| A new born child needs to be taken extreme care of | | | | Using only soaps meant for washing baby clothes is |
| in terms of food, clothing etc. as she is unlikely to | | | | critical as harsh soaps may have an effect on the |
| express his or her discomfort verbally and you are | | | | child's skin as well. Make sure your child is wrapped |
| merely left to guess when the child cries out aloud. A | | | | only in properly dried clothes. Avoid cladding the child |
| new born baby is usually clothed with home made | | | | in woolens all the time. Make sure the room |
| garments especially cotton ones as it is the most | | | | temperature is conducive to the child's clothes. Too |
| comfortable material. A few weeks into this garment | | | | tight clothes may cause suffocation to the child. Also, |
| and the parents make the most conventional choice | | | | the neck area should not be too tight for the child to |
| of new clothes for the child- pink if the baby is a girl | | | | bear. |
| and blue, if the baby is a boy. | | | | Make sure your child's clothes are simple and easy to |
| If the dress has laces and stuff, you need to make | | | | wash. Also make sure they are loose and the baby |
| sure they are soft and are not causing any rashes on | | | | can move about freely. Choose more of white |
| the neck on the child. A petticoat which has buttons | | | | clothing. Cleanliness is yet another important factor. |
| on the shoulders is better as it can be easily pulled | | | | Make sure her underpants are especially clean and |
| off without removing the dress. In case of winters, | | | | dry at all times. |
| make sure your child is covered in woolen stockings | | | | Hygiene and cleanliness are most important when it |
| and gloves at all times. | | | | comes to children's clothing. |