The basic essentials that comprise both newborn baby boy clothes and newborn baby girl clothes include onesies, baby booties, baby rattles, hats, and baby bibs.  These are all staples in a baby gift basket and are great for use in baby shower ideas.  Onesies are convenient one-piece suits that open and close from the bottom to facilitate diaper changes. Snaps ensure easy closure without harming the baby’s sensitive skin. Booties and hats are essential to keeping your baby warm, protected both indoors, and out, and bibs will help to protect all clothing during baby feeding, nursing, burping, and the inevitable spills and accidents that are bound to occur.

Onesies are the simplest and most convenient unisex newborn baby clothes. Not only are they positively adorable, they are also versatile, almost impossible to make mistakes with sizing, and are not intended to work only for one sex. If you are unsure, yet whether you should be buying newborn baby girls clothes, or newborn baby boys clothes, simply select unisex onesies intended for infants, in colors that can work for either a girl or a boy.

Personalized baby onesies.

Onesies are also available in multiple styles, materials, and colors. To keep your baby cozy and protected, choose onesies with long legs and sleeves, and a warm, comforting material such as fleece. If you live in a warm climate and are concerned about your baby overheating, choose short-sleeved bodysuit versions in lightweight cotton. Some designer newborn baby clothes even add special features to their onesies, such as detachable mitts and booties, booties with treads, or special graphics and designs that will set your newborn apart from the rest.  They are usually available with matching baby blankets too.

One way of ensuring that your newborn is uniquely and carefully clothed is by personalizing the newborn baby clothes that you purchase. Have their name or a special graphic embroidered on each item of clothing, or challenge yourself to make the embroidery a project quiet or nap times. If you have twins, choose matching clothing items in different colors, and put their initials in a prominent place; this way, friends will never mistake one for the other.

Booties and hats are important clothing accessories to provide for newborns, in order to keep them cozy and warm. Remember that human beings lose most of their body heat through their heads and feet, making it particularly important to protect those areas, especially on babies, who have not yet grown enough hair to protect their heads from being exposed to the cold, or to potential bumps and bruises.

Cute pink knit baby booties!

For an ensemble that is put together, literally from head to toe, choose matching hats and booties that are sold as a set. Additional features that you may wish to look for when purchasing these newborn baby clothing accessories include ties or snaps to help keep them in place, even when subjected to inquisitive baby fingers. Consider hats with earflaps that attach under the chin for especially cold outings, and lined booties that cinch at the ankle.  As always, a good baby blanket can be the final touch of warmth for your baby.

When starting your shopping, do not always start with the cheap newborn baby clothes. Although it is always important to obtain deals, you need to ensure that the basic requirements for your baby’s clothes are in place first. Consider the types of fabric used in the clothes’ construction, and how that fabric has been processed. You need to ensure that the material is going to be gentle on your baby’s sensitive skin, and that it does not contain any harmful chemical residues. The same principle applies to the dyes used on all clothing items.

Look at this adorable baby outfit!

Another important consideration for newborn baby clothes is their washability. We all love bright and varied colors, but not when their dyes run during the wash cycle. Because they are likely to be frequently soiled through feeding, burping, or other accidents, baby clothes need to be convenient and easy to wash. Their colors should certainly not leech into the wash water, and they should ideally be both machine washable and dryable, without the risk of excessive shrinkage.

Help to protect your baby’s clothing, and your own, from preventable spills and accidents by always keeping a bib and multiple newborn baby cloths on hand during nursing, feeding, and burping. These additional essential baby accessories will help to prevent multiple clothing changes throughout any given day, and will come in handy when outside of the home.

Once you have identified all of the basic requirements for baby clothes, you will likely find the process of shopping for and acquiring them to be enjoyable. Have fun discovering the countless styles, colors and fabrics that will keep your baby comfortable and stylish during each stage of their development.