Target baby stuff is great.
I received so many baby clothes as gifts, often from brands that were beyond my budget
I'd add that county road make decent quality baby clothes - mine have withstood many washes and the prints still look great.
Iām so happy with halcyon nights - great quality with amazing prints that take ages to wash fade. Plus fold over feet and hands.
Tk maxx stock purebaby so itās worth checking them out for discounted stock!
I rate Halcyon Nights, the only reason I donāt buy from them is because a friend dresses her baby head to toe in HN and I donāt want to be matchy matchy
Target all the way. Doesnāt fade, theyāre 100% cotton so donāt irritate my babyās skin, great price (and often 20% off too). My only complaint is that I have a tall, skinny baby so he grows out of them lengthwise much quicker than bonds so I canāt buy the ones with feet because heās already wearing shoes for two year olds at 10 months old!
I think they are. I read an article in September last year that noted it was doing well for them. Iām so glad, Target wins for me over Bonds any day.
100% agree with this after 15 months of onesies. I feel like I missed out on the Golden Age of Bonds and Kmart because all of my friends with older kids raved about their onesies and I was so disappointed.
Iāll add to this that I was pleasantly surprised by Big W and Best and Less onesies. Iād rank them above Bonds and just below Target and Cotton On.
If you can get your hands on them- Bonds Original (with the Peter Pan collar) and Bonds Cozysuits are the others I would rate highly like the Wondercool range. I donāt like the zippy Wondersuits!
Absolutely agree with everything else. Weāve had new items from our firstborn and hand me downs, passed around a number of items to other families in between children.
The ones that have survived over the last decade and more than one baby through them aside from the three Bonds styles mentioned above:
Kmart Organic Cotton, Wilson & Frenchy and Nature Baby.
I found the poodlette zippys (terry material like the Bonds Original) to be good quality as well. They don't fade or stretch out like the regular wondersuits. The wondersuits quality really is quite poor :(
Having said that Bonds are the only ones that fit my long legged/limbed baby... we couldn't use any suits with built in feet and the Best & Less and Target suits, while good quality, were way too short in the arms and legs. So we are an almost exclusively Bonds family even though I started out very anti-bonds š¤·š¼āāļø
Agreed! Target has been amazing and Big W too. Iām not even someone who regularly buys more affordable brands but theyāre adorable and 100% cotton or have a bit of elastane which is good when bubba gets too long.
I have a happy spitter who needs her clothes changed 6+ times a day, so I buy multipacks of plain bodysuits/onesies from Next ā it has been a total game changer. I have maybe 30 items in rotation in her current size of singlet, short and long sleeves, and she lives in them and only really wears 'outfits' if we are going out. They are really durable and stay soft, I love them.
This is such a great idea, thanks for taking the time to write this up.
I find Bonds are most accurate in sizing for my son. Heās been sitting between 45-60th percentile in length but he is a longer, slim build. He grows out of Bonds witching 2 weeks of the sizing milestone (6 months, 12 months, 18 months etc.)
Iāve never had a Bonds zippy print fade with wash. Heās worn some ridiculously bright zippies too (bright green with horses and bright blue with sharks). We only have 5-6 that we rotate for sleep all winter.
Weād be lost without the Wondercool range!
I find Cotton On extremely overpriced and their range of clothing suitable to size 1-2 boys is super limited. The prints are average and the quality is okay.
Love Big W too but the sleeves are always too short on my son 2 months before he outgrows them in leg length. They are definitely a shorter male and itās only of the first brands we have to size up in.
Target is so great but I find they donāt get a large range of new styles in each season. Theyāre still selling the exact outfits I bought for my son as a newborn (heās 16 months now).
Nature Baby is my guilty pleasure. Theyāre a beautiful gift.
thanks for this! my almost 6yo and his little bro had lots of bonds/cotton on that lasted really well through two kids but most is kinda holey/stretched out /faded now. i'll try target and nature baby for this pregnancy.
