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Remember last month when you purchased all those new clothes for baby?  Well, while you were sleeping baby grew.  So now it’s time to go shopping again.  This is normal,  you want baby to grow.  You will be buying baby clothes just about every month for at least the first year.

This can be trying on the budget.  It can be made a little simpler if you keep a couple things in find.  Every item of clothing does not have to be the most expensive.  You want good quality, but you can find this in many brands.  Babies Only carries some expensive ( by expensive I mean over $40).  But then we carry many styles that are well below this price.  for everyday and at home choose the baby clothing that is well in your budget.  Save the pricey fashions for special occasions, or maybe for Sunday church and picture taking times.

Babies Only is happy to announce that we now carry baby clothes by Will’beth.  This is not a new company, but it is new to our line of baby clothing.

The clothes are beyond beautiful.  They are complete in every way.  The detailing and finishing touches are perfect.  Much of the detailed finishing is hand done.  The fabrics are just beautiful.  Some will make the perfect “Take-Me-Home” clothes.  And some of the designs also come in Preemie.

Are you having a hard time finding clothes for your Preemie Baby?  Many store do not carry this size for many reasons.  Mainly because it is not a fast seller.  We all want a full term baby.

At www.babiesonlyonline.com we have just added this size to our line of baby clothes.  This size creates some problems that you do not find in sizes like 0-3 months or newborn.  The fabrics need to be very soft, as a preemie baby’s skin is so very delicate.  The design of the outfit must also meet other needs.  Many preemie babies have tubes that must be easily accessible through their clothes.  It is also necessary that they be made in a way that it is easy to put on and off.  Having said this, it does not mean that you can’t have cute and pretty preemie baby clothes.  Manufacturers today are giving us a much better choice than they have in the past.  The colors are there.  You will always find the soft pinks and blues, but now the bright colors are available.  

Ever look at a label and still not know what it is telling you? Or have a description of a item of clothing and it not mean a thing to you?  Well, I hope the following will enlighten you a little.  It is a list of some of the names or descriptive terms used in baby clothes.

Acetate – A manufactured fiber formed by compound of cellulose, refined from cotton linters and/or wood pulp.

Applique – a cutout surface decoration that is sewn or embroidered to a larger piece of material.

Bamboo – A natural, renewable resource that can be made into fabrics.

Batiste – A medium-weight, plain weave fabric.  Generally made from cotton.

Blend – A term applied to a yarn or a fabric that is made up of more than one fiber.

Chenille – soft, fuzzy yarns stand out around a velvety cord on this fabric.  Generally made from cotton.

Corduroy – Typically made of cotton that has a filling pile with a plain or twill back and is made with an extra filling yarn.

Cotton – A unicellular, natural fiber that grows in the seed pod of the cotton plant.

Cotton (Organic) – Cotton grown without any harmful pesticides, herbicides or artificial fertilizers using biologically based and sustainable growing methods.

Denim – True denim is a twill-weave, cotton-like fabric.

Embroidered – An embellishment of a fabric or garment in which colored threads are sewn into the fabric to create a design.

Faux Fur – Artificial fur made from synthetic material.

Flannel – A warm, soft fabric of wood, cotton or rayon made in tightly woven or plain weave.

Fleece – a soft, bulky, deep-piled knitted or woven fabric of wook or cotton.

Picot – A narrow row of dainty, woven loops along the selvage of fabric or lace produced to create an edge or a finished flange.

Polyester – A manufactured fiber introduced in the early 1950s and is second only to cotton in worldwide use.

Velour – A medium-weight, closely-woven cotton, wool, or spun rayon fabric with a thick, plush pile.

I hope these will help you when you are shopping for your baby clothing.

The question has been around for a long time.  It’s do we buy new or used?  Sometimes it’s a very easy answer and then at other times we need to really think about this.  One of these times is when a new baby is on the way.  Baby clothes and any other baby products can really add to the budget.

Some of the things that I would want to buy new would be a mattress for baby’s bed, bottles and nipples, probably a car seat unless I knew where and how it was used, breast pumps and any  other personal products.  There are several big ticket items that can be purchased used and work out just fine.  A baby bed, but check that it meets all the safety requirements.  This is one item that you would not want to find out the hard way that is was not safe.  There are guide lines that tell you what to look for.  A high chair and stroller is probably a good used buy.  And baby clothes.  You can always wash these items and even get stains out and get good use of them.  Baby blankets and bedding fall into the category.  Keep baby warm and well fed and with lots of love they will do fine.  They don’t know anything about “brand names” at this time in their life.

You can fine many manufacturers of baby clothes.  And you can also find all kinds of prices.  Some of them are good and match the product in quality and some of them don’t.

One of the brand names that you may or may not know is Little Me.  Maniye Brother, Inc.(established in 1947) is the parent company of Little Me.  Some of the other brands by this company that you might recognize are Disney, flapdoodles, Guess Kids, and Nickelodeon.  The Little Me brand has very moderate pricing and yet it is hgith in quality.  Most all of their baby clothing is in 100% cotton knits and is great for year round wearing.  You will get added value in that many of the outfits that Little Me has comes in more than one item.  Like maybe a romper with a bib, or 2 sleepers, or dress with leggings.  This helps, because many of the pieces can be worn with other fashions that you might already have.  Little Me is up to date on the fashions and colors that you want.  They use just about every color and not just pink and blue.  There is nothing wrong with pink and blue.  I think this color always says baby. Little Me also manufacturers fashions for the Preemie at a very moderate price. (Usually you will pay a higher price for the Preemie size.)  Check this brand out at www.babiesonlyonline.com

I am so excited about this that I just had to tell you about it.  Now sit down because this is really BIG NEWS!! (I’m kidding, but for us it is great news).  We have just added Preemie Baby Clothes to our online store.

They are so tiny and cute, it is almost like having doll clothes.  And having seen some of the prices for doll clothes, our preemie clothes may be less expensive.  Of course, there are the pinks and blue, but so much more than these pastel colors.  We have some very bright and fun looking preemie clothes for these special babies.  Would you believe Red in a little girl fashion outfit?  Yes, it is red and very cute and perky.  Our sizes for the most part is 4 to 8 lbs, depending on the manufacturer.  The little gowns are tagged 0-5 lbs.  Check us out.  we are always interested in your feedback.  You can also join out email list.  For this you will go to our online site:   www.babiesonlyonline.com