If you did have twins...

[BigRedV]

that were identical or same sex, would you dress them in identical clothes???

When I was pregnnt with twins, I hadn't decided.

1) I thought that because they were identical and shared a special bond, I would want them to dress the same

BUT

2) I also wanted to promote their indivduality and dress them differently

What would you do?

[TripleTime]

Yes i do. If we're going out & its me V them, ill put all 3 in the one colour so im only looking for one colour & not trying to remember who is wearing what.

Makes my life so much easier.

Generally speaking, the girls have the same clothes in different colours. They have the same style of tops in pink & purple, wear them with the same shorts & have the same dresses in yellow & pink.

[share a book]

When my girl was tiny, I had all these twin things for her. She had matching pyjamas, a blue pair and a yellow pair. She had matching overalls with a t-shirt that had the same print and with one the overalls were denim with a pink shirt and a white teddy on the shirt, and a pink teddy the same design as the shirt. The other pair was the same but green. So cute!

I also met these twins when I was in having an u/s and one was called Jade, the other Skye. Skye was dressed in blue, Jade in green, but matching clothing.

I've also seen heaps of kids in exactly the same outfit and their hair done exactly the same way. Not sure I'd really bother so much with the hair, but the outfits were cute as anything.

[bgbgbb]

Because my 2 boys look so different from one another, I feel quite comfortable dressing them identically, as sometimes its the only way to convey to people that they actually are twins. However, usually before we've even left the house 1 of them has pee'd or chucked all over their clothes & they end up in different outfits anyway.

I was once given valuable advice from a twin mum: by 2 of all outfits, that way if they want to be dressed the same, you can do it, and if they dont, then you can dress them differently!

[Fuchsia!]

Probably not, but i think on some occasions i would put the same clothes or style but different colours.

[Timestwo]

My boys are identical. I do dress them the same some times, more so up until a few months ago. Its so much easier to just buy 2 of the same thing and put them in the same clothes. Now that their little personalities are showing throwing through more and they look more like little boys I tend to dress them in the same style or the same clothes/different colours. They do share all of their clothes as well.

Its funny I always said I wouldnt dress them the same but its just way tooo cute not to!

[Señor Chang]

Nope.

I'm a twin and people already treat twins like one person, matching clothes makes it worse.

[zombiekitty]

no way, i wouldn't dress them the same

[FearlessLeader]

my mum's an identical twin and she looooves baby twinnies dressed the same. She will stop women in the street and sometimes ask to take a photo :rolleyes: muuuuuum!
So, if i had twins my mum would make me dress them identical. I think it's pretty cute, until maybe 3 or so, when they start wanting a say in how they're dressed.

[Nomsie]

Nope. I definitely don't. They are two different children, each with different likes and dislikes. I don't like to feel as though I am lumping them into a morphed combination of the two, kwim? So they dress the same, but different colours. OR both in jeans and nice top. Or both in a nice top and one in denim shorts and one in linen shorts or something.

It's definitely an each to their own decision... but I get annoyed when people assume they are the same kid, so I try and differentiate between the two. :)

[gizmoduckus]

No because I would be too lazy to try and match the same thing every day. Whatever the first to grab, is usually what I put on my kids. Also keeping up with the washing so that everything matches would be a pain because one would get something dirty while the other didn't. It's even too much work to think about. :laughing:

I would, however, always buy them 2 of the same thing because that makes shopping easier. :D

[Leisa21]

I wouldn't say never but I wouldn't do it intentionally. It's possible that they'll get older and want to be dressed the same so yanno I wouldn't say no then.

[ontheway]

Sorry I just notices Multiple-Births , I don't belong here.


I think you need a other in your POLL.

I said yes, my two boys are dressed the same alot of the time..... well the whole family is. We are a tee and jeans family. Sometimes the same jeans/shorts sometimes the same tee's or colours.

When DS1 starts having a opinions things may change.



I was once given valuable advice from a twin mum: by 2 of all outfits, that way if they want to be dressed the same, you can do it, and if they don't, then you can dress them differently!
:iagree:

[Sheer Bliss]

On occassion yes, but not always. Perhaps in the same outfit but different colours, just to make things easier for me when getting them dressed in the morning. Basically i'd treat them the same as their siblings (and although my twins are different sex, I have 2 boys and 2 girls with all my kiddies). I DO have matching outfits for DS1 & DS2 (not twins) and sometimes they wear them. DD1 and DD2 (again - not twins) have the same handmade christmas dress. They 'match' and love gorgeous IMO, it's a special day, so they have something special on - something that connects them as sisters.

Also - when we go to parks I often dress ALL 4 in jean shorts/skirt and the same colour t-shirt!!! Makes it easier for a mum chasing 4 kids about a park to do a quick head count when needed. It has NOTHING to do with them being separate people, and everything to do with making my life easier.

[SuperGranny]

hi, I cant answer the poll. Yes and No for me. The girls were given a heap of matching outfits, same clothes different colours, from thier cousin, and once they were born everyone bought the identical outfits. It depended on what was the plan for the day, I often put them in different colours of the same thing, but I was never that worried. Once they turned about two and they were able to dress themselves, they wore whatever they wanted. I have them in matching outfits for photos with santa or whatever, but for the everyday, it was whatever they wanted to wear. They had to wear the same uniform once they went to school, so it was then a novelty for them to dress the same. I liked to respect their individuality too, so I never made a fuss about dressing them the same. Marie.

[Myztiks#1Fan]

when they are new borns, yes as they would only be in wondersuits or something.

once they are not so little, prolly not the same colour. maybe the same clothes but different colours.