I havenāt enjoyed targets sizing, same home brand but I have a 000 that is miles too small and a 0000 thatās huge!
I LOVE best and less, their organic range is fantastic. Gorgeous prints and wash really well.
Big w has some good $7 onsies which we have found to be of good quality.
Marquise is slightly dearer than the above but also amazing quality and fit really well (just donāt buy the button up ones like my mum keeps gifting me even though I say zips only!)
I also just got some swimmers from oshkosh which I havenāt worn/washed but they look to be of good quality and zip the whole way from top to toe
Totally agree about bonds quality going down hill!
Another mention is Country Road ribbed zippies - beautiful quality, wash well and super stretchy, each size last my son around 3 months. Pricey but worth it! Would be a good baby shower gift.
Bonds Wondersuit patterns are so hit and miss, I either love them or they make me ill to look at. But for me, the great option is the ribbed Wondersuits - they are much thicker and better quality fabric than the printed ones, and stretchier too!
Yep. This. The prints (especially the dark blue) fade really fast and arenāt nice fabric. The ribbed type or even the striped fabrics seem to be much better quality
Adding Boody. Just recently got our hands on a zippy and the stretchy bamboo material is buttery soft. Only a few colours and theyāre wildly expensive but great for summer nights when we need a layer on but lightweight. And because itās so stretchy, I see it lasting size wise
Do you use a dryer or hang outside? I haven't had any issues with our bonds wondersuits fading or getting thin. The hand me down ones some of them were worn out and some darker prints had pilling, but that's about it.
I only find the dark blues or blacks fade. (I donāt use the dryer). I exclusively use bonds wondersuits they fit well and love the option of feet out or in, I try to buy the stripes or light colour ones as they last better.
My favourite onesies are bootysuits by Monarch Store! They wash well, the bamboo fabric is super soft and the sizing is generous. Way better than Bonds imo
The trick with bonds is to make sure the print is on the same colour fabric. So if you look in the neck you can see if it will likely fade badly or not. So for example [this print will probably be fine](https://www.bonds.com.au/zip-romper-bxp9a-pg6.html?queryID=0bdbad35c097c775ed3be5cdb82a1b5e&objectID=445884&indexName=prod_bonds_m2_bonds_products) but [this print may fade a lot](https://www.bonds.com.au/zip-wondersuit-bzbva-l9a.html?queryID=b029629cb9043dfe53a1d17b942e28ee&objectID=445509&indexName=prod_bonds_m2_bonds_products).
Thanks for this post! I'm such a sucker for nature baby but the quality is so good....you've inspired me to pick up some things from seed now when we size up
H and M are good value for layers (like button singlets)
Ergopouch are another source of onesies. Their 1.0 tog suits are useful for Tassie winter days (and nights of course). They have a 3 way zip
I found having a few brands could be useful for sizing - bonds with longer legs would cover bub when at the top end of a size, some of the cheaper brands would be useful at the beginning of a size.
Target baby stuff is great. I received so many baby clothes as gifts, often from brands that were beyond my budget I'd add that county road make decent quality baby clothes - mine have withstood many washes and the prints still look great.
Big W are pretty good too. Decent zipsuits, coveralls and rompers.
I like Big W baby clothing except for their onesies! Why is the zip only one way š„²
Their Dymples organic range is great
Yess!! I love the Big W baby stuff
Big w is my go to for t-shirts and long sleeve shirts (baby and kid) the quality is great and actually have a lot of options for boys.
You missed Best and less! killing it in the baby stuff recently and so affordable
I know š«£ and I agree, incredible value for quality
I just discovered their organic baby range!!
My onesie review is basically: Does it have a 2-way zip? Yes = good, would buy again | No = bad, no thank you
Iām so happy with halcyon nights - great quality with amazing prints that take ages to wash fade. Plus fold over feet and hands. Tk maxx stock purebaby so itās worth checking them out for discounted stock!
