Infant Clothing - Why It's Important to Select the Right Items

It is recommended that you buy infant clothing that is 100% cotton for the summer and transitional seasons, as it is a smooth, soft and pleasant fabric. During the winter, dress them in 100% flannel clothing to warm them and provide extra comfort. As there is a safety element to purchasing your infant’s clothing, ask around about interesting stores to determine whether the brands are of good quality. Recommended clothing (some even necessary in the winter) include bodysuits (undershirts with snaps), footed pants, onesies, pyjamas, socks and shoes.

When it comes to venturing outdoors, it is important to dress your infant well: in summer, to avoid sunburns and in winter, to protect against the cold, especially if your infant is running a fever. Must-have accessories include a soft, pleasant blanket, a one-piece snowsuit you can bundle your infant in on cold, winter days, warm bodysuits, onesies, thick socks and more.

While it is nice to receive compliments on your infant’s fashionable garb, what should guide your purchasing on infant clothing is, first and foremost, quality, comfort, and soft, airy, lightweight design - so your infant can move freely and comfortably.

Quality and safety above all

It is recommended to dress infants in bodysuits or onesies, over a shirt and pants, to avoid their bellies being pressed in by their clothing after large meals. That way, you can also avoid having to tuck in their shirts every few minutes.

It is important to choose clothing without buttons, zippers, or other decorative metal or plastic accessories that are likely to bother your infant when they roll around in their bed, or even detach, injure your infant, or enter their mouth.

It is important that the clothing be easy to put on, as any delay in dressing your infant or challenge in doing so could cause baby to lose their patience, cry, or even lash out.

Bottom line: there’s no alternative to lightweight, high-quality and safe clothing. Aesthetics and design should be sidelined until your infant is older.