All those months of expectation and finally the day arrives of the birth of your child. This little bundle of joy brings a mountain of mixed emotions and worrying about your own capabilities to care for him or her is often just one of these powerful feelings. Will you feed the baby enough or will you over feed? Do you run to his cot at the slightest cry or do you listen to the experts who advise leaving the crying for several minutes before running like a servant? Clothing given by well meaning friends and family often don't fit or suit and the pretence of gleeful acceptance of a pair of puce coloured oversize booties is often difficult to pull off.
One essential item seems to be a must when the dreaded dribbles begin. Around the time of the introduction of semi-solid foods the time has come for there to be protection from the returning foods and drink that will inevitably spill down the front of that new baby grower that Auntie Mabel has just bought the child, and this will naturally happen on the day Mabel is visiting. Hence the baby bib. As essential an item of clothing as nappies, socks, smocks and any other baby clothing.
A bib can actually set of young Jimmy or Jenny's overall appearance. Coming in any colour or design the bib can be both practical and amusing. Don't just go for the ‘teddy bear' or ‘racing car' on the front; look at a baby bib that makes a statement! If Jimmy has red hair for instance, why not get a bib with a large carrot embroidered on it. ‘Yes' this states to the discerning observer, ‘I am a carrot top'. The wit of such statements will not go amiss amongst your amused friends. Don't of course push the boat out too far and give the child a complex. For instance, it is important that the child is not forced to wear a bib beyond a certain age.
A Baby bib is the most washed item of clothing and yet it must not become a harsh, coarse material which is often the way when clothing is over washed or treated in water at too high a temperature. It is important to buy a bib that will protect the baby from a rash around the chin. The best solution is a combination of materials, the most important being a soft natural fabric like cotton on the inside where the baby's chin and neck will rub.
Check out the wide variety of bibs available but bear in mind that comfort is the most important consideration and then comes the choice of patterns and colours. Don't forget to keep a supply in places where you might suddenly be in need of one. Keep a couple in the car for that emergency. Also, you might want to consider keeping a few of them sealed in a bag in the attic when after baby has outgrown them. A friend did just so and produced one still soiled one at the ‘child's wedding to wear at his reception twenty five years later.
One essential item seems to be a must when the dreaded dribbles begin. Around the time of the introduction of semi-solid foods the time has come for there to be protection from the returning foods and drink that will inevitably spill down the front of that new baby grower that Auntie Mabel has just bought the child, and this will naturally happen on the day Mabel is visiting. Hence the baby bib. As essential an item of clothing as nappies, socks, smocks and any other baby clothing.
A bib can actually set of young Jimmy or Jenny's overall appearance. Coming in any colour or design the bib can be both practical and amusing. Don't just go for the ‘teddy bear' or ‘racing car' on the front; look at a baby bib that makes a statement! If Jimmy has red hair for instance, why not get a bib with a large carrot embroidered on it. ‘Yes' this states to the discerning observer, ‘I am a carrot top'. The wit of such statements will not go amiss amongst your amused friends. Don't of course push the boat out too far and give the child a complex. For instance, it is important that the child is not forced to wear a bib beyond a certain age.
A Baby bib is the most washed item of clothing and yet it must not become a harsh, coarse material which is often the way when clothing is over washed or treated in water at too high a temperature. It is important to buy a bib that will protect the baby from a rash around the chin. The best solution is a combination of materials, the most important being a soft natural fabric like cotton on the inside where the baby's chin and neck will rub.
Check out the wide variety of bibs available but bear in mind that comfort is the most important consideration and then comes the choice of patterns and colours. Don't forget to keep a supply in places where you might suddenly be in need of one. Keep a couple in the car for that emergency. Also, you might want to consider keeping a few of them sealed in a bag in the attic when after baby has outgrown them. A friend did just so and produced one still soiled one at the ‘child's wedding to wear at his reception twenty five years later.
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