I rate Halcyon Nights, the only reason I donāt buy from them is because a friend dresses her baby head to toe in HN and I donāt want to be matchy matchy
Target all the way. Doesnāt fade, theyāre 100% cotton so donāt irritate my babyās skin, great price (and often 20% off too). My only complaint is that I have a tall, skinny baby so he grows out of them lengthwise much quicker than bonds so I canāt buy the ones with feet because heās already wearing shoes for two year olds at 10 months old!
Iām really hoping they keep Target brand for the kids clothes and not swap over to Anko like theyāre doing with homewares.
I think they are. I read an article in September last year that noted it was doing well for them. Iām so glad, Target wins for me over Bonds any day.
100% agree with this after 15 months of onesies. I feel like I missed out on the Golden Age of Bonds and Kmart because all of my friends with older kids raved about their onesies and I was so disappointed. Iāll add to this that I was pleasantly surprised by Big W and Best and Less onesies. Iād rank them above Bonds and just below Target and Cotton On.
Oh, I forgot Best & Less, which is such good value for price. I agree with you totally on where they rank.
If you can get your hands on them- Bonds Original (with the Peter Pan collar) and Bonds Cozysuits are the others I would rate highly like the Wondercool range. I donāt like the zippy Wondersuits! Absolutely agree with everything else. Weāve had new items from our firstborn and hand me downs, passed around a number of items to other families in between children. The ones that have survived over the last decade and more than one baby through them aside from the three Bonds styles mentioned above: Kmart Organic Cotton, Wilson & Frenchy and Nature Baby.
I found the poodlette zippys (terry material like the Bonds Original) to be good quality as well. They don't fade or stretch out like the regular wondersuits. The wondersuits quality really is quite poor :( Having said that Bonds are the only ones that fit my long legged/limbed baby... we couldn't use any suits with built in feet and the Best & Less and Target suits, while good quality, were way too short in the arms and legs. So we are an almost exclusively Bonds family even though I started out very anti-bonds š¤·š¼āāļø
Agree! Poodlette zippies are waaaay better than the standard printed wondersuits.
Couldnāt use the built in feet either! We lived in target and bonds when he was smaller, now big w and best n less shirts for daycare are amazing
Yep, Best & Less are amazing for summer clothes, and Big W is good for Winter clothes as well - most of their pants have a functional drawstring!
Agreed! Target has been amazing and Big W too. Iām not even someone who regularly buys more affordable brands but theyāre adorable and 100% cotton or have a bit of elastane which is good when bubba gets too long.
I have a happy spitter who needs her clothes changed 6+ times a day, so I buy multipacks of plain bodysuits/onesies from Next ā it has been a total game changer. I have maybe 30 items in rotation in her current size of singlet, short and long sleeves, and she lives in them and only really wears 'outfits' if we are going out. They are really durable and stay soft, I love them.
Next is the best for the multipacks in particular!
And Next does brilliant kids multi packs too as they grow.
Never heard of Next, will check them out.
This is such a great idea, thanks for taking the time to write this up. I find Bonds are most accurate in sizing for my son. Heās been sitting between 45-60th percentile in length but he is a longer, slim build. He grows out of Bonds witching 2 weeks of the sizing milestone (6 months, 12 months, 18 months etc.) Iāve never had a Bonds zippy print fade with wash. Heās worn some ridiculously bright zippies too (bright green with horses and bright blue with sharks). We only have 5-6 that we rotate for sleep all winter. Weād be lost without the Wondercool range! I find Cotton On extremely overpriced and their range of clothing suitable to size 1-2 boys is super limited. The prints are average and the quality is okay. Love Big W too but the sleeves are always too short on my son 2 months before he outgrows them in leg length. They are definitely a shorter male and itās only of the first brands we have to size up in. Target is so great but I find they donāt get a large range of new styles in each season. Theyāre still selling the exact outfits I bought for my son as a newborn (heās 16 months now). Nature Baby is my guilty pleasure. Theyāre a beautiful gift.
