Three Kinds Of Baby Clothes
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 babies 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 babies 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.
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