Parents, especially first time parents, have an internal instinct to protect their children, above all their first born. As part of this paternal instinct, they tend to care more and look to be good parents that protect their children by providing all the necessities possible. They will buy everything - be it baby clothes or baby monitors.
But with the second baby parents are less fussy. This does not mean that they are less protective, it just means that there will be more “hand me downs”. It goes without saying that parents will buy new things to replace items such as the stained baby-rompers etc. When we talk of buying clothes and matching-sets for newborns, there are some indispensable items that babies will need irrespective of whether they have been bought or handed down.
To begin with, your baby should definitely have a few pairs of nice baby rompers or onesies. They are one-piece loose fitting garments for babies. They are comfortable and extremely practical as they have press studs that run from the legs to the crotch area. Hence they are easy to put on and take off. Also, because they are of cotton, your baby can sleep in them. You can also buy good quality baby clothes online also. If you are attending a party you can accessorize the rompers with matching baby toe blooms or baby headbands. Rompers are simple to wash and iron as-well so you even if you have 6-7 they will be enough even if you do your laundry once a week. And if you wash clothes every alternate day you can go with 4-5 rompers.
Open jumpers or cardigans are also essential for babies as they have difficulty in adjusting to the changing temperatures of their surroundings and their own body temperatures. Therefore you can have your baby wear an open cardigan as part of a layer to their clothes that will help them stay comfortable and happy. Usually grandmothers love to knit these for their grandchild, but these days they too are easily available at stores and come in a variety of colors and styles.
Smaller articles such as mittens or socks are important and should definitely be in your list of baby clothes. Socks and mittens help to regulate the temperature for babies and the mittens have an extra benefit of preventing babies from scratching themselves. As you know, baby’s nails grow really fast and are quite sharp, when they are moving their arms they can accidentally scratch their face and the mittens will prevent this.
After you have ticked off these items from your list, you need to buy baby blankets that are light and made of cotton as that will be soft and gentle on your baby’s skin.
The rest is your personal choice that you can easily buy from online stores as they have vast options to choose from.