Posts Tagged: buying baby clothes

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Dec 10

Buying Baby Clothes – Selecting Colors

Gone are the days when baby girls used to be dressed up in pinks and baby boys were seen in blues only. Though it seems odder when a boy wears pink than a girl wearing blue, you can decide colors that suit your baby from an array of beautiful baby colors available in the market while buying baby clothes.

For babies, pastel colors are always in. These days a wide range of “baby colors” are present in the market. For baby boys, besides baby blue and navy blue, you can go for grey, beige, green, rust, and some nice earthy tones. For girls colors like baby pink, peach, lilac, yellow, orange and red seem very nice. There are some neutral colors like cream, pale green, yellow and white that looks good on baby boys as well as girls. Furthermore, if you are shopping for your unborn baby and you do not know the gender, you can go for these neutral colors.

Baby clothes with small checks also look very trendy. A baby boy wearing a checker shirt or a girl wearing a tiny checker skirt looks very cute. You can also choose polka dots for your baby girl as polka dots always look chic.

While buying baby socks, you can either buy a packet with different colors of little socks that can go with different dresses that your baby wears. Buying them in bulk will save you money, as the socks will cost you more when you buy each pair separately. You can also save money and buy a couple of socks like a few pairs of white and multicolor socks can go with any outfit your baby wears. It is advisable to always have a baby pink sock if you have a baby girl and a blue one if you have a baby boy – this is because your baby will wear this color more often than any other color.

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16
Dec 10

How to Choose a Great Baby Name

My wife recently gave birth to our first child. We were very excited when we found out that she was pregnant, and we were ready to start our family. We began preparing early for our son, decorating the nursery, buying baby clothes, and reading baby books. However, one of the most important things that we did to prepare for our son抯 birth was choosing a baby name.

Your baby抯 name will be with them forever. Your child can be teased, or picked on their entire life depending on the name that you give them. Many names carry great meaning, but they could bring turmoil throughout your child抯 life if they are teased. Although a name can cause teasing, it can also give a child character, and may even lead to greatness. Do you think that Dick Butkus would have been a Hall of Fame middle linebacker if his name were John Smith?

My wife looked through a large book of baby names, and secretly wrote down the names for a boy and a girl that she liked. Then she asked me to go through the same book and write down the names that I liked without letting her know which baby names I had chosen. After I was finished with my list my wife revealed her list and we looked for names that we had in common. Amazingly enough we had almost one third of our lists in common. We knew that this short list of baby names would contain the name that we would ultimately choose. The best thing to do after this is to look at the meanings of all of the names that are on the short list to help decide which name has the best meaning for your child. You also want to pronounce your baby抯 name with your last name, and also with their middle name, if you are going to give them one. Usually at least half of the list that is left does not have a meaning that you like, or does not sound good with their middle or last name, so you can mark them off of the list. After all of these tips have been used, you have the hard decision of choosing a baby name. Just remember this will be much easier than the first six weeks after your baby is born, and you have all of those sleepless nights.

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8
Dec 10

Baby Clothes – Intelligent Thinking While Buying Baby Clothes

It is a dream of every parent to dress their baby in the best possible outfit, making sure their baby looks cuter than a bunny! However, these parents think that one can only dress one’s baby well when one has a large budget dedicated to shopping. This is not true. You can shop well in a limited budget if you shop wisely. No doubt when we talk about buying baby clothes, it is not just the clothes we are talking about. There is a huge and almost never ending list of clothing items like shirts, pajamas, socks, hats, mittens, sweaters, bodysuits, etc that our baby needs to wear in different seasons and occasions.

Always buy a couple of nice presentable baby clothes that your baby can wear outdoors and make sure you do not put them on your baby at home. This will prevent any sort of stains and rough usage of these clothes. For home, you do not need to buy expensive or designer clothes for your babies. Make sure what your baby wears is comfortable and of breathable material. You can even use your elder child’s pass on clothes that are in wearable condition. If this is your first baby, you can take special care of his/ her nice and expensive clothes, and then put them in a safe place for your next baby.

Sales are very helpful in buying nice clothes at reasonable prices. If you are buying a summer baby outfit on sale in the winter season, make sure you have a margin in your mind regarding the size of your baby in the summer season, and vice versa. Always buy clothes that have a little margin, else, your baby will outgrow them within a month or so. If you are not sure about the size of a certain clothing item for your baby, go for the larger size as your baby will eventually end up wearing it. You should avoid too much fitted and tight clothing on your baby as your baby would not feel comfortable in it, and it is not good to put baby in too much fitted clothes in these growing years.

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1
Mar 10

Buying Baby Clothes on a Budget

If your spouse is pregnant, this is the best time to start making a list of all the items your new baby will need. On top of the list is, of course, clothes for your baby. Here are some tips on getting good deals on baby clothes.

Tip 1: Hand-me-downs

Babies grow extremely fast and tend to outgrow their clothes in no time. If a close relative or friend has a child only slightly older than yours and has some baby clothes to pass on, go ahead and accept them. In all likelihood, the clothes have only been used a couple of times and will be as good as new. The best part of hand-me-downs? They don’t cost a cent.

Tip 2: Unused baby shower gifts

Baby clothes are a common gift given at baby showers. Often, women receive more clothes than their baby will ever use, which are either given away or sold cheap. The best way to spot these baby clothes is to scout around yard sales and look for clothing with the tags still attached.

Tip 3: End of season sales

Buying baby clothes during season-ending sales is a great way to save money on baby clothes, especially if you are partial to branded clothes. The key here is to plan your shopping well in advance. For example, if your spouse is due in summer, you can purchase winter clothes from newborn to 6 months during the previous winter end sale.

Tip 4: Reuse old clothes.

Since your baby is growing really fast, use your creativity and reuse old clothes to make new ones. For example, if your baby has outgrown his or her trousers, cut them to make shorts. Jackets whose sleeves are too short can become waistcoats if you cut the sleeves off.

Looking after young child involves managing a variety of tasks; one of the more pleasurable among these is buying baby clothes. However, shopping for children’s clothes requires careful thought. Find out more tips while selecting baby clothes.

Paul Banas is a founder of GreatDad.com. He writes articles on pregnancy care, baby names, toilet training, parenting tips and many more topics related to dads.