Buying Infant Clothing Complicated By Choices

When it comes to infant clothing there is no lack of imagination or attempts at humor. Many parents find themselves at a loss of how much and what size to buy. There are designs from multiple outlets that meet everyone's sense of humor, sense of style and their sense of budget. The one thing most people keep in mind when purchasing baby clothes is the fact that the infant may not wear it too long.

From the moment an infant is born until it reaches maturity, there are continuous and unpredictable periods of growth. These spurts can make it tough to decide what size the child will be wearing from one week to the next and, even if there is a major sale on infant clothing, many Mom's and Dad's are unwilling to acquire too many clothes as the child may outgrow some of them before they have the chance to wear them.

Picking Out baby clothing as gifts for someone's baby is just as puzzling, as the child can grow really fast in a few short weeks and an outfit that might be the perfect size the day it is purchased may be too small when they receive the present. For the most part it is better to purchase infant clothing that is larger than needed, giving the child an opportunity to grow into it instead of having a closet full of stuff they cannot wear.

Picking Out Sizes Can Be Tricky Business

Complicating the process of buying infant clothing even more than the growth spurts are the makers who seemingly do not follow any strict guidelines on how their clothing is sized. A child may fit perfectly in a toddler size four from one manufacturer but a size four from a different company can either be too big or too small.

Many companies also confuse those who do not have children, with their sizes of baby clothing by marking it for months, or in rare cases by the baby's weight. Infant clothing is generally sized by months indicating an outfit will fit an baby. For example, from zero to three months or three to six months of age. Many parents learn quickly that the age of the child is rarely a proper indication of the size of their babies clothing.

Most Mom's and Dad's will but from discounted store when it comes to purchasing baby clothing, knowing that the baby will likely grow out of it after one or two times of wearing it. Buying pricey designer baby clothing may make the parents feel proud when they take their child to visit friends, but the need to constantly buy more clothes may soon succumb to common sense.