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By Kirsten Hawkins
When buying baby clothes parents are suddenly inundated with multiple
choices that can become quite confusing. How many cute and adorable
outfits does little Bill or Hillary need? How many
“Onesie” body suits are enough? For little people
that grow so quickly there are certainly a wide variety of clothing
options, how does a new parent know what to get?
To help settle the dilemma and answer these questions, parents need to
keep in mind a simple “rule of three.” Babies need
three kinds of clothes. Clothes are needed for daytime wear, for going
out, and for sleeping. The baby sleepwear will likely outnumber the
other varieties since sleeping is what spend
most of their time doing,
but the numbers of each outfit will vary in direct relation to the
number of times the parents are willing to do laundry.
Baby Daywear
The clothes you have for your baby to “hang around”
in should be comfortable, easy to access for diaper changes, and
simple. These are the articles that your baby will spend most of her
time in and they’re bound to get dirty. When the baby spits
up, spews strained beets all over the place, crawls around on the
floor, or does any of the other relatively messy and somewhat
disgusting things that do,
these clothes are going to
bear the brunt
of the
abuse. As such, you probably don’t want these things to
happen while baby is wearing the beautiful Baby Dior outfit that Aunt
Edna gave as a shower gift. The best clothes for these day to day needs
are simple body suits with snaps at the crotch. Onesies are a brand
name of these items, but the term has pretty much entered the language
to mean any such article designed this way. You’ll probably
want anywhere between five and ten of these on hand.
Baby Sleepwear
Clothing for sleeping should meet some of the same specifications as
the baby daywear in terms of comfort and accessibility. Obviously if
you live in a colder region or it is the middle of December
you’ll want heavier articles than if you live in Phoenix and
its July. Babies can still be messy when they sleep, but are usually
nowhere near as messy as when they’re up and around. In warm
enough climates the same style of Onesies that are used for
baby’s daytime activities can double as sleepwear, but if the
temperature is cooler you’ll want heavier knit PJs or similar
sleepwear.
Dressing up Baby
The outdoor baby wear is where the parents really get to shine. Here is
where you can utilize the cute and adorable stuff that was given as
shower gifts or that you just couldn’t resist picking up
during a routine trip to Wal-Mart. These items should still be examined
for practicality, making sure that straps, snaps, bows and such do not
interfere with diaper changing or cause discomfort to the infant, but
you’re a little freer to show off. After all, everyone wants
to coo over an adorable baby. When the adorable baby is adorably
dressed, the cooing is that much sweeter.About The Author: Kirsten
Hawkins is a baby and parenting expert specializing new mothers and
single parent issues. Visit http://www.babyhelp411.com/ for
more information on how to raising healthy, happy children.
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