Why experiment of your real baby when life like dolls in all sizes, shapes and colors are available? The first- time expectant mothers are well advised to order Reborn Baby Dolls before they actually give birth to one of their own. The reborn baby dolls can prove to be an excellent way of learning to care for a new born baby. An expectant mother’s time is well-spent in the company of an exciting reborn doll.

There is a long list of things a first-time mother is supposed to take care of as far as her new baby is concerned. Ranging from handling a baby in a bath tub to changing his/her diaper, nursling him to plain holding him, all demand experience and reborn baby dolls provide exactly that.

An expectant mother can change the diaper of her doll as many times as she wants to in order to perfect that act. The super soft skin of the doll will not get any rashes. The specially jointed body of the doll allows the mother to easily learn to handle baby limbs as small as those. Further, she can lay down the reborn baby doll in different positions beside herself and then practice picking it up.

There are all sorts of reasons why a first-time expectant mother ought to buy a reborn baby doll. She can even cuddle the doll to draw the same warmth as her own baby would give her. The doll can surely keep her company during the days up to the D-day of the arrival of the baby. The reborn baby doll is soft and made of vinyl. The realistic weight adds to its attraction .Though the dolls are sometimes custom made but mostly their weight range varies from 4 to 6 pounds. When they are dressed in real baby clothes, one gets the experience of a real baby.

A note of warning to those mothers who are allergic to magnets. Make sure the reborn baby dolls you buy do not have pacifiers which have magnets. Mostly the dolls are made of hypo allergenic material but it is always safe to go through the features of the doll one wants to buy.

The price range of reborn baby dolls is between $50 to $300 which generally includes the baby suits they come wearing in, a fleece blanket, a pair of booties, sometimes a hat and rarely a companion, if ordered so. The best loved reborn baby dolls can be found on Amazon and eBay.

Once the real baby comes, the reborn baby doll can go into a glass cabinet, and keep company to the real baby from afar as it is not meant for the children as such, unless specified.

The reborn baby dolls can become a collectible item and a beautiful one too , reminding the mother of the times she was without a real baby but still was happy in the company of a dolls that gave her everything.

Where do you start?

Buying baby clothing can be tricky business, especially for first time mums, there are so many baby dresses and outfits to choose from! I know I had a difficult time and made some blunders with my purchases along the way. Take advice from the guide below there are plenty of tips from mums on ‘how to buy baby clothing’ successfully.

1) What kind of baby clothing will I need?
Buying baby clothing can be a boggling experience, as your bump grows you will probably start to panic – ‘I don’t have any baby clothes!’ You will probably do what I did and start wandering around all the stores that sell baby clothes, baby furniture, baby gifts and so on. The choice is endless, this is where the danger lies in buying too many clothes for baby.
Too many baby clothes means your baby will only wear them once or twice (or sometimes not at all), babies grow very quickly and the next size up in that special outfit is needed before you know it! Leaving you with the cutest outfits ever, but no VALUE FOR MONEY.
The ideal way to buy baby clothing is to make sure you have enough outfits to get you through the week in a couple of different sizes, but not so many that you have overflowing drawers of baby outfits that haven’t even been unwrapped before your baby gets too big to wear them; or duplicate clothing that you didn’t really need.
Well, to be fair, duplicate baby clothing isn’t that big of any issue really, especially in the early days when baby clothes can only be worn once and usually for a couple of hours and all clothing needs to be continually washed and washed! In the early days make sure you have numerous baby dresses, bodysuits, comfortable playgro suits, and sleeping suits, basic tees, comfortable cotton pants, warm cardigans and coats or sunhats, depending on the season.
Before you buy new baby clothes check what time of the year your baby will be born, it could be around sale time, which is the best time to buy bulk lots of newborn baby clothing that you are going to need.

Once all of the confusion has settled you will have an exciting time buying your first newborn baby clothes, it is much more fun than buying clothes for yourself (honestly) – and then in time you will be having more fun when your baby grows out of that first lot of clothes, you will find yourself a more experienced shopper in the baby clothing department.

Sizes of Baby Clothing:

Sizes of baby clothing vary from manufacturer to manufacturer so we haven’t listed a definitive sizing guide here. Newborn sizes generally start from 0000 but this is actually quite a small size and unless you have a smaller than average baby, you might only get a month or two from this size. The best advice is to pre-buy in size 000 and then buy extra supplies in the 0000 size if you need to after the birth. Check labels for weight and height guidelines before you buy (average birth weight is 3.5kg). baby clothing tips

What to look for when Buying Baby Clothes:

wide necks, or easy fastenings to get clothes over baby’s neck easily

fastenings to enable you to remove and change a nappy without completely undressing baby

snaps / press-studs are easy, safer and quicker than buttons

no rough seams or uncomfortable material – natural, cotton, etc, is best

machine washable

check that buttons are sewn on well (baby could choke on little buttons)

no loose threads that little fingers or toes could get caught in

avoid ribbons and strings that babies can wrap around their necks

Hopefully this comprehensive guide to baby your babies first clothes has been helpful to you! Remember, don’t rush in a buy too many clothes before your baby is born, you can always buy more of the garments you need after the arrival of your newborn.