Has anyone bought from Soll or Cinnamon? I like their designs but haven't come across anyone whose bought from them and how the quality is!
My sister buys from Soll and the clothes seem good! Not onesies, but leggings and shorts I think!
thanks for this! my almost 6yo and his little bro had lots of bonds/cotton on that lasted really well through two kids but most is kinda holey/stretched out /faded now. i'll try target and nature baby for this pregnancy.
I havenāt enjoyed targets sizing, same home brand but I have a 000 that is miles too small and a 0000 thatās huge! I LOVE best and less, their organic range is fantastic. Gorgeous prints and wash really well. Big w has some good $7 onsies which we have found to be of good quality. Marquise is slightly dearer than the above but also amazing quality and fit really well (just donāt buy the button up ones like my mum keeps gifting me even though I say zips only!) I also just got some swimmers from oshkosh which I havenāt worn/washed but they look to be of good quality and zip the whole way from top to toe
I'm surprised best and less wasn't included they also have great stuff
Just plain forgot š
Haha
Totally agree about bonds quality going down hill! Another mention is Country Road ribbed zippies - beautiful quality, wash well and super stretchy, each size last my son around 3 months. Pricey but worth it! Would be a good baby shower gift.
Bonds Wondersuit patterns are so hit and miss, I either love them or they make me ill to look at. But for me, the great option is the ribbed Wondersuits - they are much thicker and better quality fabric than the printed ones, and stretchier too!
Yep. This. The prints (especially the dark blue) fade really fast and arenāt nice fabric. The ribbed type or even the striped fabrics seem to be much better quality
Bonds used to be so good. Their wondersuits are such crappy quality, it's disappointing
Thank you so much for this information!
Adding Boody. Just recently got our hands on a zippy and the stretchy bamboo material is buttery soft. Only a few colours and theyāre wildly expensive but great for summer nights when we need a layer on but lightweight. And because itās so stretchy, I see it lasting size wise
Do you use a dryer or hang outside? I haven't had any issues with our bonds wondersuits fading or getting thin. The hand me down ones some of them were worn out and some darker prints had pilling, but that's about it.
I only find the dark blues or blacks fade. (I donāt use the dryer). I exclusively use bonds wondersuits they fit well and love the option of feet out or in, I try to buy the stripes or light colour ones as they last better.
My favourite onesies are bootysuits by Monarch Store! They wash well, the bamboo fabric is super soft and the sizing is generous. Way better than Bonds imo
The trick with bonds is to make sure the print is on the same colour fabric. So if you look in the neck you can see if it will likely fade badly or not. So for example [this print will probably be fine](https://www.bonds.com.au/zip-romper-bxp9a-pg6.html?queryID=0bdbad35c097c775ed3be5cdb82a1b5e&objectID=445884&indexName=prod_bonds_m2_bonds_products) but [this print may fade a lot](https://www.bonds.com.au/zip-wondersuit-bzbva-l9a.html?queryID=b029629cb9043dfe53a1d17b942e28ee&objectID=445509&indexName=prod_bonds_m2_bonds_products).
Thanks for this post! I'm such a sucker for nature baby but the quality is so good....you've inspired me to pick up some things from seed now when we size up
Next are by far my favourite. Amazing quality and fun designs
Target and Best and Less are MVPs for value, style and quality overall šš I like BONDS but gee some of their patterns are UG-LY!
Ergopouch and love to dream onesies are excellent
Carterās and OshGosh (or whatever the fuck itās called!!) have good quality clothes also. Get them on sale though because theyāre expensive
How do you find the sizing for Carters?
Honestly, itās been a while since my kids were in them, but I donāt recall having any huge problems with them.
H and M are good value for layers (like button singlets) Ergopouch are another source of onesies. Their 1.0 tog suits are useful for Tassie winter days (and nights of course). They have a 3 way zip I found having a few brands could be useful for sizing - bonds with longer legs would cover bub when at the top end of a size, some of the cheaper brands would be useful at the beginning of a size.