# How old is too old for 'footie' pajamas? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [October 22, 2014, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-is-too-old-for-footie-pajamas/702153 "2014-10-22T14:48:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![kambuckta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/53a042/32.png) [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2014, 11:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-is-too-old-for-footie-pajamas/702153/21 "2014-10-23T11:09:51Z")
> [@dracoi](#): > > I’m putting 5 mostly because I hated pajamas as a kid and the ones with feet were even worse. I was sleeping in my underwear as soon as I got old enough to realize I could just take the stupid pajamas off. > > But, really… it’s like the garish and multicolored socks my wife wears to bed. If you can live with the shame of even owning such an item, don’t let age stop you from wearing it. 🙂 This. ---
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2014, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-is-too-old-for-footie-pajamas/702153/22 "2014-10-23T20:08:11Z")
God, I wish I’d had some last night! It was that “first night you should have turned the heat on because you were so cold you couldn’t sleep but were too asleep to get up and do anything about it.” My feet were freezing! ---
**Author:** ![Sicks\_Ate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2014, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-is-too-old-for-footie-pajamas/702153/23 "2014-10-23T20:43:35Z")
Only fair to say where I stand. I think 6 or so is probably the top of the range. I see footie jammies as something like pull-ups, pacifiers, blankies, or favorite stuffed animals; they’re ok for a certain period, but beyond that it’s a little weird. ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2014, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-is-too-old-for-footie-pajamas/702153/24 "2014-10-23T22:40:43Z")
As long as they’re not being worn outside, who cares? And I just say that because I hate seeing people wearing their jammies in public. If I wore pajamas, I’d want footies in the winter - my feets get icy cold!! ---
**Author:** ![Rhiannon8404](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rhiannon8404/32/17929_2.png) [@Rhiannon8404](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhiannon8404)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2014, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-is-too-old-for-footie-pajamas/702153/25 "2014-10-23T22:47:53Z")
I don’t think there is such thing as “too old”. I think if the kid (or adult) likes them, they should wear them. I also don’t think parents should make their kids wear them at any particular age. My kid hated anything on his feet and hated being too warm at a very young age. He’s never worn footie pajamas. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2014, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-is-too-old-for-footie-pajamas/702153/26 "2014-10-24T14:36:35Z")
My son hasn’t worn them since he was 3 or 4. But I have no real opinion of them, good OR bad. My experience has been that, even if he LOVED footies and WANTED to wear them, they just aren’t available for kids over 4 or 5. ---
**Author:** ![yellowjacketcoder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/4bbf92/32.png) [@yellowjacketcoder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yellowjacketcoder)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2014, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-is-too-old-for-footie-pajamas/702153/27 "2014-10-24T14:41:59Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > My son hasn’t worn them since he was 3 or 4. > > But I have no real opinion of them, good OR bad. My experience has been that, even if he LOVED footies and WANTED to wear them, they just aren’t available for kids over 4 or 5. I actually bought my wife some for Christmas a couple of years ago. They sell adult-sized ones in Target. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-is-too-old-for-footie-pajamas/702153.md?page=1)