Very often, when they are going to congratulate young parents on the birth of a baby, guests buy a small (and someone else a big!) Gift. It can be diapers beautifully placed in a cake, baby cosmetics or clothes for babies. It will be discussed.
Why are clothes better than skin care products?
The gift issue is especially acute for childless family friends. Those who already have babies usually know what is best to buy. They don’t think about what age the child is 62, what is better - a nipple or a baby thermometer, or which diapers are the most comfortable. But people who first encountered the children's world can be scared by a variety of goods.
And yet, what’s better - is the diaper and cream cake so popular right now, a set of clothes, bottle nipples, or something else?
If there is no definite agreement with the parents of the child, you are not close enough or do not know what brand of cosmetics and diapers they use, then it is better to opt for clothes. Of course, you and your baby’s mother may not have the same taste and idea of beauty, but this is much better than unsuitable care products that can cause an allergy or dermatitis in a child.
In addition, unsuitable, but already opened bottles with cream or powder will have to be thrown away, and clothes in the wrong color or style in extreme cases can be redistributed.
From zero to a year - what to choose
Children's clothing starts at size 50. But you should refrain from such a purchase - for many babies it does not fit from birth. Children are often born large and are immediately 56 size.
But here it is worth being careful - the first days and even weeks of the baby’s life are, as a rule, a lot of stress for new parents, and their hands may not reach the guests very soon.
As a gift, it is better to choose clothes for children from two to four months. By that time, the regimen will be a little settled down, the colic will pass, and a tired mother will want a little communication.
The kid by that time is likely to gain a couple of kilograms and grow by 3-4 centimeters, he will fit 62 size. At what age is a child definitely not worth taking gifts? For half a year or a year. Children grow unevenly, often for a long time wear one size and quickly jump over the next. And it may turn out that warm fleece rompers lie unclaimed for the whole summer, and then they turn out to be small.
Bodykies, slipkeepers and strap-makers - how not to get lost in the world of baby fashion
In the children's store you can meet a monstrously many unfamiliar words. How to figure out what is best to buy for the baby?
Baby bodysuit - a type of clothing, which is a combination of panties and T-shirts. A kind of cotton swimsuit used as underwear for babies.
The clasp is located below, so it is convenient to change the diaper. “There are never too many bodyguards,” experienced mothers say, because they have to be changed a hundred times a day, when the baby spits up or the diaper leaks. And more often since the introduction of complementary foods. Bodysuits come with long, short sleeves and no sleeves at all. The former are good in winter, the latter in summer.
Slips are called overalls for babies. In fact, this is ordinary pajamas. In slips, babies often spend all the time - they are convenient to change clothes, they do not bully, do not rub and do not peel off.
Stramplers are one of the varieties of sliders fastened on the shoulders of the baby. Traditional panties can crawl or squeeze the tummy, adding trouble to colic. Tramplers are devoid of these shortcomings.
These three varieties of clothing come in handy on every household. You can make your choice in favor of traditional vests and sliders, but they are not always convenient for mom and not always comfortable for the newborn.
Size chart
In order not to wonder about how old the child is size 62, it is worth familiarizing yourself with the dimensional grid of clothes for children from 0 to 1 year.
| Age | Weight | Height | The size |
| Newborn | 3-3.5 kg | 45-50 cm | 50/56 |
| 1 month | 3.5-4.2 kg | 51-56 cm | 56 |
| 2-4 months | 4.5-5.6 kg | 57-63 cm | 62 |
| 5-7 months | 5.5-7 kg | 62-68 cm | 68 |
| 8-9 months | 6.5 -8 kg | 69-74 cm | 74 |
| 1 year | 7.5 - 10 kg | 75-80 cm | 80 |
And yet, when buying a gift for a newborn, it will not be out of place to find out with what weight and height the baby was born. Indeed, now it’s not uncommon - newborn five-kilogram heroes and lightweight, like fluffy, lightweight twins.
In such unusual situations, focus on the growth of the child. Which size - 62 or 68 - to choose? Buy based on the fact that the newborn is gaining 1 kilogram and about 5 centimeters in the first month of life.
Pleasant trifles
Finally, the main gift is selected. Tiny booties, a little hat, a pair of bodysuits of size 62. How old is the baby to buy a rattle toy, and is it needed at all?
Going to the child’s birthday it is logical to supplement the gift with something pleasant to the birthday man himself. What to choose? The shelves are literally packed with colorful toys for every taste and budget.
Very often, guests bring rattles to the baby. They are bright, inexpensive and made for the smallest. In the apartment of young parents a great number of them accumulate - only the child first sleeps and eats, is not interested in toys, and then quickly grows up and prefers sorters and pyramids.
Instead of a rustling, rattling plastic rattle, buy for your baby a natural wooden rodent, a rubber teether or liquid-filled teether or slingobus. As experience shows, these simple little things occupy children much better than new-fashioned bright toys.