Personalized Clothing

There are many ways you can create custom clothing for infants.  You can add words or images to clothes and make them personal and meaningful to both you and the new mom.  These personalized clothes are the kind that get put away in the “keep it” box to give to the little one once they are having kids of their own.

Play to Interests

What does the new mom to be love? What are her interests?  Play on those loves when you are looking for infant clothing gifts.  Every infant needs socks, but maybe the mom is really into Ballet.  I saw some adorable socks that looked just like ballet slippers online yesterday.  Those are memorable and will mean something to the new mom.  She will know you know her and thought about her when picking out a gift for her and her new baby.

There are so many places you can find custom clothes suited for just about any interest.  If you don’t know where to look, just think about the hobby or topic and google it + baby clothes.  You will be surprised what you find!

Handmade Clothes

Whether you sew or not, handmade clothes are definitely a unique gift for an infant.  A friend of mine made some adorable nightgowns for my daughter when she was born.  She also made an adorable dress made from Raggedy Ann and Andy material.  What she didn’t know was I had a dress almost exactly like it when I was an infant as well.  It just meant all the more to me.

If you don’t sew, don’t sweat it. There are tons of places you can get handmade clothes, and you will probably be helping out a mom who’s trying to stay home with her kids.  Some sites you can check are ebay.com, etsy.com and you can even google handmade infant clothes and you will have a wide selection to choose from.

Yes, basic baby clothes are what every new mom needs, but she also needs some special clothes.  Clothes that are unique, that only her baby will have.  She will save those clothes and will enjoy telling the story of who they came from and how when her little one is all grown up.