May 26th, 2009 by Bjoern

Today everybody seems to agree, that baby’s clothing should be as comfortable as possible. It’s important that the clothes aren’t too tight, too warm or not warm enough, else your child won’t be satisfied.

That are the two things we are going to have in mind all the time when we discuss clothes for baby’s. Comfort and heat.

Material
The clothing material should be light and absorb moisture good. Added to that it should be able to keep the baby warm, but not too warm. The main purpose of a baby’s clothes is to keep it warm.

Different parts of the world has different clothing habits. Some like to wrap the baby in cotton, held in place by means of a roller bandage. This makes the infants look like mummies.

Other parents dress their babies in starched clothes with bright ribbon bows around its neck and on its arms. Yet other have practically nothing on, and are layed in little baskets tied to some trees, swung by the wind.

At the beginning it is wise to remember that an infant grows very fast. It takes only a few weeks to outgrow one size. Therefore, provide for the necessities only. If you realize that you need more clothes when the baby is here, you can always add that what you need.

Binder
The main purpose of a binder is to protect the abdomen from getting cold. It is normalle worn from four to six weeks. It is very important that the binder isn’t too tight. This often cause great discomfort in infants. The belly has to have room for its normal expansion at meal time.

Shirt
The next thing for the baby is a shirt. This shirt can be from different materials, some prefer lightweight silk and wool shirts, some prefer cotton shirts. Buy the shirts a bit too big. That way you can use this shirt a little bit longer.

Stockings
During the winter months your baby should carry thick stockings. In the summer months thinner stockings are apropriate. On extremely hot days you can put a thin cotton hose on your baby.

To ensure that the stockings stay in place on your baby, fasten the stockings to the diaper with safety pins. Secon-year children can use hose supporters attached to the waist.

Booties
In the colder months the infant or small child should wear booties on top of the stockings. You should have enough of these so that the child may have clean booties every day.

Suggested reading:
The Baby’s first Clothes - Part II
The Baby’s first Clothes - Part III
Baby Clothes and Safety Considerations
Boy Clothes

Boys clothing

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