Whats a Girl to Wear?

This is something i give a fair amount of consideration, far more than what i would have if Miss C was in fact a boy and not the little girl that she is.

Babies need to be dressed and redressed and sometimes re-redressed during the day and night. Babies dribble, spit up, have bottom explosions, get bickies/rusk everywhere (including ears/hair/helmet), and have a tendency to blow raspberries whilst you are feeding them mashed veges.

There are all manner of things to take into account when dressing a helmeted baby, both the practical and...well...the superficial too.

The Questions:

1.Will it fit over their helmet? And if not, do you really NEED them to wear that particular outfit right now?

2. Is this outfit going to cause your helmeted baby to overheat?

3.Will this outfit clash with your baby's helmet?


The Answers (So Far):

1. Ive found that jumpsuits are most practical but not always super cute or sunny day appropriate. So what also works incredibly well are envelope neck shirts/snapsuits (those necks stretch super wide), jumpers with snaps across the neck, jackets of all manner of course; and those irritatingly cute outfits that always have a gazillion buttons running down the back, well my friend now is the perfect opportunity to use them. If after all these options you have decided your baby NEEDS to wear a different but difficult outfit, remember taking that helmet on and off, over and over is probably irritating for them and babies are cute no matter what they are wearing!!

2. An overheated baby can really be a serious problem if you leave it go on. Helmeted babies don't need to be dressed quite as warmly as us, but its also important not to under dress a baby. So i always have a back up in my nappy bag of a lighter jumpsuit, a jumper, singlet and socks, as well as all those other baby and toddler essentials for her and her older brother. I feel vaguely like a pack horse. Older brother, by the way, also has spare sets of clothes with us as he gets motion sick. Hooray! I also have a tendency to dress Miss C as warmly as the rest of us but more lightly layered so i can remove them as the day warms up or as she gets warmer.

3. Ok, i know i know. This is the bit i shouldn't care about, but do. Nobody wants their child (possibly) to look like a toddlers tummy after a birthday party. If you do, i apologise. But Miss C still has lots of very bright funky outfits! So, the only thing i try and do is what you would do without a helmet anywhere. Colour coordinate the outfit and don't make it about the helmet. Caitlyn's helmet is pretty, simple and fairly quiet looking (if a helmet can indeed look quiet).


Heres a photo i attempted to take with the kiddies to brighten up your day!!

As well as pretty the Miss C who stopped to watch cartoons instead of rolling all the way over.