough loo or bathroom..........

granjura Tue 30-Dec-14 09:02:57

I had a onesie from 'back home' in 1970- it was bright orange, with feet on, like a giant babygrow. Had it for years and years- I wore it for a fancy dress party in 79, I think, with a pair of big baggy frilly pants (versize tennis pants) over- and a dummy. LOL very fetching (I was skinny then)- and it must have gone in the bin after that.

We bought DD1 a tartan onesie when she was sharing a Victorian conversion near Aston Uni with other students, she had one of the attic rooms and it was freezing - she loved it. We hired a cottage in the Cotswolds just after her graduation, and she used to sit with the dog (her all time favourite) on the patio, in his basket, onesie on. And the old lady who owned the place said to her 'Have you taken yor O'levels yet Claire?'- she was 22.

DD2 bought herself and both her niece and nephew a onesie for Xmas- and they lived in them ever since. DD1 and family have just gone home, but DD2 is on the settee in hers...

Best if I don't indulge in one though;) (size 18 + Xmas indulgence).

absent Tue 30-Dec-14 04:21:03

Marmight Would that be a twosie?

rubylady Tue 30-Dec-14 03:32:32

I bought one online, forgot to change my address as I hit the "buy" button and so my lovely snuggly bear has gone to my old address and I am left without. I do hope someone who now lives there has a great time in it at my expense!

(I did get in touch with customer services before it was dispatched but told they could not change the address on the order. No more buying from Bon Marche for me!)

ninathenana Mon 29-Dec-14 23:53:14

I bought DS one this year (his request) he is obviously not standard shape as it's short in the torso, talk about a 'wedgy' tchgrin it wasn't cheep either !

FarNorth Mon 29-Dec-14 23:45:26

That's what I thought, Marmight. tchsmile
I saw onesies on sale and they looked really cosy but the undressing-for-a-pee bit is kind of off-putting and I thought "surely a fleecy top & bottom would be a better idea!"

Juliette Mon 29-Dec-14 23:45:07

Oh dear, especially if you want a pooh! blush

Juliette Mon 29-Dec-14 23:43:28

Pooh, that seems like a better option Marmight no chilly toilet trips.

Marmight Mon 29-Dec-14 23:39:16

I haven't got a onesie - not really me, but I have got a fleecy topsy and bottomsy (from Asda) which have been wonderful during the recent cold spell. I sleep naked and the top is great when sitting up in bed, as I am now. I cast it off at lights out and keep it to hand for when I wake up then sling on the bottomsy for modesty when I get up for my cup of tea. I wouldn't sleep in it but it has been a good buy and cheap too tchwink

rubysong Mon 29-Dec-14 22:48:56

Mine is a £7 tiger version from Primani, and I have tiger slippers to match. I love it. I only got it for our choir concert where 3 of us sang 'All I want for Christmas is my two front teeth'. It is so cosy for lolling about of an evening. A bit of a chilly faff when going to the loo.

pompa Mon 29-Dec-14 21:31:33

What happened to the fur trimmed baby doll (keeps your neck warm)

Agus Mon 29-Dec-14 21:18:12

Crafting shock

Crafting Mon 29-Dec-14 21:00:20

Pompa mine is big enough for two tchgrin

tanith Mon 29-Dec-14 20:59:16

I'll have you know some onesies have unzippable pockets IFYKWIM tchwink

POGS Mon 29-Dec-14 20:48:15

pompa. smile

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pompa Mon 29-Dec-14 20:42:47

Onesie, the 21st century chastity belt

Juliette Mon 29-Dec-14 20:35:48

I bought one for myself from Sainsburys, it only cost £5, so nothing lost if I didn't like it. I bought the biggest size so it's very roomy and comfy, too warm to sleep in though and I won't be appearing in public wearing it anytime soon. Wear your onesies with pride ladies. smile