Congratulations on the birth of your little girl! The moment you bring your baby home from the hospital, the myriad of decisions you’ll have to face begins. Every day is a struggle to figure out what to do and how to do it, be it small or big decisions alike. One of the choices has to do with something you can never escape every day: dressing your baby girl.
After reading through hundreds of parenting advice, you should’ve known by now that the best way to dress a baby girl is to consider their comfort. For tired and sleepless moms, a happy, comfortable, and content baby is what they aim for. Have them cranky with a mistake as little as keeping them in itchy clothes, and you’re guaranteed to face tantrums that, at this point, you’d want to avoid.
Likewise, comfort doesn’t mean sacrificing style, especially when you’re out and about. Here are a few suggestions to dress your baby girl in style so you can work your way around choosing the best baby girl outfit for the day.
Start With A Baby Onesie
One of the most practical pieces of clothing you can dress your baby girl in is a onesie. Start with this as your ‘foundation’ clothing item. Then, take it from there, depending on the weather.
When dressing for the day, onesies are already sufficient. You don’t want your baby girl to suffer from extreme heat, especially when it’s warm outside. Onesies don’t have to be a Plain Jane outfit, as these come in so many designs now. Some of the designs even have built-in skirts or beautiful, dainty prints. Finish this off with socks to match and a soft headpiece, and your little girl will be the most stylish in the park.
For colder temperatures, however, the onesie is perfect as the first layer. You can mix and match clothing items like a cardigan to go over the onesie and leggings or stretch pyjamas.
Play Around With Patterns
One of the best things about dressing up baby girls is you have so much leeway to play around with patterns. You can go as colourful as your style dictates or stick to neutral designs if that’s where your preference is leaning.
Even an ordinary and expected leggings-and-onesies combination can have much more style when playing with colours and patterns.
Don’t Be Afraid To Size Up
Think outside the box. A bigger-sized t-shirt can be styled as a dress to go over leggings for your baby girl. The same goes for baby jeans, as you can fold the bottom. Dressing a baby girl in style doesn’t have to be expensive. Sizing up allows you to have more use out of baby clothes, so you can continue using those pieces as she grows. Yes, you can be both a stylish and practical mom!
The beauty of sizing up is that you also ensure comfort is met. Babies tend to get fussy when clothes are too tight. The more air and wiggle room in their clothes, the better. Save the tight wraps and clothes for when they must stay warm during bedtime.
Choose The Right Fabric
No matter how fashionable a particular clothing item is, if it’s itchy, there’s no way your baby will like wearing it. Polyester, for instance, is too hot, sticky, and uncomfortable, especially for hot and humid countries or seasons. You can never go wrong with cotton and other organic fabrics like bamboo cotton.
You don’t want to dress your baby girl in the season’s most fashionable pieces only to have them shrieking and fussy because their clothes are itchy. Most importantly, the baby’s skin is very sensitive, so take note of potential allergens and irritants that might be present in their outfit.
Accessorize, Too!
Like adults, babies can accessorize, too. While you may want to skip large earrings and necklaces for now, there are still plenty of opportunities to accessorize, particularly with their hair and head.
If your baby girl has thick hair, you can play around with bows and hair clips made especially for babies. Those with thin hair can use soft headbands to the rescue! During the colder months, you can also opt for more fashionable bonnets, so even that can be the icing on top of the cake, completing the entire look.
Final Thoughts
With all the stress that moms of babies go through, it’s just but right to give yourself a treat by doing what makes you happy, too. It’s normal for moms to feel joy and pride by making their little girls look their best, so go ahead and be a fab mom-and-daughter duo. Whatever way you style your princess, remember that comfort is always important—particularly for very young infants. Most importantly, enjoy every bit of this moment. They won’t be little girls for long, so while you have complete control over what they wear, let your style prowess be your guide.
