Buyer’s tips
- Choose fabrics and colours that will survive the washing machine and tumble drier, dry
quickly and require little or no ironing. (You'll need to wash your baby’s clothing
in non-biological products and use hypo-allergenic fabric conditioners.)
- Choose ultra soft fabrics; nothing itchy or scratchy
- Examine seams for rough edges that might rub on the skin
- Remember to take all the packaging labels out, including the hard plastic security
tag-ends that get stuck in the folds. You might need to cut out the manufacturer and care
labels, if they are hard or scratchy
- You’re likely to need to change your baby’s clothes frequently and you’ll
also need quick and easy access for nappy changing. Look for necklines with plenty of
give; poppers are essential around the legs for easy nappy changing
- Always buy big, your baby will catch up in no time. Also, if someone gives you an
exquisite outfit as a gift, use it. If you put it away ‘for best’, when you
finally get it out, your baby is bound to have outgrown it
- There is no standard way of sizing baby’s clothing; you’ll find it sold by
age, weight and length. Make a note of your baby’s measurements in centimetres and
keep them handy when you go shopping
- If your newborn baby is premature or low birth weight, look out for clothing specially
made for the size - some of the high street stores sell them starting as small as 1.4kg
(3lb). There are also specialist mail order companies* selling tiny sizes
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