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Oana L
As you may know, baby clothes cost a fortune. My baby is 6 months old and has left behind mountains of clothes. Until now I have been lucky and have received stuff from my friends or gifts when my girl was born.
But as you also may know, people make gifts for up to 6 months and when the baby goes over that, all of a sudden the dresser is empty. I was looking at all the gorgeous and expensive dresses that she has and has put on 2-3 times only, and I can't bear to put them away and spend money on new ones. So I was thinking of buying some lace band or other material and lengthen some of them. If they have shoulder straps then it's a breeze, just cut the straps and sew longer one. The issue is if the dress is large enough. I've been through stores today and checked the differences between 6mo and 1year widths. They seem about the same to me...
So what is your experience and advice? Can longer strap or lengthening the skirt be a viable solution?
Thanks for the suggestions. I did buy some things from other moms and I preferred to wash them with my normal detergent instead of the baby's, since the baby's is literally no good. Guess what, today her eczema is back, on her legs, where she had the 'new' pants touching the skin. At least now I know what it is...
I have received these marvelous extremely expensive dresses (around 90$ a piece) that I'd hate to loose. This is why I want to make them longer. I'm concerned about the size at the waist though...
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I like the idea of the straps. It would work good if the dress or shirt was waistless. Once, when my daughter was 21 months, we were at the Hard Rock Cafe in Niagara Falls. A little girl at a nearby table was wearing a dress identical to one my daughter had. The dress came with a shirt underneath it, but the older girl was wearing it as a tank top with shorts. I filed that idea away and used it.
Another thing I have done with strappy and sleeveless dresses is put shirts under them for winter wear. This is a good way to get use out of shirts that are too short. (With the dress covering the shirt, nobody knows that the tummy is exposed a bit.)
As has been said, I've also used (and still do, my daughter is five) leggings, tights and diaper covers for skirts and dresses that are getting too short-- Especially if the skirt and tights or leggings are the same color.
I've always been cheap. I was raised to buy things as cheap as possible and keep them for as long as possible. Especially so with my kids. I have a two-year-old son and he's wore several of his sister's hand-me-downs. (Even some "girly" sleepers, but they are "just" sleepers.) There were times when a second child was a possibility that I got clothes second hand and free that were technically boy's that I thought could be used for either/or someday.
If you are going to add on, is there a way in which you can add on, but then take if off? This way, if you pass the skirt or dress on, the next parent(s) can do the same.
As for the detergent, we generally use the Arm and Hammer dye-free, scent-free. If we run out and it's not on sale, then we go for the Purex dye-free, scent-free. (When my daughter was a newborn, my very picky MIL HAD TO get the Dreft because nothing else was good enough.) Something might be clean when we get it, but if it smells, I have to wash it again (sometimes with added baking soda) just to get rid of the detergent smell.
I like the idea of the straps. It would work good if the dress or shirt was waistless. Once, when my daughter was 21 months, we were at the Hard Rock Cafe in Niagara Falls. A little girl at a nearby table was wearing a dress identical to one my daughter had. The dress came with a shirt underneath it, but the older girl was wearing it as a tank top with shorts. I filed that idea away and used it.
Another thing I have done with strappy and sleeveless dresses is put shirts under them for winter wear. This is a good way to get use out of shirts that are too short. (With the dress covering the shirt, nobody knows that the tummy is exposed a bit.)
As has been said, I've also used (and still do, my daughter is five) leggings, tights and diaper covers for skirts and dresses that are getting too short-- Especially if the skirt and tights or leggings are the same color.
I've always been cheap. I was raised to buy things as cheap as possible and keep them for as long as possible. Especially so with my kids. I have a two-year-old son and he's wore several of his sister's hand-me-downs. (Even some "girly" sleepers, but they are "just" sleepers.) There were times when a second child was a possibility that I got clothes second hand and free that were technically boy's that I thought could be used for either/or someday.
If you are going to add on, is there a way in which you can add on, but then take if off? This way, if you pass the skirt or dress on, the next parent(s) can do the same.
As for the detergent, we generally use the Arm and Hammer dye-free, scent-free. If we run out and it's not on sale, then we go for the Purex dye-free, scent-free. (When my daughter was a newborn, my very picky MIL HAD TO get the Dreft because nothing else was good enough.) Something might be clean when we get it, but if it smells, I have to wash it again (sometimes with added baking soda) just to get rid of the detergent smell.
What do I put in a Pregnancy Journal and Baby Journal?
estofik
I am creating my own pregnancy journal and I just need some opinions on what I should put into it. This journal is also going to used for the baby for the first couple years. If there is anything that you have had in pregnancy journal or what you think would be cool when they get older. Please let me know.
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i made one for my daughter who is now 6 i did it till she was 4 but still write the odd bits and bats in it basically i started with a little story about my pregnancy how i felt when i found out i was expecting some appointments i went to my scan any names i had chose for a girl or boy what my cravings were what i thought the sex of my baby was going to be what everyone else thought then did a few pages with family members photos writing who everyone was and what relation to my child they was then my labour what i experienced not the gruesome bits ha ha how i was feeling throughout labour (my emotions) then a page on the day she was born with her weight eye colour hair colour lenght of her time she was born and the name i had finally chose for her who i thought she looked like who others thought she looked like then her first example first car she rode in home first address the gifts she was bought and who they were from etc then went on to writing a page a month about what she hd done different in that month and adding a photo of her of the age she was that month then extra bits like what was her fave food games when she got her teeth who was her first friends when she was ill and what she was poorly with etc if you make a homemade one you can make it gorgus with different colour paper pens etc i loved doing it for her she is nearly 6 and she love looking through it now have fun there just a few ideas what i can remember off top of my head you can go on forever but its worth it in the end and a 1000 times better than a shop bought journal have fun hunni
i made one for my daughter who is now 6 i did it till she was 4 but still write the odd bits and bats in it basically i started with a little story about my pregnancy how i felt when i found out i was expecting some appointments i went to my scan any names i had chose for a girl or boy what my cravings were what i thought the sex of my baby was going to be what everyone else thought then did a few pages with family members photos writing who everyone was and what relation to my child they was then my labour what i experienced not the gruesome bits ha ha how i was feeling throughout labour (my emotions) then a page on the day she was born with her weight eye colour hair colour lenght of her time she was born and the name i had finally chose for her who i thought she looked like who others thought she looked like then her first example first car she rode in home first address the gifts she was bought and who they were from etc then went on to writing a page a month about what she hd done different in that month and adding a photo of her of the age she was that month then extra bits like what was her fave food games when she got her teeth who was her first friends when she was ill and what she was poorly with etc if you make a homemade one you can make it gorgus with different colour paper pens etc i loved doing it for her she is nearly 6 and she love looking through it now have fun there just a few ideas what i can remember off top of my head you can go on forever but its worth it in the end and a 1000 times better than a shop bought journal have fun hunni
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