Newborn clothes – sizes and quantities
How baby clothing sizes work (50, 56, 62…), how many items to buy, and which fabrics and cuts work well. With a size finder based on length or the WHO growth standards.
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Baby
Sleep, dressing and sizes: the practical basics for the first months.
We stick to topics where there are clear recommendations to lean on: safe sleep, dressing for the temperature and clothing sizes by body length. We are not a paediatric advice service; if anything about your baby’s health worries you, call your paediatrician.
- SleepOn the back, on a firm flat surface, in the parents’ room.
- DressingLayers, room temperature and how to tell if your baby is too warm.
- SizesA size chart by length and the WHO growth standards.
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More guides in this section
- Safe sleep for your baby On the back for every sleep, a firm flat surface without pillows or covers, sleeping in the parents’ room on their own surface, a room at 16–20 °C. Based on the AAP 2022 and The Lullaby Trust.
- Dressing your baby for the temperature How to dress your baby at home, outdoors and for sleep. Checking temperature on the chest and back of the neck, layers instead of thick items, a hat outdoors but not indoors, and the sun under 6 months.
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Essentials
The complete baby kit
A practical newborn kit list, sorted into what you need before the birth, what is useful and what can wait. Sleep, clothes, changing, feeding, travel and babywearing.
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Babywearing
Carrying a newborn – a safe start
When to start carrying a newborn, which position is safest, how to check the airway, what to consider with premature babies, and how to avoid overheating.
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Coming later
- Bathing a newborn
- Nappies: cloth and disposable
- Travelling by car with a baby
We will publish these topics only once we have checked them against reliable sources. Until then, better nothing than a half-finished text.