When you're shopping for newborn baby clothes it's easy to get overwhelmed by the choices. When you're a fist time parent, it's hard to know what's necessary and what's a waste of money for those first few weeks at home. Here are the items you can skip when purchasing newborn baby clothes.
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Baby Mittens
These little mittens - also known as hand covers - are designed to cover newborn hands to prevent their nails from scratching their sensitive skin. However, there are a number of reasons to skip purchasing these tiny mittens.
They don't stay on well: although they have elasticized wrists, these mittens don't go far enough up the arm to stay on.
Your baby uses his hands to soothe himself: in utero, your baby used his hands to soothe himself. Now, in a brave new world, he's going to want those hands more than ever. With his hands covered, they'll be impossible to get to causing frustration for your baby.
Hand covers block your baby's sense of touch: many babies love to explore their sense of touch immediately upon birth - grabbing for mom and dad's hands. You'll find that they will continue to touch everything they can get their hands on.
You can easily prevent scratching without mittens: with regular nail maintenance, such as filing or clipping, you can keep your babies paper-thin nails short enough to prevent scratching.
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