Preparing For The Birth Of A Baby - Essential Baby Clothes
If you are expecting a baby in the next few months, the chances
are you will have started planning for some of her important
things, if not doing them and buying them already. Her crib may
be chosen; her nursery may be painted and decorated; you may
have some beautiful bedding to match the baby decor of her room;
and you may have bought a few gorgeous newborn outfits with
which to adorn your newborn.
However, there may be a whole host of things you have not really
thought of seriously, especially if you are a first time parent.
It is so tempting to focus on the pretty things, and forget, or
not learn of, the practical ones. So, when it comes to baby
clothes, leave all the cute outfits to the baby shower guests,
and concentrate for a while on the things you will really need.
After all, you do not want your baby to be caught with her
diapers down!
Having a baby is a combination of joy and stress for most
people, and I suppose that is true of most major events in our
lives. There is nothing to compare to the pleasure and happiness
that a mother feels when she holds her new baby for those first
few days after the birth; or the father showing off pictures of
the baby to his friends and family.
Unfortunately, there is also nothing quite like the stress in
worrying that everything is going to be all right on the night,
or day, as the case may be. To reduce the chance of those
stresses taking over, and to ensure that the family is properly
prepared for their joyous new addition, it is as well to get
organised with the practical things for the baby layette. Let
the person who is to organise the baby shower sort out all that
side of things, while you ensure all the most practical items
are in place by month 7 of the pregnancy.
New parents quite often fall into the trap of being unprepared
when it comes to suitable clothing for their baby. So, here are
some of the essentials you will need to complete your
preparation for the baby's arrival:
1. Cotton bodysuits, absorbent baby blankets, bibs, and baby
booties are items that a new parent can never have enough of.
Babies, God Bless them, are messy little things sometimes. For
all the cuteness and adorability that they possess, they do
dribble, slobber, vomit and overfill their diapers with some of
their profuse outputs, and they are like that for about the
first year or so of their lives. As such, their clothes do get
messy quickly and often; so be prepared, and be practical. A mum
may find herself changing her baby