It’s a known fact: Babies are very messy, especially in their first year of life! With all the drooling, spitting, messy feedings and the occasional mouth-full-of-food sneeze, it’s no wonder the laundry keeps piling up.
Bibs
Baby bibs are no doubt an essential part of a mother’s quest to save time, dignity and effort in taking care of a baby. So it’s no surprise that there is a large variety of these items on the market today. From the traditional around-the-neck bib, to full-blown shirts designed to work as a bib, there is no shortage of options to consider for the searching mother.
One of the few things to think and decide upon regarding a bib is the fastening device. Does it utilize a button, velcro strips or a snap? Is it located at the back of the neck or on the side?
If you are one of those mother’s who dreads the small, pending battle of securing or unsecuring a bib to the back of your baby’s neck, you may much prefer bibs that fasten to the side (on a shoulder), or simply slip over the head.
Bibs that fasten with velcro strips can be such a pain to some mother’s. This is because the velcro strips tend to get caught in and damage certain materials of clothing as well as the baby’s hair. Thankfully, bibs that utilize buttons and snaps are widespread, and they are the perfect solution.
Some women find that a bib will flip over their baby’s face when he decides to pick up his arms (in order to feed himself, or simply chew on a toy to soothe his teething gums). They’ve also had to race to rescue their baby from the bib covering his nose and mouth anytime he decided to lay down with it on. For this problem, certain manufacturers have come out with baby bibs that stay put, most of which are designed as shirts or simple pull-over-the-head towels.
Burp Cloths
Unless you personalize your baby’s burp cloths, there is really not much to consider about them. Aside from the negligible size, style, color and material, burp cloths are pretty simple and straight forward. The need to be soft enough for your baby’s face but thick enough to keep the spit up from penetrating it soaking through to the clothing. The should also absorb well enough to keep the burped up milk from simply rolling down the cloth.
For new mother’s who are just building up their supply of burp cloths, a safe and adequate supply would be around 25 cloths. This is due to the fact that newborn babies are quite efficient at burping up a substantial mess regularly, and sometimes more than one burp cloth may be needed for a single feeding. However, as the baby grows older, spitting up becomes less and less common, freeing up the numerous amount of burp cloths for things such as wiping dirty faces, or cleaning up after a child who is just being introduced to solid foods.
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