Where’s the manual for these things?
Went into Mothercare today, it seems about time to buy some things, but looking at the sleepsuit/babygro things (are they the same?) I realised I hadn’t a clue about what to get – what do they wear, babies?
Do I get velour, cotton jersey, or stretch towelling? I’m not a big fan of gratuitous patterns, logos, and frills (Spartan Scottish roots) so that rules out a few, but I suddenly felt anxious about infant fashion faux pas, taking my young girls out in something equivalent to a grown man turning up at the office in underpants and a mesh vest. Sniggers from the hospital staff for sure. (I know all about that; I’ve been collected from school by a mother in odd shoes. Not good…)
So is it just a matter of fashion, and preference, if not, where’s the rule book please? How many layers, how warm, how? I thought I knew a bit about babies, held lots, changed nappies, that sort of thing, but suddenly I falter at the first hurdle. Paul caught up with me dithering in Mothercare, and in a flash I’d shoved the armfuls of gear I was clutching on the nearest shelf and marched him towards the exit.