Pajama Makeover

Written on February 9, 2010 // Family 10 Comments

When I first brought the twins home and I joined my local support group for parents of multiples, I learned this trick from a mom of triplets. I chuckled, thinking I’d never need to go that far, but I’m eating my words now!

So the twins are both stripping themselves naked every night. They won’t leave their diapers on and end up peeing (hopefully just) all over themselves by morning. So I resorted to this mom’s trick. Cut the feet off the footie pajamas and turn them ’round backward.

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Now they can’t unzip them! Silly, I know, but such a life saver. Cut just below the elastic at the ankle and then cut a V where the tag is in the back so it doesn’t choke the neck. If you’re worried about the integrity of your footie pajamas… I would advise against having kids. :)


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10 Comments

  1. Julie February 9, 2010 | 8:45pm

    Oh my goodness! Now that is absolute brilliance! I wouldn’t have ever thought of doing that.


  2. Hannah C February 9, 2010 | 9:46pm

    Brilliant! We had to do the same thing for our son.


  3. jenny February 9, 2010 | 9:47pm

    I love it! Actually, about a year ago, our Mercy (then 3) used to love to wear her jammies backwards. My husband would put them on her every night and somehow she had her feet in correctly, then twist the pjs around and zip in back. She wore them that way every night for months, so I guess she was comfortable, and no cutting was needed!


  4. Tanya February 10, 2010 | 3:37am

    OM-Goodness! How cute … and how funny that this post just popped on my facebook being that I’m that triplet mom that gave you that advice. So sorry, you had to use it, but hey, it works!

    Miss talking to you!

    Tanya


  5. Natalie February 10, 2010 | 6:04am

    Tanya!

    I was trying to remember your blog to link to you, but it’s been a long time. Thanks for the comment! And thank you for the tips…. i seem to remember some advice about potty training. We should talk! :)


  6. Randa clay February 10, 2010 | 6:52am

    Thank you so much for posting this great idea! My first was not a stripper, but I have a feeling our second might be!


  7. pve February 10, 2010 | 7:42am

    Oh how funny! I wish I had been that clever – my twins will be 17. The fun and games is never boring with twins. Posted your pretty pencils today on my blog. take a peek- pve design


  8. Meredith from Penelope Loves Lists February 11, 2010 | 12:36am

    Ha ha ha! I loooooove this. Sending this to my sister now, who’s been having just this issue. Genius!


  9. thrownforaloop February 11, 2010 | 3:23pm

    That is a great trick! We had to take it a bit further and use duct tape on the diapers so our twins wouldn’t be able to pull their diapers off when they eventually learned how to remove the backwards (and inside-out, to hide the zipper fob) pajamas! Good luck and god’s speed. Oh, and night vision!


  10. Natalie February 11, 2010 | 3:29pm

    so funny you say that – I saw WHITE duct tape the other day and almost picked it up for that purpose! During the day there is no back zipper outfit. :)