[blparent] Clothing

[Gloria G]

Thank you so much for this. It is a great help.
Gloria
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bridgit Pollpeter" <bpollpeter at hotmail.com>
To: <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, April 17, 2013 1:55 PM
Subject: [blparent] Clothing


> Gloria,
>
> I have a seven-month-old, so I have recently been through this.
>
> You will probably change onsies often especially once your baby is
> older, more active and eating more. I also bought a lot of comfy cotton
> pants and socks.
>
> Since Declan and I are home most days, he just is in onsies and pants.
> When we go out and about, I will put him in an actual outfit.
>
> To keep outfits together, I hang them up as a set and safety pin
> together when throwing in the laundry so they stay together.
>
> With onsies and pants, I have hung all onsies up separated by sleeve
> length and colors. His cotton pants are also separated by colors. Other
> pants like khakis and jeans are kept in a different spot.
>
> With a newborn, lots of receiving blankets are good. Swaddling is great,
> and babies love it. Declan loved being swaddled for the longest time
> especially at night.
>
> Other blankets are also good to keep baby warm. They recommend a baby
> not sleep with a blanket these days, but during the day I would keep a
> blanket on him when I was around and he wa just laying around.
>
> You'll want lots of sleepers, warm ones since they shouldn't sleep with
> a blanket. The button up ones are nice because it's easier to check
> diapers since you don't have to unzip the entire sleeper; you can just
> unbutton a couple of buttons around the diaper area.
>
> You'll also want hats for baby. Cotton beanies and stocking hats are
> great for cold weather. During summer, a floppy hat like the kind
> fishers use works great.
>
> You don't need a ton of clothes though. I wash Declan's clothes once or
> twice a week, so we just repeat outfits, but like I said, you may change
> onsies frequently due to dribbling, milk getting on onsie, leaking
> diaper, and once eating solids, it can be pretty messy, grin.
>
> Also bibs. I put a bib on Declan even when giving a bottle. He's eating
> solids now, and I use a big plastic smock. It's by Bumpkin brand, and it
> has long sleeves and hangs down past his knees. We get way less food on
> him with this bib, grin. But for newborns, you can get those little
> terry-cloth bibs that work great. Also once they start teething, they
> will drool a lot. This can happen early. Declan started teething at four
> months. I had two teeth by the time I was four months, so you just never
> know. Bibs are great for keeping messes off clothes.
>
> I'm sure I'm forgetting things, but these are the basics.
>
> Bridgit
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> Date: Tue, 16 Apr 2013 19:32:58 -0500
> From: "Gloria G" <gloria.graves at gmail.com>
> To: "Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: [blparent] Clothing
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> Hi all,
> As I have posted before, I am a first time mom. I know I shold wait
> until my baby comes before I really start buying clothes, but I was
> wondering what clothing items did you guys get before the baby came? I
> so far have bought a few one zees, some socks, hats, a few sleepers and
> a few receiving blankets. Any advice would be appriciated.
> Thanks,
> Gloria
>
>
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