Selecting the Perfect Baby Bath Robe for your Little One
A new baby brings plenty of fun and new challenges along the way. One of the tasks that can be quite intimidating for new parents is bathing that tiny baby safely. Babies are slippery when wet without a doubt, and it always seems that the minute you stick that tot into the water, you will get a phone call or someone will ring the doorbell. While you never want to leave your baby unattended in the bath, there are accessories that you can keep nearby to quickly wrap around a cold, wet baby when the interruption is inevitable and unavoidable or when bath time is over. These accessories usually come in the form of a hooded towel or a baby bath robe that will keep baby warm until he is completely dried off.
Styles of Baby Bath Robes
You can find baby bath robes in a wide range of styles and colors that will suit any taste and preference. Popular companies like Carters offers many types of hooded robes that make it easy to wrap baby up from head to fit after bath time. You can choose from absorbent materials like cotton or terrycloth that will feel soft against baby's skin while absorbing the water. Natural fabrics like organic cotton and bamboo are other popular choices in baby bath robes. You can find some that include embroidered designs, and others that look like the spa selections for adults.
While many parents opt for a collection of hooded towels to wrap their wet babies in, there are some advantages to the hooded baby bath robes, especially as your tot gets older and more mobile. While a towel works well to swaddle a newborn, older babies do not tend to like being wrapped like a papoose. Since you still want to keep these wiggly kids warm as they dry off after a bath, a baby bath robe is a good solution. Because they also come with hoods in most cases, you can keep your child's damp head covered to keep him warm. Many of these baby bath robes are relatively inexpensive, so you can keep one or two on hand for bath time, or even on chilly nights when pajamas aren't quite warm enough for reading stories or drinking that last bottle.
Some of the most popular fabrics for baby bath robes include French and cotton terry, which is soft and absorbent, a variety of cottons, waffle weave fabrics that offer extra absorbency and natural fabrics like hemp and bamboo. You can find these latter materials at many organic clothing and baby shops. Keeping baby warm after a bath is important to his health, and a baby bath robe is the perfect solution.
