Newborn Baby Clothes – The Basics
Waiting for the arrival of your new baby is an exciting time and a time of preparation. The nursery needs to be decorated, the crib chosen and of course what newborn baby clothes will be needed for the first few weeks.
Now that there are stores like Babies r Us where every item you could possibly need to welcome your new home is available there is no need to trudge around lots of stores. And increasingly, more and more parents are using the internet to buy the necessary baby goods.
When you think about the necessary equipment you need for your baby you immediately think of car seat, stroller and crib. But of equally there is also the question of what basic baby clothes will you need for the first few weeks? And how many of each item do you need?
Whether you are buying baby boy clothes or baby girl clothes there is no specified number of each garment that is essential. It is important to have enough of the basic baby clothes for a day or two so that you don’t have to be constantly worrying about having to do the laundry every day.
Practical baby clothes are all that your newborn and you need in the early weeks there will be plenty of time for the more trendy baby clothes when you’ve both got the hang of this dressing business! Below is a list of ten items considered essential for a new baby.
* Make sure you have at least 5-10 onesies, either plain ones for use underneath pants and tops or the fancier ones as outerwear when its warmer.
* Baby one piece sleeper suits: 5-10 of these, which are ideal in the first few weeks for wearing during the day.
* Baby gowns: 4 or 5 because they are invaluable when you’re up in the night dealing with diaper changes. I would have made great use of these gowns when I had newborn babies.
* To soak up the dribble and drool that newborn babies produce, get 5-10 bibs.
* Burp cloths: lots and lots of these so that your clothes are protected and you’re not constantly changing yourself as well as baby.
* Socks: 5 pairs to protect against cold no matter how air conditioned or heated the house is.
* 2 hats – it depends on the time of year your baby is born and the climate you live in as to type of hat i.e. knitted hat or sun hat.
* 1 coat, appropriate to the weather and season where you live.
* Hooded towels: 2-3. One will keep baby snug and warm after a bath.
* Cotton mittens: 2 pairs at least, so that your new bundle of joy has less opportunity to scratch him or her self.
How many of each of these types of clothes you need will depend on how frequently you’re able to do the laundry, so please don’t regard the recommended numbers on this list as exact. In addition, you may want to have additional clothes for special occasions. However, I recommend that you treat what I’ve shown in this list as an essential set of newborn baby clothes so that the day to day diaper changing and dressing jobs are as easy as they can be.
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