Anonymous wrote:Illegal pajamas!
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It’s a classic tale of child safety regulation run amok. Once upon the 70’s, children were sleeping in polyester chaps and houses were full of unattended lighters. This resulted in horrific burns. So they made a rule that kid pjs had to be treated with flame resistant chemicals or be very tight, to reduce their flammability.

Today, since we prefer our children untoasted and as cancer-free as we can manage, most of us just do the tight cotton jammies. But of course there’s nothing to stop you from just using clothes not marked as pajamas. It seems to me like the accidental fire risk is way down, but I guess no one wants to be the person who pulls the reg and has to deal with even a few resulting burn victims.

Illegal pajamas!
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Old navy petite XS is a 25 inch waist on the size chart. That seems worth trying. You can cuff the pants.

Why not a tshirt and stretchy, comfy loose pants?

https://www.amazon.com/Palazzo-Cotton-Drawstring-Practice-Trousers/dp/B0CGL87JYN

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I love lake pajamas. Super cool and comfortable.

Anyway, no one is monitoring your pajamas. And your daughter is old enough to pick out her own pajamas and decide what to wear at night.

OP here - what an odd comment. She's 11, she's not going out shopping on her own! I'm asking for help finding things for her - she doesn't like the tight fit pajamas and she doesn't like the polyester ones, she and I are both wondering what other options are out there other than just wearing street clothes to bed, which as I mentioned is also an option.

Have you heard of pj shorts and a tank? How about that?

Try Target women’s cloud knit notch collar pajamas—modal/spandex and they sleep cool. They’re soft and stretchy and available in different lengths for top and bottom. I bet an average 12yo could do XS or S.

Anonymous wrote:What do you sleep in?

OP here, I buy loose cotton pajamas, but those aren't an option in her size. She wants long sleeves and pants - she doesn't want to sleep in shorts and t-shirt when it's cold outside, but she also gets hot in the polyester options. She doesn't get hot in the long sleeved cotton PJs, but she no longer finds the tight "snug fit" kind comfortable. Hopefully that's more clear.

She doesn't fit into adult sizes yet. Not even XS.

Anonymous wrote:I love lake pajamas. Super cool and comfortable.

Anyway, no one is monitoring your pajamas. And your daughter is old enough to pick out her own pajamas and decide what to wear at night.

OP here - what an odd comment. She's 11, she's not going out shopping on her own! I'm asking for help finding things for her - she doesn't like the tight fit pajamas and she doesn't like the polyester ones, she and I are both wondering what other options are out there other than just wearing street clothes to bed, which as I mentioned is also an option.

loose, non-flannel, non-fleece knit pants (e.g., cotton joggers, French terry sweatpants) and a t-shirt

What do you sleep in?

Not sure how big she is - but look at these:

https://pajamagram.com/collections/cooling-collection

I have a pair of these but they're shorts/short sleeve shirt and they a great - super comfortable and I never get hot in them while I'm sleeping.

I love lake pajamas. Super cool and comfortable.

Anyway, no one is monitoring your pajamas. And your daughter is old enough to pick out her own pajamas and decide what to wear at night.

Anonymous wrote:Just get her some joggers. By that age, kids start transitioning to wearing whatever they’re comfortable in, not strictly PJs.

Or sleep shorts, since it sounds like she tends to get hot when sleeping

Just get her some joggers. By that age, kids start transitioning to wearing whatever they’re comfortable in, not strictly PJs.

My daughter hates the snug fit cotton pajamas (she's probably a size 12 in most brands) but hates the alternative (polyester/fire-resistant) because she gets really hot at night. Do we have any alternatives? I get that loose fitting cotton pajamas are illegal (how do we get rid of this stupid archaic rule???), but what are our workarounds? Should I just find thin joggers/t-shirts and have her sleep in those? She doesn't like night gowns, she wants to wear pants to bed, so I can't be like "just sleep in a t-shirt".