How to choose clothes for newborn baby?

Between feeding, changing, burping, and soothing, the last thing you want toworry about is baby clothes that take too much effort, rub your baby the wrong way,or are otherwise not worth their space in the nursery. You'll be changing your baby'sclothing several times a day – babies can be messy! – so make sure outfits areuncomplicated and open easily for diaper changes. In general, you want soft,comfortable clothing with no irritating tags or seams.

Girl colors, boy colors and adorable prints may be what draws you to a rack ofbaby clothes. To make your final selection, though, you need to consider safety,comfort, and practicality -- easy to put on and washable. Oh, and you probably wantto consider the price, too. It's OK to shop in secondhand stores or high-qualityconsignment shops for babies for most things. Just be sure to wash everything.

Safety first: no buttons, bows, or ties. Stay away from clothes with small buttons,decorative rhinestones or bows, because they can be choking risks. Clothes with longties or that pull tightly around your baby's arms, legs, or neck are also unsafe. Makesure decorations are sewed on tight.While snaps, buttons, and zippers can befabulous embellishments, they can also be frustrating when you're doing asleep-deprived diaper change or have a wriggly baby on your hands. Look forstretchy neck holes – the ones with envelope-like folds at the neckline are great forsliding over a sensitive newborn's head.

A new baby is precious and so is a baby's skin, so experts recommend that youopt for either 100 percent organic or 100 percent combed cotton when it comes topurchasing for babies 12 months or younger. If your baby has sensitive skin, you willneed to buy items made from natural materials.

It may be tempting to get your little one a pair of blue jeans just like yours (witha button fly and everything), but it's not so fun getting him in and out of those teenydenim dungarees. With jeans as with all pants, opt for stretchy elastic rather thanbuttons or drawstrings. Tight clothes, particularly those with elastics or spandex, canbe very uncomfortable for babies. Check elastics to make sure they are not too tight.Make sure there’s a lot of room because babies grow fast. When it comes to elastics,the more stretch the better.

Every baby is different, and every clothing brand has different standards forsizing. Your child may have long legs or a short torso. He may be a chunky newbornand need to go up a size. Just remember that the size on the label is not a mandateor an indication of how well your child is growing. Shop by your baby's weight, notage. Age doesn't mean much when it comes to baby clothes; different brands sizeclothing differently. Weight is a better measure and it is listed along with age onmany baby clothes.The best answer to this is one size bigger than you will think thebaby will need. Most babies outgrow sizes quickly, and some larger babies will noteven fit into newborn sizes. One good tip is to buy clothes in a number of sizes. Youcan always return what you don’t use, sell it, or give it away.

Simple styles and colors should be the foundation of the closet, and then youcan use a cool pattern or funky item to finish off the look. It may be a vest, a cardigan,

or a pair of striped tights. Dresses are a bit of an exception, as one kaleidoscopicfrock is a one-stop shop of an outfit – no need to match it with much!

Buying winter clothes during the spring and summer sales can save you tons ofmoney, but don't go overboard or over commit to a certain style or size. Otherwise,you may ask yourself why the heck you bought that rocker t-shirt for your prep-steerwho only wants to don polo shirts.

Not every little girl needs to be swaddled in pink fairies, nor do little boys needto be covered in blue race cars. Today's baby clothes offer a huge range of colors andpatterns, so you can have fun with the color palette. Consider aqua blue and purplefor little boys, and shades of orange, aqua, and purple for girls.

Seek out inventive patterns and prints. Take a stroll through clothes intended forthe opposite gender to see if anything there might make the leap. You'd be surprisedhow many little girls look fabulous in slightly boyish stripes, and how many boys canrock polka dots.

Baby socks are considered a must-have, particularly if your baby arrives in coldweather. It may take some trial and error to find socks that fit your baby's foot well.Baby socks tend to fall off a lot, so you may need to have several pairs on hand forreplacements. While newborns and pre-walkers don't need shoes, some parentsprefer to put soft shoes on for style purposes or just to keep baby's socks on. It's upto you, but if you buy baby shoes, they should be soft and have a wide top openingso you don't have to struggle to get baby's foot inside. Remember that baby willchew on the shoes, too.

While many baby clothes manufacturers are very careful about the kinds ofclothing they sell for babies, sometimes dangerous items slip through and make itinto stores. Check baby clothes for loose buttons, zipper pulls that could detach, andappliques or embellishments that could be chewed or pulled off and any long stringsthat could catch on things. Remember that federal safety standards for baby clothesprohibit full drawstrings that could become caught on things or strangle a baby.

Tips: 1. Easy on, Easy off.2. Basic is the best for baby.3. Comfort is the key.4. Consider the season.5. Check the sizes carefully.6. Wash baby clothes beforehand.