Newborn… Blue or Pink?

One of the most familiar conventions when it comes to a new baby is the issue of what color to paint their nursery, and what color to choose when it come to buy clothes for them.

As the old traditions have it, there are only 2 options, and these are dependent on one significant factor: The sex of the baby. If your baby is a boy, the convention claims, he deserves to be dressed in blue. If you’ve got a daughter, then they have to be dressed in pink. There is, it’s got to be expounded, no practical reason as a parent for sticking to this, even though it does save a few seconds when folk meet your baby for the 1st time and don’t have to ask Is it a little boy or a little girl?

What may be said for certain is that youngsters do react to colours quite early on, and for reasons well known to themselves will favor certain colours over others.

Therapists will even point at the effect that may be had by color on grown adults, and some sports groups even take it into account when selecting uniform colours. Have you seen a pro men’s soccer team wearing pink jerseys? Clothing your youngster in a color that they like can, with no doubt, make for a happier baby. Clothing it in the color of your favourite team could have the effects of giving them a liking for that color and thus that team, but it’s a bit crafty. If you are OK with that, go ahead.

Advice On Clothing Your Baby

One of the most frequent gifts given at baby showers would have to be baby clothes. This has come about through many of the guests at showers being parents themselves and knowing how much money can go on clothes for a new baby. There is a fairly obvious reason why this kind of spending becomes necessary – babies grow quickly, and that means outgrowing their old clothes. The expense that can result from this means that the new parent can often be looking at a fairly frightening addition to their monthly budget. Child benefit was designed for this very reason.

Clothing for babies is a huge industry all by itself, and as a new parent you will quickly become aware just how frequently the baby clothing manufacuturers think you need to re-clothe your child. There are many reasons why you should think twice before following their wishes – not least the fact that they are exploiting a need for their own financial gain. If you can re-use clothes from a previous child, there is no reason not to. If your friends bestow new clothes on you as a gift, thank them profusely. They understand how much it can take to keep a baby in new clothes.

Asking your own parents how they managed is also never a dumb idea. Think about it – you have reached the point where you have been able to bring a child into the world, so they obviously did OK themselves. They know a lot, and although you may want to do things your way, they will want the best for their grandchild, and will be of endless help to you.

What Is The Right Material For Baby Clothes?

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. This is regrettable and says a lot about the nastier end of the human condition. Although human beings have made great advances in manufacturing over time, the fact is that synthetic fabrics – though cheaper than naturally made ones – 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.