Do your kids wear undershirts?

[Cascadian]

I noticed on playdates, when DDs are whipping clothes off with their friends due to a frenzy of dress-up, that random kids wear undershirts. I used to as a child, but I think it was a cultural/georaphical thing (I lived in a hot climate that was quite formal). Part of me thinks it would keep them nice and warm in the winter, but part of me wonders if it's just an unnecessary vestige of the past...thoughts? I know Hanna has great organic cotton ones...but do I want to fold them all? Hmm...

[MilkbarMom]

My girls wore undershirts until they were 4 or 5.  My new little guy wears onesie undershirts every day, and under jammies.  I think it helps keep them warm (we are in a cold climate).  When it gets over 80 degrees, we will go without undershirts.

[verde]

Nope but that's because my DD is a hot girl. I can barely get her to keep socks on her feet when it's really cold out. If DD wants a sweater she puts it on but most of the time she's just fine. I, on the other hand, wear long johns everyday from Oct till May because I'm always cold. :)

[nola79]

Nope, my son refuses to wear them.

[kawa kamuri]

As much as I love doing a lot of unnecessary laundry...no, my kids don't. Under a nice, button down shirt perhaps or a onesie if it's freezing but not as a rule. My grandfather, on the other hand, was a fan of the undershirt. I suppose we're not quite as proper.    

[lookatreestar]

we live in a hot climate so no, the kids do not wear them.

[dreamymommy]

Yes, my son chooses to wear them especially when cold under t-shirts and other shirts. 

[CarrieMF]

my oldest wears one under her band shirt but that's because it is kinda see through.  Other than that the kids haven't worn them since they were  couple of months old.

[northerngirl]

Dd age 5 has been wearing undershirts since she was 2. I thought that it was a good extra layer as we live where it's cool/cold for most of the seasons except for 2-3 months.

She started wearing the hanes ones from target. I didn't care for them. Then I heard about the hanna ones and when she was 3 I got my mom to buy her 5 of them when they were on sale. We love them. And I found that she prefers to wear them most of the time because they help if her shirts or tags are itchy.

[ElliesMomma]

from late fall to early spring, yes. when it's hot out, of course not! 

not a cultural thing at all. not for "modesty." it's for warmth!!

[stormborn]

Nope. It's all I can do to ge them to wear one layer of clothing! Although if I dressed the 2 yo in several shirts I might have a fighting chance at keeping one on her for more than 5 mins. Hmmm.

[mamazee]

I put onesies on toddlers but just so they can't get their diapers off. Otherwise, no undershirts. My daughter wears just a shirt and a sweater when it's cold, and has sweaters and sweatshirts in a variety of thicknesses so she can find one warm enough or not too warm without too much trouble.

[Llyra]

We all wear them here, even me (I wear camis), in the months when the weather is below freezing. So from about late November to late March, where we live. Our house tends to be chilly, and we spent a lot of time outdoors even in the cold months, and I like the extra layer for warmth. I would never force a child to wear one, though-- my kids accept them readily, I think because we choose very soft comfy ones, and because they've always worn them. But I wouldn't make an issue of it if one of them said they didn't want one.

[MCatLvrMom2A&X]

The only time my kids where undershirts are as shirts. I dont see the point in wearing 2 shirts for one it is hot in the summer and in the winter they may get to hot. Plus like pp's have mentioned I have enough laundry I cannot keep up with I am not adding to it.

[Sharlla]

nope

[eclipse]

Mine don't.

[staceychev]

DD does, but only in the winter, and only if the shirt she's wearing is a little too thin. I like her to have that extra layer. 

[ar2974]

Only when I visit my mom (the presence of undershirts just makes life easier sometimes).

[Drummer's Wife]

not usually.  My 3 boys do own a handful of white undershirts, but it's pretty rare that they actually wear them.  That may change as they get older, as my DH wears an undershirt daily.

They never really wore onesies under clothing, either.  I never understood that, and we even lived in Denver where there were blizzards in the winter.  If they wore one, it was usually all they were wearing or every once in a while b/c it was what they slept in and I threw their clothes over it. 

[alegna]

Heck no!  lol  but it's hot here 9 months of the year....

-Angela