Apart from preparing the nursery, basic clothes and accessories are necessary to welcome the newborn. Parents are so proud of the addition in the family that they want to adorn the baby with all the best things. Pink for girl, Blue for boy, yes that’s what the general color norm for newborn baby clothes.

Newborn baby clothing is an important part of the baby’s layette. A complete set of clothes and equipment for the newborn is called a layette.

There are some important basic clothes newborn babies would require like Undershirts / vests, receiving blankets, double receiving blankets sleepers’ sweaters, shawl or cotton blanket, booties caps, socks, scratch mittens, side-snap tees, bodysuits rompers, bibs, hangers, dozen cloth diapers.

Babies grow at such an alarming pace, newborn baby infant clothes needs to be replenished now and then. Most mothers to be receive gifts from baby showers which are mostly clothes. There are usually some general guidelines on the sizes thought it may vary. The newborn clothes sizes comes months denoted by the letter m. For example 0 to 3 m means the dress can be worn by a baby under 3 months but the weight and height of the baby also has to be taken into consideration. You don’t want to buy or gift a large baby with small size.

We also need to keep in mind the time of year your baby will be born. Summer clothing for the newborn should be loose-fitting to prevent the baby from getting rashes. If the baby is due during the winter, you need to have plenty of warm clothing like hats, mittens and booties. The best route is to buy baby clothing sets. You'll get matching hats,    bodysuits, shirts and pants .Rompers are the most favored among newborn babies clothes.

Another important part of newborn baby clothes is the diaper. Always stock 2 packs of disposable diapers   and also enough cloth diapers for at least two to three years. Newborns soil 8 to 10 diapers per day. 1 pack of disposable wipes and 10 cloths wipes. Choosing the right diaper is important because, babies are prone to diaper rash.

Disposable diapers have become very popular these days. They are easy to handle, and can be thrown away  after use thus avoiding washing .Disposable diapers should be changed every 2 or 3 hours. Also it is not advisable to use them constantly on babies. This is because in most disposable diapers   chemicals are used to retain the moisture. Cloth diapers have again made headway into the market.

Thousands of manufacturers have entered the market of newborn baby boy clothes and newborn baby girl clothes. E bay is a place where one can find a long list of baby wear at reasonable prices. They are sold online and are shipped to the residence. Attractive gift sets are available at all hyper marts like Cosco, Wall mart, Dillard etc where you can get useful gifts for the newborn. You get sets of onesies in different sizes, with matching bibs, diapers, towels. There is no end to the fascinating gifts available for newborn. Infact it is apt to say that when you enter a store selling   new born baby clothes and accessories it is like entering a Fairyland.

Usually baby clothing comes the following size 0 to 3 months, 3 to 6 months, 6 to 12 months and 12 to 24 months. Dresses for girls are usually more in variety. They range from rompers, to frocks to pants, shorts name it and you have it. The special dresses for birthdays and christening makes them look like a princess. Most stores sell matching accessories with dresses, like matching booties or socks, hair bands etc.

When talking about new born baby clothes, one should not forget Mothercare Group, the biggest name in child wear and accessories. Mothercare and Early Learning Centre merged to form one of the biggest retail giants for kid wear. They have franchises in almost all countries. Apart from that they also sell by mail order. They are retailers for products for mothers to be, for babies and kids under 8 years of age. In 1961 Mothercare opened its first store in Surrey in England. From then they have emerged giants in the kids wear market.

A new entry into the newborn baby clothing is the organic kids clothing, which are made form 100% cotton. One such store is organic cottontail. The clothes made by them have to confirm with the Organic Trade Association, if they can use the label Organic. Some of the standards set by the association are as follows.

• 100% Organic Cotton which must contain 100% organically produced cotton
• Organic Cotton. This must contain at least 95% organically produced cotton.
• Made with Organic Cotton label should contain at least 70% organically grown cotton.

Next time when shopping for your baby try something new like organic cottontail newborn baby clothes.

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