Our little guy has to wear shoes so he doesn't scratch up the top of his feet while crawling outside on the playground, so I bought these. They look really cute, but they do leave red elastic marks on his ankles, and he's not a really chubby baby. However, the elastic doesn't seem to bother him (he never fusses when I put his shoes on him), but a more sensitive baby might not like them. They do look adorable on him.