Shopping is always fun and it is even more fun when you are shopping for baby clothes. The sweet, adorable little booties, socks, hats, and clothes can take you into a whole new world and this passion is often transformed into an obsession when you are shopping for girls clothes. Pink, purple, lilac, they are all so pretty. To show how fun shopping for girls clothing is, when I was shopping for my son when I was pregnant, I found myself buying little pink onesis for a friend who was also pregnant.
Shopping for baby clothes is addicting but we must learn to control our impulses. Going overboard means spending much more money than needed and by the way, half the clothes for kids you buy now if you are pregnant, they won’t wear. When shopping for clothes for your precious little bundle, only buy the essentials because as they grow, you will be cleaning out their draws and closets, giving half the things away before they even wear them.
Yes, it is hard but when shopping for baby clothes, buy only the essentials and if you want to over indulge, spend extra money on diapers, not newborns though; bottles, wipes, and other little essentials that they could never get enough of; things that they will never outgrow. If you currently have a bun in the oven and want to know what to shop for, you are not alone and that is why I created a brief idea of things you must have when shopping for baby clothes.
Things you must have for your newborn babe
Socks, tops, onseis, rompers, if you are having a winter baby, mittens (these are also important in the summer because babies tend to scratch themselves); hats are a must; jackets, no more than two 0-3 months because they will outgrow them like that. Other necessities that you must get includes, diaper cream, diapers, lots of them; oils, powders, soaps, and lotions, although it is not recommended that you use it on them until they are at least one month.
Now that you have an idea of the things needed for a newborn baby, when shopping for baby clothes, I strongly suggest that you do not go cheap. A baby’s skin is very delicate and if you put certain fabrics on them, they will rash and chafe very easily. Stick with clothes for kids that are made from cotton and never buy clothes that have strong dyes in them. This is because they wear easily and in one wash they will begin looking old and too worn. The dyes in baby clothes will also irritate their delicate skin very easily as well.
If you are a savvy shopper and are shopping on a budget but would like for your baby to wear brand name clothing such as Oshkosh, Gold Rush, J Brand, and ella moss, buy their clothing one or two sizes larger. Take this for example; my son is four months old now but he is big for his age so he is wear 6-9 months clothing, instead of buying 6-9months, I go out and get 9months or even 12 month old clothing.
Yes, I know you may be saying that these clothes are too big but trust me they aren’t. I have a 1T shirt for my son that cannot fit him because it is too small. What you need to do however, is be careful of the sizes that you buy because some brands size their clothes smaller than others.
Now that you have been briefed on shopping for your little ones, go out and spend some money but remember not to overdo it.
Shopping for baby clothes is addicting but we must learn to control our impulses. Going overboard means spending much more money than needed and by the way, half the clothes for kids you buy now if you are pregnant, they won’t wear. When shopping for clothes for your precious little bundle, only buy the essentials because as they grow, you will be cleaning out their draws and closets, giving half the things away before they even wear them.
Yes, it is hard but when shopping for baby clothes, buy only the essentials and if you want to over indulge, spend extra money on diapers, not newborns though; bottles, wipes, and other little essentials that they could never get enough of; things that they will never outgrow. If you currently have a bun in the oven and want to know what to shop for, you are not alone and that is why I created a brief idea of things you must have when shopping for baby clothes.
Things you must have for your newborn babe
Socks, tops, onseis, rompers, if you are having a winter baby, mittens (these are also important in the summer because babies tend to scratch themselves); hats are a must; jackets, no more than two 0-3 months because they will outgrow them like that. Other necessities that you must get includes, diaper cream, diapers, lots of them; oils, powders, soaps, and lotions, although it is not recommended that you use it on them until they are at least one month.
Now that you have an idea of the things needed for a newborn baby, when shopping for baby clothes, I strongly suggest that you do not go cheap. A baby’s skin is very delicate and if you put certain fabrics on them, they will rash and chafe very easily. Stick with clothes for kids that are made from cotton and never buy clothes that have strong dyes in them. This is because they wear easily and in one wash they will begin looking old and too worn. The dyes in baby clothes will also irritate their delicate skin very easily as well.
If you are a savvy shopper and are shopping on a budget but would like for your baby to wear brand name clothing such as Oshkosh, Gold Rush, J Brand, and ella moss, buy their clothing one or two sizes larger. Take this for example; my son is four months old now but he is big for his age so he is wear 6-9 months clothing, instead of buying 6-9months, I go out and get 9months or even 12 month old clothing.
Yes, I know you may be saying that these clothes are too big but trust me they aren’t. I have a 1T shirt for my son that cannot fit him because it is too small. What you need to do however, is be careful of the sizes that you buy because some brands size their clothes smaller than others.
Now that you have been briefed on shopping for your little ones, go out and spend some money but remember not to overdo it.
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