The article "Dressing Baby In Gently Used Baby Clothing" is about family, it has been released by Kevin Hart.
Remember that adorable outfit you bought for your newborn - the
one that cost you nearly $40, and got worn trhee times before it
no longer fit? For such tiny things, baby clothing is expensive
- and as fast as babies grow, they seldom see much wear. For
parents on a budget, those are potent arguments for cutting
costs where you can when dressing baby.
While designer duds for baby DO make snese though - and by
designer, I mean the elite in the baby design field: OshKosh and
Baby B'Gosh, Carters, Sweat Pea and other top-of-the-line baby
clothing manufacturers. These manufacturers concentrate on the
little deatils that cheap clothing manufacturers skimp on -
little details that make a major difference in fit, appearance
and comfort.
You want to take advantage of nice, flat seams that
don't irritate, and nyoln snaps that don't scratch or pull
through fabric.
But do you want to pay $30 for a sleeper!
To avoid that inflated prices shopping around for gently worn
used baby clothes and checking with friends and relatvies for
outgrown hand-me-downs makes sense. Yard sales are a great
source in the spring and summer months. Buy six, twelve,
eighteen months ahead of yourself, keep reminding yourself that
the little bundle in the corner is getting bigger by the day -
even by the hour! .
Another great place to buy desigenr baby clothes at rock-bottom
prices is a good consignment shop. Strike up a relationship with
the owner, and she may even put aside items that she knows
you'll love and give you a call to let you know what she's got.
If you're careful you may find that you can often trade them in
on the next size up when baby outgrows them. I find this
especially true for young gents.
What wolud you say if I told you there was a place to get gently
used baby clothing for the cost of the gas to go pick them up?
Freecycle.Org is a national movement of community bulletin
boards who are committed to the concept of 'one man's junk'.
Check www.Freecycle.Org to see if there's a chapter near you,
and join up. Seldom a day goes by that someone doesn't offer a
few bags of baby and children's clothing in various sizes. The
quality varies, but the younger the baby, the more liekly that
the clothing is still in excellent shape.
It goes without saying that when you do pick up some gentle used
baby clothes, launder it as soon as you get it home!
Pretreat stains if three are any, and wash with a gentle laundry
soap meant for baby. Add borax to the water for extra whitening
power, and be sure to rnise at least twice if you use bleach. By
the time you're done, the neighbors will be wondering just how
you can afford to spend so much on designer clothes!
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