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Unisex Baby Clothes can come in handy for your new baby a bunch of different ways. For one, many parents will choose to wait until their baby is born until finding out the sex of the baby. This makes it particularly difficult for friends and family, as well as the parents themselves to buy baby clothes for the baby. Stores like Carters are a great place to start to find tons of different kids clothes, baby shoes, infant clothing, and more clothes for your baby that will be unisex. Even though a lot of the clothes may be more suited for baby girls clothes, there are still a lot of great outfits that will work for a boy and girl. Think neutral and you will save the day, as neutral colors such as tan could work for both boy or a girl.

As a new parent, you can also register at baby stores such as Babies R’US for Unisex baby clothes and other unisex toys and products for for infants. When you go to the hospital and your in labor, you will need the right baby clothes to take great care of your newborn baby and the bare essentials are needed for your baby after they’re born and when you take your baby home for the first time. Your baby will most likely wear a hat in the hospital and onesies in a unisex color would definitely be needed. Finding Unisex Baby Clothes such as bibs, t-shirts, and cloths won’t be problem as there are many different colors and slogans. For example, “I love my mommy” bibs are definitely unisex for a cute baby boy or a baby girl.

It’s important to notify your family and friends about your selection to be surprised at birth with regards to you babies gender, therefore, that will save you tons of time potentially taking back baby clothes that is the wrong gender. Your friends may buy a truck or cars, or books geared to baby girls with princesses and dresses. These are all items that you would want to steer clear from.

Also, another great tip is to think of all your friends and family that have recently had babies in the last year. Remember that your baby will grow super fast in the first year and run through baby clothes faster than you’ve ever ran through clothes. Therefore, it is very likely that a friend or family member will have clothes that their baby maybe used once or twice, or even better, they grew so fast that their baby never even wore the unisex baby clothes. There are many examples of this and it’s a great idea to get pass me downs since your baby will outgrow the clothes so fast that it doesn’t always make sense to buy the clothes brand new. If you are planning to have another baby, you should hold onto all of your baby clothes as you never know if they will be needed or not.

Remember to check out Babies R’US Registry and Carters for great ideas and unisex baby clothes that will work for each gender. Good luck with your surprise and we hope you take great care of your new baby.

Baby clothes are really expensive, and because your child grows so fast in the first couple of years, these clothes are going to have a very short life. To maximize the wear we need to look at how we take care of them, how we can get wear from them, for longer and how we might save money, if we buy the right things initially.

Buying

• The first thing to remember when buying children’s clothing is, they must be comfortable to wear, easy to put on and above all else, washable, as the baby clothing from Very.co.uk

• Buy clothes with elasticated waistbands and trousers or skirts with shoulder straps. This makes letting down or adjusting easier.

• Buy socks without shaped heels they can then grow with your child. Try to stick to one or two colors and brands this way you will always have a replacement if you lose one.

• Put extra buttons on dungaree, skirt or dress straps. This way you can lengthen them as your child grows.

• Always try to buy natural fibres, rather than man made .The man made fibres don’t breathe as well as natural fibres and this can cause your child to get too hot, especially in summer.

Maximizing Wear

• Sleep suit getting too short? For comfort cut off the feet and you will get another month’s wear, at least.

• Add another tier to a tiered skirt, by using identical or contrasting material.

• Trousers or jeans that have become too short, or worn at the knees can be cut down and made into shorts for the summer.

• Make summer pajamas by cutting off the arms and legs of a pair of winter pajamas.

• Don’t throw away an expensive jacket if your child has out grown it remove the sleeves and turn it into a smart waistcoat for your child.

• When you’ve let down a pair of jeans or dungarees, you can normally see a white line where the fabric has been creased. Make it less noticeable by blending it into the fabric by running a dark blue crayon along the line. A fountain pen or indelible marker also works.

Care

• One tip that seems obvious but is often ignored: the manufacturers washing instructions that you will find in the garment labels. Manufacturers of fabric spend vast amounts of money to find out what are the best washing conditions for their goods. So always try and wash as instructed, it does help clothes last longer.

• Use a fabric protector to spray collars, cuffs and knees of garments, any spills will form into beads and can be easily wiped clean.

• Get grimy soiled socks clean by soaking them in a water and washing soda solution before washing.

• White cotton socks can be revitalized by boiling them in water with a slice of lemon.

• Instead of bleach add vinegar to the water as an alternative.

• Sneakers can be kept looking new by spraying them with starch before wearing them for the first time , this will stop dirt from getting embedded.

• A soap filled scouring pad is great for sneakers or any fabric shoes.

• Rub white shoes with a raw potato cut in half, or alcohol, before cleaning. Keep them white by spraying with hairspray. This prevents the polish from coming off and keeps them looking new.

It is all too easy to spend a lot of money on baby clothes – especially as there is a tendency for manufacturers at the cheaper end of the market to guarantee itself a profit by spending less themselves on making the clothes.  Finding the right material for baby clothes is very important.  Although human beings have made great advances in manufacturing over time, the fact is that synthetic fabrics – though cheaper than cotton – are not as kind to the human skin. If you want to be kind to your baby – who will, it is certain, have softer skin than yours – it is important to buy baby clothes made of cotton, or wool.

Synthetic fabrics are known to be harsh on the skin, and also have a tendency to be more allergenic than natural fabrics due to the chemicals used to make them. The processes used to turn natural ingredients into natural fabrics require a little bit more work, and less chemicals, so they will be more expensive.  But set next to the medical bills which can result from a child’s reaction to cheaper fabrics, it could be said that the more natural fabrics you clothe them in are an investment.

The right mix to go for, then, is clothes in a natural fabric which are dyed in a relatively gentle way to be brightly colored. It is well known that children react well to bright colors as a visual stimulus, and consequently they will be happier in such clothes.

Also, it is proven that synthetic fabric is highly flammable as opposed to cotton.  It is highly recommended by professionals that a child sleeps in cotton material as opposed to any other in case of a fire.  Although all materials burn, it has been proven that materials other than cotton burn faster and therefore can be very harmful to a child.

Who would have thought that choosing the right material for your baby’s clothes could mean a matter of life or death or lesser degree of burns?