[Blairysmum]

Nope I think it's tacky.

[Tam-I-Am]

No, I wouldn't. I would recognise their individuality through clothing as much as in anything else we were doing in their lives.

The only time I would is if they decided to dress themselves in matching clothes when they were old enough to decide - I wouldn't prevent them from doing that, although I would encourage them to explore their individuality.

[shockinamillion]

Not identical, but similar. When they were bubs I would dress them in the same clothes, sometimes different colours, but matching. Now they are little kiddies they wear whatever I pull out for the day and they only get matched for special days and photos.

[Nowhere]

If they was pukers like my little girl, they may start of in the same out fit but unles they vomited in sink with each other they may end up in difernt out fits as the day went on lol

[TheSudgestionator]

I would buy a few 'going out' outfits the same but the rest of the time id dress them differently. As long as they were the same size they could wear each other clothes but i wouldnt be buying 2 of everything

[Bubs4Me]

Most of the outfits I have for my boys are the same but different colour but I have two of all the gorgeous outfits that only come in one colour.
They haven't had a chance to wear much but onsies though cos they're only 5 weeks and still in 00000.

[beebs]

Nah - mine aren't ID anyway. But even if they were I wouldn't. A couple of reasons really - I am far too busy/lazy to care. I just grab the first two clean outfits I can find b) they are individuals - but mainly cause I wouldn't be bothered.

I saw a set of ID twins last year - they were around 13years and dressed the same way down to the rats tail in their hair. they looked ridiculous at that age.

[smog]

i dont have twins but if i did, i dont think i would. i think id prob buy the same outfit in diff colours sometimes if it was something i really liked but id try to have them wearing it at diff times.. if i had id twins i think id have their hair cut diff too just to strike that individuality as early as can be. i would hate for people to treat them as one iykwim?
my dd has friends that are twin girls not id but look like it and a lot of people treat them like one person which i think is sad. my own dd wanted to give both the girls just the one bday card and write them both on it:eek: i was horrified about it and dd and i had a big dispute about it.

[krystallxx]

I buy two of everything, sometimes in different colours and when they were younger they dressed the same. I didn't want one too look better then the other lol. Now though they pick what they want to wear, sometimes
with help lol. Somedays they pick the same some days similar and other days completely different.

[SassyMummy]

Probably not.

You have more choice in outfits if you've got 50 outfits that are different rather than 50 outfits, but only 25 are different.

I guess I MAY dress them the same on occasion, but it certainly wouldn't be a regular thing.

[gottabecrazy]

No i dont dress my ID girls the same its really annoying as everyone keeps buying us two of each outfit (i ended up giving the double ups to the neighbours little baby girls) as one of my girls is in size 000 and the other still wears premmie or 0000

[2BabyBears]

I always swore that I would NEVER dress my twins the same as my sister used to dress her daughters (who are 18mths apart) in exactly the same clothes, same colours & all..
However, when I started shopping for clothes for my boys I realised why so many twin parents do it - purely because it cuts clothes shopping time in half by buying 2 of each thing you want. So whilst I still have probably 2/3 of their clothes being different, if I find something I really like, I will buy 2.
Depending on where we are going, I sometimes dress them the same (such as family gatherings, because its funny watching ppl get confused between the boys, even though they look very different! :laughing:) But, if I am going to the supermarket or somewhere on my own with the boys, I go out of my way to dress them different so I don't get bombarded as much by ppl with the "Oh aren't they cute, are they twins?" speel.:D

[babycart]

Are you kidding??? :) I can barely get my singleton DD into a matching outfit, let alone trying to match two babies :)

[Hokey Pokey]

Sme style but different colour I would.

[sunnymummy]

:celebrate:
Nope.

I'm a twin and people already treat twins like one person, matching clothes makes it worse.


Me too.

[Dannielle]

If they was pukers like my little girl, they may start of in the same out fit but unles they vomited in sink with each other they may end up in difernt out fits as the day went on lol

This was DD2 & DD3. They would sometimes start out in the same outfit but at least half the time I wouldn't even get out the door without at least one of them needing to be changed. lol

I wasn't too fussed with clothes whether they were the exactly the same, the same but different colours or completely different. Some people gave the same or similar clothes as presents and if I saw something I really liked I bought it for both. I'm guessing I would have felt differently if they were identical or looked even remotely related.

Now that they are older I do buy them the same or similar things a lot of the time if I think they will like it especially if they are on special. But they decide what they want to wear every day. I have no say unless they are dressed in something too summery for a cold day etc.

Actually today they both decided to wear their black and white striped dress they got for christmas and DD1 decided she wanted to wear her black and white striped jacket so they all looked matching. I was walking in the shops thinking hmmm people might think I make them all dress alike. lol

[3boysNAprincess]

I would for prob the first year.

I am a boy girl twin and mum would dress us in practically he same thing normally the same outfit but me in pink him in blue or both in sailor suits me with skirt himmwith shorts.

We always wore the same thing sort of weird for boy girl twins

[LeonieJane]

I think it's a hard one to answer because if you are out shopping for multiples and you see something you like at the right price isn't it easier to pick up 2 or 3 and then done?

[TripleTime]

I think it's a hard one to answer because if you are out shopping for multiples and you see something you like at the right price isn't it easier to pick up 2 or 3 and then done?

Yep, saves a whole lot of thinking.

[gizmoduckus]

I think it's a hard one to answer because if you are out shopping for multiples and you see something you like at the right price isn't it easier to pick up 2 or 3 and then done?
I don't think there is anything wrong in buying 2 or 3 of the same outfits at a time but I wouldn't dress them in the same thing at the same time.