Feeding Your Baby Naked: The Pros & Cons

October 09, 2025

Wondering if you should strip your baby down before a meal? We've got you covered... or not!

If you’ve started solids, you already know the colossal mess that follows every meal. Bibs cover most of your baby, but not everything, and somehow the mess finds its way onto their clothes anyway.

You're probably wondering if it's worth keeping your baby dressed at all if it means those adorable outfits are going to end up covered in food. For some parents, it makes the most sense to avoid clothes all together, but does it make the most sense for you? Let's figure it out!

The Pros of Feeding Your Baby Naked:

• No clothes, no stains - You can’t stain clothes your baby isn’t wearing, it’s that simple. This eliminates the laundry, the scrubbing, and the stress!
• Your favorite outfits are safe - You know you have ones you'd be devastated to lose and you want your baby to wear them all the time. If that outfit comes off before meals, you don't have to worry about it!
  
• Traditional bibs don't actually work - Removing bibs and finding food still left behind is enough to drive anyone insane. If bibs aren't working to protect your clothes, you may as well not bother with the clothes to begin with!

The Cons of Feeding Your Baby Naked:

• It’s an extra step before the meal - The last thing you and your baby want to do before they eat is remove clothing, and you could be setting yourself up for a bad meal.
• Temperature matters - Babies need more layers than adults! If you'd be cold without clothes, your baby is colder. This is especially something to consider if you're starting solids in the winter.
• Not practical in public - Even if it works at home, it's probably not the right solution when you're out to eat at a restaurant.
• Skin sensitivities - For some babies (like mine), feeding without clothes can cause irritation or rashes from food and high chair straps. Our pediatrician insisted she remained fully clothed at mealtimes.

So, What’s the Best Option?

If you don’t have any restrictions like cold weather or skin sensitivity, feeding your baby naked at home can totally work. But if removing clothes turns into a meltdown, or you’re heading out, you’re going to want another solution.

That's where the Bibbler comes in.

How the Bibbler Solves the Mess (Without Needing to Remove Clothes)

When I started solids with my daughter, I was beyond frustrated with the lack of protection from traditional bibs, but removing her clothing wasn’t doable for us due to her sensitive skin. I was stuck switching her out of the outfits I loved and into already stained shirts before every meal and both of us were miserable. I had enough and I needed a better solution, so I made one.

The Bibbler protects clothing specifically on the neckline of your baby’s shirts, and it does it better than traditional bibs by fastening directly to the shirt itself, instead of around the neck. My concerns about my daughter’s clothing literally vanished overnight after we started using it. 

Learn more about how it works here or shop the Bibbler now.

While feeding your baby naked can be a fine solution, chances are it’s not practical 100% of the time. So, when the clothes do have to stay on, the Bibbler is your best chance at keeping those adorable shirts stain-free. 

Try one today and see the difference for yourself!

With Love & Less Laundry,
Lindsay 

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