Baby Bibs

You can never have too many baby bibs. Bibs are the savior of beautiful baby clothes and the preventer of disastrous messes. If you want to save yourself mounds of laundry and keep baby’s cutest clothes stain free, invest in an adequate number of baby bibs.

When your child is a newborn, baby bibs will help keep dribbled breast milk or formula off his clothes. This is especially important if you’re bottle feeding, as formula on the clothes starts to smell bad very quickly. When babies are very young, they typically need to have their clothes changed a couple of times per day anyway, but bibs will prevent you needing to change them after every feeding.

I especially liked bibs that matched my baby’s outfits. That way, I didn’t feel like the look of the clothing was spoiled by wearing a bib. When shopping, look for outfits that come equipped with a matching bib to complete the look.
If you like to sew, you can make baby bibs quickly and easily. In fact, you can find free baby bib sewing patterns on the Internet. This will allow you to custom design baby bibs that coordinate well with your child’s clothes.

As your baby grows into a toddler, you’ll likely find that you use bibs just at the table during meals and snacks. However, this can be when they are their most useful. As your toddler begins to eat baby food and table food, they’ll begin to get food on them that can leave permanent stains. Wearing a bib means that the stains land on the bib rather than the clothing.

When it comes to laundry, bibs will require some serious washing to keep them even somewhat clean. I recommend that you wash bibs separately, so that you can treat that laundry load appropriately, adding bleach or other stain removers as needed. This will help keep your bibs looking as fresh as possible. However, the time will come when a bib simply needs to be retired or at least used only in the privacy of your home! Fortunately, bibs are inexpensive enough to replace as needed.

As mothers we all need tricks to help make our jobs easier. Having your child wear a bib can help reduce the amount of laundry you do each week and help keep your child looking and smelling fresh and clean. When choosing your layette, be certain to stock up on those baby bibs!